Irish chef Anna Haugh and food critic Grace Dent announced as new MasterChef hosts

IRISH chef Anna Haugh has been announced as one of the new hosts of the next series of MasterChef. The Dubliner, who is the owner and chef patron of Myrtle restaurant in London’s Chelsa, is a familiar face on the show, having featured as a guest judge across a numer of series. She will co-host the upcoming 22nd amateur series of the cooking show with journalist and critic Grace … [Read more...] about Irish chef Anna Haugh and food critic Grace Dent announced as new MasterChef hosts

MAIL bearing a special postmark congratulating golfer Rory McIlroy on his Irish Open win will soon be dropping into letterboxes across the globe. An Post will place the mark, which states ‘Congratulations Rory!’, on millions of national and international letters which are sorted through their mail centres in Athlone, Dublin and Portlaoise in the coming weeks. The move marks … [Read more...] about An Post issues special postmark celebrating Rory McIlroy’s Irish Open win

POLICE have appealed for witnessed to come forward after two cars were attacked in what officers are treating as a racially motivated hate crime. PSNI officers were called to a large gathering at Factory Street in east Belfast at around 7.20pm on September 8. During the incident two cars were targeted, with the drivers confronted by members of the group. One of the cars was … [Read more...] about Cars attacked during ‘racially motivated hate crime’ in Belfast

A MAN who defrauded a pensioner out of more than £430,000 has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Terrance McGinley, 44, of Toms Lane, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire told the vulnerable victim that he needed money to help sell a house in Ireland. Instead, he splashed the cash on living the high life, including buying designer clothes and holidays. "These were callous offences … [Read more...] about Man who defrauded vulnerable pensioner out of more than £430,000 is jailed for six-and-a-half years

A SINN FÉIN MP has condemned British Prime Minster Keir Starmer for 'rolling out the red carpet' for Israeli president Isaac Herzog. Chris Hazzard said Mr Starmer should instead be imposing sanctions on Israel, with the visit coming one day after it bombed Qatar in attacks it said were aimed at Hamas leaders. When quizzed over the visit today, the Prime Minister said he would … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin MP condemns Keir Starmer for ‘rolling out the red carpet’ for Israeli president Isaac Herzog