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Denise O’Sullivan accuses FAI of ‘lacking class’ over Colin Healy’s acrimonious exit as Ireland assistant
DENISE O’Sullivan has again hit out at the FAI over the nature of Colin Healy’s exit from the Ireland women’s team set-up.
In December she had first voiced her frustration with a role at the Association not being found for him after the Eileen Gleeson/Healy coaching ticket wasn’t kept in place.
Since then Healy himself has stated he will lodge a formal complaint with the FAI over his time there being terminated.
Healy claimed that he was told by FAI Chief Football Officer Marc Canham that he would recommend to the board that he be offered a contract extension a month before it was announced that an entirely new staff would be taking charge.
That was at a time when Healy had been offered the post at Cobh Ramblers, a role he ultimately turned down to stay working with Ireland.
The former Sunderland midfielder had also mentioned how he considered his options over Christmas after a difficult year when his wife Kelly sadly passed away.
O’Sullivan, has again spoken up in defence of her fellow Cork native’s ability as a coach along with the esteem he’s regarded in as a person among the entire Irish squad.
She explained to Irish Football Fan TV: “Coaches being let go, that’s normal, it’s part of the game.
“But I think it was the manner it was done in, I think it was disrespectful. I think it lacked class, I think it lacked compassion.
“Working with Colin, I don’t have one bad thing to say about him.
“He’s an incredible man, a really excellent coach, but I don’t even want to get into the coaching side because everyone who knows Colin knows how good a coach he is.
“There’s a way to do things and there’s a way to treat people and it wasn’t the right thing to do.
“I’m really disappointed it happened the way it did.”
She added: “I love playing for Ireland but I think this is a step backwards.
“It left a bad taste in my mouth, the way that happened.
“It’s not about them letting a coach go, that happens in football, but there is a manner in the way you treat people and I think it could have been done very, very differently.
“He’s a great man. He was dedicated in the whole of last year to the national team, with the challenges he faced as a person in his life, it’s a person’s welfare.
“It affects their family and when that happens I need to speak about it.
“I can’t just stay quiet and that’s why I have voiced my opinion on that.
“I would be disappointed in myself if I didn’t speak up. It was handled really poorly in my opinion.”
Amid the shadow continuing to loom over the WNT, new boss Carla Ward will oversee her first games in charge later this month.
The 41-year-old faces a pair of Nations League fixtures on February 21 and 25 against Turkey and Slovenia respectively.
Frantic search for missing schoolgirl, 13, ‘last seen in cafe’ wearing her uniform before vanishing overnight
AN urgent search has been launched for a missing teenager reportedly last seen at a cafe.
Scarlett, 13, was last seen at around 4.10pm on Tuesday in Sywell, Northamptonshire.
Cops said in a Facebook appeal: “We need help to find missing 13-year-old Scarlett, last seen at 4.10pm today (Tuesday, Feb 4) in Sywell, wearing her black school uniform.
“Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting ref MPK1/377/25. Thank you.”
Commenting on the post, a woman said: “Pretty certain I saw her in Moulton Community centre around 4:50pm – she was sat in the cafe bit on her own.
“She left just before 5 in the direction of the main road.”
Netflix’s best-kept secret is over 100 games you can play for free with your subscription
NETFLIX is best known for its amazing selection of TV shows and movies.
However, like Amazon Prime, your Netflix subscription comes with a number of other special features that many subscribers don’t know about.
Netflix also has an amazing selection of mobile games that are free for its subscribers to download and play.
Even better, just like their movies, Netflix’s games are completely ad-free, so you can game in peace.
Here’s everything you need to know about gaming with your Netflix account.
How to play games via your Netflix account
To play games via Netflix, you will need to have the Netflix app on your smartphone.
On the home screen of the app, you can find the ‘Mobile Games’ tab where you can pick the game you want to play.
Netflix games work with both Android and Apple smartphones and tablets.
Android devices must be version 8.0 or later, while Apple products require version 15 or later.
You will need to download these games in order to play them, so you will also need some space in your mobile storage.
What games are available on Netflix?
There are 104 mobile games available for free as part of a standard Netflix subscription.
All of these are mobile games, but Netflix has said it wants to move into TV games in the future.
There is a good variety of gaming genres, from in-depth games to quick games to play on the go.
Here is the full list of Netflix games broken down by genre.
Action & Adventure
Action and adventure describe a large number of different kinds of games, so you might want to try a few to find one you like.
There are 23 games that come under this genre including many games from the Grand Theft Auto series.
This genre also includes a number of highly rated indies like Hades, Dead Cells, Katana Zero, and Oxenfree.
Sonic Mania Plus is one of the best Sonic games ever released and it’s also available on Netflix.
Here’s the full list:
- Dead Cells: Netflix Edition
- GTA: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
- Hades (iOS only)
- Into the Dead 2: Unleashed
- Katana Zero
- Laya’s Horizon
- Moonlighter
- Sonic Mania Plus
- Rainbow Six: Smol
- Relic Hunters: Rebels
- Skies of Chaos
- Arranger
- Before Your Eyes
- Death’s Door
- Highwater
- Kentucky Route Zero
- Oxenfree
- Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
- Raji: An Ancient Epic
- Scriptic: Crime Stories
- Stranger Things: 1984
- Stranger Things 3: The Game
- Tomb Raider Reloaded
Arcade & tabletop
Netflix’s arcade games are a selection of games that are simple and fun in short bursts.
Tabletop games are classic games that you can play alone or against an AI.
There are 19 games in this category on Netflix with everything from Pinball to Chess.
We recommend Netflix’s version of Solitaire, which allows you to play a popular favourite without annoying ads.
Here’s the selection:
- Bloons TD 6
- Bowling Ballers
- Cut the Rope Daily
- Shooting Hoops
- Snake.io
- Teeter (Up)
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade
- Lucky Luna
- Pinball Masters
- Poinpy
- Shatter Remastered
- Sonic Prime Dash
- TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
- World of Goo Remastered
- This Is A True Story
- Hearts
- Mahjong Solitaire
- Solitaire
- The Queen’s Gambit Chess
Puzzle
Puzzle games can be anything from something simple like Candy Crush, moving on to environmental puzzles with more complexity.
There are 20 puzzle games on Netflix including a number of indie hits.
We recommend The Case of the Golden Idol, Ghost Detective, Immortality, and Storyteller which are all highly-rated.
Here are your choices:
- Braid: Anniversary Edition
- Card Blast
- The Case of the Golden Idol
- Diner Out
- Ghost Detective
- Immortality
- Knittens
- Krispee Streeto
- Monument Valley
- Monument Valley 2
- Monument Valley 3
- Minesweeper
- Paper Trail
- Puzzle Gods
- Storyteller
- Twelve Minutes
- Valiant Hearts: Coming Home
- Vineyard Valley
- Wild Things: Animal Adventures
- Word Trails
Simulation
Simulation is another genre that includes a wide variety of games and styles.
This is where you’ll find the games that are based on Netflix’s TV shows, but there are other titles worth checking out.
There are 20 games in this category and we recommend Spiritfarer, a cosy management game about helping people across to the other side.
Here’s the full list:
- Cozy Grove
- Country Friends
- Dumb Ways to Survive
- Netflix Stories: Emily in Paris
- Netflix Stories: Selling Sunset
- Spongebob: Get Cooking
- Farming Simulator 23
- Fashionverse Netflix
- Flutter Butterflies
- Game Dev Tycoon Netflix
- Money Heist: Ultimate Choice
- Netflix Stories: Love is Blind
- Rollercoaster Tycoon Touch
- Spiritfarer
- Squid Game Unleashed
- Too Hot to Handle 3
- Too Hot to Handle 2
- Too Hot to Handle: Love is a Game
- Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt
- Wonderputt Forever
Strategy
Strategy games force you to think through your decisions and command your pieces to win the match.
There are 11 games in this category, including a number of highly-recommended games.
Into the Breach and Terra Nil are two great examples of this, if you need to scratch your strategy itch.
Here’s what you can play:
- Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
- Battleship
- Dominoes Cafe
- Exploding Kittens
- Into the Breach
- Lego Legacy: Heroes Unboxed
- Ludo King
- Narcos: Cartel Wars Unlimited
- Reigns: Three Kingdoms
- Slayaway Camp 2 Netflix & Kill
- Terra Nil
Role-playing
Role-playing games, better known as RPGs, are for those you like increasing their stats and building their characters.
If this is for you, there are six games you can choose from.
Here’s the full list:
- Dungeon Boss: Respawned
- The Dragon Prince: Xadia
- Dust & Neon
- Rival Pirates
- Shadow and Bone: Enter the Fold
- Transformers Forged to Fight
Sports, Rhythm and Party
Netflix also offers a range of other games from genres such as rhythm, sports, party and idle games to enjoy.
Here are eight other games that you can enjoy:
- Cats & Soup
- Dragon Up
- Dungeon Dwarves
- Heads Up! Netflix Edition
- Nailed It! Baking Bash
- Sports Sports
- Asphalt Xtreme
- Football Manager 2024 Mobile
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- Stellar Blade
- Eiyuden Chronicle
- Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide
- Berserk Boy
- South Park: Snow Day
- Alone in the Dark
- Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Skull and Bones
- Helldivers 2
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‘A chilly morning’ as weather bosses pinpoint exact day cold snap to set in amid Met Eireann’s ‘sub-zero’ temp warning
DRY weather is taking a hold over the country over the next few days, but with that is coming some chilly temperatures.
Weather bosses have confirmed that there will be “plenty” of dry weather and sunshine hitting this week.
However, they have warned that along with this, there will be “sub-zero” temperatures also on the way.
This morning has shown this to be true as black ice is appearing in some areas.
Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather said: “A chilly morning here in Carlow with some black ice on car.
“Mainly dry today with good sunny spells for most.”
Met Eireann’s Mark Bowe has explained why exactly this type of weather is appearing this week.
He has said that due to the jet stream over the coming days, Ireland’s weather is being strongly influenced and bringing high pressure over the the country.
DRY CONDITIONS
He said: “The weather over the next few days you’ll be glad to hear is going to be fine and dry with plenty of sunshine as well.
“Lots of lovely clear skies during the day to help take the edge off our final month of winter.
“Our good friend the jet stream is playing a major part. It’s running very strong over the next few days and while you may think this is a bad thing, our weather is more influenced by where we are positioned in relation to the jet.”
Mark added that due to this, we can expect dry weather and sunshine to peak through.
He continued: “So staying on the southeastern flank of a strong jet will result in high pressure building over you and thankfully for the next three days, that’s exactly where we are.
“With high pressure in charge now to finish out the week, we can expect plenty of fine and dry weather with good sunshine through the day.
“Naturally coastal parts will see a touch of cloud at times, but this kind of weather should take us into the weekend.”
COLD SNAP ON THE WAY
However, the good stretch of weather is bringing some downfalls as there will also be frost and ice along with low overnight temperatures.
He added: “The only drawback is of course under clear skies at night, the earth loses its natural insulation because remember clouds act like duvets.
“So from tonight onwards we can expect plenty of sub-zero temperatures at night with plenty of frost and icy patches.”
THIS WEEK’S FORECAST
Today will be largely dry and bright with some light winds and temperatures of 7C to 10C, before turning colder overnight and “temperatures will fall quickly after sunset” to lows of 1C to -2C.
Thursday will then see a similar day with temperatures of 6C to 9C as cloud drifts in to Munster and Connacht before temperatures again dropping to -1C to 2C, as well as frost and ice possible.
Friday will then start out cold but dry amid 6C to 9C before dry conditions continue into the night, with temperatures dropping to 0C to -3C.
WEEKEND WEATHER
The weekend will become more cloudy with light rain possible on Saturday evening and colder again with temperatures of 3C to 7C.
Sunday will stay mostly dry with some outbreaks of rain and temperatures rising to 5C to 8C.
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THE most romantic day of the year is fast approaching – so what better time to keep the spark alive and spoil your loved one with some thoughtful treats?
Whether it’s chocolates, playful lingerie, adorable teddies, or simply a card to express your love for your partner, this time of year is perfect for the romantics among us.
And while your purse strings might be a bit tight due to the rising cost of living, this day doesn’t have to break the bank, as Lidl is doing what it does best – offering great products at affordable prices.
With prices starting at just 99p, you’ll easily be able to make your loved one feel that extra bit special.
Lidl is selling a Disney-themed Mickey and Minnie Mouse Valentine’s card for 99p, as well as a heart-patterned gift bag for the same price.
They are also selling the Livorno Home Artificial Rose Gift Box – Roses for £7.99.
Set the scene and make your home smell delightful with their Yankee Candle selection.
Lidl is offering these candles, which come in a variety of scents and colours, for £12.99.
The scents include Summer Daydream, Bubble Time, Calming Cabana, and City Blooms.
Of course, Valentine’s Day isn’t just about romantic love – it’s also a time to celebrate your friends.
Why not get your girls together and mark the occasion with Lidl’s ‘Galentine’s’ Day pink pillow for £4.99? The pillow reads: ‘In My Galentine’s Day Era’.
While you’re celebrating with your friends, get into the spirit with some matching pink satin pyjamas adorned with hearts, available for £8.99.
The budget-friendly supermarket is also offering Valentine’s-themed socks for £3.99, soft pink toys for £3.99, pink heart blankets for £5.99, and a rose bear for £7.99.
And that’s not all they are doing.
We previously revealed that Lidl is offering a fantastic Valentine’s Day deal with a pamper box packed full of goodies worth £60 – all for just £5.
The German retailer is giving shoppers an affordable way to treat themselves or someone special.
The gift box is brimming with indulgent products, including the Lavish Shower Gel, which many customers have compared to Lush’s popular body washes.
Also featured are the D’Avignon Handwash and Luxury Hand Lotion, which shoppers have said rival L’Occitane’s Shea Butter Hand Cream in quality.
For those looking for a budget-friendly alternative to Aesop, Lidl’s Aromatic Body Cleanser is another standout item in the collection.
These are just a few of the 19 luxurious products included in this incredible bundle.
Why do Aldi and Lidl have such fast checkouts
IF you’ve ever shopped in Aldi or Lidl then you’ll probably have experienced its ultra-fast checkout staff.
Aldi’s speedy reputation is no mistake, in fact, the supermarket claims that its tills are 40 per cent quicker than rivals.
It’s all part of Aldi’s plan to be as efficient as possible – and this, the budget shop claims, helps keep costs low for shoppers.
Efficient barcodes on packaging means staff are able to scan items as quickly as possible, with the majority of products having multiple barcodes to speed up the process.
It also uses “shelf-ready” packaging which keeps costs low when it comes to replenishing stock.