Teenager who sued over hospital care at birth settles action for €850,000
University Hospital Galway: The settlement, which was reached after mediation, is without an admission of liability. Photograph: Eric LukeA teenage girl who sued over the hospital care she received after her birth has settled a High Court action for €850,000. The girl, who cannot be named by order of the court, has neurodevelopmental difficulties, Judge Paul Coffey was told on Friday. Through her father, the girl sued the HSE over the care provided by University Hospital Galway. He said he had no hesitation in approving the settlement and wished the teenager the very best for the future.
Source:The Irish Times
March 20, 2026 21:56 UTC
AIL preview: In-form Terenure host Lansdowne with playoffs in sight
The race for the playoffs heats up in Division 1A, especially at Lakelands Park where Terenure host Lansdowne in a typically significant clash between two in-form sides. The losers will feel the squeeze given Cork Constitution, in fifth on 43 points, host already-relegated Nenagh Ormond at Temple Hill ahead of meeting Terenure and Lansdowne. Division 2A: Ballymena v Galway Corinthians, Eaton Park; Banbridge v Shannon, Rifle Park; Dungannon v Wanderers, Stevenson Park; Greystones v Old Crescent, Dr Hickey Park; MU Barnhall v Cashel, Parsonstown. Division 2B: Enniscorthy v Skerries, Alcast Park; Galwegians v Clogher Valley, Crowley Park; Navan v Malone, Balreask Old; Sligo v Rainey, Hamilton Park; UL Bohemian v Buccaneers, UL 4G. (5pm); Railway Union v UL Bohemian, Park Avenue, (5pm); Tullow v Cooke, Rathoe Road (5pm); Wicklow v Galwegians, Ashtown Lane (5pm).
Source:The Irish Times
March 20, 2026 21:48 UTC
'My soulmate, my safe place': Wife pays moving tribute to Ukrainian man killed in Cork stabbing incident
Mr Zhyvytskyi was attacked just metres from his home in Camden Court on Carroll's Quay in the Lower John St and Knapp’s Square area. He had left his home to get food in the nearby Shandon St area, but was stabbed as he walked the short distance home. Mr Zhyvytskyi is survived by his wife Viktoriya, and their young daughter. In a moving tribute on Rip.ie, Viktoriya wrote that her husband’s family will carry him in their hearts forever. On Thursday evening, a 42-year-old man accused of murdering Mr Zhyvytskyi by allegedly stabbing him in the chest was brought before Cork District Court.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 20, 2026 21:43 UTC
Fears of prolonged shock to global oil and gas prices deepen amid Middle East attacks
The latest attacks follow days of Iranian strikes on regional energy infrastructure that has roiled global markets. Attacks on refineries and gasfields in the Middle East have compounded fears the escalating war in Iran and the wider region may lead to a prolonged shock to global oil and gas prices, even if shipping routes are unblocked. European gas prices jumped by 35 per cent on Thursday as Iran and Israel traded strikes on sites involved in the production and supply of oil and gas. Energy prices have since steadied after Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Thursday night that the “war will end sooner than people think”. Taoiseach Micheál Martin arrives ahead of rountable during the EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 19th.
Source:The Irish Times
March 20, 2026 21:38 UTC
All 71 jobs lost as Scottish food firm in £5m liquidation
George Lafferty, of BTG, was appointed provisional liquidator of Enterprise Foods Limited by Hamilton Sheriff Court, after a petition by the company. The 35-year established Scottish wholesale food supplier "entered liquidation after failing to refinance debts of more than £5m". The business, which was based at Reynolds Avenue in East Kilbride and traded as Localist, was a food service business that helped numerous Scottish suppliers, producers and farmers to sell goods to major retail and food service customers. “There are many small suppliers to the business that are owed money, and the loss of this route to market will also have a serious knock-on effect to these food producers as well." He added: "We are working to assess all claims and establish whether there will be any dividend paid to unsecured creditors, but it is not likely to be significant, given the level of secured debts in the business.
Source:The Herald
March 20, 2026 21:31 UTC
The Irish Times view on one-off housing: planning for failure – The Irish Times
The Murrays mounted series of appeals to keep the 6,220 sq ft home after ‘wilful breach’ of planning laws. Two decades ago, Chris and Rose Murray were refused planning permission to build a 283 square metre house on a site in Bohermeen, Co Meath. In recent days, Rose Murray has characterised that decision as a “mistake”, which seems something of an understatement. A substantial portion of Ireland’s “rural” population consists of urban workers who have chosen, or been priced into, dispersed countryside living, producing a level of exurban sprawl largely unseen elsewhere in Europe. That a council had to pursue proceedings through every tier of the courts over two decades gives a dispiriting measure of how underpowered Ireland’s planning enforcement regime remains.
Source:The Irish Times
March 20, 2026 21:30 UTC
The Godfather 3 actress Bridget Fonda, 62, looks thinner than ever as she continues to rapidly lose weight
Bridget Fonda showed off her slimmed down physique as she stepped out to run errands in Los Angeles on Thursday. Fonda had a trace of a smile and her composure was one of self-assurance, no doubt due in part to her tremendous weight loss. The Daily Mail spoke to a nutritionist in February about the ways in which the one-time A-lister could have dropped the weight. The newfound confidence has reportedly inspired the star - whose father was the late Peter Fonda and whose aunt is Jane Fonda - to consider a Hollywood comeback. The last time Fonda appeared on the screen was in the 2002 made-for-television film Snow Queen.
Source:Daily Mail
March 20, 2026 21:24 UTC
Wine is better for you than beer or spirits, experts discover
Whether it's counting how many calories or carbohydrates are in each drink, the debate on whether wine is better for you than beer has long rumbled on. It was uncovered that wine drinkers are at a 'significantly lower risk of death' than those who prefer to reach for a beer, cider or even spirits. Prof Chen added: 'Even low to moderate intake of spirits, beer or cider is linked to higher mortality, while low to moderate intake of wine may carry lower risk.' It was found that numerous lifestyle factors could have impacted the results, however, with wine drinkers typically associated with healthier diets and higher levels of wealth. Furthermore, wine drinkers were more likely to consume their alcohol with meals, which is seen as a healthier habit, while spirits, cider and beer drinkers did not.
Source:Daily Mail
March 20, 2026 21:23 UTC
Down River With Daniel Sperry: Previewing Sporting KC Colorado Rapids
Sporting KC forward Calvin Harris #11 stands during the national anthem at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on March 14, 2026. Kansas City, Kan.- Tomorrow Colorado Rapids travel to Children’s Mercy Park to take on Sporting Kansas City. Despite an obviously low number of players, Sporting has chosen to emphasize getting it right rather than flooding and seeing what sticks. The simple thought on this team right now is that they certainly are all pulling in a singular direction. BW: The other DP on the roster right now is Manu García.
Source:Daily Mail
March 20, 2026 21:12 UTC
Cork hurlers make seven changes, none for Rebel footballers in promotion chase
Cork have made seven changes for Saturday evening's final round National Hurling League clash with Offaly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Niall O'Leary, Seán O'Donoghue, Robert Downey, Mark Coleman, team captain Darragh Fitzgibbon, Hugh O'Connor, and Alan Connolly are those to come in while Eoin Roche, Daire O'Leary, Ger Millerick, Micheál Mullins, Damien Cahalane, Shane Kingston and Alan Walsh are those to drop out from the team which lost to Limerick last time out.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 20, 2026 21:06 UTC
Restaurant review: I'm still reeling from my visit to the brilliant Ox in Belfast
Leslie Williams: "There is an almost austere simplicity about the room with bare brick painted white, a stained wood floor and blonde wood tables, but thanks to good lighting and friendly, efficient staff, it still feels warm and welcoming."
Source:Irish Examiner
March 20, 2026 21:05 UTC
‘Reborn’: Athlone woman's relief after diagnosis
Athlone native Leah Moloney underwent a laparoscopy, a keyhole surgical procedure which is currently the only definitive way to diagnose endometriosis. For one in ten women in Ireland, chronic, undiagnosed pain caused by endometriosis is a harsh and often hidden reality. Endometriosis causes tissue, similar to the lining of the uterus, to grow in places where it doesn’t belong. She also began experiencing symptoms similar to urinary tract infections, including a constant urge to urinate and painful pressure in her bladder. Work was extremely difficult.”There is currently no cure for endometriosis, a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows outside the uterus.
Source:Irish Independent
March 20, 2026 21:03 UTC
See inside Ireland’s newest five-star hotel in Galway ahead of May opening
See inside Ireland’s newest five-star hotel in Galway ahead of May openingThe Hawthorn by Galway Bay is a €60m development bringing together luxury hospitality, championship golf and a destination-level spaInside Galway’s newest luxury hotel set to shake up the Irish five-star marketMolly Cantwell Today at 16:00The luxury hotel scene in Ireland is set for a shake-up this May, when Ireland’s newest five-star hotel located in Oranmore, Galway, opens its doors.
Source:Irish Independent
March 20, 2026 21:01 UTC
'We never leave them alone': How Cork's search and recovery group helps families find closure after tragedies
Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery group is based at the bottom of Horgan’s Quay. David Varian briefing fellow volunteers inside the Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery base on Horgan’s Quay. Dinny Kiely has been with the Search and Recovery Group for nearly 25 years, since its inception in 2001. Firefighters by day and volunteers by night, Eoghan Cahill and Ben O’Flynn prepare a search boat at the Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery base. Picture: Chani AndersonCustom dry suits hang ready for use inside the Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery base on Horgan’s Quay.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 20, 2026 21:00 UTC
Dolores Keane will forever be the sound of the second time continuity and change coincided in Ireland
But there is something more than that about Dolores Keane, as though her voice entered the groundwater of my being and circulates there still. For me, Dolores Keane is the sound of that moment where change and continuity overlapped. Running through this “world music” sound, its dominant strain that gives it structure and meaning, is the unmistakeable current of Caherlistrane. It would be more accurate to say that the old world was still alive and kicking, while a new world was already flourishing. Ireland has experienced it twice, and for me Dolores Keane will forever be the sound of the second time.
Source:The Irish Times
March 20, 2026 20:55 UTC