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The Irish Sun
7 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
‘Do not swim' alert issued to swimmers on hugely popular Blue Flag beach due to high ‘levels of bacteria' in water
SWIIMMERS at a popular Irish beach have been urged to stay out of the water due to safety concerns over bacteria levels. Advertisement 3 Lahnich is popular among swimmers, surfers, and families Credit: Getty 3 Sandymount swimmers were told not to enter the water Credit: Getty The horseshoe shaped sand spot is hugely popular among swimmers and surfers. And it's a favourite among Clare and It's also got a Blue Flag award indicating high levels of cleanliness in line with But beachgoers have been told not to enter the water due to "high levels of bacteria" in the sea. Advertisement READ MORE ON TRAVEL The ban came into effect at around 11am today following orders from the It's now known when it will be lifted. A red flag has been hoisted at the beach to alert visitors to the ban. And a spokesperson for the council said: "Run-off from the catchment after exceptionally heavy rainfall is a likely cause of the elevated levels of bacteria in the water." Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun Breaking Exclusive Exclusive Earlier this summer, beachgoers in Dublin were hit with a months-long "do not swim" warning for a beloved suburban beach. Sandymount Strand, a five kilometre stretch along 'We should've known better', says stranded beachgoers as hundreds of Irish flock to overcrowded beach as temps hit 30.8C It's a beloved spot among walkers, cyclists, and And in hot Advertisement Swim season runs from June 1 to September 15 but on June 6, the ban came into effect for the foreseeable future. The reason for the ban is that the water quality at the beach, tested by Dublin City The city council said: "A swim restriction applies at Sandymount Strand for the entire 2025 season. Advertisement "Based on the 2021 - 2024 bathing assessment, Sandymount Strand will be classified as Poor for the 2025 season. "In accordance with 14(1)(a) of Bathing Water Regulations, a temporary restriction needs to be applied to prevent exposure of bathers to pollution." The Health Protection Surveillance Centre shared precautions to follow if bathing water quality is less than perfect. Those heading to the beach should observe the following: Advertisement Obey all bathing water area signs - a warning sign that says do not swim means that there is a high risk of illness Avoid swallowing water Avoid swimming with an open cut or wound Avoid swimming in water of doubtful quality if you are pregnant or have a weakened immune system 3 Lahinch Beach has been hit with a temporary 'do not swim' alert Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Georgia May Foote still living with husband amid break up – as friends update on their rocky relationship
GEORGIA May Foote is still living with her husband Kris Evans amid their crumbling relationship. The Sun told over the weekend how the couple, who wed in 2023, were headed for divorce after she removed her wedding ring and deleted images of him online. Advertisement 5 Georgia May Foote played Katy Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015 Credit: Getty 5 The Sun told over the weekend how the couple, who wed in 2023, were headed for divorce Credit: Instagram 5 Insiders close to the couple have now revealed how the pair are battling to save their marriage Credit: Instagram 5 Kris Evans and Georgia have been wed for two years Credit: Splash Insiders close to the couple have now revealed how the pair are battling to save their marriage and are both staying in their marital home. The source said: 'Georgia has been through a lot recently and it's not surprising that it has put strain on her marriage. 'She told friends she wanted a fresh start after the terrible fire earlier this year and she's just not sure where Kris fits into that. 'They are still on good enough terms to stay in their home together.' Advertisement Read More about Georgia Another insider revealed that a lot of their issues came down to financial pressures. Georgia, 34, has been very open about how hard it has been for her after her nail salon unit burnt down in a tragic turn of events. She launched the nail salon after she struggled to find acting work. But because of the blaze, she has had to resort to crowd funding to try and raise money to get the company up and running again. Advertisement Most read in TV Exclusive Breaking Exclusive Discussing the impact it's had on her, Georgia said: "Within two hours the whole building was alight, and the whole thing burnt down. "We weren't allowed back in there and nothing has been salvaged. Georgia May Foote reveals beauty business struggle as she turns to crowd funding "Four years' worth of products and stock and everything. We can't get back to work without that stuff. "It's thousands of pounds of stuff. You can't just go and buy it.' Advertisement The star - who joined Corrie in 2015 but whose character was She explained: "It's just been a nightmare. Corrie's 15 most popular characters in 2024 Dee-Dee Bailey - 214 episodes - 1st Nick Tilsley - 178 episodes - 2nd Toyah Habeeb - 163 episodes - 3rd Leanne Battersby - 156 episodes - 4th Carla Connor - 145 episodes - 5th Sarah Platt - 144 episodes - Joint 6th David Platt - 144 episodes - Joint 6th Kit Green - 138 episodes - Joint 8th Daniel Osbourne - 138 episodes - Joint 8th Bethany Platt - 138 episodes - Joint 8th DS Lisa Swain - 128 episodes - 11th Steve McDonald - 126 episodes - 12th Roy Cropper - 125 episodes - 13th Billy Mayhew - 121 episodes - Joint 14th Bernie Winter - 121 episodes - Joint 14th "And that's why this has been the quietest I've ever been in my life.' Kris works as a musician but is thought to rely heavily on Georgia. Advertisement The insider added: 'He doesn't seem to be doing very much, so it's been very much on her to support him." Georgia, who wasrunner-up on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, and Kris wed at a log cabin-style venue. The actress, had been engaged to Kris, 35, for two years before they married. He Advertisement Georgia shared her excitement in the lead up to their nuptials, writing online under a picture of her hen do. She said: 'I am about to marry my best friend. 'The person who makes me a better person. 'Here's to the last month of being a Foote.' Advertisement The Sun has contacted Georgia for comment. 5 She starred in Coronation Street until 2015 Credit: ITV
The Irish Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Darts star opens up on debilitating health condition that also affects his daughter as he tries to help find a cure
DARTS star Ryan Searle has opened up on his struggles in finding a cure to his and his daughter's debilitating eye disease. Searle, known as Heavy Metal for his love of rock music, chunky 34g arrows and rockstar hair, suffers from Dominant Optic Atrophy. Advertisement 3 Ryan Searle has opened up on his health issues Credit: PA 3 Heavy Metal suffers from a genetic eye condition that gives him blurry vision Credit: Getty The PDC darts star, 37, is the world No19 and has reached the last-16 at the World Championship three times. The genetic condition causes him blurred vision, with Searle admitting he has "learned to live" with its effects. Searle explained to : 'DOA basically means there's reduced blood flow to my damaged optic nerve. 'I wear contact lenses now, so it's not as bad. My vision's not as blurry anymore. Advertisement READ MORE DARTS NEWS 'I don't have to keep stopping to ask what I've scored or what's left, and that's helped my game a lot.' When asked if he was legally blind, Searle joked: 'It's getting there — pretty close. 'But no, not quite. I can still legally drive, just about.' Searle only discovered he had the condition in the past couple of years — after his daughter Amelia was diagnosed. Advertisement Most read in Darts Breaking Exclusive 3 Searle is currently ranked world No19 Credit: Getty He said: 'It comes in different severities — mine's fairly bad, but hers is really bad. 'She's registered as visually impaired and she'll probably never be able to drive. Darts star Ryan Searle says he is not one for the limelight 'I've been speaking with a charity who are trying to raise money to find a cure because there isn't one. Advertisement 'Whatever vision you're born with, that's what you're stuck with. 'I'm going to have a patch on my shirt soon for the charity, to try and raise awareness and hopefully help get closer to a cure.' Despite his rise up the rankings, Heavy Metal is yet to win a major TV tournament. Searle, who also shares a son with wife Sophie Cosh, came closest in 2021, losing in the Players Championship Finals to . Advertisement He previously said: 'I've learned to live with it, but it does affect me - I can't always see where my dart lands. 'That's why you'll often see me asking the referee what I've thrown.'
The Irish Sun
08-07-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
From ‘moving' corpse & corruption scandal to quick ‘suicide' story: 5 glaring questions in gun death of Putin minister
THE death of Vladimir Putin's transport minister has raised a series of awkward questions for the dictator. Roman Starovoit, 53, was sacked by Vlad on Monday after he couldn't stop Ukraine causing mayhem to Russia's aviation industry. Advertisement 7 Roman Starovoit presented with a pistol by the Russian Interior Ministry with the weapon it is suspected that was used to kill him Credit: East2West 7 Starovoit's girlfriend Polina Korneeva who identified his body Credit: East2West 7 The Tesla cops said Starovoit killed himself inside Credit: East2West But he was It's just the latest mystery death among Russia's elite, including many who have plunged from windows . Was the body moved? Versions of Starovoit's death from official sources were constantly changing, with initial reports saying his body had been found at home. Russian cops then said Starovoit's body was found having shot himself inside his black Tesla. Advertisement Read more on world news But press reports and photos clearly showed a body being removed from long grass near the electric car. The motor was found in a carpark in Malevich Park in Moscow - not far from the minister's home. The minister's tearful girlfriend and assistant Polina Korneeva, 25, was brought to the scene by law enforcement to identify the corpse. She bawled her eyes out as Starovoit was removed and taken to a waiting van and DNA samples could be seen being taken. Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Breaking Exclusive But officials did not correct the official record of where he was found. Intriguingly, CCTV cameras reportedly do not show him approaching the scene at Malevich Park where he died. Doubts over 'suicide' of sacked Putin minister after haunting pic official with gun appears VERY quickly in state media Did it happen hours after he was sacked? Starovoit's time of death is also mysterious. On Monday morning, he went into the office and held his normal meetings. Advertisement Then, after being fired just after 9am, he reportedly ordered his staff to ready his official motor to leave the ministry. He then disappeared at 9.30am and was not found dead for several hours creating a gap of unaccounted time. 7 Starovoit was reportedly embroiled in a corruption scandal 7 Korneeva in tears at the scene Credit: East2West Advertisement Despite being certain about the cause of his death, Russian cops haven't been so willing to give a confirmed time. Some Russian officials in the investigation even told local media that Starovoit died between Saturday and Sunday. Around 15 minutes after the first report the head of the Russian parliament's defence committee Col-Gen Andrei Kartapolov confirmed the death said he had died 'quite a long time ago'. But footage shows him at the ministry on Sunday in the crisis room, taking charge of the government's response to the air traffic chaos engulfing Russia from Ukrainian drones. Advertisement How did cops know it was suicide so quickly? Despite all these inconsistencies, authorities pinned the death on suicide in their first statement. Svetlana Petrenko, spokeswoman of the Investigative Committee of Russia , said: 'Today in the Odintsovo urban district, the body of the former Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, Roman Starovoit, was found in a personal car with a gunshot wound. 'Investigative bodies of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Moscow Region are working on the scene, establishing the circumstances of the incident. "The main version is suicide.' Advertisement Yet, Sergei Markov, director of Russia's Institute of Political Studies, sensationally went on the record to suggest Starovoit had been murdered. He said: 'The Russian elite was shocked by the suicide of Roman Starovoit, the former Minister of Transport, just a few hours after Putin removed him. 'But it seems to me that those who eliminated him - that is, those against whom he could have testified after his arrest - are trying to hide his real murder by using the suicide version.' Was it tied to a mysterious corruption scandal? Starovoit was sacked amid unconfirmed rumours he was implicated in a major corruption scandal. Advertisement Putin gave no reason for his dismissal, later denying he had lost trust in him. One Telegram channel alleged he died shortly before he was due to give statements in criminal cases in which he was a 'key figure'. He had been implicated in the alleged abuse of state funds earmarked for wartime border protection in Kursk region, where he was previously governor. Officials caught in corruption scandals often go to prison Advertisement Was Vlad involved? Windows have become one of the most deadly places in Russia for the elites under Putin. A series of suspicious deaths hitting billionaires since 2022 has seen a number of them die in mystery circumstances. Many have been found on the street with their death ruled as having happened when they "fell out a window". But others have also died from shooting themselves in the chest five times, burning alive after falling asleep with a lit cigarette, and hacked to death with an axe. Advertisement 7 Starovoit meets with Putin in January Credit: Reuters 7 Starovoit meeting with Putin in 2016 as they plot building the Kerch Bridge across the Strait Credit: Getty Many of these mystery deaths have been explained as suicides despite those dying being from the elite of Russian society. Putin was 'shocked' over the sudden death of Starovoit. Advertisement But the Kremlin refused to be drawn on how Roman Starovoit had died, saying it must be left for the investigation. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: 'This cannot but shock normal people. 'Naturally, it shocked us too.' Photos have emerged on Tuesday of Polina in a white dress, raising questions over whether the pair were set to be married. Advertisement Putin has pushed Russia in a far harder conservative direction and attacked gay rights and implemented tougher hurdles for divorce. Reports said the last time Starovoit communicated with his family was two days ago. Starovoit had divorced his wife in 2021, the mother of his two children, and started a relationship with Korneeva. The dead ex-minister had a daughter 15, and son, 18. Advertisement Trump opens floodgates to ship more US weapons to Ukraine Donald Trump has opened the floodgates to ship more weapons to Ukraine as it faces growing nightly blitzes. Vladimir Putin is hammering Ukraine with Dozens of innocents are being injured or killed as Trump has been trying to force Moscow and Kyiv to the negotiating table and end the three-year-old war. But Trump appears to be On Monday, the Trump said: "We're going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. "They're getting hit very hard now. "We're going to have to send more weapons, defensive weapons, primarily."
The Irish Sun
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Beauty & The Geek star, 34, pictured ‘topless in wedding veil' in strange stunt days before arrest over partner's murder
A BEAUTY & The Geek star was reportedly pictured standing half-naked in a wedding veil just days before she was arrested over her partner's murder. The TV star, 34, is said to have performed the bizarre stunt just days before police 5 A former Beauty & The Geek contestant was reportedly seen performing a strange stunt days before being charged with murder Credit: 7News 5 The unnamed 34-year-old reportedly held a sharp object while standing motionless Credit: 7News Advertisement 5 It comes after police responded to a small fire at her shared property in South Australia Credit: 9news Local cops immediately arrested the reality star in South Australia 's Eyre Peninsula after finding the man's body at the blazing house. The Beauty & The Geek contestant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was It is understood she had moved in with the man just a few months prior to the shocking alleged murder. Advertisement READ MORE WORLD NEWS The creepy video showed the woman standing motionless and silent at the Garden of Remembrance while holding what appeared to be a sharp object. A horrified bystander recorded the strange ordeal after noticing the TV show contestant's haunting behaviour, Neighbour Jody Miller told the outlet he was one of the first people on scene attempting to put out the fire - while unaware that there was a corpse inside. Advertisement He said: 'It's devastating. Most read in The US Sun Breaking Exclusive 'This doesn't happen in a small town like Port Lincoln.' He added that he had seen the woman before and told how she was in a relationship with the alleged victim. Argentina's Lucy Letby' in court after murdering 5 newborns & trying to kill 8 more in chillingly similar case to UK's baby killer "She seemed normal, she was good," he explained. Details of the case cannot be revealed for legal reasons, but cops said the burned up home is a complicated scene. Advertisement Authorities continue to gather evidence from within the pad, and police are still piecing together the woman's movements before the man's death. Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott said on Friday that a cause of death had not yet been determined. And he said that the dead man's family had not yet been notified. He said: "There is a range of things at the scene that need to be worked through. "It is a very complex scene." Advertisement The woman is expected to return to court in December. 5 The couple had recently moved in together at the house where the body was found Credit: 9news 5 Forensic and major crime investigators were flown in to assist the local force at Port Lincoln Credit: Google Maps She was once a contestant on reality show Beauty and the Geek, according to The Courier Mail. The social experiment programme brings together attractive women with nerdy men in a mansion. Advertisement Another contestant who won the show in 2021 posted online to clarify with those speculating that she was in no way connected to the case. Kiera Johnstone said on social media about the man's death: "Although no names have been released, for reasons beyond my understanding, there has been speculation online suggesting that I am involved. "Let me be absolutely clear: I am not involved in any way. I have not been charged with a crime." She added: "As this has nothing to do with me, this will be the only time I speak on the matter. "Thank you to those who reached out with kindness and common sense." Advertisement
