Over half a million viewers tuned in to Rose of Tralee final

MORE than half a million people watched on as Laois’s Katelyn Cummins was crowned the 2025 Rose of Tralee this week. Some 532,000 viewers tuned in to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player to watch as presenters Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas announced Ms Cummins as this year’s winner on August 19. A total of 202,000 of those viewers tuned in via RTÉ Player from 102 countries worldwide, … [Read more...] about Over half a million viewers tuned in to Rose of Tralee final

KNEECAP has thanked the hundreds of supporters who came out in force as band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh attended a hearing at Westminster Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The rapper, who performs in the Irish language hip hop group under the name Mo Chara, was met with throngs of flag-waving supporters as well as journalists and photographers as he arrived at the court. In May the … [Read more...] about Kneecap thank supporters who came out in force for rapper’s Westminster court hearing

POLICE have appealed for information after a petrol bomb attack in Co. Down. Officers were called to reports of a car on fire in the Banbridge area on August 19. “At approximately 10.40pm, it was reported that a car had been set alight in the Castlewellan Road area of the town in what is believed to have been a petrol bomb attack,” the PSNI’s Sergeant Barnes said. “Officers … [Read more...] about Witness appeal after car torched in petrol bomb attack

CANNABIS worth £400k was seized when police found a large factory spanning two floors of a warehouse in Co. Down. Officers from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch and Auto Crime Team arrested two men after the factory was located in the Bangor area yesterday (August 20). The men, both aged 30, have been arrested for cultivating cannabis and remain in custody. The cannabis … [Read more...] about Cannabis worth £400k seized after ‘large factory’ discovered in warehouse

A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the death of a man in Co. Tipperary. The body of a man was found in Carrick-On-Suir on August 4, 2025. He has been named locally as Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) worker Ian Walsh. "All of us in Iarnród Éireann are shocked and saddened at Ian's passing," the firm said in a statement. "Ian was a well-known … [Read more...] about Teenager arrested in connection with investigation into death of man in Tipperary