2 h. ago Carer who died in Galway house fire was a 'son, brother, partner, friend and rock', funeral hears

Kevin Kelly (31) died alongside Sunny Jacobs (76) when a fire broke out at her cottage at Gleannicmurrin in Casla on Wednesday morning.

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3 h. ago ‘An awful incident to witness’: 10 cattle killed in lightning strike in Co Cavan

Heifers had taken shelter from rain under tree when lightning struck the earth, instantly killing them

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4 h. ago Nurse who died running Edinburgh half marathon left ‘an indelible mark’

Olivia Tuohy (24) from Ennis ‘bubby and kind-hearted’, funeral hears

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5 h. ago 'Miracle no one died' in arson attack on west Dublin apartment block

'Miracle no one died' in arson attack on west Dublin apartment block  Dublin Live

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5 h. ago Body of Thai hostage retrieved from Gaza as Israeli air strikes kill 45

Nattapong Pinta was abducted during the Hamas attack that triggered the war in Gaza in 2023

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6 h. ago Israeli forces kill at least 36 Palestinians, says Gaza civil defence agency

A spokesperson said six people were shot dead near a US-backed aid distribution centre.

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6 h. ago Carer who died in Connemara house fire with Sunny Jacobs remembered as ‘free spirit’

Kevin Kelly loved ‘tranquil life of and beauty of Connemara’, funeral hears

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7 h. ago Israeli forces retrieve body of Thai hostage as Netanyahu admits supporting militants in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas.

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7 h. ago Activist aid ship Madleen reaches Egyptian coast as it heads for Gaza

The Madleen left Sicily last week with a cargo of relief supplies “to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza”.

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9 h. ago Israeli forces retrieve body of Thai hostage from Gaza as Netanyahu admits supporting militants in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas.

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15 h. ago A new organisation has taken over Gaza food distribution with disastrous results

The term Orwellian may be overused in modern discourse but in this case, it seems to be the most appropriate description.

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15 h. ago As Palestinians starve an hour’s drive away in Gaza, here in Israel, everyone went to the beach

Worldview: There is a pattern my conversations with Israeli friends about Gaza as they deny, dismiss and eventually tell me I’m not qualified to criticise

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15 h. ago The beaches here in Israel are full, just an hour’s drive away Palestinians are starving

Worldview: There is a pattern my conversations with Israeli friends about Gaza as they deny, dismiss and eventually tell me I’m not qualified to criticise

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19 h. ago ‘I called him Dad’: the Dublin scout leader and the men who accuse him of abuse

Neville Kearns died in a crash in 2024, a day before he was due to stand trial on charges relating to assault, rape and attempted rape of boys in the 1980s and 1990s

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19 h. ago The Dublin scout leader who died a day before his trial and the men who accuse him of abuse

Neville Kearns died in a crash in 2024, a day before he was due to stand trial on charges relating to assault, rape and attempted rape of boys in the 1980s and 1990s

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28 h. ago President criticises UK arms investment and US’s ‘monstrous attacks’ on universities

Michael D Higgins calls on UN to use ‘exceptional powers’ to ensure aid flows to Gaza

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28 h. ago President Higgins criticises £1.5bn UK arms investment announced by Keir Starmer

Michael D Higgins calls on UN to use ‘exceptional powers’ to ensure aid flows to Gaza

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28 h. ago Boy (12) died after losing balance following a slip at edge of Cliffs of Moher, inquest hears

Chinese boy Zhihan Zhao slipped in a puddle and lost his balance before falling off the edge of the cliff.

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28 h. ago Queen’s University Belfast divests from Israeli interests in protest over Gaza conflict

Third-level institution confirms its final research partnership with Israeli institution ended this week

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35 h. ago Gaza Strip: Aid group says all its distribution sites closed after dozens of Palestinians shot dead

US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been criticised for alleged lack of neutrality

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