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

A MAN has been arrested after items worth €50k were stolen from a home in Dublin. Gardaí were called to reports of a burglary at a house in Stepaside on August 19. “Personal items with an estimated value of €50k were reported as stolen from the premises,” the police force said in a statement. “Following enquiries by Gardaí attached to the DMR East Dundrum Detective Unit and the … [Read more...] about Man arrested after €50k worth of items stolen in house burglary

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