A MAJOR warning has been issued to the Irish public after a popular product has been recalled amid fears it contains glass.
A specific batch of Newcastle Brown Ale, owned by Heineken UK, has been recalled.
The producer fears that the batch contains “glass fragments upon opening the bottle”.
The particular batch is a 550ml bottle of the alcoholic drink.
The product code is L4321, L4322, L4323, L4324, L4325 and L4326.
Consumers have been advised not to drink the product, and point of sale recall notices will be placed in shops.
Manufacturers and wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers have been asked to remove the product from shelves.
They are also urged to display point of sale notices in store.
And those who have sold the product are asked to contact their affected customers.
They should then recall the implicated batch and issue point of sale recall notices to their customers.
A message from the Food Safety Authority Ireland reads: “Heineken UK is recalling the above batches of Newcastle Brown Ale due to the presence of glass fragments upon opening the bottles.
“Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores.”
Meanwhile, Irish parents have been hit with a major warning about a chemical risk in a popular children‘s toy.
A recall of the product, which is sold on discount website Temu, has been issued.
The LED spinning top with button batteries is the toy in question amid safety fears.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission issued the recall after a chemical fault in the toy was reported.
The battery compartment on the toy can easily be opened, giving easy access to small button batteries.
The small batteries are considered a choking hazard, despite coming in many children’s toys.
Tots could put the small item in their mouth and easily choke on them.
The GoodsID for the recalled item is 601099545120913.
And the product identification number is 5411677678.
It’s thought there are some 603 of the items in houses around Ireland.
If parents have bought the small toy, they should take it away from their child and keep it out of their reach.
ANDREW Scott has sent fans into a frenzy as he stars in UK popstar Sam Fender’s latest music video.
The popular actor is known for roles in smash hit TV shows and movies like Fleabag, Sherlock and Ripley.
Last week Sam Fender announced that Andrew would have a starring role in his latest music video.
The video is for his newest single People Watching, which was released on Wednesday.
The video starts with an elusive image of a woman who Andrew’s character seems to be dreaming of as he awakens lying on the street.
He gets up, lighting a cigarette and begins to walk around the nondescript city with a bag slung on his back.
As he begins his journey, a montage then occurs of Scott as he travels up and down the US, meeting people, drinking and smoking.
But above all, at each stop he takes time to dance with his newly acquainted friends.
Ultimately, the journey leads Andrew’s character back to his home, where memories of his mum come flooding back to him.
Sam Fender shared the video to his Instagram with the caption: “People Watching music video, featuring the incredibly talented Andrew Scott, out now x.”
Fans raced to the singer’s comment section to gush over Andrew’s leading role in Sam’s latest video.
Maria wrote: “Sam Fender/Andrew Scott… dream collab.”
Kathleen commented: “Great actor for a great singer.”
Jules said: “No better casting could have been had.”
Another fan added: “The British and Irish collaboration we didn’t know we needed.”
Recently, a major British artist announced a major tour across the UK and Ireland.
Robbie Williams will play Edinburgh, Manchester, Bath, London and Dublin for the home leg of his Robbie Williams Live 2025 series of gigs.
The tour will follow hot on the heels of Angels hitmaker Robbie’s Better Man biopic, released on December 26.
The former Take That singer teased fresh material for his live gig dates – which kick off in Edinburgh in May and also see him travel across Europe.
The live shows will ultimately wrap in Helsinki on September 20.
JAMISON GIBSON-PARK reckons it is adapt or die in this year’s Six Nations.
World Rugby decided to introduce new laws to speed up the game that have sparked plenty of debate by players and disputes with referees.
Gibson-Park’s teammate Tadhg Beirne is particularly annoyed at the rule that a player – normally the scrum half – canot be tackled within one metre of a ruck if he is playing the ball.
Beirne feels that scrum halves are being wrapped in cotton wool, though naturally Gibson-Park is a fan of that rule change.
He smiled: “Ultimately I can see what they’re trying to do, they want a cleaner, faster game so I think it certainly makes sense from that point of view. I don’t mind it.
“I feel the forwards probably have a different opinion but it’s kind of the way the game is going.”
But his biggest concern is that the changes have been made mid-season which he believes will have a huge bearing on who wins the Six Nations, as teams must adapt.
Gibson-Park continued: “There has been a few chats around the provinces and coming in here.
“It’s important isn’t it to be able to get on the front foot and I suppose exploit these kind of rules in the game.
“We’ve got a little bit more work to do on it but hopefully we’ll be able to take advantage.”
Gibson-Park is naturally evasive on any tricks that are planned, but acknowledged that it will force Ireland to altar their game – as he can no longer put pressure on an opposition’s scrum.
He added: “We’re probably one of the teams that would have tried to take advantage of being able to go and put pressure on the base (of the scrum).
“So that’s gone now, obviously we’ve had to rethink our set-ups and that. That’s all part of the evolution of the game.”
But Gibson-Park insisted that the more the game changes, the more it stays the same for him as Ireland look to start the Six Nations with a win over England.
Last March, England beat Ireland at Twickenham that denied Gibson-Park a second successive Grand Slam though the side still won back-to-back Championships.
And he acknowledged that memories of that heart breaking loss as Marcus Smith scored a drop goal in injury time will be used for motivation.
The Leinster man added: “It’s an unbelievable time of year, it really excites me, it’s one that I always look forward to, and a lot of guys will say the same thing.
“Spring time in Ireland is awesome. Six Nations…I’m still sick with nerves for the games but it’s all worth it once you get the results.
“I wouldn’t say I’ve a preference for any game but we’ve got England first up at the Aviva and they got one-up on us last time.
“They probably caught us on the hop but we stuck in that game and it wasn’t like they ran away from us at all.
“So when you think about it like that, you’re going to be up for this one for sure.
“It’s been mentioned (that Ireland can win three Championships in a row) but we’re pretty week to week focused in here.
“It’s a cliche answer that you’re used to getting but the most important thing is you focus on the game ahead of you but it’s a pretty incredible opportunity to get after so we’ll get stuck in.
“I don’t think in this competition you can get ahead of yourself so we will be focused on the game in hand for sure.”