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Fire causes 'irreparable' damage to iconic stone statues

A fire that ripped through part of Chile’s Easter Island has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai. The high temperature of the forest fire accelerated the process through which the stone carvings will ...

09 Oct 2022 at 11:45

Local News

Derry and Strabane District Council secures funding for a number of innovative projects

Derry City and Strabane District Council has been awarded funding for a number of innovative projects under the Irish Government’s Shared Island Local Authority Development Funding Scheme that was announced by An Taoiseach Micheal Martin in ...

08 Oct 2022 at 13:59

Arts & Entertainment

Love Island stars confirm next stage of relationship

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu has announced she will move in with boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti in September. The Turkish actress from Essex, 27, and Italian business owner, also 27, won over Love Island viewers as their fiery ...

15 Aug 2022 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

Nadhim Zahawi: British Islands will be at the heart of levelling up

Island communities will be at the heart of the UK Government’s levelling up agenda, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has said. Nadhim Zahawi will chair the first Islands Forum on Orkney on Wednesday, bringing together ...

28 Sept 2022 at 11:29

Local News

Body of convicted Derry sex offender discovered on Dublin campsite

A body found at a caravan park in Dublin is suspected to be that of a man convicted of a number of sex offences in Derry. The remains are believed to be that of Patrick Porter , a 45-year-old serial sex offender from Inch ...

11 Aug 2022 at 16:26

Arts & Entertainment

Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide reveal plans for road trip TV show

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti have announced they are to present their own spin-off show where they will go on road trips to their home countries. During Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast on ...

13 Aug 2022 at 16:12

National News

Harrison Ford’s original Han Solo blaster expected to fetch €485,000 at auction

Han Solo’s original blaster, used by Harrison Ford in Star Wars: A New Hope, is expected to fetch up to 500,000 dollars (€485,000) when it goes under the hammer later this month. The prop firearm, which was previously ...

12 Aug 2022 at 10:42

Arts & Entertainment

Love Island finale secures significant boost as two shows announced for 2023

The Love Island final secured a boost in TV viewers, with 100,000 more than last year. An average of 2.9 million tuned into ITV2 on Monday night to watch Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti claim the £50,000 ...

02 Aug 2022 at 16:37

Business

Drones deliver prescription medicines for well-known pharmacy for first time

Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to deliver prescription medicines by drone. The retailer shipped medicines from Thorney Island, near Portsmouth, to the Isle of Wight. It said that using ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:55

Rock singer back on the road after brief lockdown stint as delivery driver

Arts & Entertainment

Rory Gallagher back on the road after brief lockdown stint as delivery driver

A rock singer who was forced to swap the stage for a delivery round during lockdown has said playing online has made him a better artist. Rory Gallagher, from Co Donegal, said his pandemic job delivering ...

06 Mar 2022 at 19:42

National News

President Higgins highlights lack of progress on education integration in Northern Ireland

President Michael D Higgins has expressed his disappointment at the lack of progress on integration of housing and education in Northern Ireland. Michael D Higgins was speaking at an All-island Women’s ...

17 Feb 2022 at 15:51

Arts & Entertainment

First Irish contestant announced for this year's Love Island

The first Irish contestant has been announced for this year's Love Island hopefuls looking for love. Hoping to find love in the villa this year is senior microbiologist Dami Hope, who is taking part ...

30 May 2022 at 13:35

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