A vote by the Camogie Association allowing women to choose what they want to wear on the pitch while playing the sport, be that shorts or skorts, features on Irish front pages on Friday.
Day: May 23, 2025
Amid prolonged and cascading political crises, establishing a political home for yourself—that is, finding your people—is a necessary ingredient for nurturing non-cooöperation. https://t.co/F9wpRPtrlt
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 23, 2025
JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools
A project in the UK which included young people designing their own play spaces has led to what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind.
The JU:MP programme (Join Us: Move Play) in Bradford, West Yorkshire, recruited children and young people to design play spaces on neglected land near their homes, choosing plants, balance beams, and nature play features, such as stone stacks and earth mounds which encourage imaginative games while keeping maintenance costs down.
Regulator Ofgem cuts price cap on gas and electricity charges after slump in gas market prices across Europe
Energy costs will fall for millions of British households this summer after the industry watchdog cut the price cap for a typical annual dual-fuel bill by 7% to £1,720.
The energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, said the cap on gas and electricity charges would fall from July by the equivalent of £129 a year for the average home after a sharp slump in Europe’s gas market prices.