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“Hello, Beijing” Culture and Tourism Promotion Event Celebrates 45 Years of China-Ireland Relations in Dublin

On November 8, 2024, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism hosted the “Hello, Beijing” Culture and Tourism Promotion Event at the Hya...

Funeral details announced for broadcaster and author Kathleen Watkins

The funeral details have been announced of broadcaster and author Kathleen Watkins who died on Thursday at the age of ninety. Ms Watkins was the wi...

Man accused of burgling hotel twice inside 15 minutes during drug-fuelled crime spree denied bail

Mark Kelly (38) was charged with carrying out two separate burglaries at a midlands hotel within 15 minutes of each other.A chronic heroin and crac...

Not too late for Sinn Féin to rule out FF or FG coalition

It is “not too late” for Sinn Féin to rule out a coalition with Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil, People Before Profit (PBP) have said. It comes after Sinn...

Army bomb disposal unit carry out controlled explosion at Dublin home

The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unitArmy bomb disposal experts were called to a home in Finglas last night after a device was found shor...

Irishman is suspect in murder of American tourist in Hungary

An Irishman has reportedly been arrested in relation to the murder of a 31-year-old American tourist in Budapest, Hungary. Mackenzie 'Kenzie' Micha...

Funeral details for Kathleen Watkins, broadcaster and wife of Gay Byrne, announced following her death at 90

The couple married 60 years ago, in 1964, having met in 1957. They had two daughters, Crona and Suzy.Ms Watkins was born in Saggart, Dublin, and wa...

Sister’s appeal on anniversary of disappearance

A woman who disappeared almost 30 years ago was “full of life”, her sister has said. Josephine “Jo Jo” Dullard went missing on November 9th, 1995 a...

Irish election 2024: ‘Ten months after the refugee protest, Roscrea is divided’

In January, local people and far right protesters held demonstrations against the housing of asylum seekers in a local hotel. John Meagher gauges t...

Martin pours pints and Harris meets rugby fans as leaders canvass All Blacks match

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin poured some pints and raised his glass to the start of the general election campaign on Friday night. He joined c...

‘I get funny looks with my MAGA hat’ – Meet Ireland’s biggest Donald Trump fan as she celebrates victorious re-election

Donald Trump fan Collette Butler from Wexford.As votes were being tallied in the US and the picture was beginning to emerge of Donald Trump’s impen...

‘Gentleman to his core’ – Taoiseach leads tributes following death of former senator Billy Lawless

Mr Lawless was originally from Galway but moved to Chicago in the 1990s, where he became a successful publican before being nominated to the Seanad...

Firm linked to controversial landlord Marc Godart ordered to pay ex-tenants €51,000

A judge has ordered a firm linked to controversial landlord Marc Godart to pay €51,000 to five former tenants illegally evicted from a property in ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris officially kicks off General Election 2024 – with a three-week countdown to polling day

'I love campaigning' - Tánaiste says he has 'no worries' over upcoming TV debatesFianna Fáil leader Tánaiste Micheál Martin has “no worries at all”...

Jury in Conor McGregor case tell judge they saw somebody pointing mobile phone at them from gallery

The jury in the civil trial of Conor McGregor has notified the judge that they saw somebody pointing a mobile phone at them yesterday from the upst...
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