Christopher McDonagh, a security guard at the Ballisodare IPAS centre, was awarded €15,200 by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) after being unfairly dismissed and penalised for raising safety and compliance concerns. According to the WRC decision issued by adjudication officer Breiffni O’Neill, McDonagh was sacked on 15 April 2025 by You’re Secure Solutions Limited after … Read more
At the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton, Canadian golf star Brooke Henderson sits within striking distance of the lead at Royal Mayfair, trailing by a single stroke at the turn on Friday before late bogeys shifted her momentum, while Japan’s Miyu Yamashita set the 36-hole tournament scoring record with an exceptional two-day total of … Read more
US-Canada trade talks collapsed over the weekend, resulting in fresh 50 per cent tariffs taking effect on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods as Mark Carney vowed swift retaliation. According to Bloomberg and Reuters reports from August 2026, the sudden breakdown has intensified economic friction between the two long-standing allies, threatening supply chains and raising … Read more
The high-stakes encounter capped off weeks of emotional friction between two veterans who first crossed paths on the independent wrestling circuit nearly two decades ago. The Road to Toronto: How SummerSlam Set the Stage The foundations for this championship clash were laid at SummerSlam earlier in the month, according to WWE.com. During Night 1 of … Read more
Congo has received 16,250 doses of the Ervebo vaccine at N’djili International Airport in Kinshasa to combat the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, according to the country’s health minister, as part of an initial shipment toward a broader rollout of 70,000 expected doses announced by the World Health Organization and partners. Arrival of Ervebo Doses … Read more
The Swift space telescope—a NASA observatory dedicated to tracking gamma-ray bursts since 2004—will plunge into Earth’s atmosphere later this year after a $30 million commercial rescue mission was officially canceled due to attitude control failures, according to NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies. Why NASA Canceled the Swift Observatory Rescue Mission NASA and startup Katalyst Space … Read more
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a visit to Seoul on Friday after meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac.
The U.S. government finalized a new 10-year decision framework to address the drying Colorado River, leading to mandatory water supply reductions for Arizona, California, and Nevada starting in 2027, officials confirmed Friday according to the Washington Post. Signed by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the plan reduces water allocations for the three so-called Lower Basin states … Read more
On August 21, 2026, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi staged a high-profile sit-in outside the Parliament Street Police Station in New Delhi, demanding that law enforcement register a formal First Information Report over the deployment of pellet guns against protesters on July 20. Rahul Gandhi and Sahil Lochab Demand FIR at Parliament Street … Read more
Irish consumers face the second-highest excise duty on alcohol in the EU and UK, trailing only Finland according to new research from Dublin City University economist Anthony Foley. Commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland, the study highlights steep levies on beer, spirits, and wine that push everyday pub prices far above continental averages. … Read more