St Joseph Catholic Church in Monot, Beirut, is sheltering 160 displaced people - migrant workers and their families. Photograph: Sally HaydenMass goers queue for Communion at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Monot. Photograph: Sally Hayden“We didn’t have a chance to recover from the last war,” Petro said. A woman makes peace signs during Mass in St Joseph Catholic Church in Monot. Photograph: Sally HaydenIsmail Mamoun Adam Matar, from Sudan, said he fled from Nabatieh, a city 75km away.

From boardroom to barn: A couple’s leap into organic sheep farming in WicklowTom Stewart was working in logistics management in England and his wife was a dentist – they explain why they made the switch and how they make it workTom Stewart on his sheep farm near Ashford, Co WicklowGrace Maher Today at 06:30Taking the plunge to move from a career in business in the UK to farming full-time in Ashford, Co Wicklow was a big step for Tom Stewart and his wife Katy.

Ireland remains “significantly” behind its 2030 targets for the retrofitting and energy-optimisation of households, with more than 40% of owners showing no interest in changing their homes. Heat pump installations were even further adrift, with just 3.5% of target completions having been achieved at the same date. The ESRI said that even if Ireland accelerates deployment of its retrofitting programmes, it is still “unlikely to meet targeted numbers”. In terms of the BER system meanwhile, the report found little change in energy consumption between properties with different ratings. “This means that energy efficiency investments may deliver smaller emissions savings in practice than originally expected,” the ESRI said.

Gardaí issued a removal order last year directing a social media giant to take down terrorist content on its platform. It is the first removal order under the EU terrorist content online regulation, which came into effect in Ireland in 2024. Now An Garda Síochána has published a report confirming it issued a removal order against a platform for hosting terrorist content. The Garda terrorist content online regulation transparency report 2025 states: “An Garda Síochána issued one removal order in 2025. Following the issuing of the removal order, the content was taken down.”The report said they were the competent authority for terrorist content removal orders and that Coimisiún na Meán is the relevant body for regulation.

We’re richer than ever before – new research from the Central Bank of Ireland shows that Irish wealth has reached a new high of €724,000 per household. We still have staggering amounts on deposit earning next to nothing, while figures from the Central Bank show our disinclination to put it to work in the markets. By keeping so much money on overnight deposit, earning next to nothing, we are “systematically foregoing risk-free returns”, Davy found. What are the risks of leaving your money on deposit? In the Central Bank report, respondents cited a lack of knowledge as being a factor.

Netflix were 'not happy' with Meghan Markle's As Ever brand before their split. For Meghan, losing Netflix is the kiss of death to the pitch that prestige partners still see unlimited upside'. Insiders claim Meghan thought Netflix was being too 'cautious' and wants to 'go global', believing her brand can 'stand on its own'. But the abrupt split came just two months after the streaming giant axed With Love, Meghan, which ran for two series. The second season of With Love, Meghan also failed to land in Netflix's Top ten US shows in its debut week, according to Forbes.

Former Kilkenny goalkeeper Michael Walsh believes a more ruthless team than Galway could have beaten the county by more than 18 points in Pearse Stadium on Saturday. The amount of times there was one forward and one back left in the Kilkenny half of the field. “Now they were very comfortable taking their points but they opened up Kilkenny so easily as regards points and it could have led to further trouble. A lot of soul-searching has to be done.”Meanwhile, the Waterford-Tipperary Division 1A, Round 6 clash has been rescheduled for Azzurri Walsh Park this Sunday. Murray’s last game for the county was the All-Ireland SFC Group 2, Round 3 defeat to Cork last June.

A 44-acre site in Limerick has been announced as the future location of a new hospital just 2km away from the under-pressure University Hospital Limerick. “We are all in one region together and we have to develop this site,” Ms Carroll MacNeill said on Tuesday. Option A was to expand capacity at UHL, Option B to build an elective hospital nearby to UHL, and Option C was to build a new hospital in the region with an emergency department. This site is now bigger than the current UHL site and Ms Carroll MacNeill told the Irish Examiner all options in terms of its future development are being considered. This could include moving ahead on this site with the Option C of a hospital with an emergency department.

Donald Trump has said the US war with Iran is “very complete” but it is also “the beginning” of “a new country”. The US president’s comments at a press conference in Florida seemed to suggest Washington might be engaged in the building of a new Iran. Though he has long professed an “America First” policy prioritising the US, Mr Trump suggested the war was for the benefit of other nations, especially those dependent on oil shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. Mr Trump told reporters that the war began because Iran was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons. “But they were starting work at another site, a different site, different kind of a site — and that was protected by granite,” Mr Trump said.

Photograph: iStockTwo women who married one another in Ireland will challenge a decision by the State to refuse an Irish passport for their daughter, who was conceived through IVF in the UK. One of the women is an Irish national, and her wife is from New Zealand. The birthing mother was granted a passport for the girl from New Zealand authorities but their Irish counterparts refused the infant a passport here. The Irish woman is bringing the case against the Minister, the Attorney General and Ireland. The woman is seeking a declaration from the court that she is the legal parent of the child under Irish law.

Joey Barton has been charged following a fight at a golf club. Merseyside Police confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that Barton, 43, and Gary O'Grady, 50, have been charged following an alleged assault in Huyton on Sunday night. In a statement, Merseyside Police said: 'We can confirm that two men have been charged following an assault in Huyton on Sunday night, 8 March. 'At around 9pm, emergency services were called to Fairway to reports of a man having been assaulted near to Huyton and Prescot Golf Club. Barton has not returned to management since the Rovers job and has launched his own podcast, Common Sense with Joey Barton.

Trump says Iran war could be over soon but warns against oil disruptionEuropean natural gas dropped after US President Donald Trump predicted the Iran war will end soon, as he faces mounting pressure over how the conflict has upended energy markets. Benchmark futures fell as much as 16pc, following oil, after extreme price swings in the previous session. Oil prices also fell on Tuesday after hitting a more than three-year high in the previous session as President Trump’s comments eased concerns about prolonged disruptions to global oil supplies. The conflict, now in its second week, upended global oil and gas trade, threatening the worst supply shock to the market since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Dutch front-month futures, Europe's gas benchmark, traded 15pc lower at €48.27 a megawatt-hour by 8:12 a.m. in Amsterdam.

Motorists left around €102,000 in tolls behind when travelling on that motorway, TII data shows. Motorists left behind more than €300,000 at toll booths last year after driving away without change when passing through a motorway plaza. Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) toll booths generated nearly half a billion euro in 2025 with the chronically congested M50 accounting for more than 40 per cent of the total. Motorists left around €102,000 in tolls behind when travelling on that motorway, TII data shows. Toll revenue of €15.62 million was reported on the N6, €24.7 million on the M8, and €14.6 million on the N25.

Boxing superstar Anthony Joshua is quitting the UK to move to Dubai - even though the desert city is now in a warzone with thousands of Britons desperate to get out. Joshua would have been liable to pay UK tax on his dividend payment of £10.1million in 2024 and £6.3million in 2023. His company Sparta Promotions also made profits of £20.396million and paid £6.65million in UK tax in 2024. If individuals spend 183 days or more in the UK they are considered a UK tax resident, but if it is fewer than 16 days they would not be considered resident and eligible for taxes. There has been speculation that the attacks on Dubai could see property prices there fall by as much as 20%.

Strong and gusty south-westerly winds are expected, particularly in coastal areas. This will be followed by a transition to cooler air, with lowest temperatures expected to drop to freezing and wintry hazards possible. This evening’s lowest temperatures will range between 3 to 7 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds easing, allowing some mist patches to form. There will be highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. The rain will turn more persistent in the northwest towards morning, with lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.