4 h. ago Irish Coast Guard deployed to help people on island off Mayo vote

Coast Guard members brought a Garda and the box to the island by boat yesterday at 8.15am and collected them later in the day, just after 6pm.

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52 h. ago Donegal public urged to think water safety over Bank Holiday weekend

Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland, and RNLI reminds the Donegal public to think about water safety for the October… The post Donegal public urged to think water safety over Bank Holiday weekend appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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3 d. ago Storm Éowyn knocked out VHF coast guard sites in Donegal – report

Main pic: Malin Head Coast Guard Station. The Irish Coast Guard’s remote Very High Frequency (VHF) radio sites in Donegal… The post Storm Éowyn knocked out VHF coast guard sites in Donegal – report appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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7 d. ago Trump administration asks court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago

The Supreme Court challenge comes after US District Judge April Perry said she found no substantial evidence of a ‘danger of rebellion’ in Illinois.

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2 w. ago Judge temporarily blocks Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago

District Judge April Perry said she worried the troops’ presence would “only add fuel to the fire”.

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2 w. ago Up to 200 Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois as Trump plans Chicago deployment

The Illinois attorney general has accused the president of using US troops “to punish his political enemies.”

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2 w. ago Trump’s security secretary calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot woman

Kristi Noem’s remarks follow president’s authorisation to deploy 300 members of Illinois national guard to city

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2 w. ago Trump authorises deployment of 300 national guard troops to Chicago over ‘violent riots’

Move comes as US government says border patrol agents there shot and injured woman while firing at someone

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2 w. ago Trump authorises deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago after border agent shoots woman

A judge blocked the US President’s attempt to send the military into Portland, another Democratic-run city.

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3 w. ago Power cuts and travel disruption likely in parts of Ireland as Storm Amy to hit west coast today

Power cuts and travel disruption likely in parts of Ireland as Storm Amy to hit west coast today  The Irish Independent

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3 w. ago 'As if the Earth stopped spinning': Death toll from powerful Philippines earthquake passes 50

The shallow magnitude 6.9 quake struck late yesterday off Cebu island’s northern end near Bogo, a city of 90,000 people.

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4 w. ago HSE expands care options for older people in Galway’s rural and island communities

A team of specialist geriatric practitioners are bringing care closer to home for Galway’s older islanders and those living in remote areas – by visiting older people in their community, including outreach clinics on the Aran Islands. HSE services are expanding this care for people living in remote and island communities after the success of […] The post HSE expands care options for older people in Galway’s rural and island communities appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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