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Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:04:35 +0000
EU negotiating with partner it cannot trust - Coveney
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said the EU is negotiating with a partner it simply cannot trust following yesterday's move by the British government to unilaterally change how the Northern Ireland Protocol is implemented.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:36:37 +0000
Loyalists withdraw support for Good Friday Agreement
Loyalist paramilitary organisations have told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson they are withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:21:25 +0000
Number of Covid patients in hospital down 75% from peak
The number of patients with Covid-19 being treated in hospital has fallen more than 75% since the peak in mid-January.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:13:13 +0000
Session cancelled amid fears of unrest at US Capitol
The US House of Representatives has cancelled its planned session today amid fears of unrest at the Capitol Building.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:41:34 +0000
'Return from holiday' top reason for airport arrivals
A majority of passengers surveyed as they arrived at Dublin Airport last week listed 'returning from holiday' as their reason for travel.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:45:00 +0000
Five-year-old's Canadian haircut to help Irish cousin
A five-year-old girl from Canada is cutting her hair to raise money for the Irish hospital that cared for her newborn cousin.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:08:28 +0000
WhatsApp adds desktop voice and video calling
WhatsApp is introducing the ability for users to make voice and video calls via the desktop version of the app for the first time.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Ireland's power revolution: Offshore windfarms
Bray Head has become an even more popular spot for walkers since lockdown. Like many spots along the east coast, if walkers took in the view out to sea over the past several months they would have seen ships conducting survey work.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:56:59 +0000
SpaceX rocket explodes on ground after flight
An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded on the ground after carrying out what had seemed to be a successful flight and landing.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:43:45 +0000
Brazil reaches record deaths for second straight day
Brazil has registered a record of Covid-19 deaths for the second straight day, with 1,910 lives lost to the pandemic.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:25:56 +0000
Seven injured in suspected terrorist stabbing in Sweden
Swedish police are investigating a possible terror incident after a man stabbed and injured at least seven people in the city of Vetlanda.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:19:19 +0000
FF TDs criticise pace of vaccine roll-out
Some Fianna Fáil TDs, including former minister Dara Calleary, have criticised the pace of the vaccine roll-out, particularly for those aged over 85.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:20:01 +0000
EU regulator to review Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
The European Medicines Agency has announced a "rolling review" of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:34:40 +0000
Man charged over firework attack at Dublin protest
A 30-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with a firework attack on gardaí at a protest in Dublin last weekend.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:41:21 +0000
Teen sentenced for causing friend's death in Cork crash
A 17-year-old boy who admitted dangerous driving causing the death of 16-year-old Kimberly O'Connor in Co Cork on 19 February 2020 has been sentenced to four years in detention.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:07:59 +0000
Abuse survivor urges other victims to come forward
A survivor of sexual abuse by a Jesuit priest and teacher at Belvedere College in Dublin has urged other victims to come forward.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:55:45 +0000
UL investigation to identify students at street party
The University of Limerick is conducting an investigation to identify any UL students who took part in a street party last night.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:34:00 +0000
UN says 38 killed during Myanmar protests today
Thirty-eight people have been killed after security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters at multiple rallies across Myanmar today, according to United Nations special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:27:30 +0000
Buckingham Palace investigating Meghan bullying claims
Buckingham Palace has said its HR team is to examine the circumstances of the allegations of bullying made against the Duchess of Sussex.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:59:37 +0000
UK extends grace period for agri-food imports into NI
The British government has unilaterally said the grace period for post-Brexit supermarket agri-food movements from the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland "will continue" until October.



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