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Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:00:09 +0000
Biden: Zelensky 'didn't want to hear' invasion warnings
US President Joe Biden has said that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky "didn't want to hear" American warnings ahead of Russia's invasion of his country.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:11:55 +0000
Man due to appear in court after Coveney security alert
A 46-year-old man arrested as part of investigation into bomb alert that forced Minister Simon Coveney to be evacuated from event in Belfast in March has been charged with possession of a firearm and other offences.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000
UK Protocol Bill: Conflict with the EU inevitable
The UK Protocol bill is expected to strip out a swathe of provisions, not because they make the EU implement the Protocol more zealously, but because the UK does not like them. This is what has caused EU capitals to harden their position, writes Tony...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:28:32 +0000
Trump dismisses daughter's election fraud testimony
Ivanka Trump "checked out" on election issues in the aftermath of the 2020 election, her father and former President Donald Trump said last night after the release of testimony in which she said did not believe his claims of election fraud.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:00:35 +0000
Social Democrats' conference to hear rent cap proposal
Members of the Social Democrats are meeting at the party's first in-person national conference since 2019 in Dublin this weekend.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Westmeath eco store drives change in shopping habits
A global pandemic was never going to stop Eibhlin Fitzpatrick from opening her first business and setting about changing people's shopping habits.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Reeling in the years: The history of inflation
We now spend proportionately less on fuel than we did in the '80s, which is small comfort now that you're paying 26% more for your petrol compared to last year, writes Robert Shortt.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:18:18 +0000
US blasts China's military activity near Taiwan
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has blasted China's "provocative, destabilising" military activity near Taiwan, as well as Beijing's growing aggression across the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:01:00 +0000
Hundreds of Cruinniú na nÓg events to take place
Cruinniú na nÓg will see 450 free creative activities and events for children in Ireland and takes place between 12pm to 3pm.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:09:28 +0000
Bieber says he is suffering from facial paralysis
Singer Justin Bieber has told fans in a video posted to Instagram that he has been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which is causing him partial facial paralysis.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:52:54 +0000
Prince Charles 'describes UK Rwanda plan as appalling'
The UK's Prince Charles is said to be "more than disappointed" by the British government's policy to send migrants to Rwanda, with reports that he privately described the move as "appalling".

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:18:23 +0000
US gasoline price tops $5 a gallon in historic first
The price of US gasoline has averaged more than $5 (€4.75) a gallon for the first time, data from the AAA showed, extending a surge in fuel costs that is driving rising inflation.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:00:31 +0000
US ends Covid-19 pre-departure test for air passengers
The United States is dropping its requirement for all air passengers to provide a negative Covid-19 test before departure.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:01:56 +0000
May sees further rise in hospital waiting lists
There has been a further rise in the number of patients on public hospital waiting lists with over 851,000 people waiting for treatment or a first meeting with a consultant for an outpatient appointment.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:41:45 +0000
Dept monitoring rise in Covid-19 hospitalisations
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said his department is watching closely the recent rise in Covid-19 hospitalisations, with the number in hospital having risen to 355.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:38:56 +0000
Missing US baby found 40 years after parents' murder
Authorities in Texas have said they have located a woman whose parents were found dead in 1981 when she was a baby, and have appealed to the public for help in solving the mystery around their murder.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 21:09:19 +0000
Father and son killed at Isle of Man TT
Father and son team Roger and Bradley Stockton have been killed while racing at the Isle of Man TT, organisers have confirmed.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:51:25 +0000
Death sentence soldiers 'are not mercenaries' - family
Britain condemned Russian proxy authorities in Donbas for what it called an "egregious breach" of the Geneva convention in sentencing to death two British nationals captured there while fighting for Ukraine.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Irish films to receive world premieres at Galway Fleadh
The Galway Film Fleadh has announced that two new Irish features, the Olivia Colman-starring Joyride and the Gaelic football drama Lakelands, will receive their world premieres at the festival in July.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:06:04 +0000
China will 'not hesitate to start war' over Taiwan
Beijing will "not hesitate to start a war" if Taiwan declares independence, China's defence minister has warned his US counterpart, in the latest salvo between the countries over the island.



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