John Murphy

5 days ago | extra.ie | John Murphy

Iran has launched missile attacks on a US base in Qatar. The attack comes after the US struck three nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW Iran has confirmed that they launched the attack in ‘response to the blatant military aggression carried out by the criminal regime of the United States against the peaceful nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.’NOW: 🚨 Doha, Qatar.

5 days ago | extra.ie | John Murphy

Damien Duff’s shock decision to quit Shelbourne as manager seemingly came out of the blue for his players. Irish football is reeling from Damien Duff’s shock departure as Shelbourne manager, the decision coming just two weeks before the club’s Champions League showdown with Linfield.

5 days ago | extra.ie | John Murphy

Almost 20,000 families have benefited from the newborn baby grant introduced in the last budget, the head of the Oireachtas Social Protection Committee has claimed. The grant of €280 was announced as part of Budget 2025 and is paid to families with babies born or adopted after December 1 last year, in addition to their regular monthly child benefit payment of €140.

6 days ago | extra.ie | John Murphy

A rather tasteless Kyle Hayes meme has been flooding social media platforms after Limerick’s shock loss to Dublin in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship on Saturday. Heading into the quarter-final, Limerick were odds-on favourites to cruise past Dublin and into the semis. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW After Dublin’s captain, Chris Crummey, was sent off in the first 15 minutes of the game, a victory for the Treaty looked like a sure thing.

1 week ago | extra.ie | John Murphy

The winner of the record €250m EuroMillions jackpot is being urged to remain calm as some location details have been revealed. The record jackpot was won by a sole Irish ticket on Tuesday night with a spokesperson confirming that the winning ticket was bought in a store rather than online. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW On Wednesday, the National Lottery confirmed further details, revealing that the golden ticket was sold in the southwest of the country, somewhere in Munster.