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New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers said his legal team is cooperating with the NFL’s ongoing investigation, but isn’t sure when he might be back after being removed from the commissioner exempt list and becoming eligible to participate in practice and play in the team’s games. Peppers was back in the Patriots’ facility Tuesday and participated in a workout with his teammates for the first time since being placed on the list on Oct. 9, two days after he was arrested and charged with shoving his girlfriend’s head into a wall and choking her. The league said Monday that its review is ongoing and is not affected by the change in Peppers’ roster status. He has missed the Patriots past seven games. His next court date is set for January. Peppers spoke for just over two minutes before the Patriots practiced on Tuesday and said he has spoken both with team ownership and that his legal team is cooperating with the NFL’s investigation. “I’m not at liberty to discuss any details. I’m thankful that the league let me get back to doing what I love to do and I’m just going to let the legal proceedings play out,” Peppers said. He declined to address any specifics on his case under the advice of his lawyer. Peppers played in the first four games of the season and missed one with a shoulder injury before going on the exempt list, which allows NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to place a player on paid leave while reviewing his case. Asked if he expects Peppers to play again this season, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo left the possibility open Tuesday. “To me I think it’s just respect for the legal process to let that stuff play out,” Mayo said. “For us inside these four walls, as long as he’s doing the right thing, I expect him to play when he’s ready to go.” Braintree police said they were called to a home for an altercation between two people on Oct. 7, and a woman told them Peppers choked her. Police said they found at the home a clear plastic bag containing a white powder, which later tested positive for cocaine. Peppers, 29, pleaded not guilty in Quincy District Court to charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a Class “B” substance believed to be cocaine. At a court appearance last week a trial date was set for Jan. 22. A 2017 first-round draft choice by Cleveland, Peppers spent two seasons with the Browns and three with the New York Giants before coming to New England in 2022. He was signed to an extension this summer.How to watch the Orlando Pride-Washington Spirit NWSL final
1. Impatience “With the belief I have in the group of players here and the club it's just a matter of time. I'm not that patient. So I hope that time is against Plymouth.” Johannes Hoff Thorup’s pre-match words set the tone for another Carrow Road goal fest. A hat-trick for Borja Sainz. A first home goal for Ante Crnac in his fourth recent outing as a central striker. A first set piece goal of the campaign. More ‘Hoffball’ to gorge upon for those home fans, who will now be counting the hours until they can watch it all again when Luton head to Norfolk this coming weekend. After a testing pre-international swing, when City looked weary and riven by injuries and the debilitating suspension absence of Kenny McLean, this was the football that washed away Hull and Watford previously, and had many fans optimistically raising their sights. Such is the ebb and flow of Championship life. But with Marcelino Nunez and Josh Sargent to add to this mix, and a greater strength in depth to the resource on the bench with the likes of Ashley Barnes and Onel Hernandez back in the fold, it will surely feel like those dark clouds have disappeared. Only another injury blow for Liam Gibbs cast a shadow on a command performance against a compliant Plymouth. 2. Borja bangers A second consecutive Championship hat-trick of the season for Sainz. A staggering 16 goal contributions in 17 league games. Can there be a hotter attacker across Europe at present? Which means an inevitable swathe of speculation around the 23-year-old’s future for the lead up and duration of the January transfer window. Thorup pre-empted the line of questioning by stating he was not looking forward to answering the endless questions. Not that those who shape the direction of travel at Norwich will fret about that, given player trading remains a key part of the model. But Mark Attanasio himself made it clear at the recent annual meeting January would be a touch ‘too soon’ to look to cash in on their prized asset. Much in the same vein as James Maddison or Emi Buendia, or maybe even Gabby Sara to bring this more up-to-date, Norwich fans should simply sit back and enjoy the havoc Sainz is wreaking on the English second tier. Sporting director Ben Knapper revealed at that same recent shareholder gathering discussions are on-going with Sainz’s camp to explore all options for a player who is out of contract in 2026. What unfolds from here is largely crystal ball gazing. What is not in doubt is Sainz, Thorup and his coaching staff have found common ground that has elevated the attacker’s output to a stratospheric level. The big question after he had started this season in such fearsome form was whether he could maintain such a consistent seam of productivity? But if anything Sainz looks to be moving through the gears. 3. Free-flowing Emi More evidence, if needed, Emi Marcondes looks an astute piece of business on a free transfer. After an excellent, improvised close range finish at West Brom, plus the sharp interplay with Sainz for the second at the Hawthorns, more entries at Carrow Road in the credit column. Perhaps his role in the opener was a touch generous, given it was Victor Palsson’s errant pass after Marcondes and Crnac combined that set up Sainz. But there was nothing incidental about the timing and weight of ball rolled through for the Spaniard to double his tally in the 17th minute. Add to that his deep corner delivery that brought Shane Duffy a goal, and City their first this season from a set piece. Not forgetting the chip for Jack Stacey to advance and cut the ball back for Anis Ben Slimane. Oh, and the curling pass that Julio Pleguezuelo failed to deal with for Crnac’s to notch a sixth. Thorup spoke at his pre-match media about where he sees Marcondes in this Norwich side; operating in those advanced midfield areas where he can profit from the space afforded by defenders attracted to forward players. But you need the guile and the cleverness and game intelligence to find those pockets. Given this was a player with Premier League pedigree from previous postings at Brentford and Bournemouth you could argue the only element of gamble was how quickly the 29-year-old would pick up the pace, without a pre-season of fitness work. But he already looks like a staple in Thorup’s starting line up. 4. Good to talk, Ante Thorup’s style of football is pleasing on the eye. But the way he carries himself and his words are just as a compelling a watch. The City chief speaks with a refreshing honesty and a common sense that clearly will chime with large swatches of his fan base. His pre-match dissection of Crnac’s struggles in those previous auditions for the injured Josh Sargent down the middle cut to the heart of the matter. Yes, the 20-year-old is a young man in a new country trying to adapt to a very different footballing culture in the English Championship. But he also carries a weight of expectancy fuelled by the scale of the price tag that, in fairness, was not of his making. Yet Thorup met that external debate head on, and admitted Crnac needs to deliver more than the one goal he had previously mustered so far at Stoke. The Dane spoke about his positioning, the need to work on his first time finishing and to develop an aerial threat in keeping with his impressive physique. All wrapped around the unflinching conviction Crnac will become a key striker for this football club. With the game long since decided all that was missing to complete the rout was a goal for the young Croatian. Especially after he had struck a post and headed at Daniel Grimshaw in that opening first half barrage. It duly arrived in the 82nd minute, when he skipped past the stumbling Pleguezuelo before calmly rifling the ball past the Argyle keeper at his near post. The broad smile and the acclaim of his team mates said it all. Given how astute the Dane is, and how well he carries himself, those pre-match words will have been directed for Crnac’s own ears as much as the Norwich fan base.Need to introspect INDIA bloc leaders on Maharashtra poll results
Prohibitionist Group Denies Collusion Allegations Ahead Of DEA Cannabis Rescheduling HearingEnphase Energy, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ENPH – Free Report ) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Enphase Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 19th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard now expects that the semiconductor company will earn $0.74 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Enphase Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.91 per share. Several other analysts have also commented on the company. Northland Securities dropped their price objective on Enphase Energy from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Enphase Energy from $85.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of Enphase Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on shares of Enphase Energy from $130.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Enphase Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Enphase Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.13. Enphase Energy Price Performance NASDAQ:ENPH opened at $66.29 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.96 billion, a PE ratio of 150.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.81 and a beta of 1.77. Enphase Energy has a 52 week low of $58.33 and a 52 week high of $141.63. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 4.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $91.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $106.49. Enphase Energy ( NASDAQ:ENPH – Get Free Report ) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.77 by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $380.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $392.51 million. Enphase Energy had a net margin of 4.91% and a return on equity of 10.56%. Enphase Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 30.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. Institutional Trading of Enphase Energy Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ENPH. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Enphase Energy by 6,975.0% in the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 283 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Enphase Energy by 784.8% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 292 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Enphase Energy in the third quarter worth $34,000. Stone House Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Enphase Energy during the third quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Enphase Energy in the third quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.12% of the company’s stock. Enphase Energy Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Enphase Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter, which converts energy at the individual solar module level and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control. Recommended Stories Receive News & Ratings for Enphase Energy Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Enphase Energy and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
With the award-winning ‘ Palestine ’, Joe Sacco invented his own genre of deep political reportage through comics. The American journalist and cartoonist, who is visiting India, talks to Amulya Gopalakrishnan about his craft, and the Israel-Palestine conflict he has covered for many decades In ‘Footnotes in Gaza ’, you reconstructed Israeli massacres of 1956, with reported memories, official reports and juxtaposed stories. And yet, it’s not ‘both-sides’ reporting, there is a truth that emerges. How would you describe your method? I’m interested in getting as close to the truth of events as possible, which usually doesn’t mean finding some middle ground between competing narratives. Giving both sides equal weight is being unfair to the narrative that “has more truth” than the other. A journalist must seek the truth itself and not fetishize balance. You have critiqued the pose of journalistic neutrality and objectivity. What, then, does fair journalism mean to you? I think it’s impossible to be truly impartial or objective in certain journalistic contexts. Certainly, a reporter comes into any story with his or her class or caste background fully intact. I’m a westerner, and I cannot automatically jettison my western prejudices when I’m outside my regional and cultural world. To me, fairness means recognising the way your own background can shape a story and trying to report honestly with that awareness in mind. What draws you to your subjects, to Gaza, to Sarajevo, to Iraq, to Appalachian coalfields, to Dalit villagers in UP’s Kushinagar? A lot of subjects interest me, but I always look for those that hit me in the gut, the sorts of issues that will still matter to me over the course of a number of years — the time it takes me to complete a book. How has the Palestinian cause been presented in the West and the rest of the world? How did you break away from that consensus? What has changed or not changed in the last four decades? This is a rather broad question. Palestinians had generally been treated by the eastern media, if they were treated at all, as terrorists with no cause but a hatred of Israel . I had imbibed this rubbish myself, but I began to examine the issue closely after the massacre of Palestinian refugees in Beirut in 1982 by a Lebanese Christian militia with the help of the Israeli army. Educating myself was not easy at a time when there was little to read in English from a Palestinian’s perspective. Over the decades, the narrative that attributes righteousness to the Israelis and terrorism to the Palestinians remains dominant in the mainstream media, but independent media have begun to present a much more nuanced narrative that challenges the propaganda. And now everyone who wants to can watch the real-time genocide of the Palestinians on social media. There is no more hiding from the truth, which doesn’t mean the propagandists won’t double down on their lies and govts won’t suppress those who present reality as it is. Even though the atrocities are being live streamed and reported in real time, there’s a sense of helplessness, as both the Democrats and Republicans largely agree on Israel policy. What can people do when their political leadership is locked into these positions? What has given me some hope — not for the near term, because the near term provides nothing but horror —is the attitude of younger people in the US. They see the enormous suffering of the Palestinians and they are shocked and disgusted. From a human point of view —even without knowing the context — they know something is seriously wrong with arming and funding and covering for a genocide. Many of these students have gone on to actually learn about the issue. So, there’s a new generation now that doesn’t look at Palestine and Israel in the same way. Whether they will have an effect on policy over time remains to be seen. The literary and artistic world has been divided over speaking out about Gaza, even as institutions that provide grants and prizes and day-jobs discourage this. What do you feel about this bind? What is your concept of responsibility and risk-taking? It’s easier for some people, like me, to take risks. People already know my position by the subject matter I choose. I’m already established, and I don’t have a boss. Not everyone is in a comparable position. Depending on where they live, many journalists face job loss, harassment, jail time, and physical injury for reporting honestly. There is clearly an effort by the dominant powers to intimidate journalists. It’s shameful, especially in societies that lay claim to democracy . What are your thoughts on the future of this conflict? Do you see it as a continuation of the logic of the 1948 Nakba, or a whole new unprecedented threshold? The logic of what is going on now can be seen in the 1948 Nakba and all the compounding catastrophes that have been inflicted on the Palestinians ever since. Annihilation was always a possible outcome, and it has been horrifying to see it being played out before our eyes.Stock market today: Wall Street rises with Nvidia as bitcoin bursts above $99,000
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nico Iamaleava threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 10 Tennessee to a 56-0 victory over UTEP on Saturday. The Volunteers (9-2) overcame a sluggish start to roll up the impressive win. Both teams were scoreless in the first quarter, but Tennessee found its rhythm. Grad student receiver Bru McCoy, who hadn't caught a touchdown pass this season, had two. Peyton Lewis also ran for two scores. Tennessee's defensive line, which had no sacks in last week's loss to Georgia, had three against the Miners. UTEP (2-9) struggled with two missed field goals and three turnovers. Tennessee's offense came alive with 28 points in the second quarter. In the final four drives of the quarter, Iamaleava completed 11 of 12 passes for 146 yards and touchdowns to Squirrel White, Ethan Davis and McCoy. UTEP was the dominant team in the first quarter. Tennessee managed just 37 offensive yards and, thanks to an interception near the end zone and a missed field goal by the Miners, both teams were scoreless after 15 minutes. POLL IMPLICATIONS Tennessee’s convincing victory, coupled with losses by Mississippi and Indiana, should put the Volunteers in a good position when the next College Football Playoff poll is released. The Vols were ranked No. 11 going into this week’s games. THE TAKEAWAY UTEP: The Miners will head into a very winnable game against New Mexico State having won two of their last five games. First-year coach Scotty Walden will try to build on that success in the offseason to help enhance his roster. Tennessee: Even a lopsided win won’t carry much weight where it means the most — in the College Football Playoff rankings. The Vols will have to rely on a convincing win against Vanderbilt next week, a team that has shown a lot of improvement this season, to help their standing for those coveted spots. UP NEXT UTEP: The Miners will finish their season at New Mexico State Saturday. Tennessee: The Vols will finish their regular season at Vanderbilt next Saturday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football'Merry construction': Valletta’s Christmas tree sparks backlashThe NFL aired two games on Christmas Day in 2024, a move that may have angered the NBA while also bringing in impressive viewership figures. What Happened : While many sports leagues see strong viewership in the United States, the NFL has been king for years and that may have been even more evident with streaming records set Wednesday for its premiere on streaming giant Netflix Inc NFLX . Two NFL Christmas Day games featuring four teams who have made the NFL Playoffs broke records for the league with an average of 24.1 million viewers for the earlier Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers game and an average of 24.3 million viewers for the Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans game. The ratings beat a previous NFL streaming record of 23 million set by Comcast Corporation CMCSA with an exclusive game on Peacock during the previous NFL Playoffs. The figures also broke a regular-season record of 17.92 million set by the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers on Amazon.com Inc AMZN owned Prime Video in December, as reported by FrontOfficeSports . Netflix said Nielsen data showed 65 million U.S. viewers watched at least one minute of the NFL games, with average viewership peaking at 27 million during Beyoncé’s halftime performance in the Ravens and Texans game. NBA superstar LeBron James might not want to see the viewership figures and hear about the records. After the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, James declared the holiday as belonging to the NBA. "I love the NFL. I love the NFL. But Christmas is our day," James said. Read Also: Netflix To Release ‘Beyoncé Bowl’ NFL Halftime Performance As Standalone Special Can NBA and NFL Both Win? : While Christmas produced records for the NFL, the NBA also enjoyed a strong day for viewership. The NBA aired five games on Christmas Day, which aired on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+, all units of The Walt Disney Company DIS . NBA Christmas Day games averaged 5.25 million viewers, up 84% year-over-year. Helping the viewership may have been the teams involved and the fact that all five games were available on ABC, while only two were last year. This figure is the highest for the NBA on the holiday in five years. The Lakers and Warriors game averaged 7.76 million viewers, ranking as the NBA's most-watched Christmas Day game since 2019. For the 2024 NBA season, viewership is now down 4% year-over-year after the Christmas day games, compared to being down 18% year-over-year ahead of Wednesday. NBA viewership on ESPN platforms is now up 4% year-over-year, as reported by Deadline . The NBA could also benefit from the Christmas Day games, with its owned NBA League Pass reporting its most-viewed Christmas Day ever. What's Next: For the NFL, encroaching on other sports isn't exactly new and likely won't be changing anytime soon. The NFL began Monday Night Football games in 1970 and later added Thursday Night Football games in 2006, which now stream on Prime Video. NFL games air on Saturdays during December and January, diverging from the league’s usual avoidance of the day for most of the season due to NCAA Football and the restrictions of the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act. This year, the NCAA expanded its College Football Playoffs from four to 12 teams, leading to a rare head-to-head clash with the NFL last weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 21, the NFL had two games, and there were three College Football Playoffs games, with two airing on TNT Sports, a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery WBD , and one airing on ABC and ESPN. Netflix has a three-year deal with the NFL and will stream at least one game on Christmas for the next two seasons. The increase in Christmas Day games from the NFL might come as a bit of a surprise after the league said last year it was only scheduling games on Christmas 2023 because the day fell on Monday, a traditional NFL date, as reported by NBC Sports. The league said it wouldn't schedule games on Christmas if it fell on a Tuesday or Wednesday previously, according to the report, but strong viewership last year and the potential for more money may have changed the league's mind. Netflix has more sports content coming with its WWE deal through a partnership with TKO Group Holdings TKO , premiering on Jan. 6. The NBA is likely stuck with going head-to-head with the NFL on Christmas Day, regardless of what day the holiday falls on. One way for the NBA to get back at the NFL would be to start scheduling games on Thanksgiving , a date the league has avoided due to the NFL having three games that day. NFLX Price Action: Netflix stock was down 1.8% to $907.55 on Friday, versus a 52-week trading range of $461.86 to $941.75. Read Next: If You Invested $1,000 In Netflix Stock When ‘Squid Game’ Was Released, Here’s How Much You’d Have Today Photo: Shutterstock © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
The Girls' School Association has warned that Labour's plan to charge VAT on private school fees in January could lead to fewer women growing up to have careers in male-dominated industries such as sports or physics. Beth Probert, 27, is an award-winning astrophysicist and PhD researcher at the University of Strathclyde's Applied Space Technology Laboratory in Glasgow. Here she explains why this isn't the case. I grew up in the countryside near Alice Holt forest in Hampshire in the south of England. That was lucky because it's one of the darkest regions in the South. When I was a child, I spent a lot of time outside, just lying down, and staring at the stars. I was completely mesmerised by all these little lights in the sky. I've always been a bookworm, so I'd go and get lots of encyclopedia books to learn as much about the sky as possible. I remember giving myself minor existential crises about how big the universe was and how small we were, and just trying to wrap my child brain around that idea. We're a speck of dust in the universe. I've always been fascinated. I went to a state school, and I like to think I'm doing pretty well for myself as a result. I went to Weydon School in Farnham, which is a mixed-gender science specialist school, where I had a lot of exposure to science and we had specialist labs that we received funding for. Today, I'm a PhD researcher with a background in software engineering, looking at satellite communications and automating collision avoidance between satellites. Personally, having a state school education enabled me to experience diversity in broader terms than just gender, but also in background and upbringing in socioeconomic terms, which helped me... Eleanor PeakeThe disability worker at the centre of the tense exchange with Taoiseach Simon Harris in Cork yesterday said she was “shaken” following the interaction and accused Simon Harris of being “horrible” in their exchange. The woman, Charlotte Fallon, who works with St Joseph’s Foundation, told The Irish Times that she was “upset” and that “he was horrible last night.” "I am not going to deny that. He was totally wrong. It wasn’t very nice. I hope nobody else has to have an interaction like that ever, because it’s not very nice going home crying. He said he didn’t sleep much last night. He’s a politician,” she said. Ms Fallon also said that the taoiseach rang her this morning to apologise, adding: “I’m glad I got the apology.” Mr Harris had responded over Instagram earlier this morning to criticism over his handling of their conversation while out canvassing in Cork yesterday. In a livestream this morning he said: “I should have taken the time to engage”. It came as both political parties and activists levelled criticism at the Fine Gael leader for turning away from Ms Fallon, a section 39 disability carer, who told him: “you have done nothing for carers”. The conversation, which took place in a supermarket while he was out on the campaign trail in Kanturk in north Cork yesterday was filmed by RTÉ. In it, Ms Fallon said of the Budget: “We’ve fought for our money ... but we are ignored.” We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. To which the Taoiseach said: “No, no, not at all.” and she responded: “Yes, we were.” She told the Taoiseach that she is passionate about her job but that people are suffering, adding that there is no mention of his “passion” for carers in the Budget. Mr Harris then shakes her hand and walks off abruptly for a second, before returning. She told him: “Keep shaking hands and pretend you’re a good man”. Ms Fallon added: “You’re not a good man” to which he questions before abruptly walking off again: “You don’t think I’m a good man?” Speaking to reporters in Rathfarnham this afternoon, Simon Harris said he was “annoyed” with himself for not giving Charlotte Fallon more time. “I called Charlotte this morning because she was absolutely owed an apology from me, the buck stops with me entirely here. We had a very good conversation, a very good conversation. I was very grateful to her for her time and her kindness. We spoke about a number of issues. We spoke about disability services. We spoke about the issue of pay parity in people in section 39 organisations and we also spoke about the issue of the means test for carers. I was grateful to have a chance to be able to listen to charlotte and also talk through with her some of my own views and plans and vision in relation to disability services. I am really grateful for the conversation, learned a lot from it and I have also said I would love to call in to where she works in Cork in the coming weeks and she said I would be very welcome. "So I really do appreciate that. I am annoyed at how I didn’t give that person, Charlotte, the time last night. She deserved that time. I have been around the country and have had hundreds of conversations some days and I have learned a lot and I always learn a lot from listening to people and I’m very sorry that didn’t happen last night,” Mr Harris said. Mr Harris was also asked to expand on his reasoning that he had a long day before the encounter. Questioned as to whether he was tired, Mr Harris said: “Not at all. Not at all. I’m not making any excuses at all. The buck stops with me.” But he said “much more importantly from my conversation with Charlotte today is what we are going to do to help people with disabilities and that was really the thrust of the conversation that Charlotte and I had today, making Charlotte aware of our plans to get rid of the means test for carer’s which is something I know she feels very strongly about.” Read more On Instagram live this earlier this morning, the Taoiseach said: "I should have taken the time to engage, there is no excuse on my part in relation to that. But please, please know this is what makes me tick.” He said that he will try to improve things for carers and those with disabilities - ending the means test for carers, putting therapists in schools and doubling college places for therapy posts, more special needs classes and chairing a cabinet committee on disability. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. One commenter on his Instagram live asked ‘why have you not done all of this so far, when you’ve been in government?’ “That is a fair question. But I would point out I’ve only been Taoiseach for seven months. I’ve made this a personal mission for me and I’m absolutely determined to do that. So thank you so much for listening. "I would have liked to have an opportunity to say that in Kanturk last night, it is my fault that I didn’t. I should have taken the time to engage, there is no excuse on my part in relation to that.” The Taoiseach also said that he would not have gotten into politics at all if it were not for disability services, with his brother, Adam Harris, born with autism. "Seeing what my parents, particularly my mother went through, fighting for services, fighting for answers, and the loneliness that my family often felt as well.” He cited this as the reason for being determined to prioritise disability issues as well as the needs of carers throughout the country. "I didn’t give her the time I should have given her and I feel really bad about that because it’s not who I am, it’s not what makes me tick. "I am really passionate about disability services. I do hope to have a longer conversation with her because I want you to know and I want her to know that I am absolutely in the business of listening, learning and acting when it comes to disability services, I always will be,” he said. Reacting the incident, Tánaiste Micheál Martin acknowledged the fact that Mr Harris had apologised for his handling of the encounter. “He himself has said he has apologised for it and he has acknowledged that he should have dealt with it differently and in a better manner and I think that I would leave it at that at this stage,” said Mr Martin. Asked whether he would ‘turn on his heal’ if he had found himself in the same situation Mr Martin said: “I would hope not,” and added “I would give my contact numbers to people so they could follow up and meet with people for a lengthier time.” Empathising with Mr Harris he said “Anybody can get in to difficult situations in an election campaign.” Read more
A body language commentator has suggested that one particular campmate on I'm A Celebrity could end up "susceptible" to quitting the ITV show in the coming days. Dean McCullough , 32, has faced more bushtucker trails than any other celebrity so far on the new series, having taken on four trials in the last week. The BBC Radio 1 presenter however hasn't managed to win many stars for the camp. One trial, which aired on Wednesday night, saw Dean joined by fellow campmate and podcast host GK Barry, 25. The pair failed to win any stars for camp, though Dean has since won stars in subsequent trails in the jungle. Following Dean's trial with GK, behaviour and body language commentator Nicole Greenfield-Smith teased to Mecca Games that he could end up quitting I'm A Celebrity. Nicole said: "I thought [Wednesday's] trial was interesting and if Dean flunks many more trials, it could leave him susceptible to walking." The commentator added: "Firstly, Dean and GK Barry in a bushtucker trial proved to be a disastrous combo - even though they went in with the best intentions. We all have 'mirror neurons' which enable us to connect and empathise with others. This means we are highly sensitive to the mood, tone of voice and body language of those around us. "So, if we hear someone screaming and panicking it intensifies our own fear, which is exactly what happened with the hapless duo and why they left the trial with zero stars." Nicole continued: "The challenge moving forward is that hunger, the rain, and tiredness will serve to escalate the emotional responses of the campmates and reduce their tolerance significantly. If Dean continues to be selected for trials and lets his fear dominate, it's likely that some of the other campmates will lose patience with him for not delivering the goods. "Our brains are wired for social connection and cooperation. Disappointing others can trigger feelings of rejection, shame, or guilt, which may well tip Dean over the edge." Viewers teased earlier this week that I'm A Celebrity host Ant McPartlin , 49, was himself frustrated by Dean in a subsequent trial, which he quit after winning four stars. Ant later admitted that his "annoyance came across onscreen" . Elsewhere in the analysis from body language commentator Nicole earlier this week was the suggestion that campmate Alan Halsall 's patience seems to be "on the wane" in camp. Nicole wrote about the Coronation Street cast member: "Alan's patience already seems to be on the wane with several side glances, sighs and subtle gestures that suggest disapproval in [Wednesday's] episode." Follow Mirro r C elebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .