Local town to be home to Operation Transformation 2024Kilbeggan is to be the home of Operation Transformation 2024, it has been announced. Pat Murtagh, Senior Executive Officer for Community Development & Corporate Services from Westmeath County Council said: “Westmeath County Council welcomes Operation Transformation to the beautiful Lake County. So, this year Operation Transformation wants to encourage young people all over the country to learn how to cook, a key life skill to put them on the pathway to a healthier future. In another OT first on Thursday, January 18, Operation Transformation National Blood Pressure Day will take place in association with the Irish Pharmacy Union. With a membership of just over 1800 pharmacies across the country, each participating pharmacy will offer free blood pressure readings to their community.

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The company says that it has opened 350,000 accounts and that over 5,000 Irish businesses have sent its CleverCards digital Mastercards to their employees and customers. Earlier this year, company founder and CEO, Kealon Lennon, said that CleverCards had seen a 5,000pc increase in revenue in the latter part of 2022. It works on smartphones, where a valid virtual card is either emailed or scanned via a QR code and then added to the phone’s virtual wallet. The service lets any company set up a virtual Mastercard with pre-set limits, controllable centrally from a company’s financial manager. For workers travelling abroad who lose a card, a replacement can take a week whereas a virtual digital card can be blocked immediately, with a new one issued on the spot.

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Cllr Crosby pointed out that Dr Lyons was a patriot hero of the Easter Week Rising and received awards for her bravery and courage. Outlining other historical details at the meeting, Cllr Crosby said that Dr Brigid Lyons was born in Northyard, Scramogue in 1896. In the following years of Home Rule/World War 1, Brigid Lyons became very involved with the nationalist movement. Brigid Lyons was one of the most active Cumann na mBan women as she sent parcels and corresponded with prisoners, he said. Cllr Crosby outlined that Brigid Lyons was living in Longford when she heard the news of the 1916 Easter Rising.

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Mortgage rates here are the seventh highest in the Eurozone. At 4.27pc, the average interest rate on a new mortgage in Ireland decreased slightly from the 4.30pc rate recorded in September. This meant Ireland had the joint seventh highest rates in the Eurozone alongside Austria, figures from the Central Bank show. Interest rate on new household deposits where the money is locked away for a period rose 0.05 percentage points in October to 2.59pc. The key ECB rate that mortgages are priced off has risen 10 times in the last year and a half.

LOUISE Ward (Kilkerrin-Clonberne) is aiming to climb the steps of the Hogan Stand once more. ALL SET TO GOKilkerrin-Clonberne captain Louise Ward relishing another finalKILKERRIN-CLONBERNE captain Louise Ward is relishing another All-Ireland final appearance on Saturday and isn’t taking anything for granted ahead of their clash with Ballymacarbry, writes Eanna O'Reilly. The inter-county star deeply appreciates being captain and is hugely motivated to climb the steps of the Hogan Stand, just as she did 12 months ago. ‘‘Its great to see the excitement here, especially seeing the young kids coming down supporting us and being part of our success. We know that it takes a huge effort from the whole community to get us to where we are.

It provides services to both women and men who have experienced domestic violence or coercive control. Roscommon Safe Link receives government funding but now needs additional funding to ensure its essential services meet current demand,” said a spokesperson. Increased DemandSpeaking at the launch of a new fundraising appeal, the spokesperson explained how important the service had become. Roscommon Safe Link has issued an urgent fundraising appeal. Our service is available to those who experience domestic violence and to those who have experienced domestic violence and abusive situations in the past.

THE Saw Doctors concerts in Tuam were one of the highlights of 2023. Photo: Ray RyanWest Awake has to wait another yearNo gigs in Tuam in 2024THE Saw Doctors have confirmed that they won’t perform a West Awake gig in Tuam next year, but assure fans that they have big plans for 2025. Thousands of people flocked to Tuam in August for two sold-out concerts by the band on the grounds of St Jarlath’s College. However, a domino effect of other concerts in Ireland next year has resulted in West Awake 2024 not being possible. It means that the two concerts during next year’s Galway Arts Festival in the Big Top will be the only Galway gigs for the much-loved band next year.

Ireland’s largest hotel group Dalata said it expects revenues to exceed €600m following a “record year of growth.”Last year, the business reported revenues of €516m, the first time the group’s revenues surpassed €500m. In a trading update published today, the hotel operator said it also expects to post adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of more than €220m for 2023. The group added three hotels added to its portfolio during the course of this year, all of which have now commenced operations. Dalata said it is pleased with the performance of these hotels, the Maldron Hotel Finsbury Park, Clayton Hotel London Wall and Clayton Hotel Amsterdam American. The group also acquired a site in Edinburgh this year where it plans to develop a four-star Clayton hotel.

Daily Mail published this video item, entitled “Ukrainian troops rescue wounded comrade amid fierce fighting with Russia near Avdiivka” – below is their description. Troops of Ukraine’s Lyut Assault Brigade launched a desperate attempt to save the life of a wounded comrade after he stepped on a landmine in Avdiivka. Myrotvorets, Skif and Zakhid police battalions also joined Lyut at the start of 2023 – their motto, Lyut Brigade means ‘turn your rage into a weapon’. In another video Russian forces attack Ukrainian soldiers in Avdiivka. #dailymail #Ukraine #russia Daily Mail Homepage: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ Daily Mail Facebook: https://facebook.com/dailymail Daily Mail IG: https://instagram.com/dailymail Daily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Daily-Mail/8392137033 Daily Mail Twitter: https://twitter.com/MailOnline Daily Mail Pinterest: https://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: https://dailymail.co.uk/mobile Daily Mail YouTube ChannelGot a comment?

A shocking video shows the moment a far-right Polish lawmaker grabbed a fire extinguisher and doused a large Hanukkah candle display in the middle of a celebration for Jewish families at the country’s parliament in Warsaw Tuesday. 7 Polish fringe lawmaker Grzegorz Braun is seen grabbing a fire extinguisher moments before causing chaos at a Hanukkah celebration in the country’s parliament. X/Sebastian Napieraj7 Braun walked across the lobby and used the fire extinguisher to put out candles on the parliament’s menorah on the sixth day of Hanukkah. via REUTERS7 Rabbi Szalom Ber Stambler and deputy Speaker of Parliament Piotr Zgorzelski light Hanukkah candles before Braun’s stunt. “Someone extinguished the Hanukkah candles and a few minutes later we relit them,” he said.

Mercedes Benz-AMG SL 63 S E PERFORMANCE has its engine at the front and the electric motor at the rear. ​This is the Mercedes-AMG SL 63 S E PERFORMANCE – the most powerful SL of all time. Its four-litre V8 biturbo engine is at the front and the electric motor at the rear. That means the engine and AMG Electric Drive Unit generate a combined system output of 816hp and maximum torque (pulling power) of up to 1,420Nm, making it the most powerful SL to date. And because the electric motor acts directly on the rear axle it can convert its power more directly into thrust.