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THIS handy hack offers a low-cost, toxin-free way of keeping pesky ants out of your house.
Summer is approaching, bringing glorious weather along with it.
But the arrival of the warmer months also often means more pests and creepy crawlies around and about.
Everyone has been there with finding an unwelcome party of ants scurrying around your floors.
While there are many insect repellents available from shops, people looking to save a bit of cash might look to budget-friendly solutions.
One kitchen staple offers a low-cost hack to keep ants out of your living room.
Common kitchen pepper can be used to deter ants from entering your home – and providing a much cheaper option to insect spray.
A study from Vanderbilt University says that ants 400 smell receptors – far more than many other small insets.
These don’t just help ants sense their immediate surroundings, but also play a role in their communication and navigation.
That’s why putting down strong scents like pepper can help deter them – as it will overload their receptors.
There are a couple of ways you can use pepper to keep the ants away, according to Yahoo News.
One is to simple sprinkle it in the areas where you typically see ants in the home, whether that’s on your floorboards or window ledges.
You can also use it to mix a makeshift bug spray, with one measure of pepper to ten measures of water.
This can be sprayed anywhere you seen ants in your home.
The spray can even kill the ants, with a Texas A&M University study showing that water with pepper is more likely to take them out than water alone.
However, be careful not to spray it near where your pets might be, as it could irritate their respiratory system or cause stomach upset.
IF you want to ensure that your home is pest free this summer, here's what you need to know.
Hornets and wasps – hate the smell of peppermint oil so spraying this liberally around your patio or balcony can help to keep them at bay.
Moths – acidic household white vinegar is effective for deterring moths. Soak some kitchen roll in vinegar and leave it in your wardrobe as a deterrent.
Flying ants – herbs and spices, such as cinnamon, mint, chilli pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cloves, or garlic act as deterrents.
Mosquitoes – plants, herbs and essential oil fragrances can help deter mozzies inside and out. Try eucalyptus, lavender and lemongrass.
But pepper isn’t the only low cost way of keeping ants away from you house.
Regular cleaning and wiping of surfaces is always a helpful means of reducing your chance of finding pests indoors.
Cleaning up crumbs and spills – especially for sugary drinks – will also help.
Make sure rotten food is thrown away and that any containers are properly sealed.
ACTOR Rex Ryan is sporting a scruffy beard as he plays Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch.
Gerry Ryan’s son stepped onto stage on Tuesday night as the gangland figure in a controversial play based around his trial at the Special Criminal Court.
Rex has revealed he had extensive meetings with the underworld figure about the production, even visiting his Glass Mask Theatre on Dawson Street to discuss the script.
However, his Glass Mask Theatre are now billing the play as “a work of historical fiction by Rex Ryan”.
A show insider told The Irish Sun: “Rex has been meticulous about getting it right, even down to having the same beard, jacket and beige trousers Gerry Hutch wore on the day he walked free from court.”
It was an early start last night with punters asked to arrive at 6pm at the Glass Mask Theatre with the curtain going up at 7pm.
Actor and director Rex revealed earlier this month how he corrected his script after meetings with Hutch.
Rex said: “I had written that his father was a mechanic.
“He said he was a docker. I got some names wrong and he corrected them.”
Thursday is the official opening night for The Monk with the Ryan family expected to attend.
Meanwhile, an insider told The Irish Sun previously that Rex had sought Gerry’s approval for the show.
They said: “Gerry was consulted on the show. He had a look at an early draft and trusts Rex to get it right.”
A previous description of the show read: “Rex Ryan writes and stars in a one man show about the life and times of ‘The Monk’, Gerry Hutch.
“Gerard Hutch is a law unto himself. An ambiguous, mercurial and now, mythic figure of Irish modern history.
“‘I done lotsa crimes. Some of them I got caught. Some I got away with.'”
It added: “Centred around the trial at the special criminal court, join us in Glass Mask as we witness Gerry bear witness to a lifetime of alleged crimes, triumphs and misdemeanours.”
FEW hobbies are as relaxing as fishing but this seaside-themed brainteaser may leave you scratching your head.
Test your vision and try to spot the three differences in this image.
Give your brain a workout and see if you can find the three odd things out between these seemingly identical pictures.
The brainteaser, from Times of India, shows a triumphant fisherman standing in the shallow waters.
Dressed in what appears to be a wet-suit, the man is holding a trident in one hand and a rod with a fish hanging from it in the other.
In the background, a large mountain can be seen on the horizon as the sun beams in the sky.
On the other side of the mountain, a singular cloud can be seen in the sky.
The time to beat on this image is 23 seconds to prove your brain power.
So set your timers and start examining these images as quickly as possible.
Peel your eyes because the three differences are quite subtle, barely visible at a quick glance.
Scan the images and take in every detail you notice because the answers are hiding in plain sight.
If you’re struggling, we recommend paying particular attention to the mountain in the background.
You should also look closer at the water splashing around the fisherman’s legs.
Finally, the fish hanging from the hook may also be of interest to you.
Another tricky brainteaser features a gnarled tree but only those with high IQ can spot a sleepy cat hiding on it.
If that’s still not hard enough for you, then have a go at spotting the hidden broom amongst the clothes in less than five seconds.
Or you can have a go at figuring out the hidden message in this band’s cover art that has confused fans for years.
Engaging in activities like solving optical illusions and brainteasers can have many cognitive benefits as it can stimulate various brain regions.
Some benefits include:
Lastly, puzzle fanatics have been left scratching their heads trying to find the lost feather in just 12 seconds.
Coming back to our challenge – were you find all three differences between the pictures?
If you are still scratching your head trying to figure out the answers, we’ve marked the solutions for you.
And if you want to challenge yourself further, we’ve got you covered.
There’s some more optical illusions and brainteasers below.
RELATIVES of Kinahan cartel murder victim Caine Kirwan have demanded answers after he was called for jury service.
The Irish Sun can reveal a summons ordering Kirwan, 24, who also had criminal convictions, to attend court on July 7, was posted to an old address two weeks ago.
And the letter outlined how the Dublin man – who was shot dead by a cartel gunman near Walterstown in Co Westmeath on December 5, 2017 – would also be hit with a €500 fine if he failed to turn up in court.
He was also warned he would be fined €500 if he refused to be sworn in as a juror or made a “false representation”.
The summons claimed there would also be a €2,000 fine if he was “disqualified” from jury service.
The letter was sent in the same week that the Garda Commissioner warned those within the Kinahan Organised Crime Group based in Dubai should be “very worried”.
At present, people who are on the electoral register are normally called for jury service by an automated computer.
It’s understood the families of loved ones who have passed away are required to inform local councils to remove them from the electoral register.
But a relative of the murder victim hit out at the decision to post the letter.
They told us: “Caine was murdered almost eight years ago and surely someone responsible for jury selection would know this?
“The family have been in and out of court these last number of years and it’s just hard to believe that this was sent out.
“Surely there has to be a better system in place so families don’t receive these types of letters?
“When relatives receive letters for their loved ones who have been murdered it can be upsetting.”
Our revelations on the 13th victim of the Kinahan and Hutch feud comes after a review of the killing was undertaken by Gardai.
A new senior investigating officer has been appointed at Ashbourne Garda station.
In recent months, Gardai have also held a number of case conferences on the murder.
At present, the murder is classified as “active and ongoing”.
“Caine was murdered almost eight years ago and surely someone responsible for jury selection would know this?”
Kirwan family relative
The chief suspect in the case is a notorious Dublin criminal who’s in prison on another serious offence.
It’s understood he was helped by a west Dublin gangster who has been linked to the death of another man.
Both men have been involved in serious and organised crime for many years.
Gardai suspect that Kirwan, whose father Noel, 62, was shot dead in December 2016, was lured to his death by the chief suspects.
Although Kirwan wasn’t part of the Hutch gang, investigators suspect he was targeted by the Kinahan gang who feared he would target them.
They believe Kirwan was seeking revenge for the murder of his dad the previous year.
One source added: “Kirwan wasn’t part of the feud and was just doing his own thing.
“They were worried about him because he was volatile but he was keeping a low profile at that time.
“They simply wanted him gone because of their paranoia.”
The young dad was murdered just three months after Kinhan cartel foot soldiers Andrew O’Keefe, 36 and Owen Cummins, 46, targeted him on September 6, 2017.
But their mission failed when they were intercepted by investigators from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
Both men later received eight year sentences for their roles in the kill plot.
CHRISTY Kinahan Sr began preying on Dublin’s vulnerable drug users at the height of the city’s heroin epidemic in the 1980s.
His early efforts came to a sudden halt when he was arrested in September 1986, and was slapped with a relatively-lean six-year jail sentence in 1987.
But prison wouldn’t stop him from working to expand his now-€1billion empire.
He was one of the first Irish prisoners to get his own computer — and used it to brush up on the skills that would make him one of the world’s deadliest narco-terrorists.
Now, his son Daniel has stepped into his shoes as the top dog of the cartel, while also attempting to forge a legitimate career in boxing.
Today, his sons and their cronies continue to evade the US’ DEA, An Garda Siochana, Interpol and a number of other police services globally.
The ruthless Kinahan family has dominated gangland crime in Ireland and across Europe for years.
But the shocking attack at Dublin’s Regency Hotel in 2016 and a murderous feud that resulted in 18 killings thrust them into the global spotlight.
And the sheer scale of their criminal empire was laid bare in April 2022 when the US government announced a $5million bounty for information leading to the arrests of the heads of the Kinahan cartel — Christy and his sons Daniel and Christy Jr.
