ISRAEL’S “shameful” disruption of aid and food operations in Gaza is “inexcusable and indefensible" Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon Harris said today. Speaking from France, where he will attend a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this afternoon, the Taoiseach said evacuation orders issued by Israel yesterday, which stopped the United Nation’s (UN) vital … [Read more...] about Ireland ‘deeply disturbed’ by disruption to aid operations in Gaza as 50,000 children face threat of polio
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Police name motorcyclist who died following collision in County Antrim
A MOTORCYCLIST who died after being involved in a collision in Co. Antrim has been named. Andrew Agnew died in hospital shortly after the incident which happened in Dunloy at around 8.20pm last night (August 26). The 53-year-old was driving a Triumph motorcycle which collided with a grey Volkswagen Polo at the junction of Frosses Road and Station Road. Andrew Agnew died … [Read more...] about Police name motorcyclist who died following collision in County Antrim
Ireland issues over 775,000 passports so far this year
THE TÁNAISTE, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, has said that the Passport Service has issued over 775,000 passports so far in 2024, and current demand forecasts indicate that over a million passports will issue by the end of the year. In a statement, the Tánaiste said that virtually all complete passport applications continue to … [Read more...] about Ireland issues over 775,000 passports so far this year
Search begins for the remains of Captain Robert Nairac
The disappearance of British army officer in 1977 has long been the subject of speculation A SEARCH has begun in Co. Louth for the body of British intelligence officer Captain Robert Nairac, a soldier in the Grenadier Guards, abducted and killed by the IRA in the 1970s Captain Robert Nairac (aged 29) who was born in Mauritius, was abducted and shot by the IRA after being … [Read more...] about Search begins for the remains of Captain Robert Nairac
Investigations continue into the loss of the Bayesian superyacht
Seven people drowned when the superyacht Bayesian sank — including Dr Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE Chief Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio (right) giving a press conference (Photo by Alessandro Fucarini/AFP via Getty Images) INVESTIGATIONS into the sinking of the Bayesian moored off the Sicilian fishing village of Porticello continue this week All but … [Read more...] about Investigations continue into the loss of the Bayesian superyacht