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Irish Times
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Ireland impress as the Lions struggle
The rugby action continues at full steam ahead. The Lions struggled against the Waratahs in Sydney while Ireland's second string impressed in Tbilisi. Meanwhile the U20s continued their struggles against Italy. All this before you mention Wales losing to Japan, France's B team putting it up to the All Blacks and Fiji giving Australia a bit of a bloody nose. What to make of it all? John O'Sullivan is on his travels following Ireland as he dials in alongside Gordon D'Arcy and Nathan Johns. The upcoming live Lions podcast will take place Wednesday July 16th at the Harcourt Bar, with special guest Seán O'Brien. Tickets and information here: READ MORE Produced by John Casey.
Irish Times
17-06-2025
- Science
- Irish Times
Leaving Cert chemistry: No room for waffle as paper gets straight to the point
Students had to think carefully about what they were being asked on the higher-level chemistry paper, teachers have said. Tara Lyons, a chemistry teacher at the Institute of Education, said a real grasp – rather than a rote understanding – of the periodic table is at the heart of heart of chemistry. 'This paper represented that perspective in a manner that demanded the students really think about the material on which they are being asked,' said Ms Lyons. 'There were no twists; neither strange inclusions nor excess verbiage to disturb the diligent. Students who spent the time going back over the past papers will recognise the core concerns of each one of these questions.' READ MORE John O'Sullivan, head of chemistry at , said the paper was fair, with ample choice and few surprises. 'Its language and style mirrored previous years, making it manageable for students,' he said. In section A questions, which focused on mandatory experiments, the iron tablet – a topic last seen in 2009 – appeared. Rates of reaction, which featured on last year's paper, were also on the paper. 'Overall, section A questions were mostly fair and straightforward, and practising past papers benefited students, especially for calculations and graph analysis,' said Mr O'Sullivan. 'Unlike some previous years, the questions on this paper were quick and to the point,' said Ms Lyons. 'In other years long blurbs would have students trying to decipher what they were really being asked to do. In this case, questions got straight to the point. There was no room to waffle out a correct answer. Either you could state Avogadro's law and explain the term 'biochemical oxygen demand' or you could not.' Atomic theory played a large role on the paper, accounting for over 100 marks (25 per cent), said Ms Lyons, while organic chemistry appeared in multiple questions and accounted for 180 marks. 'Elsewhere the span of material was in line with previous years,' she said. 'The stoichiometric calculations were consistent in the demands of the students and even when novel variations were introduced, they were simply extensions on what they would already be doing in that scenario. 'This continued elsewhere in a question on tracking a radioactive water molecule, tasking students to simply pay attention to the factors in a process they would already be applying. 'As the emphasis of the papers is always the extra step beyond mere iteration or rote reciting of definitions, students are always pushed to really think about what they are doing,' Ms Lyons said.
Irish Times
08-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Wicklow from €585,000 to €930,000
18 Dawson Place, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 €585,000, Remax Built in 2018, this A3-rated two-bedroom, three-bathroom terraced house extending to 94sq m (1,011sq ft) has a separate kitchen and sittingroom that leads out to a small, well-planted garden. Upstairs, the principal bathroom is en suite. The development, which comprises 25 houses, is just off Arbour Hill, within a short walk of Heuston Station and the Phoenix Park. On view: By appointment at Number 63 Gulistan Cottages, Rathmines, Dublin 6 63 Gulistan Cottages, Rathmines, Dublin 6 €675,000, SherryFitzGerald This two-bedroom, one-bathroom, end-terrace cottage is situated just off Mount Pleasant and has been smartly extended to create a broken-plan kitchen/livingroom, the latter opening out to a small but very private terrace with water feature. The C2-rated house extending to 63sq m (676sq ft) has a small utility room and pedestrian side entrance, ideal for bringing bins and bikes in and out. On view: By Appointment at READ MORE Number 2 Serpentine Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 2 Serpentine Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 €745,000, John O'Sullivan Property Consultants This three-bedroom, three-bathroom semi-D has been rented long term and would benefit from a cosmetic refresh. Extending to 89sq m (957sq ft), it has a sittingroom to the front and kitchen/diningroom to the back, off which there is a small rear garden. Upstairs, the E1-rated redbrick has a single and two double bedrooms, one of which is en suite. On view: By appointment at Number 60 Lansdowne Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 60 Lansdowne Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 €850,000, DNG Just off the Firhouse Road, this small, well-established estate has a large green space that wraps around it. This five-bedroom, two-bathroom semi-D backs on to this green. In need of a cosmetic refresh and extending to 141sq m (1,517sq ft), the house has interconnecting reception rooms which lead through to the kitchen as well as a separate TV room. Three of the five rooms in the C3 Ber-rated property are doubles. On view: By appointment at Number 37 The Avenue, Foggie Field, Bray, Co Wicklow 37 The Avenue, Foggie Field, Bray, Co Wicklow €930,000, Vincent Finnegan Completed last year, this three-storey, four-bedroom, four-bathroom detached house with a car port backs on to Killruddery House and Gardens. You can see its mature trees over the garden wall. On a good-sized plot it also has terraces from the landings on its first and second floors. The A1-rated property extending to 151sq m (1,668sq ft) is fitted with new floors and a new kitchen in an open-plan space that extends the depth of the property. The principal bedroom is on the second floor. On view: By appointment at
BreakingNews.ie
06-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Man pleads guilty after extradition to Ireland from Greece on sex offences involving girl
A man with an address in the midwest region has been remanded in custody after gardaí extradited him to Ireland from Greece on sex offences involving a female child. The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday. Advertisement The man, who was returned for trial on 31 separate charges including sexual assault on a child, sexual exploitation of a child, and possessing 'child pornography', pleaded guilty to six sample counts, including three counts of sexually assaulting a girl, two counts of sexual exploitation of the girl, and one count of 'child pornography'. The man's barrister, senior counsel Mark Nicholas, told the court that the man was 'in custody' for the purposes of him appearing in court after he was 'brought to Limerick'. Prosecuting barrister John O'Sullivan BL told the court the man had been 'extradited back from Greece'. The offences occurred on dates between January and December 2014, the court heard. Advertisement Mr O'Sullivan said the man's six guilty pleas were 'acceptable to the State on a full facts basis' in respect of the 31 offences brought against him on the indictment. Mr O'Sullivan said the victim was entitled to her right to anonymity, and that the 'issue of publicity' in respect of the defendant's identify could be finalised at his sentencing hearing, but he said that, at this juncture, the man should not be identified. The man's barrister asked the court to extend legal aid to cover the cost of a written report by the man's psychological counsellor, as well as a report by an independent forensic psychologist. Judge Colin Daly granted the application and he ordered that the defendant be placed on a national 'sex offenders register'. Advertisement The 'duration' of the man's placement on the register will be determined at his sentencing hearing, the judge said. The judge imposed a ban on any details that might identify the victim or the accused. Ireland Armagh All-Ireland winner Aidan Nugent appears in... Read More Judge Daly also directed that any 'lay persons' who were present in the court were 'also subject' to the court order, meaning they must 'not identity' any of the parties. The man's barrister told the court that the defendant wished to offer an apology to the victim. The victim, who was accompanied in court by members of her family, did not speak during the brief hearing. Judge Daly remanded the defendant in custody for sentencing before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on July 21st.
