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  • The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has issued an urgent appeal for blood donors across Ireland. Media Credits: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service/ Pexels.com The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has made an urgent appeal for blood donors, as Ireland’s blood supply faces a shortage. Caitlin Weich, Marketing Executive at IBTS noted that there is currently…

  • Protests in France over poor school conditions, limited resources and staff shortages have been getting worse over the past number of days with roughly 5,000 arrests made.   The protests are ongoing with thousands of high school and university students gathering in cities across France to protest. Over 500 schools are closed due to the protests.   Parents,…

  • Come this December, when exam season approaches, late nights, early mornings, and last-minute study sessions become familiar territory for college students. For many, caffeine is part of the routine, but new research from Safefood has raised questions about just how reliant young people are becoming on energy drinks. Safefood research found that more than half…

  • For more than a century, GAA clubs across Ireland have been built on local fundraising, volunteer hours and communities dipping into their own pockets.   But every so often, a considerably bigger cheque lands on the table.   Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan became the latest wealthy benefactors to enter the…

  • From ring lights to football floodlights, two different worlds have become part of the same journey.   On Saturday evening, Carmichael Uchenna ran onto the pitch in the blue colours of Wealdstone. The 20-year-old had climbed from Step 4 to Step 1 of the English football pyramid, the National League.   His route to the…

  •   A high speed chase and roadside brawl outside of Citywest Shopping Centre, was captured and posted onto social media on Sunday the 13th of September. As the incident is added to an expanding list of chaotic incidents that have shocked the community, locals respond to the Gardaí statement with dissatisfaction and concern that things…