A SINGLE ticket bought in Ireland has landed the €250m jackpot in Tuesday's EuroMillions draw, making it the country's highest-ever National Lottery win. The record-breaking amount eclipses the €175m won by a family syndicate in The Naul, Co. Dublin in February 2019. According to the National Lottery, the winning ticket was sold at a retail outlet in Munster, reports RTÉ. The … [Read more...] about Single Irish ticket scoops record-breaking €250m on EuroMillions
Man in his 40s dies in motorcycle collision in Co. Mayo
A MAN has died following a road traffic collision in Co. Mayo on Tuesday. The single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle occurred on the R331 at Friarsquarter East, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo shortly after 7.40pm last night. The motorcyclist, a male aged in his 40s, was pronounced deceased at the scene and his body taken to Mayo University Hospital. The coroner has been informed … [Read more...] about Man in his 40s dies in motorcycle collision in Co. Mayo
Ireland’s peatlands are at a crossroads
IRELAND'S bogs may be ancient but new science is reshaping how we see them, and who controls them. Peatlands cover over a million and a half hectares, the equivalent of 1/5 of the island's total land mass. These peatlands are being mapped more extensively than ever before, in a valiant effort to help curb the effects of climate change. But while scientists race to uncover the … [Read more...] about Ireland’s peatlands are at a crossroads
Ryanair’s O’Leary raises worries over Boeing planes
ANOTHER week, another comment from Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary, who has voiced serious concerns about Boeing’s manufacturing standards. For the first time revealing that his airline now conducts its own extensive inspections on every aircraft it receives from the U.S. plane-maker. The comments come in the wake of a deadly crash involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner run by Air … [Read more...] about Ryanair’s O’Leary raises worries over Boeing planes
The cost of Ireland’s data centre boom
DATA centres now use more energy than all the urban homes in the country combined. Ireland is grappling with an energy problem as businesses like Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft grow to meet the increasing demands of cloud computing and artificial intelligence. The International Energy Agency reported that 21% of Ireland's electricity consumption in 2023 came from data … [Read more...] about The cost of Ireland’s data centre boom