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Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:32:26 +0000
Junior Cert results confirmed for 23 November
The State Examinations Commission will issue the 2022 Junior Cert results on Wednesday 23 November.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:31:37 +0000
Australia reverses decision on Israeli capital
Australia has said it would no longer recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing a contentious decision by the previous conservative government.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 02:05:02 +0000
O'Brien to seek approval for temporary eviction ban
The Cabinet will meet in Dublin this morning, with Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien seeking approval to introduce a temporary eviction ban in order to provide additional protection for renters.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:05:48 +0000
Russian military jet crash leaves 13 dead
At least 13 people, including three children, were killed after a Russian military plane crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwest Russia near the border with Ukraine, Moscow authorities said as search operations ended.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:31:46 +0000
Ban lifted on James Corden in NY eatery after apology
The owner of a New York restaurant has said he has lifted his ban on James Corden after the talk show host "apologized profusely" for his alleged "abusive" behaviour of staff.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:39:42 +0000
'Powerful explosions' behind Nord Stream leak
A preliminary investigation of damages on the two Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea show that the leaks were caused by "powerful explosions", Copenhagen Police said in a statement today.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:16:08 +0000
More once-off welfare payments as cost of living soars
The cost-of-living crisis is pushing more people to seek one-off payments from the Government when they cannot pay bills or put food on the table.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:49:58 +0000
Officials 'kidnapped' at occupied Ukraine nuclear plant
Ukraine's state nuclear energy company has accused Russia of "kidnapping" two senior staff at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:31:18 +0000
More monkeypox vaccinations from next month - HSE
The Health Service Executive has said more appointments for monkeypox vaccinations will be made available at the start of next month after all available appointments were booked out.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:18:01 +0000
Four missing Oklahoma men found dead in river
Police in Oklahoma have opened a murder investigation after the discovery of four dismembered bodies in a river in the small town of Okmulgee in the central US state.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:36:49 +0000
Kevin Spacey takes the stand, denies sexual assault
The actor Kevin Spacey has taken the stand at his New York trial, rejecting as "not true" accusations he sexually assaulted fellow actor Anthony Rapp when Rapp was a minor.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Truss apologises for 'mistakes' after budget U-turn
Liz Truss has apologised for her "mistakes" and pledged to lead the Tories into the next general election as she fought for her job after her tax-cutting plans were scrapped.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:29:19 +0000
Irish author Claire Keegan misses out on Booker Prize
Irish author Claire Keegan has missed out on the Booker Prize for fiction after it was awarded to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka this evening.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:11:42 +0000
First Irish satellite to be launched next year
Ireland's first satellite, EIRSAT-1, is scheduled to be launched into space from the European Space Agency centre in French Guiana between late January and late February on a four-year mission.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:31:23 +0000
US condemns Russian 'war crimes' after drone attack
The United States will hold Russia accountable for "war crimes", the White House has said, hours after Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones during morning rush hour, killing at least four people in an apartment building in downtown Kyiv.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:05:19 +0000
Ireland to take part in EU training for Ukraine
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said Ireland will participate in the European Union's training mission for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which is expected to get under way in mid-November.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:22:21 +0000
Woman charged in Paris over 12-year-old's brutal murder
Paris investigators have charged a woman suspected of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a trunk on Friday, a source close to the case said.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:07:43 +0000
Jonathan Dowdall sentenced to four years in prison
A former Sinn Féin councillor who admitted helping a criminal gang to murder a rival gang member at the Regency Hotel in Dublin six years ago has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:12:04 +0000
Irish butterfly population down 35% since 2008 - report
Seven species of butterfly are in "strong decline" in Ireland, a biodiversity study has found.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:54:41 +0000
HSE says monkeypox vaccine appointments fully booked
The Health Service Executive has said all available monkeypox vaccine appointments have been fully booked.



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