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Jury indicts 18 in fake elector scheme to re-elect Trump

A grand jury has indicted 18 people on charges that they took part in an Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect then-US president Donald Trump in 2020, the state’s attorney general said. The court papers list a “former US president,” presumably Mr Trump, as an unindicted co-conspirator. The indictment is …

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Israel says it is poised to move on Rafah

Israel’s military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defence official said yesterday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe. A spokesperson for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said Israel was “moving ahead” with a ground …

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Language barriers for Ukrainians to get work

Language barriers are among the challenges faced by displaced Ukrainians in Ireland when it comes to trying to access employment and education. New research from European Migration Network Ireland (EMN Ireland) located within the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) explores the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive in Ireland …

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Decline in mental health among LGBT people

Ireland’s young LGBTQI+ population are experiencing significant mental health challenges according to research by Trinity College Dublin. The findings show that that mental health and wellbeing have declined amongst the LGBTQI+ population since 2016. ‘Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland’ highlights “significant challenges” experienced by younger age groups and the transgender and …

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Diversity report shows more women in senior management

A survey of businesses that signed up to a pledge to improve diversity and inclusion in their workplaces has found higher levels of female participation at senior and executive levels compared to the national average. The ‘Elevate Report’ from Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) found 40% female representation at …

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Overcrowding, attacks in prisons ‘getting worse’

The Prison Officers Association (POA) has said that the problems in the prison service with overcrowding, drug abuse, attacks on prison officers and drug trafficking are getting worse. The POA says drug dealers are now using drones to fly drugs into the prison while the nets at three prisons designed …

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Róisín Ní Riain storms to second European gold

Róisín Ní Riain clinched a second gold medal at the 2024 European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira with a powerful display in the 100m backstroke S13 final. Ní Riain, who took gold in the 100m backstroke with a personal best and claimed silver 100m butterfly, became a double European champion …

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Facebook-owner Meta ses profits soar in first quarter

Facebook-owner Meta has said its quarterly profits soared last quarter as the company continued to see stellar ad growth across its family of world-leading social media apps. The company founded by Mark Zuckerberg said that net profit in the January to March period rose to $12.4 billion with total revenue, …

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Israel ‘carrying out offensive action’ in south Lebanon

Israeli forces are carrying out “offensive action” across southern Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said, without specifying whether ground troops had crossed the border. “Many forces are deployed on the border and IDF (army) forces are carrying out offensive action currently throughout southern Lebanon,” Mr Gallant said in a …

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