All news on the topic: Ireland

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Goa man convicted of the rape and murder of an Irish backpacker eight years ago
The family of Danielle McLaughlin says that justice has finally been achieved after Vikat Bhagat was convicted in India.
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Man convicted of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker in India
A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017.
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Shouting across the pond: Elon Musk rekindles a decade-old grooming gangs scandal in an attempt to sway British politics
As Elon Musk tries to expand his influence in the European political arena, Tesla sales throughout the continent have significantly decreased.
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UK family recounts horror of bloodstained, sex toy-filled holiday rental
The family, which included four small children, were initially told by Vrbo that the property’s issues were ‘minor’.
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Four people injured in mass stabbing incident in Dublin
Up to four people are believed to have been stabbed in a ‘random attack’ in Dublin this afternoon.
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Irish boxer John Cooney, aged 28, dies one week after sustaining injury in match
The Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced, a week after he was injured in a fight in Belfast.
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High Court rules that SAS soldiers’ use of lethal force in the killing of four IRA men was unjustified
Four Provisional IRA members - Kevin Barry O’Donnell, 21, Sean O’Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20 - were shot and killed on 16 February 1992 at St Patrick’s Church in Clonoe, Co Tyrone.
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Missing patient discovered in a ditch after walking six miles in the rain, wearing a hospital gown
The elderly patient was found in a ditch by a member of the public after walking six miles in the rain after going missing from a hospital in County Mayo, Ireland.
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Conor Murphy to resign as Northern Ireland’s economy minister to join the Irish parliament
Sinn Féin politician to step down after being elected to Seanad, and aims to push reunification agenda.
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UK security officials probe DeepSeek, a Chinese AI app
Britain’s Tech Secretary Peter Kyle tells POLITICO the chatbot — which has sparked fears China is stealing a march in the AI race — is being assessed to ensure “safety is there from the onset.”
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DeepSeek banned from certain app stores in Italy over data use concerns
Italian and Irish regulators want answers on how data harvested by chatbot could be used by Chinese government.
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Starmer vows to prevent Gerry Adams from receiving compensation
PM says he aims to stop former Sinn Féin leader claiming damages for his internment as ministers ditch Troubles law
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€2.5bn aircraft dispute begins in Dublin court
World’s largest aircraft lessors and insurance firms battle over compensation for jets stranded after Ukraine invasion.
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Ryanair sues ‘unruly’ passenger it says disrupted Dublin to Lanzarote flight
Airline seeking €15,000 in damages over ‘inexcusable’ behaviour it says forced plane to divert to Portugal.
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Met Office issues fresh update on UK snow warnings: ’dangerous’ 10cm snowfall expected
The Met Office says more snow flurries are set to fall on parts of the UK this week, with as much as 10cm coming on Wednesday according to new weather warnings.
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Kerry man accumulates 548 convictions due to a cycle of prison, reoffending, and addiction
A drunken pest, a misfortune, a pity, an approachable guy when sober — just some of the descriptions given to one of Ireland’s most prolific offenders...
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Ireland has recorded 47 homicides so far in 2024
Four gun killings occurred – two on each side of the border.
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Disgruntled Northern Ireland police officers accused of leaking IRA secrets after Good Friday Agreement
Newly released Irish archives include leaks from UK government and RUC’s attempts to undermine Sinn Féin
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‘Illegally smuggled’ cannon at Tower of London subject of dispute with Ireland
Newly released documents show Irish officials sought return of cannon sold by ‘gang of British treasure hunters’.
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Painstaking work to conserve Ireland’s oldest paper documents begins
Delicate 650-year-old pages to be preserved are some of the island’s most important historical texts
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Deputy PM stands by Irish position on Gaza war after Israel closes embassy
Micheál Martin says support for court petition accusing Israel of genocide is driven by respect for humanitarian law
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Irish watchdog launches investigation into Google’s AI model
The Data Protection Commission is to examine whether an assessment needed to be carried out before people’s data was processed.
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The rapid growth of AI-powered cloud storage poses a threat to Ireland’s climate goals
Friends of the Earth calls on government to rein in growth of datacentres for fear they could increase fossil fuel use
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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Irish boy Kyran Durnin
Eight-year-old boy believed to have disappeared two years ago but only reported missing in August
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Irish parliament ranks lowest in gender diversity in Western Europe, study finds
Out of 174 seats in the November election, 44 went to women in a representation of slightly more than 25%