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Read more on post. Police in Northern Ireland made more than 5,000 arrests during the past three years under new legislation aimed at tackling violence against women and girls. The PSNI says it dealt with a call about domestic abuse on average every 17 minutes last year. Northern Ireland is regarded as one of the… Read more: PSNI arrest thousands under domestic violence legislation - West Bank: Tales of the dispossessedThis post was originally published on this site. Continuous expansion by Israel of settlements in the West Bank is pushing Palestinians out of their homes and move elsewhere. The pattern consists of settler attacks on Palestinian farms and villages, often aided and abetted, say locals, by the Israeli military. According to the West Bank Protection… Read more: West Bank: Tales of the dispossessed
- US forensic experts assist gardaí in Mike Gaine murder investigationRead more on post. Gardaí investigating the murder of Kerry farmer, Michael Gaine requested the assistance of American forensic experts, who had travelled to Ireland to help gardaí carry out a review of the murder of French woman, Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Officers investigating the murder of Gaine (56), whose dismembered body was found in… Read more: US forensic experts assist gardaí in Mike Gaine murder investigation
- Meet the brothers at war in House of GuinnessRead more on post. Are Northern Irish actor Anthony Boyle and his English co-star Louis Partridge the Liam and Noel Gallagher of House of Guinness? They play brothers Arthur and Edward Guinness in the new Netflix drama about the rise of the famous Irish brewing family by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. Set in the… Read more: Meet the brothers at war in House of Guinness
- Seals share our fondness for Atlantic salmon, bringing them into conflict with fishermenRead more on post. One sun-filled afternoon in August, I set out by boat around the Seven Hogs – na Seacht gCeanna – off the Maharees on the northern side of the Dingle peninsula in Kerry. The clutch of small islands, uninhabited by humans for more than half a century, rises up from the Atlantic… Read more: Seals share our fondness for Atlantic salmon, bringing them into conflict with fishermen
- If you can’t vote in next month’s presidential election, we want to hear from youThis post was originally published on this site. ARE YOU AN Irish emigrant abroad who can’t vote in next month’s presidential election? Maybe you are a British, EU or non-EU citizen living in the Republic who does not have the right to vote in presidential elections? Or perhaps you are an Irish citizen living in… Read more: If you can’t vote in next month’s presidential election, we want to hear from you
- Autism campaigner: Autism is not new and does not need to be curedThis post was originally published on this site. WHEN DEPUTY DANNY Healy-Rae stood up in the Dáil last week and said that Autism “wasn’t an issue in my day” and that “there were very few in my day”, I felt a familiar pang. I’ve heard variations of this claim my whole life; the idea that… Read more: Autism campaigner: Autism is not new and does not need to be cured
- Kingspan chases Magnificent Seven energy with plan to float unit riding on AI boomRead more on post. Fed up with Kingspan shares drifting behind peers and the wider market, Gene Murtagh is seeking to tap into some of the energy of the Magnificent Seven (Mag-7), the US tech stocks that have driven a three-year bull run across global equity markets. The Kingspan chief executive revealed on Tuesday that… Read more: Kingspan chases Magnificent Seven energy with plan to float unit riding on AI boom
- ‘People forget the Steelers were here before’: Reporter back in Dublin 28 years on for NFL gameThis post was originally published on this site. WHEN NEWS AND sports reporter Andrew Stockey posted two photos to X yesterday, one of him in Dublin 28 years ago and one taken this week, he didn’t expect much of a reaction. However, it’s gone on to attract a “whole lot of attention” as Stockey says… Read more: ‘People forget the Steelers were here before’: Reporter back in Dublin 28 years on for NFL game
- UN sanctions against Iran to resume over banned nuclear activityRead full article on post. 49 minutes ago ShareSave Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent, New York and Raffi Berg ShareSave EPA The United Nations’ sweeping economic and military sanctions look set to be reimposed on Iran a decade after they were lifted in a landmark international deal over its nuclear programme. It comes after the UK,… Read more: UN sanctions against Iran to resume over banned nuclear activity
- Pairings confirmed for Saturday’s Ryder Cup foursomesRead the full article on post. European captain Luke Donald insists making history on day one will count for little if his team do not go on to win the Ryder Cup. Donald’s side made a stunning start at Bethpage Black on Friday, winning the first two sessions to open up a 5.5-2.5 lead over… Read more: Pairings confirmed for Saturday’s Ryder Cup foursomes
- Rivalry, quality, title decider: Why you should watch Shelbourne v AthloneThis post was originally published on this site. Emma Duffy AS IT APPROACHES 4.30pm this evening, Drumcondra should be humming. The NFL game in Croke Park between the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers will take centre stage tomorrow, but it’s not the only show on Dublin’s northside this weekend. Richmond Road and Grace Park Road… Read more: Rivalry, quality, title decider: Why you should watch Shelbourne v Athlone
- ‘Rugby is an art form for me’ – Canada star Hogan-RochesterRead the full article on post. Canada’s glittering wing Asia Hogan-Rochester says she is looking forward to expressing herself in Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final against England. WATCH MORE: How tragedy freed world player of the year nominee Jones Watch England v Canada live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website… Read more: ‘Rugby is an art form for me’ – Canada star Hogan-Rochester
- ‘We’re loving it!’ – fans’ favourite Rugby World Cup momentsRead the full article on post. Before Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final between Canada and England, BBC Sport asked fans: “What has been your favourite moment of the tournament so far?” WATCH MORE: ‘You set me up!’ – Red Roses lift the lid on team-mates Watch England v Canada live on BBC One, BBC… Read more: ‘We’re loving it!’ – fans’ favourite Rugby World Cup moments
- England’s road to the 2025 World Cup finalRead the full article on post. Relive some of England’s best moments from the group stage wins over USA, Samoa and Australia, plus quarter-final and semi-final victories over Scotland and France at the Rugby World Cup. MATCH REPORT: Kildunne stars as England see off France to make final Watch England v Canada live on BBC… Read more: England’s road to the 2025 World Cup final
- Where Was One Battle After Another Filmed?This post was originally published on this site.Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest is a lightning-paced tour of California and Texas.
- Escape the Cold With These 7 Warm-Weather DestinationsThis post was originally published on this site.Where to embrace your inner snowbird, from Belize to the Canary Islands.
- Travel leaders gather in Cancún for World Travel Awards Latin America Gala Ceremony 2025This post was originally published on this site.Cancún is making its final preparations to host the World Travel Awards Latin America Gala Ceremony 2025 on 27 September. Travel and tourism leaders from across Central and South America are gathering in México’s tourism jewel to discover who has been voted the industry’s finest.
- Calpak Luggage Review: Is It Worth the Hype?This post was originally published on this site.Here are Traveler editors’ top suitcases, bags, and accessories from the brand.
- Where Was ‘House of Guinness’ Filmed?This post was originally published on this site.Manchester, Liverpool, and Yorkshire double for 19-century Dublin.
- Katherine Devlin: ‘I had huge imposter syndrome filming the first season of Blue Lights’Read more on post. There’s a saying among performers: if you want to work in Ireland, move to England. (Once you leave, the offers pour in, or so the logic goes.) For Tyrone actor Katherine Devlin, this couldn’t have been more on the nose. In 2022, she was in a Westfield Shopping Centre picking up… Read more: Katherine Devlin: ‘I had huge imposter syndrome filming the first season of Blue Lights’
- Behind the scenes with Marian Keyes on the set of The Walsh Sisters: ‘They’re exactly as I imagined them’Read more on post. It’s April, and the cherry blossoms around the suburban homes of Terenure, in Dublin, are in full bloom. Marian Keyes is sitting in a cosy chair, with her feet up on a stool, in a garden shed. This is not just any garden shed. The sign on the door reads The… Read more: Behind the scenes with Marian Keyes on the set of The Walsh Sisters: ‘They’re exactly as I imagined them’
- Slow Horses, the very British hit about misfit spies, is back and its budget is showingRead more on post. It’s the spy-themed show about “losers, misfits and boozers” that revels in ineptitude, celebrates shabbiness and lingers on hapless, disillusioned cast-offs. Coincidentally, lots of journalists adore it. The irony is that Slow Horses triumphs where many other television series now fail, in that it returns before time can wipe its existence… Read more: Slow Horses, the very British hit about misfit spies, is back and its budget is showing
- Karla Chubb of Sprints: ‘If I was a guy, would we be playing way bigger shows, selling more records?’Read more on post. The world may be burning, but at least there’s a good soundtrack to watch the ship go down to. That was partly the idea behind just-released All That Is Over, the second album by Sprints. Having established themselves as one of the finest Irish rock bands of their generation with Letter… Read more: Karla Chubb of Sprints: ‘If I was a guy, would we be playing way bigger shows, selling more records?’
- Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir is fascinating on what comes after the happy endingRead more on post. All the Way to the River: Love, Loss and Liberation Author: Elizabeth Gilbert ISBN-13: 978-1526654564 Publisher: Bloomsbury Guideline Price: £22 In the wake of her 2006 memoir Eat Pray Love, the American author Elizabeth Gilbert has cemented her position as an inspiration throughout the world. Written in the wake of her… Read more: Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir is fascinating on what comes after the happy ending
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