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‘Wow, wow, wow’: Harry Kane beats Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal to win Ballon d’Or

Harry Kane has been named winner of the Ballon d’Or, one of football’s most prestigious accoladesFormer Barcelona player Alexia Putellas was named the winner of the women’s Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in London on Monday night. She was presented with her award by former Ballon d’Or winner Michael Owen. “Incredible experiences as a team, we overcome some difficulties, some injuries, some moments we weren’t expecting as a team and a great pride for me as captain,” she said.Bayern Munich talisman Harry Kane, who was presented with his award by ex-Brazil striker Ronaldo, said: “I am almost speechless. Being here in London has made it extra special. Made it a good omen for me tonight. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. I can imagine it was tough this year.“Some world-class players in the room tonight. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees tonight and impressive showing determination and…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 3 horas

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Pedestrian dies in Liffey Valley road crash

A pedestrian aged in her 60s has died following a road crash in west Dublin on Monday evening. The incident, involving the woman and a car, occurred on Fonthill Road, Liffey Valley, shortly before 5.30pm. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene, where the woman was pronounced dead. No other injuries were reported, a Garda statement on Monday night said. Forensic collision investigators were at the scene and local traffic diversions were in place. The coroner has been notified and a postmortem examination is to take place.An Garda Síochána is appealing for any witnesses to the crash to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage, including dashcam, and were travelling on the Fonthill Road in either direction at the time are asked to make it available to gardaí.Anyone with any information is asked to contact Ronanstown Garda station on 01-666-7700, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111 or…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 4 horas

Internacional

The Irish Times view on the Brazilian election: a dramatic win for Lula

The dramatic and unexpected re-election of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva to a record fourth term is a remarkable personal achievement for the outstanding South American political figure of his generation. Importantly, it will reverberate across the world, a demonstration that the line can be held against the wave of Trump-cloned autocrats who threaten western democracies.Lula ended an18-month string of seven consecutive victories for right-wing candidates across Latin America and his win complicates plans by US president Donald Trump for dominance in the region.The 81-year-old’s victory came after a lacklustre first round three weeks ago when he trailed far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro by two million votes. It was the product of a mass mobilisation, galvanised by social media, of stay-at-home voters which saw an extra five million flock to the polls. A record turnout gave Lula ten million more votes, a 52 to 48 per cent majority, the…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 5 horas

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The Irish Times view on hospital parking charges: the case for a cap

The high price of hospital parking is one of the biggest bugbears of hospital users, particularly those who have to attend regularly for treatment or to visit.The latest figures go some way towards explaining why; ¤73.5 million has been extracted from the pockets of those using the parking facilities in fees since 2020, according to the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.The figure explains the apparent lack of enthusiasm on the part of the HSE to implement a ¤10 per day cap, as first recommended by the previous government eight years ago. Despite the urging of the Minister, the HSE has kicked the issue a little further down the road by instigating a national review due to be completed next year.There are just four hospitals in the frame – St Vincent’s, St James’s and the Mater in Dublin as well as Cork University Hospital. The others either do not charge…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 5 horas

Tecnología

Connacht look to young guns as they face ‘benchmark’ in Leinster showdown

Connacht are preparing for a “huge game for a whole variety of reasons” when they host Leinster on Friday at Dexcom Stadium in the first of their interprovincial clashes.Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster, who is a former Leinster coach, says the visitors are the “benchmark” which ensures a big week for his Connacht players – and not least for the URC table where Leinster are currently three points ahead of Connacht in sixth spot, with Connacht in eighth.“Obviously it’s our first interpro, and we know from two years ago we didn’t get any return. We did a little better last year, but we didn’t manage to beat Leinster, so we know they’re the benchmark,” Lancaster says.The last five meetings have gone Leinster’s way, including a comfortable win last season at both the Aviva and the opening of Dexcom Stadium.“Obviously I know them well, am hugely respectful of the coaching team…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 6 horas

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Michael Carrick attends Manchester United training ground as club discuss his fate

Michael Carrick was at Manchester United’s training ground on Monday afternoon as elsewhere at the Carrington base Jason Wilcox, the sporting director, and Omar Berrada, the chief executive, deliberated whether to sack the head coach.Carrick arrived at about 1.50pm to watch the under-21s play a behind-closed-doors game.Wilcox and Berrada met at Carrington on Monday morning after United’s 3-0 loss to Bournemouth on Sunday at Old Trafford that left Carrick’s job in the balance. Wilcox departed just before 5pm and Carrick went shortly after.The defeat made it eight games without a win for Carrick’s side, who have two victories all season. United are in 16th in the Premier League, a point above the relegation zone.If the 45-year-old is removed, Eddie Howe remains Wilcox’s preferred candidate, with contact between them understood to have been made. The former Newcastle manager is open to taking up the position, subject to negotiations.Howe would be less…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 6 horas

Tecnología

AI boom and simmering oil prices boost global stocks, but Brazil election knocks some back

Global stocks grew steadily Monday, as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom on Wall Street bolstered the New York stock market and simmering oil prices gave US investors renewed confidence in the energy industry. Elsewhere, responses to the re-election of the left-wing presidential incumbent in Brazil knocked many Spanish and Portuguese companies back, as traders hedge their bets on the economic future of the growing superpower.DublinThe Iseq All-Share index ended the opening day of trading in the green, growing 1.54 per cent to 14,153.02 by close of markets Monday, with only two listed companies falling in share value.Housebuilders Glenveagh Properties dipped 0.21 per cent at €2.42 a share, while insurance company FBD Holdings fell 0.78 per cent to close at €19.10. Mining company Kenmare Resources and ferry-operator Irish Continental Group saw no change in their share prices.Ryanair’s stock took off, up 2.04 per cent to close at €22.99, while the banking…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 6 horas

Deportes

The banshee is alive and well on the western seaboard

It has been a while since I raced through the dormitories of the St Louis Convent in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, terrified that a headless earl of Essex was following me. The spooky story was all we incarcerated teenagers talked about in the lead-up to our Halloween break home. Of course, we didn’t know – or care less – that Robert Devereaux, the second earl of Essex, had been beheaded in the Tower of London in 1601, almost three decades before the castle was built by his son, the third earl. It was on the foundations of this castle the St Louis nuns began to build their convent and boarding school in 1888, and it was through these creaky corridors the decapitated nobleman followed me one night on my return from evening prayers. I was 13 years old. It is easy to conjure such memories as the season of Samhain approaches…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 7 horas

Deportes

‘They both went together’: Funeral tributes for retired couple who died in bungalow fire

Relatives of a couple in their 70s who died in a house fire near Innishannon, Co Cork, have taken comfort from the fact that they “went together”, their requiem mass has heard. Willie and Geraldine (Tina) Hawkes died after a blaze broke out at their dormer bungalow at Raheen, Crossbarry, at 7.30am on Tuesday last week. Willie managed to get out of the house and called the emergency services before going back in an attempt to save his wife. Fr Finbarr Crowley told mourners at a requiem mass in St Patrick’s Church in Knockavilla on Monday how Willie and Geraldine Hawkes were united in life.“I think we have all been saying that we are happy for them both that they went together. That is the glimpse of hope in all this that they both went together. You would seldom see one without the other,” he said.The priest said a darkness…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 7 horas

Deportes

Graeme McDowell joins Tom McKibbin in quitting LIV Golf

Graeme McDowell has joined Tom McKibbin in relinquishing his status on the LIV Golf circuit, confirming he will not be part of the proposed LIV 2.0 iteration.Former US Open champion McDowell joined the exodus with a short statement on his social media platforms. “I’ve decided not to pursue LIV 2.0. I’m grateful for the opportunity I’ve had over the last four years an want to thank everyone who has been part of that journey. I look forward to the next chapter in my career,” said McDowell.Last week, McKibbin joined his former Legion XIII team-mates Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in stepping away from the financially troubled LIV circuit.Explaining his position, the 23-year-old Northern Irishman stated: “After two seasons with Legion XIII, I have decided not to sign with LIV Golf for its next chapter. I will be playing a full schedule on the DP World Tour in 2027.“Joining LIV Golf…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 7 horas

Tecnología

People who think Gavin Coombes should have kept schtum are part of the problem

The quality of the Leinster-Munster match on Saturday has been overshadowed by Gavin Coombes’s extremely serious complaint. His allegation that his groin was interfered with led to Leinster’s Tadhg Furlong being cited by Ulsterman Peter Ferguson. If proven and the consequent judicial verdict is guilty, then a hefty sentence is the only outcome possible.Some people hold the opinion that Coombes should have kept schtum, adopting a rugby-style code of omerta. That is just nonsense. He was absolutely right to call it.Previous foul play that was comparable has resulted in a 10-week ban for England’s Joe Marler when he committed the offence on Alun Wyn Jones. And last year, the Bulls and South African player Jan-Hendrik Wessels received a ban of nine weeks for grabbing the genital area of Connacht’s Josh Murphy. So, a potential sanction will, one imagines, at least be similar to these. It will hardly be enough. World…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 7 horas

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Fifa investigating after Ireland v England Under-15 World Cup game abandoned

The Under-15 World Cup match between the Republic of Ireland and England was abandoned on Monday after an allegation that an Irish player made a racist remark.Ireland were leading 4-1 in Azerbaijan when there was an altercation between players from both sides after a tackle. An England player subsequently approached his bench and made a complaint to coaching staff.The England team then walked off the pitch in the 41st minute, with one of England’s coaches saying to the referee: “We are reporting racism,” before adding: “We do not want to play”.The Ireland player is understood to have denied the accusation, saying he used a different word to what was alleged to have been heard.In a statement, Fifa said it was aware of the incident.“The match was abandoned by the referee following England’s refusal to continue,” it said.“The official reports are being gathered, and the matter will be referred to the…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 8 horas

Internacional

Brazil’s electoral phenomenon Lula stages unprecedented comeback

Already the greatest electoral phenomenon in his country’s history, Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva saved his best for last.Just two days shy of his 81st birthday, seeking a fourth mandate in his seventh presidential campaign, 37 years after his first run, the leftist veteran staged an unprecedented comeback win to defeat far right-senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s election.In doing so he breaks a string of victories in recent years for the hard right across Latin America and deals a blow to Donald Trump’s ambitions to exert greater influence over the region.Political leaders and governments from across the spectrum were quick to recognise Lula’s victory. Mexico’s leftwing president, Claudia Sheinbaum, tweeted: “Long live democracy, the people of Brazil won.” Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez wrote: “The global progressive resurgence has just begun.”British foreign secretary Ed Miliband called Lula’s victory “a historic win for the global progressive movement” and said…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 8 horas

Deportes

Status-yellow wind warning in effect for 11 counties

A status-yellow weather warning covering 11 counties has come into effect, with strong and gusty south to southwest winds set to sweep over Ireland again on Monday night. The Met Éireann wind warning, which comes after storms Austen and Boelo, covers counties Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mayo, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow began at 5pm and runs until midnight. The forecaster said the public should be aware of potential impacts including difficult travel conditions, fallen trees and branches, and large coastal waves. The UK met office has also issued a yellow wind warning for Antrim, Down and Derry from 3am until midnight on Tuesday.A status-yellow rain warning for Cork and Kerry, which advised of the potential for localised flooding, expired at 9am. More than 40,000 homes and businesses were left without power on Sunday morning following Storm Boelo, with ESB Networks crews restoring power to the majority of…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 8 horas

Tecnología

O’Brien family on course to try to secure more Breeders’ Cup glory

The O’Brien’s have already turned one of this year’s big Group One dates into a family benefit and could strike again at the Breeders’ Cup in Keeneland later this week.No one has saddled more Breeders’ Cup winners than Aidan O’Brien who sends another massive squad to the 43rd renewal of US racing’s showpiece event. The first five of 14 Grade One races worth over $34 million in all will take place on Friday night. Billed as “Future Stars Friday”, it will stage the major two-year-old races up for grabs on turf and dirt.O’Brien has won 21 Breeders’ Cup races, a record he holds jointly with controversial US trainer Bob Baffert. He has won 25 Group One races so far in 2026, just three shy of his 2017 world record tally.In 2022, he saddled three Breeders’ Cup winners at Keeneland and his team this time includes the outstanding filly Sun Goddess…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 9 horas

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After Aleksandar Vucic’s defeat, Serbia waits to hear how student-backed leaders will rule

Serbia woke to a new era on Monday after a student-backed protest movement unseated long-time leader ‌Aleksandar Vucic in a landslide election that sparked nationwide celebrations, although few had an idea of how they would govern.Tens of thousands took to the streets of Belgrade and other cities and towns across Serbia after Vucic conceded defeat late on Sunday, capping two years of peaceful anti-government protests calling for the right-wing populist ruler to step down.With almost 99 per cent of votes counted, the students’ candidates had secured a commanding 52.7 per cent of the vote, according to the State Election Commission, versus 39.2 per cent for Vucic’s Serbia Progressive Party (SNS)-led alliance.That gives the students 139 seats in the 250-seat parliament, leaving the SNS alliance with 97, and the remainder held by minority parties. The Constitution allows up to 90 days for the creation of a government, once the ⁠parliament is…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 9 horas

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Woman charged with smuggling men into Ireland via Dublin Airport twice in a fortnight

A woman has been charged with smuggling men into Ireland via Dublin Airport twice within two weeks.Daniela Rusescu (34), a Romanian national living in the UK, appeared before Dublin District Court after Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) officers arrested her at Terminal 1 in the airport on Saturday evening.The 34-year-old, of Old Barn Court, Northampton, was held over the weekend and brought before Judge Áine Clancy on Monday. The judge noted that Det Cathal Brady of the GNIB was opposing bail, citing flight risk concerns.Rusescu faces two counts under Section 6(1) of the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021 for assisting a man to enter the State on October 10th and again on October 24th of this year.The accused was stopped just after 8.30pm following the arrival of a flight from Barcelona, Spain.She made no reply to the most recent allegation and, for the earlier offence, answered, “I was…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 9 horas

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Beacon Hospital delivers €5.7m profit in first full year under Macquarie ownership

The Beacon Hospital group at Sandyford in south Dublin last year returned to an operating profit as revenues surged by 49 per cent.New consolidated accounts filed by Macquarie asset management firm, MEIF 7 DIAN Investments Limited, show the hospital delivered an operating profit of €5.69 million after an operating loss of €2.39 million in 2024. Revenues jumped to €288.58 million from €193.66 million the previous year though that comparison is skewed as Macquarie did not complete the acquisition until the first half of 2024 after the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) cleared the purchase in February 2024.The world’s largest infrastructure manager paid €324 million for the hospital group, which had primarily been owned up to that by businessman Denis O’Brien.The hospital group – which also operates outreach clinics in Limerick and Mullingar – recorded a pretax loss of €11.1 million last year. This, it said, was due to interest…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 9 horas

General

Leinster’s Tadhg Furlong cited for alleged incident against Munster’s Gavin Coombes

Tadhg Furlong has been cited for an alleged incident that occurred in the 37th minute of Saturday’s URC game between Leinster and Munster.The Leinster prop’s citing follows a complaint by Munster number eight Gavin Coombes during the game that he had been grabbed in his groin area.It is likely that Furlong will face a disciplinary hearing this week.The match citing commission, Peter Ferguson of the IRFU, had a 48-hour window from the conclusion of Saturday’s game to decide whether there were any grounds to cite any players.It is understood he spoke with players from both squads and having read the report of referee Andrew Brace and studied video footage, a URC statement at 2pm on Monday confirmed that Ferguson “has made a complaint about an act of foul play by the Player (Tadhg Furlong No 3) against opponent Gavin Coombes (No 8).“The Player has been cited under Law 9.27 –…

The Irish Times · Irlandahace 9 horas

Internacional

Israeli elections: what you need to know

Israelis vote on Tuesday in the first election since the October 7th, 2023 Hamas-led invasion of southern Israel and the ensuing three years of war that have changed the face of the Middle East. Why it mattersPrime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader, who has been in power for 19 of the last 30 years, is fighting for his political survival. His outgoing government, made up entirely of right-wing and religious parties, has done much to undermine Israel’s liberal democratic foundations, attacked the powers of the independent judiciary and emboldened messianic Jewish extremists who seek to annex the West Bank and Gaza and expel Palestinian residents. The ultra-Orthodox have succeeded in thwarting attempts to draft Haredi students into the army and wish to extend religious influence over many areas of life.Israel is at a critical crossroad. Another term for the outgoing coalition is likely to exacerbate the current trends, turning…