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# bushfires - Thursday 26 March, 2020
'People are saying ‘Wake me up when it’s 2021'' - Colin O'Riordan's strange season in Sydney
The Tipperary native and his Sydney Swans team-mates have had plenty to contend with this year.
# bushfires - Friday 31 January, 2020
'It may become uncontrollable': State of emergency in Canberra as bushfires close in
Authorities also warned of so-called ember attacks, where winds blow glowing ash ahead of the fire front.
# bushfires - Sunday 12 January, 2020
Australian prime minister considers public inquiry into bushfires as death toll rises
At least 27 people have now been killed in the months-long crisis.
# bushfires - Thursday 9 January, 2020
Australian wildfires: new evacuation notices issued as area the size of Ireland now scorched by blazes
Searing temperatures are expected to return to the southeast of the country tomorrow.
# bushfires - Monday 6 January, 2020
Australia to pay ‘whatever it takes’ to deal with wildfires
At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed by the blazes.
# bushfires - Sunday 5 January, 2020
Thousands of koalas 'key to future of species' feared dead after bushfires sweep Australian sanctuary
The fires have flared up in the southeast of the country in a months-long crisis.
# bushfires - Thursday 2 January, 2020
Australian prime minister confronted by angry residents on visit to wildfire-ravaged town
Since the fires began burning 18 people have died.
# bushfires - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires as death toll rises
Blazes have killed at least 17 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
# bushfires - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
Firefighters in Australia share footage of truck being overrun by bushfires
The death toll from more than three months of wildfires in multiple states now stands at 12.
# bushfires - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
Australian PM says volunteer firefighters from public sector will get paid leave
Nine people have been killed and more than 950 homes destroyed in the wildfires.
# bushfires - Monday 23 December, 2019
Australia's PM rules out cuts to coal industry despite deadly bushfires over area the size of Belgium
Scott Morrison’s says his country’s response to climate change must be ‘responsible’.
# bushfires - Sunday 22 December, 2019
Australian PM under pressure over Hawaii holiday while country battled extreme bushfires
Scott Morrison visited the New South Wales Rural Fire Service today.
# bushfires - Saturday 21 December, 2019
'Catastrophic' conditions as bushfires intensify in Australia
A record-breaking heatwave on the east coast has fanned hundreds of fires.
# bushfires - Saturday 7 December, 2019
Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
Sydney has been engulfed in toxic smoke for weeks and occasionally sprinkled with snow-like embers.
# bushfires - Thursday 5 December, 2019
'My eyes are stinging' - Golfers complain as Australian Open shrouded in bushfire smoke
New Zealand’s Ryan Chisnall even wore a face mask during the tournament’s opening round in Sydney.
# bushfires - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
Lewis the koala dies from burn injuries after being rescued from Australian bushfire last week
Last week, a video went viral of a woman who walked into a bushfire to save the koala.
# bushfires - Thursday 21 November, 2019
Australian PM denies his climate policies caused bushfires as 'code red' issued
Drought, unseasonably hot, dry and windy conditions have fuelled the unprecedented blazes.
# bushfires - Thursday 14 November, 2019
Death toll from devastating Australia bushfires rises to four
A man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland near the New South Wales town of Kempsey.
# bushfires - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
Australia remains on high alert as the country deals with devastation from widespread bushfires
A helicopter crashed yesterday while trying to bring the fires under control.
# bushfires - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Australians warned to seek shelter from bushfires as it's 'too late to leave' their homes
Eleven bushfires along the country’s east coast have been declared as emergencies.
# bushfires - Monday 11 November, 2019
State of emergency declared in Sydney over threat of 'catastrophic' bushfires
It is the first time the city has been placed at the top level of fire warning.
# bushfires - Sunday 10 November, 2019
Sydney is facing a 'catastrophic' threat as Australia battles worst bushfires in a decade
A state of emergency has been declared in Queensland.
# bushfires - Saturday 9 November, 2019
Three dead and hundreds of homes destroyed in Australia as 'ferocious fires' continue to burn
Over 1,000 firefighters are working round the clock to tackle the huge blazes.
# bushfires - Thursday 8 January, 2015
# bushfires - Saturday 3 January, 2015
Dozens of homes feared destroyed by raging fires in South Australia
Firefighters have been struggling to contain the blaze due to strong winds.
# bushfires - Wednesday 23 October, 2013
Soaring temperatures and dry winds hamper Australia firefighting effort
The crisis is now entering its seventh day. 200 homes have been destroyed, and one life has been lost.
# bushfires - Monday 21 October, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know this morning.
# bushfires - Sunday 20 October, 2013
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know this morning.
# bushfires - Friday 18 October, 2013
Bushfires cause death and devastation in New South Wales
The bushfires across Australia’s most populous state are among the worst in the past decade.
# bushfires - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Cooler weather aids Australia firefighters
Firefighters are taking advantage of cooler temperatures to quell bushfires across Australia, but warn of hotter weather will return this weekend.
# bushfires - Monday 7 February, 2011
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things you really need to know by 9am: Political reform on the agenda for all political parties; 100 Ryanair passengers stage a “mutiny” and – oops, Silvio’s done it again.
# bushfires - Saturday 1 January, 2011
Australia lashed by "biblical floods" and bush fires
Queensland warned to prepare for floodwaters of up to 30ft.
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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:
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Yes (2530)
I'm not sure / no opinion (248)
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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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