2 hours ago Old habits die hard as Angela Merkel keeps tight hold on information in memoir

Reluctance to elaborate on the personal and political was key to the chancellor’s political longevity. It is a trait she struggles to escape in her book Freedom

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3 hours ago Two people arrested over discovery of a man's body in Wexford in July released without charge

A man (50s) and woman (40s) were arrested by gardaí investigating the discovery this morning.

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3 hours ago Best man escapes jail after causing groom’s death while ‘showing off’ in car on morning of wedding

Groom Myles Harty (20), from Askeaton, Co Limerick, died after best man and cousin Shane Harty lost control of car in which they were travelling and hit a wall

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4 hours ago ‘Consent is not talked about enough’: Dublin rally held in solidarity with Nikita Hand after Conor McGregor case

Several hundred people assemble in front of City Hall before marching to DPP offices to protest decision not to bring criminal charges against mixed martial arts fighter

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4 hours ago Crowd marches in Dublin to show solidarity with ‘incredibly brave’ Nikita Hand

Ms Hand, who accused Mr McGregor of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, won her claim against him for damages in a civil case.

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4 hours ago No healthcare assistant available for Sinead O’Connor’s son, inquest hears

The inquest heard Sinead O'Connor, who died suddenly just 18 months later in London, had formally identified her son’s body to gardaí at the mortuary in St Colmcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown on January 8th, 2022.

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5 hours ago Man charged with €490k cocaine possession played 'significant role' for Keane crime gang

Stephen McNamara, (43), with an address at Woodcock Hill, Meelick, Co Clare, appeared before Limerick District Court, charged with one count of possession of cocaine for sale or supply.

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6 hours ago 16 missing after tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea, Egyptian officials say

Twenty-eight people were recued from the vessel off Marsa Alam.

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6 hours ago Defence expert tells murder trial that decision to fire warning shots was 'reasonable'

Diarmuid Phelan maintains he accidentally hit Keith Conlon while firing ‘warning shots’ during a confrontation.

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6 hours ago Former IRA member among nursing home early voters for general election

Residents at Maryfield facility in Chapelizod, Dublin, among about 15,300 ‘special voters’ in nursing homes and hospitals entitled to cast their ballots early

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