Milk price drops continue to affect farmers
The recent reductions in the price of milk will put many farmers out of business according to one representative group. A 10 cent drop in the price of Lidl and Aldi’s own-brand milk products came into effect yesterday. Tesco and Supervalu say they’ll introduce a 10 cent decrease tomorrow. Pat…
Toll increases “highway robbery”- Aontú leader
The Leader of Aontú says the increase in road tolls amounts to “highway robbery”. Nine tolls upped their charges yesterday with new increases ranging from 10 to 30 cent per vehicle. They’d been due to rise at the start of the year in line with inflation, but this was delayed.…
Leitrim club game abandoned after team stays too long in dressing room
A club game in Leitrim was halted on Saturday evening by the match referee after the start of the second-half saw one team score an uncontested goal straight from the throw-in. The match in question was the Masonite Division 2 fixture between Allen Gaels and Ballinaglera at Shane McGettigan Memorial…
Lucky Boyle lotto player scoops €26,402
A lucky Boyle Lotto player won €26,402 in Friday night’s EuroMillions draw. The winning ticket was sold at AppleGreen and Gala store in Mockmoyne. The player matched 5 numbers meaning they were two lucky star numbers away from the jackpot prize of €39.35m; the jackpot now rolls over to €50m.…
Donegal beat champions Meath to top All-Ireland group
Donegal produced a performance of conviction on Saturday night in Navan to beat All-Ireland champions Meath on a final scoreline of 1-10 to 0-12 and finish top of Group 2 of the TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship. The win earns Donegal a home All-Ireland quarter-final in two week’s time. Their…
Sligo Rovers draw 1-1 with Cliftonville
Sligo Rovers completed the group stage of the new Avenir Sports All-Island Cup on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Cliftonville at Solitude in Belfast in their concluding Group C game. Emma Doherty scored Rovers equaliser after Cliftonville had taken a first-half lead through Danielle Maxwell. It was Rovers first…
Milk price drops labelled “disrespectful”
Three separate retailers have dropped their milk prices in a number of hours. Lidl announced a 10 cent drop in the price of its own-brand milk products this morning. Lidl says it will see a three million euro saving passed on to its shoppers. Aldi followed suit this afternoon, while…