Saturday’s Lotto jackpot heading for €6m
There was no winner of tonight’s Lotto jackpot, worth €5,352,232. The numbers drawn were 6, 10, 15, 25, 34, 45, Bonus number 42. Saturday’s jackpot is heading for about €6m, so get your tickets soon, …
Articles by Fernando Sanchez
Hillsborough disaster: Criminal charges brought against six high-ranking officials
April 15, 1989, marked a black day for British sporting history. That day, 94 people died as a result of crush injuries after an uncontrolled overcrowding event on one of Hillsborough’s then stand-only pens. Hundreds …
Plastic nightmare: Spiralling consumption of plastic bottles threatens to become environmental disaster in the near future
The consumption of plastic bottles has skyrocketed over the last decade. About 480 billion were sold worldwide in 2016. This compares to about 300 billion just ten years before. To put it into perspective, if …
Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran will play seven Irish gigs next year
Love him or hate him, Ed Sheeran is coming to Ireland again, this time for a seven-gig tour across the country. The well known act will play at the following locations: Pairc Ui Chaoimh in …
EU hands Google a record-breaking fine of €2.42bn over the alleged manipulation of search engine results in the company’s favor
The European Union has opened its own little black book and handed Google a mammoth fine of €2.42bn, alleging that the company artificially eschewed search engine results in its favor . The finding, which may …
Gardai appeal for social media sharing of missing 17-year-old Francis Ward
Gardai are this evening appealing for social media sharing of 17-year-old Francis Ward, who has been missing from his home in Salthill, Galway, since Friday June 23. Francis is described as being five feet nine …
Large jellyfish spotted in popular summer resort in Co. Kerry
There have been reports that a large jellyfish was spotted on Banna beach in Co. Kerry yesterday. The species, reportedly a Lion’s Mane -the largest recorded-, is usually found in colder, northern latitudes around the …
Tragic: Pedestrian killed after being hit by a lorry in Dublin
A 52-year-old man has sadly lost his life after being struck by a lorry in Dublin this evening. The incident occurred on the Emmet Road area of Inchicore at around 6pm. The man received first …
Spanish court orders the exhumation of Salvador Dali’s remains on foot of paternity claim by woman
A Spanish court in the capital Madrid has ordered the exhumation of Salvador Dali’s remains, after a woman filed a paternity claim with the court. Pilar Abel MartÃnez says she was born in 1956, and …
Grenfell Tower tragedy: UK authorities confirm that 75 buildings across the country have failed fire safety tests
The fallout from the recent Grenfell Tower tragedy continues to be felt across London and elsewhere. Local authorities have now confirmed that 75 cladding samples taken from as many high-rise buildings across 26 local authority …
