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DEMONSTATIONS in support of Gaza were held outside the US and German embassies in Dublin on Saturday. The demonstration outside the US Embassy was organised by the groups Healthcare Workers for Palestine and Mothers Against Genocide. Showing solidarity with healthcare workers in Palestine, around 100 protesters called for an end to America's support for Israel and the … [Read more...] about Demonstrations in support of Gaza held outside US and German embassies in Dublin

POLICE have appealed for information following a shooting in Co. Down that left a man in a critical condition in hospital. The man, aged in his 40s, was shot in the abdomen while in a car park in Rathriland Road, Banbridge shortly after 8pm on Friday. The suspect fled the scene in a silver Peugeot before a similar car was found burned out shortly afterwards. Police have since … [Read more...] about Man in critical condition after Co. Down shooting

A MAN has been sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty to more than 40 offences linked to the encrypted EncroChat network. Michael O'Loughlin was arrested following a search of a property in Warrenpoint in 2020, during which police seized encrypted mobile phones SIM cards, drugs and cash. The 44-year-old from Co. Down was subsequently charged with dozens of offences, … [Read more...] about Co. Down man sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty to more than 40 offences lined to EncroChat

London Fields was the venue for ‘the uncrowned king of Ireland’ to speak about Home Rule for Ireland. BREDA CORISH has the full story, and will be speaking about it in detail at the Hackney History Festival next month Charles Stewart Parnell (image in public domain) DURING London’s Covid lockdowns, London Fields park in the borough of Hackney became notorious for huge crowds of … [Read more...] about When Charles Stewart Parnell came to Hackney

Ireland's  new Taoiseach has chosen the ministers who will run the country, at least until the next election — which must be held by May 2025 IRELAND’S new government under Simon Harris has now got down to business to grapple with the problems facing Ireland, from housing to  climate change, and from the defence of the nation to the nation's response to the Middle East … [Read more...] about Ireland’s new government under Simon Harris