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  • 6 days ago | corkbeo.ie | Cathal Ryan |Daire Fitton

    White smoke has poured from the iconic chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of a new pope The smoke was spotted shortly after 5pm Irish time on Thursday. The new pope will be the 267th Pontiff and will succeed the late Pope Francis who passed away last month at the age of 88. The new pope is expected to appear shortly. More to follow Keep up with all the latest in our liveblog below, in collaboration with the Irish Mirror.

  • 1 week ago | corkbeo.ie | Cathal Ryan

    The family of a 13-year-old girl who sadly died following a crash at a motor racing event in West Cork over the weekend has thanked "all those who helped" after the tragic incident. Lauren O'Brien of Knockane, Terelton, who attended secondary school in Macroom in Co Cork, lost her life on Sunday afternoon following a crash at an Autograss racing event at the Castletown-Kinneigh track in Enniskean, Co Cork.

  • 2 weeks ago | irishmirror.ie | Cathal Ryan

    Simon Pegg has told of the freezing weather the cast and crew from the upcoming Mission impossible film dealt with while filming in Norway. In a wide ranging interview on Friday’s Late Late Show, the Shaun of the Dead star chatted with host Patrick Kielty about Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning, working with Tom Cruise and filming in minus 40C temperature. “That was Svalbard, which is an island north of Norway, and it was -40C,” he told Patrick.

  • 2 weeks ago | irishmirror.ie | Cathal Ryan

    Mary Lou McDonald has said it will “never be acceptable” to blur the lines between opposition and government, as she addressed the recent Dáil speaking time row on Friday’s Late Late Show. The Sinn Féin leader appeared as the first guest of the night, chatting with host Patrick Kielty about the loss of her father last year, why she wouldn’t run for president, the Dáil speaking time row, and her admiration for Pope Francis.

  • 2 weeks ago | irishmirror.ie | Cathal Ryan

    Gardaí have launched an urgent search appeal for a Dublin teenager missing since Monday. Michaela Colgan O'Connor, aged 17, has been missing from her home in Dublin 9 since Monday 21 April. Michaela is described as being approximately five foot three inches in height with a thin build, brown hair and brown eyes. When last seen, Michaela was wearing a pink top, light grey jeans, pink trainers and was carrying a cream studded bag.

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