Decision confirmed ending long-running campaign The HSE’s senior management team said it will reimburse the treatment, which is manufactured by US biotechnology company Biogen and costs €288,000 per patient per year. This comes after the HSE approved funding for Skyclarys, the drug used to treat Friedreich’s ataxia. The decision was confirmed on Tuesday, ending a […]
Coming to cinemas very soon, the film will see Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) make his directorial debut. The first trailer has hit the web for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new, “shot-in-secret” Ali G movie. Titled Ali G: Who Iz I?, the. mockumentary film will see Oscar-nominee Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) reprise the role that launched […]
A first in Dublin’s winter sporting books The company behind the Sphere in Las Vegas, Yankee Stadium in New York and the Aviva Stadium has released the first computer-generated images of a new Dublin arena planned for Cherrywood in the south of the city. The venue, to be called the Prime Arena, is intended as […]
The mother of M9 crash teenager Jack Kennedy spoke at his funeral today (Tuesday). The mother of the 17-year-old spoke at her son’s funeral mass and urged other young people to stop engaging in dangerous driving behaviour. The mass took place in St Michael’s Church in Athy, Co Kildare this morning. Five teenage boys died […]
A gratitude journal changed that The 46-year-old British actor and comedian, speaking to Men’s Health UK, has just reprised his role as Roy Kent for a fourth series of the Apple TV comedy, RTÉ Entertainment reports. Brett Goldstein said: “I was depressed” in the years before Ted Lasso made him a household name, and that […]
Starting a new life from scratch “I finally found I can be myself; I don’t feel I’m a stranger anymore”, says Morrie Tseng about Dublin. She’s been in Ireland for three months, and so far she’s been experiencing both many amazing and hard things. “One thing I really love about it is that, in my […]
Why Tara O’Hanlon needed the move Republic of Ireland international Tara O’Hanlon has joined WSL 2 newcomers Wolves on a permanent transfer from Manchester City. The 21 year-old Dubliner leaves the WSL champions after an injury-heavy spell in which she never made a first-team appearance, and links up at Molineux with Melisa Filis, according to […]
Why the watchdog is worried about Budget 2027 The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has warned that the real size of Budget 2027 will be far larger than the figure the Government announces on 6 October. They are worried that an oversized package risks pushing inflation and household costs higher. The watchdog set out its position […]
The boy in critical condition is receiving treatment in Beaumont Hospital. Four teenagers have been rushed to hospital, and one is in a critical condition, after a single-vehicle crash in Galway. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the collision which occurred at Ballyedmond, Clonberne, Ballinasloe on Saturday, August 22, around 10.00pm. The front passenger in […]
The Electric Picnic weather forecast in full Pack the raincoat. The Electric Picnic weather outlook has taken a turn, with Met Éireann forecasting cooler temperatures and unsettled, showery conditions for the Stradbally festival, which runs from Friday 28 August to Sunday 30 August. After one of the warmer summers in years, the national forecaster expects […]
