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755 motorists detected speeding in 24 hour period

A motorist who was detected travelling at 194km/h in a 100km/h zone, was one of 755 motorists caught speeding during a 24-hour National Slow Down Day campaign. During the campaign, which ended at 7am, GoSafe checked the speeds of 163,146 vehicles and detected 225 travelling above the applicable speed limit. …

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Bambie Thug stands by decision over Eurovision boycott

Irish Eurovision entry Bambie Thug has described their decision not to boycott this year’s competition over Israel’s controversial participation as “bittersweet” and “incredibly heavy”. The Cork singer is set to represent Ireland at the Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden in a few weeks and they performed a piano-based alternative version of …

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Staying in the game as long as possible the Irish goal

Ireland’s improvement this season has been relatively easy to measure. Beyond passing the eye test, the numbers back up the assertion that the team are on an upward curve, albeit, following a season in which there was no other direction to travel. The WXV3 can be largely discounted due to …

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Columbine and a quarter-century of US school shootings

Today was the day Sebastian Villasenor was going to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre – by massacring students at his own high school. At least that is how the police who arrested the 18-year-old in February tell it. When they raided his home in Eastvale …

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Rise in violence has West Bank back at heart of UN agenda

While the international spotlight has been focused on Gaza, the surge in settler-related violence in the West Bank has received less attention. But last week’s killing of a young Israeli settler and the deadly retaliatory attacks on Palestinian villages and communities has put the issue of settlements back at the …

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Iran’s foreign minister downplays drone attack

Iran’s foreign minister has said the Iranian government is investigating an overnight attack yesterday on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been proven as he downplayed the strike. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told NBC News that the drones took off from inside Iran and flew for a …

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Ukraine drone strike kills two in Russia’s Belgorod

A Ukrainian drone strike overnight killed two people in Russia’s Belgorod region. A residential building and a barn in the village of Poroz were “completely burned down” in the attack, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Another residential building was severely damaged. “As a result of the release of two explosive devices, …

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Taoiseach to meet families of Stardust victims

Taoiseach Simon Harris is to meet the families of the victims of the Stardust fire. The meeting comes ahead of an expected formal State apology next week. On Thursday, a jury found that all 48 victims were unlawfully killed on 14 February 1981, and that the fire started in a …

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Second Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of anti-crime vote

The mayor of a mining town in Ecuador was shot dead, the second such killing in days ahead of a weekend referendum on tougher measures against organised crime. Jorge Maldonado, the mayor of Portovelo, “fell victim to gunshots that resulted in his death,” police said on X. He was gunned …

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Government announces €30 million funding for communities

The Minister for Rural and Community Development has announced funding of 30 million euros to build 12 new community centres across the country. Heather Humphreys made the announcement in Galway City this morning at Newcastle Community Centre which is to receive €4.3 million. A second Galway grant of €6 million …

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