An Iranian woman’s diary: ‘It feels as if we are trapped in a massive, lethal video game’
Let us call it an Iranian Woman’s Diary. People clean debris from their apartment damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran. Read More Middle East latest: Iran hits Kuwaiti refinery and explosions sound over Tehran from Israeli attackKhamenei gone... but“That moment was monumental. Posters featuring the portraits of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei are displayed across the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran following his death in US-Israeli airstrikes. “I don’t remember exactly what happened next; I only remember myself involuntarily sitting on my legs.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 21, 2026 13:03 UTC
No meningitis B vaccine catch-up planned in Ireland despite UK outbreak and deaths
A catch-up meningitis B vaccine campaign is not currently planned for Ireland despite concerns it could be needed to protect young people here. Similarly, in Ireland, the meningitis B vaccine has only been offered for babies and young children since 2016. "They’re in big lecture halls, all crowded in together, they’re in nightclubs, they’re sharing vapes, they’re close together.”Ms Lynch is also an author who offers advice to parents on her Instagram account. The vaccine campaign in Kent is “mitigation” against spread as well as offering protection to students, he said. “It would be similar to sharing a glass or sharing a toothbrush.”Ireland has seen 12 cases of meningococcal disease this year, including nine of meningitis B.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 21, 2026 13:03 UTC
Shock and disbelief: how Trump’s policies are reshaping immigration in the US
The federal courts are swamped with immigration hearings, not just Massachusetts but all over the country. Even in terms of the judges who hear these immigration cases, it’s all been a political exercise, according to Mr O’Neill. “We had 30 immigration judges [in Massachusetts] on 21 January 2025, the day Trump steps into office,” he said. However, he added federal judges have been standing up to these efforts in numerous instances in an attempt to hold authorities accountable for abuses of due process and other laws. The most tangible example of the immigration crackdown that international audiences have seen was the recent events in Minneapolis.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 21, 2026 13:03 UTC
Katriona O’Sullivan: ‘I was called ballsy for asking to be paid to share my life story. But why should anyone work for free?’
The organisers wanted me to share my life story. They wanted me to stand on the stage and inspire the room, tell them how I got from where I started to where I am now. I said yes, I would love to do it – for a fee. The person on the other end sounded taken aback. She told me that another professor had done it for free the year before.
Source:Irish Independent
March 21, 2026 13:02 UTC
Adrian Weckler: What AI ‘hallucinations’ are and how they can fool us with made-up answers
Adrian Weckler: What AI ‘hallucinations’ are and how they can fool us with made-up answersFormer Mediahuis Ireland boss Peter Vandermeersch fell victim to AI hallucinations despite his years of experience in journalismPeter Vandermeersch in Dublin. Photo: David ConachyAdrian Weckler Today at 06:30This week, one of Ireland’s most senior media figures was suspended for using artificial intelligence (AI) that made up quotes that were then used in articles and newsletter posts.
Source:Irish Independent
March 21, 2026 13:02 UTC
Finding Heimir – A journey to Iceland’s remote Vestmannaeyjar islands to discover the origins of the Ireland manager
Finding Heimir – A journey to Iceland’s remote Vestmannaeyjar islands to discover the origins of the Ireland managerThe Irish Independent travelled to a distant part of Iceland to find out how a windswept volcanic island forged the career and the character of the Ireland manager Heimir HallgrimssonFinding Heimir: An exclusive Irish Independent documentaryDaniel McDonnell Today at 06:30Early next week, a 71-year-old man living in Heimaey, the only inhabited island in Vestmannaeyjar, an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland, will go looking for his Irish tricolour.
Source:Irish Independent
March 21, 2026 13:01 UTC
Two metal barrels and hand-drawn maps: How the mystery of what happened to two young girls snatched from a football oval in broad daylight could finally be cracked
Police were eventually given the hat by citizen detectives, which was later given to Mr Littley by cops who determined Hart was no longer a suspect. Mr Littley met Mr Kilmartin in 2023, who now drives trucks. When Mr Littley took the hat out of his bag, he said Mr Kilmartin 'went ghost white and burst into tears'. Independent testing organised by Mr Littley revealed traces of blood without haemoglobin, which is present in all blood samples from humans and animals. The tank has a distinctive rust pattern on the inside, which Mr Littley said could be consistent with the leaching of body fluids.
Source:Daily Mail
March 21, 2026 12:53 UTC
Man United left 'baffled' as Amad is denied penalty before Harry Maguire is sent off and penalised for similar challenge in build up to late leveller
'We should have had another penalty,' Carrick said at full-time, referencing his team's opener which saw Fernandes peerless from the spot. 'I can understand that decision (to send off Maguire) but we should have had another penalty and the game would have been different. 'But it's either one is a penalty and the other one too, or none of them is a penalty.' I do think on Harry's situation it is a penalty, and on the Amad situation it is a penalty, and that could have changed the game.' 'He does sort of man-handle him a bit, but I just don't think it's enough for it to be a penalty.'
Source:Daily Mail
March 21, 2026 12:49 UTC
Mixed feelings in Clare on potential Trump visit for Irish Open – ‘It can disingenuous to target Doonbeg’
Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbeg will host the Amgen Irish Open in September, with Trump telling the Taoiseach he is “going to try” to make it to Clare for the event. With Trump’s controversial presidency dividing opinions across the globe, the Irish Independent asked the people of Clare for their opinions.
Source:Irish Independent
March 21, 2026 12:41 UTC
How Oscars campaigns really work: Inside the strategy behind wins like Jessie Buckley’s
AWARDS season likes to present itself as a kind of cultural weather: Something that gathers, builds, and breaks of its own accord. But films do not win awards by accident. For Irish audiences, in particular, the moment carried an added charge: Jessie Buckley’s win felt, in the language of awards season, ‘inevitable’. To the viewer at home, awards season appears to unfold naturally, as critics’ lists give way to guild nominations, which give way to the Oscars. “It didn’t work,” Anderson notes.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 21, 2026 12:40 UTC
Furious Man United to launch formal complaint to referees' chief Howard Webb after 'yet another VAR blunder' with Amad Diallo controversially denied penalty at Bournemouth - leaving Michael Carrick 'b
Manchester United are today set to make a formal complaint to refs’ body PGMO after they were controversially denied a second penalty in last night’s draw with Bournemouth. Daily Mail Sport understands Old Trafford officials have been left furious at what they believe is ‘yet another VAR blunder’ which has cost their Champions League chasing side. The view within United is that Maguire’s foul was similar to that committed by Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert on Diallo, which went unpunished. As Daily Mail Sport has previously reported, United have already made representations to PGMO boss Howard Webb following what they see as ‘numerous errors’ which have cost them valuable points. The draw leaves third-placed United looking over the shoulders at the chasing pack of Liverpool, Aston Villa and Chelsea.
Source:Daily Mail
March 21, 2026 12:40 UTC
Andoni Iraola wanted by Spanish side with Bournemouth seeking clarity over his future with Tottenham and Crystal Palace keen on soon-to-be free agent
Andoni Iraola has emerged as a leading target for Athletic Bilbao who want the 43-year-old as their new head coach. He has also been discussed by Crystal Palace and Tottenham as they consider appointing new managers this summer. Current Athletic head coach Ernesto Valverde will step down at the end of this season and Iraola is the favoured choice to replace him. Asked about the links after last night's 2-2 draw with Manchester United, he said: 'No, it doesn't have anything to do with me. Probably as a supporter because it is my club but no it doesn't affect the situation.
Source:Daily Mail
March 21, 2026 12:40 UTC
Tottenham stars told they don't have the mentality for relegation battle ahead of crunch clash with Nottingham Forest
Spurs could drop into the relegation zone this weekend if they lose at home to Forest and West Ham win away at Aston Villa. Spurs have been told they don't have the mentality for a relegation battle‘The fans are not used to fighting relegation battles there, and they don't want to watch it. ‘I think the season before that, the board were planning on taking some power away from Daniel Levy. ‘Whether hiring him was a mistake or not, I really don't know. The fans would know that, and I think that's what was needed.’
Source:Daily Mail
March 21, 2026 12:40 UTC
Steven Gerrard offers Trent Alexander-Arnold theory after Real Madrid star was brutally snubbed by England boss Thomas Tuchel
Steven Gerrard admitted that he had been left 'surprised' by Thomas Tuchel's decision not to include Trent Alexander-Arnold in his 35-man England squad for the last international break before the 2026 World Cup. For Gerrard, the decision was not just a shock, but one of disappointment too, with little time having passed between a time where Alexander-Arnold was considered an England stalwart. 'Very much so, (I was surprised),' Gerrard said on punditry duty ahead of Liverpool's clash with Brighton on Saturday morning. 'I understand the selection but I just think, is Trent Alexander-Arnold in the best 35 players in this country? And Alexander-Arnold is one of these players who can come off the bench, and completely change the game with one pass.
Source:Daily Mail
March 21, 2026 12:38 UTC
Liverpool have key advantage over PSG in Champions League that Chelsea were denied
Liverpool have key advantage over PSG in Champions League that Chelsea were deniedParis Saint-Germain thrashed Chelsea 8-2 in the Champions League last 16 after getting a Ligue 1 fixture postponed, and they face Liverpool next in EuropeView 2 Images Arne Slot's Liverpool will be out for revenge against PSG in the Champions League (Image: UEFA via Getty Images)Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly unlikely to have their fixture against Lens postponed between the two legs of their Champions League encounter with Liverpool. However, French football expert Matt Spiro suggests the European champions will not receive that same privilege against Liverpool. PSG presently top the French league table by a single point and hold a game in hand over second-placed Lens. He said: "If you go to latter stages of Champions League then you know on thing for sure – you're going to face Paris Saint-Germain because they are an incredible team. Learn more £30.99 TNT Sports Get TNT Sports here Product Description Liverpool have reached the UEFA Champions League round of 16 where they face Galatasaray on March 18 .
Source:Daily Mirror
March 21, 2026 12:21 UTC