Olivia Nash of Tallaght in Dublin won the 2026 National Brown Bread Baking Competition using a recipe featuring Guinness, honey, and treacle, according to event details reported from the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co Offaly. Nash claimed the senior title after beating more than 400 other bakers, earning a €5,000 cash prize and a … Read more
Recipients of maternity benefit and children’s allowance are unlikely to face bars when applying for Irish citizenship under a sweeping new immigration overhaul proposed by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan. The planned reforms aim to lengthen the required residency duration from five years to eight, establish strict self-sufficiency rules, and enforce language proficiencies. While the … Read more
Gary Hyland, a 24-year-old resident of Bridge St, Kilcormac, Co Offaly, appeared at Tullamore District Court before Judge Andrew Cody accused of dangerous driving and drug-driving offenses committed on March 30th, according to court proceedings held on Monday. Garda Diarmuid Loughnane stated in court that he observed Hyland operating a red Opel Astra at excessive … Read more
Emergency services responded to a serious incident in County Mayo on Thursday evening after the 6.15pm rail service from Dublin’s Heuston station to Westport struck a car at a user-operated crossing near Ballyhaunis. According to Iarnród Éireann, the collision occurred just before 9pm and involved a vehicle carrying several occupants at a crossing located about … Read more