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Two more years jail for man over McEntee home bomb threat
A rapist who made a hoax bomb threat from his prison cell to the home of the Minister for Justice has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 11:49 am
Irish man appears in Boston court charged with rape
An Irish man has appeared in a court in Boston charged with the rape of a woman in the city over the weekend.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 11:27 am
Hong Kong legislature passes new national security law
Hong Kong's legislature has unanimously passed a new national security law with tough penalties, including life imprisonment for treason and insurrection.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 11:22 am
AI startup Anthropic to open Dublin office
US artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic is to open an office in Dublin.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 10:32 am
HSE launches measles vaccination catch-up campaign
The HSE has launched its measles vaccination catch-up campaign to protect against the disease due to a rise in cases in the UK and Europe.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 10:03 am
FG's Ciarán Cannon to leave politics over 'toxicity'
Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon has announced that he will not contest the next general election blaming a "toxicity in politics".
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:19 am
Man released in Kenneth Fetherston murder inquiry
A man in his 40s, who was arrested yesterday in connection with the investigation into the murder of Kenneth Fetherston, has been released without charge.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:16 am
Arrest after cocaine worth €546k seized at Dublin Airport
A man in his 30s has been arrested after cocaine worth almost €550,000 was seized at Dublin airport yesterday.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:11 am
Japan, US push for ban on nuclear weapons in space
The United States and Japan have proposed a UN Security Council resolution stressing that nations should comply with a treaty that bars putting nuclear weapons in space, a message that appeared aimed at Russia.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:05 am
30% rise in demand for Cancer Society transport service
The Irish Cancer Society has said it saw a 30% increase in demand for its transport service last year, during which it brought over 2,200 patients to and from chemotherapy treatments.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 8:42 am
UK village faces cliff edge over coastal erosion
Residents of a village in Norfolk in England have been told that their homes will fall into the North Sea, possibly within months.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 7:41 am
Garda killer Pearse McAuley found dead in Strabane home
Convicted garda killer Pearse McAuley has been found dead at his home in Strabane in Co Tyrone.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 7:18 am
Rust armourer requests new trial after conviction
A weapons armourer on the film set of Rust has asked a judge to grant her a new involuntary manslaughter trial and release from prison "pending further proceedings".
Posted: March 19, 2024, 7:14 am
Kim oversees 'super large' N Korea rocket launcher drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw firing drills involving "newly-equipped super-large" multiple rocket launchers, state media said, a day after Seoul said Pyongyang had fired several short-range ballistic missiles.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 6:51 am
Princess of Wales seen publicly after photo controversy
British media has published new images of Catherine, Princess of Wales, a week after furore over an edited photograph.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 4:34 am
Reddit, YouTube ordered to face US lawsuits over shooting
Reddit and Google's YouTube have been ordered by a New York state judge to face lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for helping enable the avowed white supremacist who killed ten black people in 2022 at a Buffalo, New York supermarket.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 3:53 am
Israel hits Rafah from the air as food crisis deepens
At least 14 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in Rafah, Palestinian medical officials said, as the US urged a rethink of a promised ground sweep in city, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 2:45 am
Stormont to vote on extension of EU regulation to NI
Stormont MLAs will get their first opportunity to vote on the extension of a new EU regulation to Northern Ireland later today.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 12:01 am
Microsoft launches AI upskill course for rural Ireland
Microsoft has announced the rollout of 'AI Skill-Up-A-Thons' in rural communities across the country and AI masterclasses for businesses in the Kerry region.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 12:01 am
Almost 8,900 children waiting for HSE needs assessment
New figures show that almost 8,900 children were classified as overdue for assessment of need, under the Disability Act, by the end of last year.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 12:53 pm
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