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Mixed bag for Cork coastal areas in latest IBAL litter survey

The annual survey of coasts and inland waterways by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows the majority of areas attaining ‘clean’ status, among them Castletownbere harbour and a much improved Cork harbour at Blackrock Castle. However, …

Coastal areas are cleaner than ever but coffee cup litter still blights four in 10 sites

Coastal areas are cleaner than ever but coffee cup litter still blights four in 10 sites, a new survey reveals. Despite the benign summer weather bringing higher visitor numbers to beaches and waterways, the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows the …

Parly seeks ban on public smoking

The motion, if adopted, will see the law extending its coverage to high-traffic public areas, including bus terminuses and markets, which are not banned under current regulations. THE Parliament of Zimbabwe is considering a proposal to amend the law to ban …

‘There’s something very interesting about boring’

If you saw Martin Parr and didn’t know who he was, you would barely notice him. He is Mr Invisible and Mr Normal rolled into one, in his sensible jumper – probably from Marks & Spencer – and sensible socks and sandals. He has a neat side parting and …

Quakes felt as far away as Tipperary during Oasis Croke Park gigs

Oasis fans made the ground quake as far as Tipperary and Wexford from Croke Park last weekend, we can reveal. More than 160,000 gathered at the Dublin GAA venue for the long anticipated reunion tour of the band last Saturday and Sunday. Now data scientists …

U.S. ‘Medal of Honor’ Recipient: John Kennedy

Published: Sun 24 Aug 2025, 2:45 PM Jonathan Smyth's latest Times Past column recalls Cavan born US 'Medal of Honor' winner John Kennedy. Our story this week concerns John Kennedy an American Civil War soldier who fought on the side of the …

Croke Park Oasis gigs caused ground quakes as far as Tipperary

Quakes from the Oasis gigs were recorded 200km away as over 160,000 fans danced the night away at Croke Park last weekend. Fans made the ground shake as far as Tipperary and Wexford, with the Irish Mirror reporting how tremors were detected at Irish …

How some past Lancaster County ‘celebrity’ weddings still feel current today

Movie makers may be skipping a wedding scene in the big-screen version of Milton and Kitty Hershey’s love story. Actors Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario star in the “Hershey” biopic filmed primarily in and around Pittsburgh this summer. Daddario wore …

Oasis fans made the ground quake as far as Tipperary and Wexford from Croke Park

Oasis fans made the ground quake as far as Tipperary and Wexford from Croke Park last weekend, we can reveal. More than 160,000 gathered at the Dublin GAA venue for the long anticipated reunion tour of the band last Saturday and Sunday. Now data scientists …

Britian’s crafts are a cut above the rest — and going extinct

Before everyone became a customer success manager they had proper job titles. You could be a bender, boner, flasher, slagger or willy man — and none of them involved sex. You could be a back-end girl (on embroidery machines), bottom stainer (of the …

'Neglected' Liverpool area 'suffered' for years but a new era of 'opportunity' is about to begin

Setting up shop in Liverpool's Northern Docks had personal significance for Mark Murphy. Along with his brothers Terry and Simon, Mark, 52, from Walton, runs Murphy's Distillery - a bar and function room on Regent Road in Vauxhall, minutes away …

Cuban Flames, Imperialist Tundra

Danny Shaw with friends in Cuba. [Source: Photo courtesy of Danny Shaw] An Ethnographic Portrait of Youth, the Blockade and Survival in Havana Today, on the 72nd Anniversary of the July 26th Attack  Argentinian sociologist Atilio Borón, analyzing the …

Gogglebox star opens up on 'problem' addiction as she admits 'I become argumentative'

Gogglebox star Mary Killen has confessed to becoming 'argumentative' when she runs out of vaping pods. The 67-year-old, who appears on the Channel 4 reality show alongside her North Staffordshire-born husband Giles Wood, picked up the habit in her …

West Bank villagers live in fear as settler violence increases

In 1995, Badran Moussa built a home for himself, his wife Amira and their small children on a plot of land he bought in the occupied West Bank village of Al Mazraah Al Gharbiyah. It was the perfect spot for a home, on a hilltop quite isolated from the rest …

17 Easy-to-Grow Shade Flowers for a Stunning Garden

Image Credit: Shutterstock.Many gardeners assume that shady areas are destined to remain colorless and dull, but nothing could be further from the truth. Shade gardens offer unique opportunities to create lush, vibrant displays that rival any sunny border. …

Judge John Richard Carney Jr

Judge John Richard Carney Jr, aged 78, of Ludington passed away peacefully after a twenty-three-year battle with cancer on Tuesday, August 19th, 2025. He was born in Battle Creek on June 16, 1947, to Drs. John and Ruth Carney. John was raised in Ludington …

EVA International 2025: ‘It’s a poor city for art where you can’t start a quarrel’

EVA International, the Limerick biennial, could never be accused of being tame or shy. From often-provocative art regularly appearing on city billboards to Kian Benson Bailes’ wild Cailleach Boy creatures in St Mary’s Cathedral, in 2023, to the huge …

Why seeing Oasis live changed my mind about a Smiths reunion

I was adamant. Absolutely resolute. I've spoken about it, written about it, bored my friends to death across pub tables about it: there is no way on earth that I would like to see my favourite band of all time, The Smiths, getting back together. …

Oasis Release Live Version of “Wonderwall” Ahead Of North American Tour

Source: YouTube Oasis surprised fans with a live rendition of “Wonderwall” from their recent show in Dublin, Ireland, featuring Liam Gallagher singing in fine voice and Noel Gallagher on acoustic guitar.  The band also released a “Postcards from Dublin” …

Philip Morris International (PMI) Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $1.04 Per Share

Philip Morris International (PMI) Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $1.04 Per Share December 7, 2016

Philip Morris International (PMI) Announces Filing of Application for Its Electronically Heated Tobacco Product with the ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) on Dec. 5 submitted a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application for its electronically heated tobacco product with the U. …

Philip Morris International Inc. Presents at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference; Revises, for ...

Philip Morris International Inc. Presents at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference; Revises, for Currency Only, 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted EPS Forecast November 16, 2016

Philip Morris International Recognized as Global Leader for Corporate Action on Climate Change for the Third Year ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today is recognized as a global leader in its action on climate change. For the third consecutive year, the company is on the CDP …

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Reports 2016 Third-Quarter Results; Reaffirms 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted EPS ...

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Reports 2016 Third-Quarter Results; Reaffirms 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted EPS Forecast October 18, 2016

Philip Morris International Recognized as Top Employer in Africa

Now certified as leading employer in 29 countries across the globe LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today was recognized for the first time as a Top Employer in …

Philip Morris International Inc. to Host Webcast of 2016 Third-Quarter Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2016-- Regulatory News: Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) will host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2016 third- …

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Inaugurates Manufacturing Facility in Italy for Potentially Reduced-Risk Products*...

First manufacturing facility for large scale production of heated tobacco products Anticipated investment of approximately EUR 500 million for the facility and pre-existing pilot plant Up to 600 new jobs when fully operational Total initial annual capacity …

Philip Morris International Inc. Increases Dividend by 2% to an Annualized Rate of $4.16 Per Share

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 14, 2016-- Regulatory News: The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 2% to an annualized rate of $4.16 per share. …

Philip Morris International Releases First “Update” on Their Scientific Research to Develop and Assess Potentially ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 6, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today releases the first Reduced-Risk Product (RRP) Scientific Update, a regular publication on its research efforts to develop and assess …

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Reports 2016 Second-Quarter Results; Revises 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted EPS ...

Reflecting Currency-Neutral Growth of Approximately 10% to 12% vs. 2015 Adjusted Diluted EPS of $4.42 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 19, 2016-- Regulatory News: 2016 Second-Quarter Reported diluted earnings per share of $1.15, down by $0.06 or 5.0% versus …

Philip Morris International Inc. to Host Webcast of 2016 Second-Quarter Results

NEW YORK – July 12, 2016 – Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) will host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2016 second-quarter results, which will be issued …

53 billion illegal cigarettes consumed in the European Union last year

New KPMG report for British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Philip Morris International finds that governments lose up to EUR 11.3 billion in revenues Non-EU contraband and counterfeit increased to 88% LONDON--(BUSINESS …

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $1.02 PER SHARE

NEW YORK, December 9, 2015 -- The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.02 per common share, payable on January 8, 2016, to shareholders of record as of …

Philip Morris International Launches New Initiative to Fight Smuggling and Related Crimes; Pledges USD 100 Million to ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE /Euronext Paris: PM) announced today a major new initiative — “PMI IMPACT” — to help confront smuggling and related crimes. The centerpiece of PMI …

Philip Morris International Comments on English Court’s Plain Packaging Decision

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2016-- Philip Morris International (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today comments on an English Court’s decision to uphold the UK’s plain packaging regulations. In May 2015, PMI and other companies sought a …

Philip Morris International Inc. Presents at Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Holds 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Philip Morris International Inc. to Host Webcast of Presentation at Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum

Philip Morris International Comments on Court of Justice of the European Union Judgment on the EU Tobacco Products ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2016-- Philip Morris International (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today comments on the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union following its legal review of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive …