π News: 'It's not safe for my father to remain in Gaza' π
Khalid Al-Estal, who is an Irish citizen, managed to get his two small children to Dublin in 2023, but two years later his father remain still in Gaza.
π§΅ 3/24
π News: 'It's not safe for my father to remain in Gaza' π
Khalid Al-Estal, who is an Irish citizen, managed to get his two small children to Dublin in 2023, but two years later his father remain still in Gaza.
π§΅ 3/24
π News: Renewable energy generation 'sliding backwards' as figures dip π
New figures from the Department for the Economy show a slight fall in the use of renewable energy sources for a third year in a row.
π§΅ 4/24
π News: Officer moved to Australia to end threats to parents after data breach π
The officer says the 2023 breach "put a target on my family home" and led to her taking a job with the Western Australia Police Force.
π§΅ 5/24
π Sun: Sun Times π
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Sunrise: 08:29 (dawn: 07:44)
π Noon: 12:14
π Sunset: 15:59 (dusk: 16:44)
π§΅ 6/24
β΅ Tides: Carrickfergus Tides β΅
04:31 - Low Tide (0.47m)
10:52 - High Tide (3.42m)
16:54 - Low Tide (0.43m)
23:20 - High Tide (3.35m)
π§΅ 7/24
π Night Sky: Waning Gibbous Moon π
Over half the moon is illuminated but less will show tomorrow.
π§΅ 8/24
π Night Sky: No significant aurora activity π
π’ 18.6 - Aurora is unlikely to be visible by eye or camera from anywhere in the UK.
π§΅ 9/24
π Night Sky: Launch: Kuaizhou-1A | Unknown Payload π
Friday morning at 09:00 UTC
Details TBD.
π§΅ 10/24
π Night Sky: Launch: Hyperbola-1 | Unknown Payload π
Saturday morning at 04:00 UTC
Details TBD.
π§΅ 11/24
π Night Sky: Launch: Long March 8A | Unknown Payload π
Saturday morning at 07:50 UTC
Details TBD.
π§΅ 12/24
π°οΈ Night Sky: ISS pass π over Carrickfergus π°οΈ
Friday, 5α΅Κ° December 2025 at 15:45
ISS pass over Carrickfergus from 15:45:20 until 15:55:00
Duration: 0:09:40
Maximum Elevation: 18.46
Magnitude: -0.3 π
Maximum at: 15:50:10
π§΅ 13/24

The International Space Station (ISS) is a joint project of five space agencies: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States), the Russian Federal Space Agency (Russian Federation), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan), the Canadian Space Agency (Canada) and the European Space Agency (Europe). It is serviced primarily by the Soyuz, Progress spacecraft units and possible private missions in near future....
π΅ Finance: Exchange Rates π΅
π΅ GBP/USD: $1.33, +$0.00 π’ βοΈ
πΆ GBP/EUR: $1.14, +$0.00 π’ βοΈ
π§΅ 14/24
π Finance: Crypto π
βΏ BTC: $92,292.00, -$838.00 π΄ βοΈ
Ξ ETH: $3,169.43, -$36.62 π΄ βοΈ
β SOL: $138.90, -$5.10 π΄ βοΈ
π₯ MNGO: $0.02, +$0.00 π’ βοΈ
π§΅ 15/24
π₯ Finance: Precious Metals π₯
π₯ Gold: $4,224.84, +$34.68 π’ βοΈ
π₯ Silver: $58.26, +$0.80 π’ βοΈ
π§΅ 16/24
β Traffic: U3140, Balmoral Avenue, Carrickfergus, - Road Closure, U3140, Balmoral Avenue, Carrickfergus β
Road Closure required to replace manhole cover and frame.ο»ΏClosure to operate: Daily Diversion to operate, delays expected.Alternative Route Via: U3140 KINGS ROAD, U3140 CABLE ROAD, U3140 VICTORIA AVENUE, U3140EDWARD ROAD, U3140 BALMORAL AVENUE, U3140 WINDSOR AVENUE
π§΅ 17/24
π· Entertainment: Around the Town Christmas π·
Friday, 5α΅Κ° December 2025 at 14:00
Carrickfergus is sparkling with festive magic this December!
Join us for Around The Town Christmas β a series of concerts, quizzes, carols, and feel-good nights brought to you by Friends of Around The Town Festival, Positive Carrickfergus & DΓ©jΓ Vu Promotions.
Each event is planned and delivere...
π§΅ 18/24
#CarrickfergUsToday #CarrickfergUsTodayEntertainment #LocalToday
Carrickfergus is sparkling with festive magic this December! Join us for Around The Town Christmas β a series of concerts, quizzes, carols, and feel-good nights brought to you by Friends of Around The Town Festival, Positive Carrickfergus & DΓ©jΓ Vu Promotions. Each event is planned and delivered by the host organisation and all tickets and event information can be accessed via their individual social media pages.
π» Tech: Farset Labs Events: Hacker Battlebots Tournament π»
Saturday, 6α΅Κ° December 2025 at 10:00
Tech Meetup: Farset Labs Events: Hacker Battlebots Tournament
π§΅ 19/24
**Contact:** [email protected] Annual Hacker Battlebots Tournament! if you want to come down and spectate only great! just RSVP to this meetup and you are
π Words: Ralph Waldo Emerson π
"The first wealth is health."
π§΅ 20/24
π Words: Todayβs Word: roturier π
noun: A person of low rank; a commoner.
π§΅ 21/24
π§© Puzzle: Balancing Broom π§©
If you balanced a broom horizontally on your finger, so that your finger was exactly on the broom's center of gravity, marked that spot and cut the broom in two, then you would have a long and a short piece. The long piece being most of the handle and the short piece being the bristle end and a small part of the handle. Now what will happen if you weigh both pieces? (pick all that apply)
A) The short piece will weigh more.
B) The long piece will weigh more.
C) Both will weigh the same.
D) Your mom will find out and hit you with both pieces!
π§΅ 22/24
A Science Brain Teaser: If you balanced a broom horizontally on your finger, so that your finger was exactly on the broom's center of gravity, marked that spot and cut the broom in two, then you would have a long and a short piece. The long piece being most of... :: Difficulty:1.6/4
π Joke: Dad Joke π
Why don't skeletons ride roller coasters? They don't have the stomach for it.
π§΅ 23/24