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# berlin - Saturday 29 February, 2020
Ireland's Kelly Murphy sets national record at World Championships
The 30-year-old came 15th overall, finishing with a time of 3:29.699.
# berlin - Saturday 15 February, 2020
One person dies and four others injured in shooting outside Berlin music venue
The incident took place in a square in front of the Tempodrom, near Potsdamer Platz.
# berlin - Wednesday 5 February, 2020
Berlin's rent freeze has yet to come into effect, but it's dividing opinion
The city’s rent freeze was approved by Berlin’s Parliament on 30 January.
# berlin - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
Berlin state cabinet agrees five-year rent freeze to cool housing market
The measure would apply to apartments that were built before 2014.
# berlin - Thursday 22 August, 2019
'All eyes on how Ireland is being treated': Country now in eye of storm, Coveney says
Coveney said the UK backstop alternatives will ‘badly hit’ Ireland and its economy.
# berlin - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
Boris Johnson tells Angela Merkel: 'We do need the Brexit backstop removed'
Johnson will seek to convince the German Chancellor to renegotiate elements of the Brexit deal.
# berlin - Thursday 1 August, 2019
Bridge collapses in England as areas are hit by severe flooding
The bridge was on the route of the cycling World Championships due to be held in Yorkshire next month.
# berlin - Tuesday 18 June, 2019
Berlin backs five-year rent freeze to tackle rising rents
Only social housing and new builds that have not been let out would be exempt under the move.
# berlin - Saturday 15 June, 2019
German court fines two doctors over abortion 'advertising'
The ruling comes after the recent easing of a Nazi-era law banning practitioners from advertising of pregnancy terminations.
# berlin - Thursday 11 April, 2019
Opinion: 'As I attempt to buy my first home, disheartened isn't even the word'
In Berlin, a proposed referendum seeks to ban the largest landlord company and expropriate the homes for social housing – but the average rent in Dublin is twice that of Berlin, writes Ciaran Connolly.
# berlin - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
Ryanair apologises after denying prominent Arab Spring activist permission to board flight
Palestinian writer İyad el-Baghdadi was due to fly from Berlin to Dublin for a meeting.
# berlin - Friday 22 March, 2019
Berlin police break up mass brawl organised by two rival YouTube stars
Berlin police said they made nine arrests after a fight broke among some 400 fans.
# berlin - Thursday 10 January, 2019
Four men go on trial for $1 million giant German coin heist
Prosecutors assume the nearly pure-gold treasure was either cut up, molten down or taken abroad.
# berlin - Sunday 16 September, 2018
Kenyan marathon master Kipchoge smashes world record
It was the largest single improvement on the marathon world record since Derek Clayton improved the mark by 2:23 in 1967.
# berlin - Sunday 26 August, 2018
Cork's Niamh McCarthy smashes European discus record to secure Ireland's sixth gold medal in Berlin
The 24-year-old Rio Paralympics silver-medalist twice broke the European record in the women’s F41 discus on Sunday.
# berlin - Friday 24 August, 2018
German firefighters stop spread of huge blaze but warn of ongoing threat
Around 600 people fled their homes in three villages in Brandenburg 50 kilometres southwest of the capital.
Comerford bags second bronze in Berlin bringing Ireland's medal count to eight
Not a bad few days.
# berlin - Wednesday 22 August, 2018
Ireland's Lenihan breaks world record twice on the way to winning gold
The North Cork AC athlete produced scores of 32.28 metres and 32.95 metres in Berlin.
# berlin - Sunday 19 August, 2018
AirBnb lobbied officials 49 times in two years on crackdown plan
With Dublin rent now averaging €500 above the boomtime figure, pressure is mounting on Minister Eoghan Murphy to act.
# berlin - Wednesday 15 August, 2018
New section of the Berlin Wall discovered by accident
It’s the second long-lost piece of the barrier to be identified and given protected status this year.
# berlin - Sunday 12 August, 2018
One lap to go! Embarrassment as Salpeter denied women's 5,000m medal after early celebration
Lornah Chemtai Salpeter thought she had won silver, but had another lap to go in Berlin.
# berlin - Friday 10 August, 2018
'I'm still dry-mouthed, I'm still shaking' - Barr's family celebrate historic European bronze medal
Thomas Barr’s family were in Berlin to cheer him on to a fantastic bronze medal in the 400m hurdles final.
# berlin - Thursday 9 August, 2018
Season's best for Mark English not enough to advance from 800m heats
“I found it hard to get a rhythm from the go,” said the Irish track star who has struggled with injury this summer.
# berlin - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
'I knew I had strength there and I used it': Thomas Barr finishes strong to power into European final
The Waterford man is confident he can post a faster 400m hurdle time in Thursday’s final.
'I'm happy with the performance' - Ireland's Phil Healy finishes 7th in European semi-final
The 23-year-old Cork runner now turns her attention to the 200m event on Friday
# berlin - Monday 6 August, 2018
Joy as Ireland's Phil Healy books place in European Athletics 100m semi-finals in Berlin
The 23-year-old Cork runner will compete in tomorrow’s European Championships 100m semi-final after finishing second in her heat.
# berlin - Sunday 5 August, 2018
'I have no fear. I can take on the big boys now'
A year after a hamstring injury cut his season short, Marcus Lawler is heading into the European Championships in the fastest form of his life.
# berlin - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Waterford man who went missing in Netherlands turns up safe and well in Berlin
John Power disappeared in Maastricht on 9 June but today presented himself at the Irish Embassy in Berlin.
# berlin - Sunday 3 June, 2018
# berlin - Tuesday 15 May, 2018
Russia to question reporter if he comes for World Cup
Hajo Seppelt’s documentaries on doping among Russian athletes sparked controversy.
# berlin - Friday 20 April, 2018
Pictures: Disposal of massive WWII bomb causes mass evacuation in Berlin
The 500 kilo bomb was found on a construction site.
# berlin - Tuesday 20 March, 2018
All smiles as Varadkar and Merkel talk Brexit on Taoiseach's first trip to Berlin
Merkel was recently elected as chancellor for the fourth time.
# berlin - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
Nine prisoners escape from Berlin prison since Thursday
One prisoner turned himself in today.
# berlin - Saturday 30 December, 2017
Berlin New Year's festival sets up safe zone for women following 2015 sex assaults
Thousands of women reported being assaulted in Cologne in 2015.
# berlin - Monday 20 November, 2017
Angela Merkel looked a dead cert to lead Germany again but she's now fighting for her political life
“As chancellor… I will do everything to ensure that this country comes out well through this difficult time.”
# berlin - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
'We're only human': Berlin police remorseful after wild partying costs them G20 duty
“They drank, danced, pissed and, yes, apparently also bonked, as our press officer put it so well,” the police statement said.
# berlin - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
Teenager (17) arrested in Germany for 'allegedly plotting Berlin terror attack'
The man texted his family that “he had joined the jihad”.
# berlin - Sunday 30 April, 2017
Germany sees massive rise in politically-motivated crimes by foreigners
These crimes include offences carried out by Islamic State extremists.
# berlin - Thursday 27 April, 2017
Police shoot man at Berlin hospital
It’s reported that police have cordoned off an area around the hospital.
# berlin - Tuesday 25 April, 2017
Ivanka Trump defends father at women's summit, gets laughed at
Donald Trump doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to empowering women.
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
Poll Results:
No (3146)
Yes (1465)
I'm not sure / no opinion (158)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
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