# Cuba

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# Cast Away

Pictures: A Cuban migrant boat has washed up on a beach in Sligo

It’s the first time a vessel like this has been recorded washing ashore in Europe.

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Feb 7th 2017, 11:12 PM

# Guantánamo Bay

Final acts as President: Obama moves 10 prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman

The nationality of the ten inmates are unconfirmed.

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Jan 16th 2017, 9:58 PM

# yo ho ho

Cuba has offered to pay its €265 million debt to the Czech Republic - in rum

That would give the Czechs enough rum for 100 years.

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Dec 15th 2016, 10:38 PM

# get talking

Ireland wants to build a relationship with Cuba

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan briefed his Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday about improving links between the two countries.

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Dec 10th 2016, 7:10 AM

# Cuba

Crowds chant 'I am Fidel' as leader's ashes reunited with Che Guevara

Castro’s ashes will be laid to rest in a final ceremony on Sunday.

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Dec 1st 2016, 8:24 AM

# Cuba

Havana holds huge tribute to Castro; all kinds of world leaders turn up

Ireland’s ambassador to Mexico Sonja Hyland was in attendance in Havana last night.

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Nov 30th 2016, 12:06 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think President Higgins' tribute to Fidel Castro was appropriate?

The president has come in for criticism over his statement on the death of the former Cuban leader.

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Nov 28th 2016, 8:49 AM

# Cold War

'Con la simpatico': President Higgins is first to sign book of condolences for Castro

The president drew criticism for his comments on the death of the Communist leader.

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Nov 28th 2016, 7:48 AM

# Friends in high places

Maradona hails late Fidel Castro as 'second father'

The footballing great built a friendship with the former Cuban leader.

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Nov 27th 2016, 7:36 PM

# Cuba

President Higgins criticised for praising 'brutal dictator' Castro

The death of the former Cuban leader has sparked a mixed response.

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Nov 27th 2016, 7:39 AM

# RIP

Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90

The revolutionary leader shaped Cuba for more than 50 years.

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Nov 26th 2016, 6:10 AM

# Cuba libre

Yoel Romero receives suspension for post-fight celebration at UFC 205

The NYSAC have punished the middleweight title contender for jumping out of the octagon at MSG.

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Nov 23rd 2016, 6:25 PM

# money spinner

Cuban doper told to return Olympic medal but it looks like it's been sold on eBay

Yarelys Barrios won silver in Beijing but has tested positive for a banned substance following a retroactive drug test.

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Sep 1st 2016, 6:16 PM

# Viva

An Irish film about Cuban drag queens helped these filmmakers find their voice

The film was shortlisted as Ireland’s pick to be considered for a foreign language Oscar.

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Aug 20th 2016, 10:00 PM

# Happy Birthday

600 assassination attempts and still going strong - Fidel Castro turns 90 today

The ‘father of the Cuban Revolution’ has recently re-emerged into the public eye after a decade in the shadows.

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Aug 13th 2016, 8:45 AM

# Conspiracy Theory

Donald Trump claims his rival's father helped the man who assassinated JFK

Trump repeated a tabloid claim that Rafael Cruz handed out leaflets with Lee Harvey Oswald

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May 3rd 2016, 3:30 PM

# havana ball

PHOTOS: US cruise ship arrives in Cuba for the first time in 40 years

The Adonia crossed the Florida Straits overnight – 53 years after they were blocked during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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May 2nd 2016, 5:09 PM

# there he is

Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in nearly a year

The revolutionary icon criticised Barack Obama’s recent visit.

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Apr 8th 2016, 8:00 AM

# thanks for nothing barack

Fidel Castro has just had a right go at Barack Obama

Obama last week became the first US president to visit Castro’s Cuba since the communist leader came to power in 1959.

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Mar 28th 2016, 6:49 PM

# The Revolution

Cuba: If it's such a health superpower, why have thousands of doctors fled?

A total of 1,278 Cuban medics fled to make use of a US parole programme for doctors in 2013 alone.

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Mar 28th 2016, 8:30 AM

# Awkward

'What did you say about political prisoners?' Castro fields questions at Obama press conference

A joint-appearance by the leaders of both states didn’t always go smoothly.

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Mar 22nd 2016, 8:10 AM

# Let's Be Friends

Barack Obama becomes first US president to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years

US President Barack Obama met with President Raúl Castro in Havana today.

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Mar 21st 2016, 10:50 PM

# cold war foes

Obama aims to end decades of hostility with historic visit to Cuba

It’s the first time a US president has visited the Communist country in almost 90 years.

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Mar 20th 2016, 6:52 PM

# Investigation

Cuba has one of the best healthcare systems in the world... but it pays doctors €46 a month

Fergal Browne explores the two sides of the Revolution’s biggest talking point.

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Mar 19th 2016, 6:00 PM

# havana breakthrough

Barack Obama has confirmed he'll visit Cuba next month

Obama’s visit to Cuba will be the first by a sitting US president since the island’s 1959 revolution.

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Feb 18th 2016, 3:12 PM

# havana nights

53 years after the infamous missile crisis, you can now finally fly to Cuba from the US

The two nations have struck a deal allowing 110 daily flights after they formally restored diplomatic relations last July.

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Feb 16th 2016, 10:04 PM

# long read

Mike Tyson wanted to know what this ‘white mother**ker’ was doing in his house

Brin-Jonathan Butler chats to The42 about his new book, meeting ‘Iron Mike’ and hooking up with Fidel Castro’s granddaughter.

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Aug 16th 2015, 10:00 AM

# Historic

Cuba first country to end mother-to-child HIV transmission

Less than 2% of children born to mothers who have HIV carry the virus.

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Jul 1st 2015, 7:00 PM

# put that away

Guantánamo lawyers banned from bringing detainees fast food and treats

One lawyer called the move “Petty and nasty.”

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May 27th 2015, 8:56 PM

# no thaw here

Bank of Ireland won't be easing up on Cuba

The bank says it is “not in a position” to change its policy on payments concerning the country.

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Apr 16th 2015, 2:07 PM

# Historic

Raul Castro declares Barack Obama "an honest man"

The pair’s meeting was a significant occasion.

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Apr 11th 2015, 6:34 PM

# Havana Great time

Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in 14 months

He was apparently very lucid.

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Apr 4th 2015, 3:55 PM

# havana laugh

Bank of Ireland wouldn't accept couple's Cuba holiday money

BoI has a relationship with a US bank – which makes things a little complicated. But this sounds ridiculous…

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Mar 28th 2015, 10:15 AM

# stick to cigars

Cuban government officials jailed for setting up 'black market egg empire'

We can’t imagine Enda doing this.

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Mar 20th 2015, 4:16 PM

# Lighten up

Why we should 'relax the smoking ban in bars and give smokers a break'

Finian McGrath believes that smokers are soft targets.

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Feb 18th 2015, 8:30 AM

# death rumours

Fidel Castro 'proves' he's alive... by writing to Maradona (seriously)

They’re old pals.

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Jan 12th 2015, 8:53 PM

Voices

Race, immigration, and water water everywhere – the year in Irish and American politics

It was a year of unrest and protest on both sides of the Atlantic, writes Larry Donnelly.

Dec 30th 2014, 8:00 AM

# cigar diplomacy

Explainer: What's the new deal between the US and Cuba?

Wondering what’s going on between the US and Cuba? Find out here…

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Dec 18th 2014, 11:32 AM

# PEACE BROKER

Who helped get the US and Cuba talking again? The Pope, apparently

It was the best birthday present he could get.

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Dec 18th 2014, 7:16 AM

# New Beginnings

End of an era: After more than 50 years, the US and Cuba are talking again

“These 50 years have shown that isolation hasn’t worked. It’s time for a new approach,” said Barack Obama.

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Dec 17th 2014, 6:06 PM