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what can we expect in a 1.5C world?

Massive wildfires exposing millions to toxic smoke, drought shrivelling crops and key waterways, destructive storms supercharged by record ocean temperatures – in the last year the world has had a taste of what to expect with warming of 1.5C. For the first time on record, Earth has endured 12 consecutive …

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Dublin Bus looks to recruit more women drivers

Dublin Bus is seeking to double the number of women drivers it employs. Currently, only 6% of its drivers are female. This comes as the semi-state company launched a recruitment drive for women called the ‘More Mná’ Recruitment Drive. “We are so proud to have achieved our previous goal of …

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Man pleads guilty to four charges in Cork passport case

An American pensioner who was charged with applying for passports in the names of two dead babies has signed pleas of guilty to four charges at Cork District Court. The one time mystery man, later identified as 72-year-old Randolph Kirk Parker, first appeared before the court in September 2023 after …

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British soldiers to be charged over Belfast shootings

Four former British soldiers are to be charged in connection with a series of shootings in west Belfast in 1972, including one who is to face a charge of murder. The announcement was made by the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland this morning. A former soldier – Soldier F …

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Sherkin Island celebrates birth of first Ukrainian baby

A Ukrainian couple who met on Sherkin Island off the south coast of Cork, where they are living, are celebrating the birth of the island’s first Ukrainian baby. Andrii Grachov and Kateryna Muzychko said Olivia is also the world’s first “Sherkrainain,” as first reported in TheJournal.ie. The tiny island where …

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FAI apologise over claim fans too drunk to use tickets

The Football Association of Ireland have apologised to Republic of Ireland supporters after they were inadvertently e-mailed about “contested” fan behaviour at last November’s Euro 2024 qualifier in Amsterdam. The e-mail referenced what the FAI say are “elements of feedback from the night” that included Irish fans apparently attempting to …

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Draft remote working code completed by WRC

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has completed a draft code of practice for employers and employees on the right to request flexible and remote working. The draft code has been submitted to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. “The Minister is considering the code and consulting with the Minister …

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Murder trial may consider diminished responsibility

A jury in the trial of a 52-year-old man accused of the murder of his elderly neighbour will resume deliberating on a verdict on Monday. Patrick McDonagh from Whitechapel Road, Clonsilla, Co Dublin has admitted to manslaughter but denies a charge of murdering 73-year-old Peter McDonald in July 2020. The …

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Protected disclosures to GSOC rose by over 50% in 2023

Protected disclosures to the garda ombudsman rose by more than half last year, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) received 28 disclosures in 2023, its Director of Operations Peter Whelan revealed. This compares to 18 the year before, he told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). …

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Russian anti-war candidate Nadezhdin barred from election

Russian anti-war presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin said he would appeal to the Supreme Court after the Central Election Commission (CEC) barred him from a March election expected to be easily won by President Vladimir Putin. The CEC had previously said that it had found flaws in signatures that Mr Nadezhdin …

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