Calls for ‘urgent action’ to address sex education after contraception use drops
By Cate McCurry, PACalls for “urgent action” to address sex education in schools have been made after new figures revealed an increase in the number of young people not using contraception. It revealed that one in four 15- to 17-year-olds report ever having sex, which remained the same as in 2018 (25 per cent). Some 18 per cent report having ever used vapes or e-cigarettes and 13 per cent report having ever used vapes or e-cigarettes in the last 30 days. One in four children report eating fruit and 23 per cent report eating vegetables every day. It also found that 10 per cent of girls reported experiencing period poverty, which is defined as being unable to afford period products.
Source:The Herald
May 02, 2024 10:19 UTC
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Claudia Winkleman could be in your midst right now. Security forces live in fear of the day she goes rogue
Security forces the world over live in fear of the day Winkleman goes rogue. And I’m warning you now, there is no guarantee that he wouldn’t attempt to do something similar in a train station. Sadly, most of Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story is focused on the singer Jon Bon Jovi. Sadly, most of Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Disney+) is focused on the singer Jon Bon Jovi. Don’t Not Be a Visionary could be the title of a Bon Jovi self-help book.
Source:The Irish Times
May 02, 2024 09:10 UTC
Voter ID: What do I need to vote in local election today?
Nearly 2,700 council seats in England are up for grabs across 107 local authorities. Voters in Wales will also need ID to vote in today's Police and Crime Commissioner elections, with 37 positions set to be filled across England and Wales. This is everything you need to know about Voter ID ahead of Thursday's local elections (Getty) (Image: Getty)What do I need to bring to vote? You can still use your photo ID if it's out of date, as long as it looks like you. The name on your ID should be the same name you used to register to vote.
Source:The Herald
May 02, 2024 07:03 UTC
No Irish stock market-listed company has a female CEO for the first time since CPL floated in 1999
No Irish stock market-listed company has a female CEO for the first time since CPL floated in 1999Call to lift target for woman on boards after Ires Reit’s Margaret Sweeney leaves top jobMargaret Sweeney has left Ires ReitCaoimhe Gordon Yesterday at 15:17A Government-backed group set up to promote corporate gender balance says the target for women in leadership roles should be lifted to 40pc, after the last female CEO of an Irish PLC stood down this week.
Source:Irish Independent
May 01, 2024 22:07 UTC
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Sexton’s leadership vacuum will be felt as Leinster can’t replicate the emotion of La Rochelle match
Against La Rochelle in the quarter-final Leinster's Jordan Larmour reminded us how dangerous he can be with sublime running and subtle distribution. READ MOREPerpignan, true underdogs, played with belief and spirit despite being down to 14 players twice during the game. A dejected Gordon D'Arcy and Reggie Corrigan of Leinster after defeat to Perpignan in the European Cup semi-final of 2003. The leadership vacuum left by Johnny Sexton will be tested more rigorously than in the quarter-final because Leinster won’t be able to replicate the emotional intensity going into the La Rochelle match. It’s about who finds the right words at the right time and provides that focal point of leadership.
Source:The Irish Times
May 01, 2024 21:20 UTC
Judge jails 80-year-old ex-scout leader for abuse of five boys in 1970s
Judge Comerford said that the current ‘exhaustive' Garda investigation that resulted in Mr Harmon’s guilty pleas involved gardaí taking 80 witness statements. He said at night, Mr Harmon would come into the tent at night and put his hands into their pyjamas. Counsel for Mr Harmon, Donal Cronin BL said that Mr Harmon is alone in this world after becoming estranged from his family following the Waterford case. He said more than 40 years have passed since Mr Harmon left the scouts and there has been no further evidence of wrongdoing. Speaking after Mr Harmon was jailed today, one of the five outside Ennis courthouse said he was happy with the sentence imposed.
Source:The Herald
May 01, 2024 21:10 UTC
Herald: IPSCDL Managing Director and CEO files compliance report on ongoing Smart City works
These private agencies has taken additional measures to minimise dust pollution by mobilising certain equipment such as skid steer sweeper to remove the dust mechanically. All these measures had improved the situation considerably, Rodrigues has stated in his compliance report. It further discloses that safety gear is provided to all the workers at the site with photographic proof. A total of 870 metres of road length had been milled as on April 15. The Court has also asked the IPSCDL managing director and CEO to file another compliance report by June 10 and has posted the matter for further hearing on June 11.
Source:The Herald
May 01, 2024 20:33 UTC
11 Times Celebs' Ages Were Questioned
Initally, Rebel tweeted, "OMG I'm actually a 100 year old mermaid formerly known as 'CC Chalice'….thanks shady Australian press for your tall poppy syndrome x." The journalist behind the original piece claimed Rebel lied during an interview, which the actor denied. On Home Delivery, she said, "If I was guilty of something, I mean, I don't really have any skeletons in my closet, which is why it's quite hard for people to write bad stuff about me. So for the press to do a story that I was deliberately lying or whatever, no. I was just being a lady and not telling my age when I moved to America.
Source:The Irish Daily Star
May 01, 2024 18:31 UTC
High Court hears 10,000 homes may be left without heat if firm ceases trading
Hub Controls Ltd, which installed the "Hub Controller" system in 12,000 homes, is insolvent and unable to pay its debts, the court heard. Another home heating controls firm, Climote, was wound up last December. Some 4,000 users pay for a subscription service and 6,000 are on the basic non-subscription service. Householders would have to call in an electrician to bypass the system and install a new device before the heating system could be used again, Hub Controls says. It was also proposed to raise fresh equity and to facilitate a fundraiser in the US, Hub Controls Global Inc was set up in Delaware.
Source:The Herald
May 01, 2024 18:25 UTC
Pfizer lifts full-year profit forecast after earnings top estimates
Pfizer — the drug giant that employs almost 5,000 people at sites in Kildare, Cork, and Dublin — lifted its annual profit forecast and posted first-quarter results that topped analysts' estimates. It comes as the company cut costs and posted a smaller-than-feared drop in sales of its covid treatment and strong sales of its pneumonia vaccine. Sales of cancer treatment Padcev, which Pfizer gained through its $43bn deal for Seagen, also came in ahead of analysts' expectations. Investors have also been tracking the performance of the company's new RSV vaccine, which has been trailing a rival shot from GSK since they both launched. Paxlovid sales dropped 50% to $2bn for the quarter, still well above analysts' forecasts.
Source:Irish Examiner
May 01, 2024 17:50 UTC
Police will cooperate fully with new legacy truth recovery body, Boutcher says
Police will cooperate fully with new legacy truth recovery body, Boutcher saysJonathan McCambridge, PAThe Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) will provide a new truth recovery body with “unfettered access” to material it holds about Troubles deaths, chief constable Jon Boutcher has said. Mr Boutcher also said that the force would continue to investigate murder cases which do not fall within the timeframe set out in the Legacy Act. “The Police Service of Northern Ireland acknowledges the hurt suffered by families of those murdered during the Troubles. “The Police Service of Northern Ireland will cooperate fully with the commission in order that families can receive whatever information is known about these tragic events. “Our Legacy Investigation Branch will continue to review legacy homicide cases that do not fall within the Legacy Act.
Source:Irish Independent
May 01, 2024 16:42 UTC
Simon Harris responds as British prime minister says Ireland cannot ‘cherry pick’ international agreements amid asylum row
Simon Harris responds as British prime minister says Ireland cannot ‘cherry pick’ international agreements amid asylum rowTaoiseach Simon Harris said ‘of course’ no gardaí would be sent to police the border with Northern IrelandRishi Sunak accuses Irish Government of ‘cherry picking’ international agreements in asylum rowChristopher McKeon Yesterday at 18:50British prime minister Rishi Sunak has urged the Irish Government not to send gardaí into border areas amid a row over asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland into the Republic.
Source:Irish Independent
May 01, 2024 15:19 UTC
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction shortlist announced
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction shortlist announcedBy Nick Forbes, PA ScotlandThe six-book shortlist for this year’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has been revealed, with the winner due to be announced at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose on June 13th. This year’s shortlist features authors from Ireland, England, Trinidad, Canada and Malaysia, and includes one debut novelist in Tom Crewe alongside a number of more well-established names. Previous winners of the prize, which was first awarded in 2010, include Hilary Mantel, Sebastian Barry and Robert Harris, as well as Tan Twan Eng, who is in the shortlist again this year. The judges said: “The Walter Scott Prize judging criteria – originality, innovation, ambition, durability and of course quality of writing – are beautifully showcased in our 2024 shortlist. The winner will be announced at a special public event at the Borders Book festival in Melrose on June 13.
Source:Irish Independent
May 01, 2024 15:12 UTC
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Telecoms company Magnet+ investigating possible cyber attack
Telecoms company Magnet+ is investigating a possible breach of its systems that may have exposed the private information of staff and customers. Only back-office systems were impacted and all of these are fully back up and running,” the company has said. “All those impacted were notified as soon as possible, in compliance with Data Protection Commission requirements,” Magnet+ said. The Data Protection Commission confirmed it was working with Magnet+ on the incident. Previously known as Magnet Networks, the company was acquired in December 2020 by Enet and AirSpeed Telecom owner Speed Fibre Group.
Source:The Irish Times
May 01, 2024 14:58 UTC
Makeshift asylum seeker encampment removed from Mount Street
Council workers, some dressed in white overalls, were involved in clean-up efforts to remove the tents and wash down the camp area in and around Mount Street. Mount Street was cordoned off during the operation, with a large number of gardaí present. “But it's important that we had a public safety issue in terms of people, very vulnerable people on Mount Street. Photo: Cate McCurry/PA WireAubrey McCarthy, the founder of Tiglin, the charity that helps people overcome addiction and homelessness, has described the situation on Mount Street as “absolutely untenable”. Mr McCarthy told of how he had observed the number of tents on Mount Street increase in recent days with tents doubling up on both sides of the street.
Source:The Herald
May 01, 2024 14:54 UTC