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Diageo’s Ivan Menezes to step down as chief executive

Multinational spirits giant Diageo has appointed its first female chief executive after announcing the retirement of Sir Ivan Menezes after a decade in the top job. Diageo owns brands including Smithwick's and Guinness, and operates the Smithwick's ...

28 Mar 2023 at 12:37

National News

Gel therapy to treat ‘butterfly skin’ condition welcomed by Irish charity

A charity has welcomed positive reports of a gel therapy that helps treat an incurable skin disease, and is hoping that the Irish Government will make it available if it is approved for use. Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), or “butterfly skin”, is a ...

15 Jan 2023 at 12:05

Northern Ireland

Baby was left with shrapnel inside brain by Omagh blast, inquiry hears

A mother has told how her baby daughter was blown across the street in her buggy by the force of the Omagh bomb, and left with a piece of shrapnel embedded in her brain. Caroline McKinney was separated from her daughter Niamh for a week when ...

12 Feb 2025 at 16:40

National News

Halloween display raising ‘mayhem’ and cash for charity

A night of “mayhem” is predicted to befall a haunted house in south Dublin on Halloween. A macabre marquee on the front garden of Ken Carraher’s home is being filled with ghosts, ghouls and monsters ahead of the big night. The charity ...

17 Oct 2024 at 18:49

National News

Omagh bomb victim’s exam results arrived on day of her funeral

Exam results that were set to open up a “new world of opportunity” for a student killed in the Omagh bomb arrived on the day of her funeral, the public inquiry into the attack has heard. The third day of commemorative hearings for ...

30 Jan 2025 at 12:47

National News

Colin Farrell in emotional tribute to friend with rare disease after Dublin marathon

Colin Farrell triumphantly pushed Laois pal Emma Fogarty over the Dublin Marathon finish line on Sunday and declared: “She is what courage is all about.” The Hollywood A-lister was among 22,500 athletes who battled through the ...

27 Oct 2024 at 14:55

National News

Colin Farrell says sense of civic duty strong among Irish people

Colin Farrell said Irish people are good at “supporting each other” and the “sense of civic duty” is strong in his native country. The Hollywood actor, who was grew up in Dublin and lives in the US, has been nominated for an ...

02 Mar 2023 at 14:48

National News

Marathon bid by Colin Farrell and friend with skin disorder raises €500,000

Actor Colin Farrell has thanked the public for backing his charity marathon run for a friend with an agonising skin condition after a joint TV appearance prompted more than €400,000 in donations. The Hollywood A-lister and ...

20 Oct 2024 at 12:45

National News

Spirit giant Diageo scraps sales target as US tariffs loom

Johnnie Walker and Guinness maker Diageo has scrapped a key sales target amid growing uncertainty over US tariffs and volatile consumer demand. The spirit giant has said it is talking with the US Government over upcoming ...

04 Feb 2025 at 08:19

National News

Irish people suffering with painful rare condition need mental health aid, charity says

A charity supporting Irish people with a rare incurable condition says sufferers are "literally crying out" for mental health support. That's according to the CEO of Debra Ireland, Jimmy Fearon, who made the call on ...

07 Feb 2023 at 10:02

National News

Cancer survivor trains for mountain trek in aid of ‘butterfly skin’ charity

A cancer survivor is training for a Kerry mountain trek to raise funds for people living with an incurable skin condition – a year after having a large tumour removed from his bowel. Mark Leaney, a long-distance ...

30 Apr 2023 at 11:07

National Sport

Johnny Sexton to raffle boots from 100th cap in amazing charity gesture

Ireland and Leinster rugby star Johnny Sexton is raffling off the boots he wore during his historic 100th cap in Ireland’s 60-5 win over Japan to raise money for charity. Cash raised by the draw for the size 9....

14 Dec 2021 at 15:31

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