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TAOISEACH Simon Harris has taken a phone call with President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, following Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine. Speaking last night, the Taoiseach told the President that he, on behalf of the people of Ireland, was “recognising Palestine to keep the hopes of a two-state peace solution between Israel and Palestine alive”. President Abbas told … [Read more...] about President of Palestine thanks Ireland for formal recognition of nation as an independent state

THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is facing a £750k fine for a spreadsheet error which saw the personal details of its entire workforce publicly exposed. The major data breach, which occurred last summer, saw personal information – including surname, initials, rank and role of all 9,483 serving PSNI officers and staff - included in a "hidden" tab of a spreadsheet … [Read more...] about PSNI faces £750k fine for data breach which exposed personal information of entire workforce

A MAN who beat his friend to death following a night out together in the pub has been sentenced to life behind bars for his murder. Lee Francis Burns had been out drinking and playing pool with his friend, Manchester Irishman Vincent McDonagh on November 9, 2023, before the night turned violent. While the pair walked home an argument broke out which saw Burns, of Worsley Street … [Read more...] about Murderer who killed friend after night in the pub gets life sentence

A MAJOR expansion of the site where Ireland’s national archives are held has begun this week. The state-of-the-art upgrade of the archive repository at the National Archives on Bishop Street in Dublin 8 is designed to “future-proof the records of the State over the coming decades in a purpose-built, modern archive building”. Costing €37m, the redevelopment project, which is due … [Read more...] about Major development project begins to preserve Ireland’s ‘precious’ National Archives

SIX of the leading mobile phone operators in Ireland have confirmed their support for a government scheme designed to stop primary school children having smartphones. Vodafone, Three, eir, Tesco Mobile, Virgin Media and An Post Mobile have all confirmed that they support the ‘Keeping Childhood Smartphone Free’ guide for parents and parents’ associations of primary school age … [Read more...] about Six major mobile phone firms will support scheme to stop primary school children having smartphones