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Trial hears of standoff between gardaí, murder accused

A detective garda sprinkled himself and armed officers with holy water to prove to a man accused of murder he was not the devil and that the gardaí were “good people trying to take him out of this house peaceably,” a court has been told. The Central Criminal Court heard …

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Trump walks out of court during Carroll defamation case

Former US president Donald Trump has walked out of the courtroom as a lawyer for the writer E. Jean Carroll offered her closing argument to convince jurors that Mr Trump should pay Ms Carroll millions of dollars for damaging her reputation by denying he raped her. Donald Trump left as …

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US warship downs incoming missile fired from Yemen

A US Navy warship shot down a missile that was fired at it by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have carried out two months of attacks on international shipping, the military said. US and British forces have launched two rounds of joint strikes aimed at reducing the Houthis’ ability to …

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Govt to ‘strongly consider intervention’ in ICJ case

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said the Government will “strongly consider intervention” in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. The court today ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and to do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering …

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Number of homeless people fell 1.5% in December

The number of homeless people fell in December to 13,318 – a decline of 1.5% from November, new figures show. There were 3,962 children accessing emergency accommodation last month, a 3.5% fall from November, according to the Department of Housing’s latest figures. The previous month, the total number of homeless …

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Sweden will not negotiate with Hungary on NATO

Sweden will not negotiate with Hungary over its application to join NATO, which Budapest is the sole member of the alliance to yet ratify, Swedish Prime Minster Ulf Kristersson has said. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, however, said he now expected Hungary’s parliament to give a green light at the end …

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Traveller community urged to vote in referendums

The Galway Traveller Movement are encouraging their community to get out and vote on the family and care referendums on 8 March. It comes ahead of a visit to a resource centre this afternoon by the Chair of Ireland’s independent Electoral Commission, Ms Justice Marie Baker, to kickstart the independent …

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Compromise reached on public sector pay deal

Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe has said that “after lots of negotiation” and “a very difficult process for both sides of the table”, a “compromise” was reached on a new public sector pay deal. The new deal will provide for increases of 10.25% over a two-and-a-half year period. Mr …

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Jurgen Klopp to leave Liverpool at end of season

Liverpool have announced that manager Jurgen Klopp is to leave the club at end of season. The German has been in charge of the Anfield club since 2015 and guided Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2020, having landed the Champions League the previous season. Klopp has stated personal …

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King Charles in hospital for treatment on prostate

Britain’s King Charles III has been admitted to hospital for treatment on his enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has said. Charles, 75, was seen entering The London Clinic in London this morning with his wife, Queen Camilla, at his side. It is the same hospital where Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, …

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