BBC unveil All-Ireland final team to rival RTE offering as broadcasters battle for viewers

17:05, 24 Jul 2025Updated 17:48, 24 Jul 2025 RTÉ and the BBC have released their star-studded line-ups as they go head to head for All-Ireland SFC final audience ratings on Sunday. The terrestrial broadcasting giants are bringing out the big guns in a bid …

Call for action as defibrillator deserts in Northern Ireland revealed

The British Heart Foundation has raised concerns that two areas of Northern Ireland do not have sufficient access to a defibrillator if there is an emergency. The charity has expressed concerns that the Twinbrook area of Dunmurry in Belfast and parts of …

’Widespread heat dome’ covering Ireland as new Met Eireann weather map shows 25C quick spike

Ireland could be included in a "widespread heat dome" as temperatures could spike up to 25C and beyond. High-pressure sunshine and low-pressure rain are set to clash over Ireland and the UK in the coming days, with the end of July looking like it …

Donegal v Kerry: Breakdown of the 2025 All-Ireland football final by numbers

0 – Times Donegal and Kerry have played each other outside Croke Park in championship football. There have only been three previous meetings, resulting in one win for each side and one draw. Donegal won the first ever encounter on the way to the 2012 All- …

Racecourse attendance in Ireland up nearly 7% for first six months of 2025

Total racecourse attendances in Ireland for the first half of this year were up almost 7 per cent, according to Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) statistics released on Thursday. HRI reported that total crowd figures reached 566,377, an increase of 6.9 per cent …

Listen: Cork camogie team named for Saturdays All-Ireland semi final

Police name mother and teenage children killed in Northern Ireland shooting

Police have named the mother and two children who were shot dead at their home in County Fermanagh. Vanessa Whyte, 45, a veterinary surgeon, and her son James Rutledge, 14, and daughter Sara Rutledge, 13, were killed on Wednesday at their detached house in …

Kids invited to 'All Ireland' blitz in Rossnowlagh with 1992 All Ireland winner

Kids from any county or club are invited to Rossnowlagh Farmers Market to take part in a Donegal v Kerry All Ireland blitz. It is hoped that there will be enough players to field games from U8 to U14. And 1992 All Ireland winner Sylvie Maguire will be on …

Malware incidents in Ireland on the rise, warns NordVPN

Online threats rising in number and complexity, NordVPN CTO says. Cybersecurity provider NordVPN blocked more than 27m malware incidents in Ireland between April and June this year, making the country the sixth most malware-affected in Europe. The global …

Book review: Trees of Britain and Ireland

Tree Council trees, science and research director Stokes has produced a photographic identification guide to the 113 native trees and shrubs of GB and Ireland, as well as covering 190 of the common non-natives. There are 3,000 photos and 270 illustrations. …