Six bottlenose whales die in largest live stranding of its type in Ireland’s history

Six whales have died and another is ‘likely’ to perish in what is being described as the largest live stranding of the animals in Ireland’s history. The seven northern bottlenose dolphins were spotted stranded on a beach in Rossnowlagh, County Donegal, on the north west coast of Ireland, earlier today. Conservationists rushed to the beach in … Read more

Ireland’s tourism chief Michael Cawley QUITS after going on holiday to Italy

Ireland has reported 200 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, the highest daily rise since the start of May. The latest increase in infection numbers, described by the chief medical officer as ‘deeply concerning’, came on a day when the chairman of tourism promotion body Failte Ireland resigned after holidaying in Italy. Former Ryanair … Read more

Ireland’s ancient kings married their sisters and fathered inbred children to maintain their dynasty

Ireland’s ancient kings married their sisters and fathered inbred children to maintain dynastic bloodlines, 5,000-year-old genomes found in Newgrange tomb revealed.  Experts from Trinity College Dublin came to this conclusion after studying the DNA of a man who was buried in the famous passage tomb in Ireland’s County Meath. The individual appears to have been the … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Yew Grove cashing in on Ireland’s booming medical technology sector

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Yew Grove cashing in on Ireland’s booming medical technology sector By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 18 April 2020 Medical technology is big business. Annual sales topped £350 billion even before the coronavirus pandemic, and Ireland is one of the foremost … Read more

Why is the UK’s coronavirus death rate more than double Ireland’s?

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more