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Taylor D with Pat Dennigan (CEO Focus Ireland), Ingrid Garacki (Focus Ireland) and drummer Cian Cross performing at Make Some Noise for Focus Ireland in St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre. Rolling News

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#HANTAVIRUS: The World Health Organisation suspects human-to-human transmission following a presumed hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
#IRAN: Donald Trump has urged Iran to “do the smart thing” and make a deal with the United States to end the war, saying even as a ceasefire teetered that he did not want to kill more Iranians.
#GERMANY: A car ploughed into a crowd in the historic centre of the eastern German city of Leipzig on Monday, killing two people and injuring several others, authorities said.
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#MET GALA: The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and style hit the red carpet on Monday for the Met Gala, the Manhattan charity ball that doubles as fashion’s biggest night.
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It’s May – and that means we’re fast approaching peak wedding season in Ireland.
Fridays are still the most popular day to get married, while August remains the most popular month, according to Central Statistics Office data for the 19,898 marriages in 2025.
The data shows not much has changed since 2024, but the ages of brides and grooms continue to inch upwards.
The average age for men who got married last year was 38, up from 37.7 in 2024. For women, it was 36.1, up from 35.9.
Compared to ten years prior, 2015, this is a jump of almost three years in age for men and women (from 35.3 for men and 33.2 for women).
Read more about the changing marriage trends here.

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