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Wednesday 17 August 2022
A wildfire in Spain burnt up 10,000 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of 1,500 people, regional officials say.
The investigation is believed to be linked to associates of the Kinahan organised crime group.
Israel Olatunde broke the national record that had been held by Paul Hession for 15 years.
The case relates to a secondary school in Waterford.
The former Manchester United winger was accused by his girlfriend, PR executive Kate Greville, of flirting with the unnamed presebter, his trial heard.
The Government has provided funding of €45.75 million for the additional needs payment this year.
87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran was killed in a “shocking act”, Metropolitan Police said.
O’Donovan, who is also the son of a former TD, must remain out of Cork city centre except for medical or legal appointments.
The 37-year-old was interviewed by officers in relation to an allegation of assault and criminal damage at Goodison Park on 9 April.
Services will contact this group in the coming days and the HSE aims to deliver two doses 28 days apart.
The Dublin GAA county committee made the announcement this evening.
A Garda said that Casey ‘made no reply’ to the manslaughter charge.
Gavan Casey takes a look at the reshaping of the Irish professional boxing landscape post-MTK.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is pushing for tax breaks for landlords and a tax credit for renters.
These products pose a risk of cuts and suffocation.
Leo Varadkar said that Troy is set to amend his Dáil declarations and will be contacting Sipo.
Patients with less urgent complaints are advised to contact their GPs or South Doc.
The 20-year-old finished sixth in the final of the 100m at the European Championships last night.
The Tory leadership contenders are to make their pitch to Conservative members in Belfast today.
32-year-old Tomasz Piorczynski was last seen driving a red Ford Focus.
Krispy Kreme was the first business to open its doors at the plaza today.
It comes following a violent assault on a Dublin Bus last weekend.
The searches took place at a premises in Athlone yesterday and today.
Meanwhile, Gary Neville has called on the 37-year-old to speak out about the crisis-hit club.
People who attended the viewing said they faced a wait of over an hour to even get into the house.
The meeting will discuss ‘the need for a political solution to this conflict’, the UN said.
The neighbourhoods in the plan would follow the 15-minute city concept.
A man was headbutted while on a Dublin Bus at the weekend.
North Korea has conducted a blitz of sanctions-busting tests throughout this year.
Woods and around 20 of the top players on the PGA Tour discussed strategies aimed at tackling LIV.
Heralded as an anti-war masterpiece, Das Boot was nominated for six Oscars.
Gardaí believe Miriam Burns suffered a violent death at her home.
Cheney fell to a rival backed by the former US president.
The measure is paid for by new taxes on large companies and stepped-up IRS enforcement of wealthy individuals and entities.
Rank-and-file members advised new working roster is ‘adverse’ to garda employment conditions.
Joachim Andersen was headbutted by Darwin Nunez, who was red-carded and now faces a three-match ban for violent conduct.
THERE HAVE BEEN renewed calls for transport police after a man was left with serious facial injuries following an unprovoked homophobic assault on a Dublin Bus at the weekend.
Mark Sheehan (26) was returning from a night out with friends when he was headbutted by a man in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Tom O’Connor from the National Bus and Rail Union said investment in public transport services is “for naught” if people don’t feel safe using public transport.
Sinn Féin’s Justice spokesperson, Martin Kenny, said this “cowardly” attack while on a bus “once again underlines the need to establish a transport policing system”.
“If we are going to encourage more people to use our public transport links, we must ensure that everyone feels safe when doing so,” he said.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland have a dedicated transport police?
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The security analyst assesses Putin’s use of nuclear power as a weapon of war.
Brief morning showers, then a shower
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