2 h. ago Galwegian tackles series of half marathons to support young people with cancer

A Galway runner is taking on six half marathons in six European cities this year to raise funds for a children’s and young people’s cancer charity. Mountbellew native John Connolly is running the SuperHalfs Challenge – a series of six half marathons that takes in races in Lisbon, Prague, Berlin, Copenhagen, Cardiff and Valencia – […] The post Galwegian tackles series of half marathons to support young people with cancer appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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2 h. ago University mentor programme allows students to pass on passion for reading to next generation

By Tom O’Connell Already a semester into an MA in English at the turn of the New Year – and after nearly five years in third-level education – I somehow found myself getting ready for my first day of school. And I’ll admit it was more nerve-wracking than my actual first day of school, if […] The post University mentor programme allows students to pass on passion for reading to next generation appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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2 h. ago Ireland’s housing crisis: Why is there such a shortage of homes to buy and rent here?

As ordinary people continue to bear the brunt of the State’s dire housing shortage, we examine the reasons for the crisis and look at possible solutions

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2 h. ago ‘I’m not a plastic Paddy’: We have Irish Americans, so why not Irish Britons?

The Irish identity of people born in Britain, where six million have at least one Irish grandparent, can be complex and personal...

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12 h. ago College student launches campaign to stop Dublin statue from being groped: ‘One day I had just had enough’

College student launches campaign to stop Dublin statue from being groped: ‘One day I had just had enough’  New York Post

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22 h. ago Three people killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

It comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed this week to pause strikes on Ukraine energy targets for 30 days.

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23 h. ago Flights to Heathrow from Derry, Belfast and Dublin resume following day of travel chaos

Flights to Heathrow from Derry, Belfast and Dublin resume following day of travel chaos  The Irish News

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23 h. ago 'This can't be the world we're living in': Doctors describe the toll on children from Israel's strikes on Gaza

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israel’s barrage of strikes killed 409 people across Gaza, including 173 children and 88 women.

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24 h. ago US legal protections to be removed for immigrants from four countries

Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans would become liable to deportation under the order which affects 532,000 people.

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24 h. ago Heathrow Airport 'fully operational' after day of disruption caused by power outage

Around 200,000 passengers were impacted yesterday when a fire at a nearby substation left the airport without power, forcing it to close.

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24 h. ago It's going to be a dull and rainy day... but sunny spells are expected tomorrow

A Status Yellow rain warning is in place for ten counties until 2pm.

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26 h. ago Minister’s St Patrick’s Day visit paves the way for beef exports to Vietnam

Opening the Vietnamese market for Irish beef and further cooperation between the two countries were top of the agenda when Galway West TD and Minister of State Noel Grealish, TD, visited Vietnam this week as part of a programme to mark St Patrick’s Day. As part of his itinerary, Minister Grealish – who is Minister […] The post Minister’s St Patrick’s Day visit paves the way for beef exports to Vietnam appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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26 h. ago Ireland look to show strides they have made by upsetting France in Six Nations opener

This Irish team has more firepower and more of a cutting edge than the side which lost to France a year ago

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26 h. ago Miriam Lord: Sharon Keogan nails her maga colours to the mast on Paddy’s Day

The Independent Senator tried to blag her way in to the White House as the Upper House’s chief Trump cheerleader

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26 h. ago ‘The thinking has shifted’: Trump’s trade war spells economic pain for Ireland as Dublin plans for damage limitation

The working assumption had been that Trump would use the threat of tariffs to get people around the table, but that has changed

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27 h. ago Author and podcaster Elizabeth Day: ‘It’s about doing a little to help people feel less lost’

Elizabeth Day made her name with her relatable accounts of failure. The How To Fail host is now reaping the rewards of her own success

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27 h. ago ‘One of the lowest points of my life’: Elizabeth Day on marriage breakdown, IVF and How To Fail

Elizabeth Day made her name with her relatable accounts of failure. The How To Fail host is now reaping the rewards of her own success

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34 h. ago 'I'm used as a punchline': Rosie O'Donnell says she moved to Ireland because Trump 'out to get' her

The award-winning actress and comedian said that Irish people have been “unbelievably kind and loving” since she moved to Howth in January.

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36 h. ago The Irish Times view on the JFK assassination files: nothing will satisfy the conspiracy theorists

The events on that fateful day marked a loss of innocence and the beginning of a long collapse of public trust in institutions

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37 h. ago Heathrow closure: Limited flights resume this evening as fire thought to be 'non

Over 1,300 flights were cancelled today after a power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electrical substation.

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