# attacks

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AS IT HAPPENED

Paris on high alert after slaughter of 129 people by 'three teams of terrorists'

One Irish person was injured in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II.

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Nov 14th 2015, 10:11 PM

# beirut

Islamic State bombs also killed 44 people in Lebanon this week

Over 230 people were injured

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Nov 14th 2015, 2:05 PM

# Punishment

Indonesia to begin chemically castrating convicted paedophiles

It would be carried out by injecting paedophiles with female hormones.

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Oct 21st 2015, 8:55 PM

# Syria

Russia warned 'indiscriminate bombing' of non-Isis targets will fuel extremism

Russia said its air strikes hit Isis targets outside of Isis-controlled territory.

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Oct 2nd 2015, 3:05 PM

# southern china

Six people dead in more than a dozen letter bomb attacks

The attacks took place across southern China.

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Sep 30th 2015, 2:45 PM

# electrical barriers

After a string of 'unprecedented' attacks, Australia is getting tough with sharks

There have been 13 attacks in New South Wales so far this year, compared to three in 2014.

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Sep 30th 2015, 8:40 AM

# Headford Road

Teenager stabbed and two robbed in early-morning Galway attacks

A man has been arrested in connection with the incidents.

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Sep 6th 2015, 7:54 PM

# Dublin

Two hospitalised after one man stabbed and another attacked with metal piping

The separate incident saw both men suffered non-life threatening injuries.

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Aug 26th 2015, 8:27 AM

# danger

Publicans warn that increased violence in pubs could lead to a death

The head of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland has said an increase in attacks has happened in recent years.

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Aug 1st 2015, 1:31 PM

# Anniversary

The British government still has unreleased files on Ireland's worst terrorist attack

34 people lost their lives in the coordinated attack 41 years ago.

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May 16th 2015, 9:00 PM

# Bomb Threat

Gerry Adams: 'It's a wee while since the PSNI arrived at my house with sniffer dogs'

Two cars belonging to Sinn Féin councillors were also burnt out.

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May 6th 2015, 9:00 PM

# Merchants Quay

Dublin homeless centre closes after attacks on staff

Merchants Quay has temporarily suspended its day services, and will reopen shortly.

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May 1st 2015, 6:11 AM

# galipoli

One hundred years ago - 3,000 Irish lives were lost in Turkey

An Post has issued two limited edition stamps to commemorate those killed in the Gallipoli Landings.

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Apr 23rd 2015, 4:03 PM

# South Africa

'All of a sudden they hate foreigners, and we get two choices - go home or be killed'

Immigrants in South Africa have shared their stories.

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Apr 21st 2015, 2:40 PM

# Rainbow Nation

South Africa in crisis after attacks kill six immigrants

In the latest violence, mobs attacked shops owned by foreign nationals in a poor area of Johannesburg.

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Apr 19th 2015, 8:04 AM

# TechKnowHow

Explainer: What exactly is hacking anyway?

Clue: it’s not what’s happening in the picture.

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Mar 22nd 2015, 11:00 AM

# Tikrit

Saddam Hussein's tomb destroyed amid fighting... but his body might not be there

The tomb was levelled during heaving fighting for Tikrit.

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Mar 16th 2015, 9:04 AM

# Terror

Shoppers return to the scene of Paris supermarket attack

The interior minister gave the shop two bottles of wine to celebrate its reopening.

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Mar 15th 2015, 1:20 PM

# Spain

Arrests on charges of recruiting women into Islamic State group

These happened in the cities of Girona, Barcelona and Mellila.

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Feb 24th 2015, 10:25 AM

# courage

He saved lives during the Paris attacks - now he's been granted citizenship

Lassana Bathily, from Mali, told people to go into the freezer during the attack on the kosher supermarket.

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Jan 20th 2015, 9:02 PM

# anti-terror

Troops are being deployed on the streets of Belgium

The move follows anti-terror raids earlier this week.

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Jan 17th 2015, 1:55 PM

# Not a game

Teenager arrested for Xbox and Playstation Christmas attacks

The 18-year-old was detained as part of a joint effort between police in Britain and the United States.

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Jan 16th 2015, 3:17 PM

# je suis charlie

Waterford Whispers receives praise from The Washington Post

Waterford Whispers News was today featured in The Washington Post.

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Jan 14th 2015, 3:10 PM

# not available

Irish readers WILL NOT be able to buy Charlie Hebdo in Eason's this week

People in Ireland looking for the magazine will have to order it or look to smaller outlets.

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Jan 14th 2015, 1:15 PM

# je suis charlie

Want to head to a French 'unity' event today? Here's what's happening near you

The French Embassy has received thousands of messages of support in the wake of this week’s terror attacks.

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Jan 11th 2015, 7:30 AM

# terror attacks

Profile: Hayat Boumeddiene, France's most-wanted woman

The 26-year-old partner of the man who staged the deadly attack at a kosher supermarket yesterday is still at large.

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Jan 10th 2015, 11:18 AM

# Boko Haram

"I saw them kill my father, they slaughtered him like a ram"

Boko Haram killed as many as 2,000 in their latest attacks.

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Jan 9th 2015, 7:48 PM

# malakoff

Paris shooting that left one police officer dead declared terrorist act

A number of mosques have also been attacked today.

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Jan 8th 2015, 8:40 PM

# Holidays

Anti-social behaviour on Dublin's streets 'isn't putting tourists off'

Minister Paschal Donohoe said that Ireland is “a very safe destination” for tourists.

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Jan 2nd 2015, 8:00 AM

# PSNI

Police aim to stamp out Christmas terror threat

This comes after a number of incidents during the same period last year.

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Dec 1st 2014, 3:48 PM

# reaching out

Increases in domestic violence against men

A new report from domestic abuse service ‘Amen’ has shown an increase in reported incidents.

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Nov 19th 2014, 12:48 PM

# black spring

Chaos breaks out in Burkina Faso as president attempts to stay in power

The country’s parliament has been set on fire in this most recent surge of violence.

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Oct 30th 2014, 2:35 PM

# rising tensions

North Korea warns of 'unpredictable retaliatory strikes' against South

The two sides exchanged fire yesterday.

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Oct 20th 2014, 9:49 PM

# prevention

Majority of women who experience sexual assault know their attacker

New research published today also identifies age and alcohol consumption as factors in assaults.

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Oct 15th 2014, 7:00 AM

# barks worse than their bite

Do we need to change the law on dangerous dogs?

An online petition calling for a change in legislation has received over 10,000 supporters online.

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Oct 12th 2014, 8:45 AM

# Air Strikes

Al-Nusra terror group warns of attacks on nations involved in Syrian air strikes

The group, linked to Al-Qaeda, has declared the air strikes “a war against Islam”.

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Sep 28th 2014, 3:16 PM

# Iraq

France is the first nation to join the US in attacking Islamic State...

… but refused to support the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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Sep 19th 2014, 2:43 PM

# Knifepoint

Taxi-drivers call for grants to 'carjack-proof' their vehicles

The National Private Hire and Taxi Association have spoken out after yesterday’s attack on a Dublin taxi driver.

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Aug 25th 2014, 6:20 PM

# levelled

Five Palestinians from the same family killed by Israeli warplane attacks

Israel has vowed no let-up until it can guarantee the safety of its civilians.

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Aug 23rd 2014, 11:46 AM

# Hamas

Violence continues in Gaza with 30 air strikes, killing five Palestinians

The Palestinian interior ministry said Israeli jets destroyed three mosques, at least two of which were considered close to Hamas.

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Aug 9th 2014, 11:52 AM