46 m. ago Sitdown Sunday: Two reporters cold called Donald Trump. He picked up

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3 h. ago Trio of Galway secondary school students gear up for National Student Enterprise Finals

A trio of teenage entrepreneurs will attempt to do their county proud when they represent Galway at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Final next Thursday, May 8, in Mullingar. Katelyn Hyland from Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, and Niamh Ryan and Aoife Cleary from High Cross College in Tuam emerged as winners in the Senior […] The post Trio of Galway secondary school students gear up for National Student Enterprise Finals appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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7 h. ago Surge in US students looking to study in Ireland amid ongoing Trump attacks on third

Surge in US students looking to study in Ireland amid ongoing Trump attacks on third-level institutions  The Irish Independent

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7 h. ago National Print Museum being asked to move from Dublin 4 by OPW

National Print Museum being asked to move from Dublin 4 by OPW  The Irish Independent

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7 h. ago ‘I grew up in the Liberties and I am proud of that’ – Dean Brennan mindful of roots on football management journey in England

‘I grew up in the Liberties and I am proud of that’ – Dean Brennan mindful of roots on football management journey in England  The Irish Independent

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13 h. ago Trump draws ire of US bishops with AI image of himself as pope ahead of papal conclave

‘There is nothing funny or clever about this, Mr President. Do not mock us,’ say Catholic leaders

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14 h. ago Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as pope ahead of papal conclave

A group representing Catholic bishops in the US said: ‘There is nothing funny or clever about this, Mr President. Do not mock us.’

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20 h. ago Kneecap’s manager says rap trio ‘happy to meet’ and apologise to family of murdered MP

David Amess’s daughter said she would be willing to meet the group and tell them how her life has been ‘obliterated’ by her father’s death

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22 h. ago Donald Trump claim of top US role in second World War ‘pretentious nonsense’

US president posted on Truth Social that ‘nobody was close to’ US in strength, bravery, or ‘military brilliance’ in both world wars

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23 h. ago Russian attack on Kharkiv wounds 47 as Zelenskyy says Trump's views have evolved since Vatican meeting

The attacks came hours after Russian strikes on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia wounded more than 20 people.

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23 h. ago Australians vote in election shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and Trump

Voters are choosing between left-leaning incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and conservative challenger Peter Dutton.

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25 h. ago US to stage military parade in Washington on June 14, which coincides with Trump's birthday

‘If military tanks were used they should be accompanied with many millions of dollars to repair the roads,’ said Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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25 h. ago Australians go to the polls in election shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and Trump

Voters are choosing between left-leaning incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and conservative challenger Peter Dutton.

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26 h. ago Donald Trump should kill off the myth of the first 100 days for good

Start of Trump's second presidency has been a dark parody of Roosevelt’s. And it remains far too early to guess at what the long-term institutional consequences will be

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26 h. ago Strong US jobs data likely to mean further Trump pressure on Fed to cut rates

Latest data shows few signs of tariffs' impact as of yet

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27 h. ago Space commentator David Moore abandons tribunal hearing into dismissal claim by ex

Space commentator David Moore abandons tribunal hearing into dismissal claim by ex-Astronomy Ireland manager  MSN

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27 h. ago Micheál Martin’s first 100 days: Coalition has achieved little amid delivery gaps and Dáil discord

Trump heads a list of challenges for the Taoiseach that includes housing, childcare, pensions and a raucous Dáil. He could hardly be said to have hit the ground running

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27 h. ago A Ukrainian commander writes: Most of my platoon believe in God. There are no atheists in a foxhole

In her latest monthly column, the commander of a Ukrainian drone unit says attempts by Putin and Trump to humiliate Zelenskiy have backfired

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27 h. ago Trump has managed to create something world has never seen: virulent Canadian nationalism

Now Canada election campaign is over, how does Carney – a brilliant economic mind – negotiate from here?

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28 h. ago Rachael Blackmore: ‘When I won the Grand National, it was nothing to do with being male or female’

Firsts are nothing new for the groundbreaking Irish jockey, but she admits she might have underestimated the challenge of writing her debut book

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