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# Eyewitness

This year
2023
Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble
There was also a huge shortage of coffins and body bags, writes midwife Aisha Harbalieh from Azaz in northern Syria.
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Feb 18th 2023, 7:00 AM
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'There was heat on my neck and when I looked up there were bodies everywhere': Chaos after Ariana Grande gig explosion
Eyewitnesses described the incident at the Ariana Grande gig as one of terror and panic.
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May 23rd 2017, 7:25 AM
Voices of 1916: 'I knew it meant war - but I was honoured to print the Proclamation'
Printer Christopher Brady was called to Liberty Hall on Easter Sunday 1916 for a special job – he was stunned to read the text of the Proclamation calling for a Republic.
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Mar 25th 2016, 7:00 AM
'We thought that was it': Cork woman gives eyewitness account of Brussels airport bombing
Niamh Jordan and her family were at the Ryanair check-in desk when the explosions went off.
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Mar 23rd 2016, 4:22 PM
A Palestinian describes what life is like under Israeli bombardment
Mohammed Suliman lives in Gaza City and told us what the city is like.
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Jul 16th 2014, 6:30 AM
Eyewitness: Tear gas and tension in Syntagma Square
An Irish woman living in Athens spends some hours at the heart of the Greek protests and records the fear, anger and uncertainty on the streets.
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Jun 30th 2011, 6:39 PM
Massive Japanese quake causes day to shorten slightly
The earth’s rotation sped up by over a microsecond because of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:24 PM
Taoiseach offers condolences and pledges assistance to victims of Japanese earthquake
The minister for trade and development has said that Ireland is standing by to provide assistance.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:10 PM
Stock and oil prices react to Japan's earthquake and tsunami disasters
Stocks rose but oil prices fell in response to the terrible events in the Pacific.
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Mar 11th 2011, 7:34 PM
Japan latest: Toll stands at 137 but deaths set to exceed 1,000 people
With still many unaccounted for one news agency says the death toll is expected to rise above 1,000 people.
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Mar 11th 2011, 4:32 PM
Astronomers dismiss suggestion that sun and moon caused Japan earthquake
Reports that scientists had established a link between the activities of the sun and moon with the today’s Pacific tsunami have been dismissed by Irish astronomers.
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Mar 11th 2011, 3:59 PM
UN and countries pledge aid and rescue offers to Japan but no decision from Ireland
Officials at the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Foreign Affairs have so far made no official comment on the matter.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:39 PM
Tsunami hits Indonesia without causing damage
Indonesia and Guam have both lifted their tsunami warnings, after waves of just 10 centimetres hit the eastern Indonesian coast.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:26 PM
In Pictures: Graphs and charts that show the tsunami's projected path
Weather centres around the Pacific rim show trajectory of deadly wave.
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Mar 11th 2011, 1:42 PM
Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia
A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.
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Mar 11th 2011, 1:39 PM
Pacific tsunami: Eyewitnesses upload photographs
People in the areas affected by the Pacific tsunami have uploaded photographs on social networking sites.
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Mar 11th 2011, 12:47 PM
Tsunami passes over Taiwan, Indonesia braces for impact
The Pacific tsunami has hit Taiwan causing minimal damage – it is due to hit the vulnerable Indonesia islandssoon.
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Mar 11th 2011, 12:01 PM
Tsunami may 'totally engulf' low lying Pacific islands: Red Cross
The low lying Pacific islands may be swept over as a powerful tsunami hits the region – meanwhile Indonesia is bracing itself, as warnings indicate it will be the first area to be hit after Japan.
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Mar 11th 2011, 10:53 AM
"It felt like a jet had come too close to the window": Eyewitnesses tell of Japan earthquake
The major earthquake has violently shaken the whole of north Japan, with one person confirmed dead already.
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Mar 11th 2011, 8:39 AM