# Notre Dame

Notre Dame finally declared stable enough for rebuild to begin

Work to secure the historic landmark began the day after a fire tore through it in April 2019.

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Sep 18th 2021, 6:26 PM

# Lead Pollution

Paris officials accused of failing to protect locals' health after Notre Dame fire

A legal complaint alleges that authorities endangered lives by failing to react to the risk of lead poisoning.

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Jul 6th 2021, 3:48 PM

Notre Dame cathedral to be rebuilt as it looked before fire last year

To stay historically accurate, it will again be built with potentially toxic lead.

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Jul 10th 2020, 1:06 PM

# home field

College football clash will not take place at Aviva Stadium this summer

Navy and Notre Dame hope to open their season in the US instead.

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Jun 2nd 2020, 1:03 PM

Notre-Dame square reopens for first time since devastating fire

President Emmanuel Macron reiterated last month his goal of restoring Notre-Dame to its former glory by 2024.

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May 31st 2020, 4:35 PM

College football organisers say they will wait until June for decision on Dublin fixture

Organisers of the Aer Lingus Classic, set for August, say the game does not need a license and so is not subject to the government’s 5,000-person limit on gatherings.

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Apr 29th 2020, 2:35 PM

Notre Dame 'not saved yet' and still in a 'state of peril' following devastating fire

A blaze in April last year destroyed the roof and toppled the spire of the medieval cathedral.

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Jan 5th 2020, 3:02 PM

Army general tells chief architect to 'shut his mouth' over Notre Dame reconstruction

A devastating fire ripped through the iconic cathedral in April.

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Nov 14th 2019, 9:20 PM

# Police

Paris knife attacker identified as IT worker (45) in police intelligence department

The man killed three male officers and a female assistant.

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Oct 3rd 2019, 7:04 PM

Four officers killed in knife attack at Paris police headquarters

The attacker was shot dead during the attack.

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Oct 3rd 2019, 1:15 PM

# Cathedral

Cleanup halted and schools closed amid reports of lead contamination risks at Notre Dame

A French environmental group has lodged a court case over the allegedly dangerous lead levels.

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Jul 31st 2019, 1:27 PM

Cigarette or an electrical fault 'may have caused' Notre-Dame fire

The famous cathedral caught fire in April of this year.

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Jun 26th 2019, 5:25 PM

Priests and worshippers in hard hats attend Notre Dame's first mass since fire

Only around 10% of money pledged for the cathedral’s reconstruction has been donated so far.

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Jun 15th 2019, 6:05 PM

Children and pregnant women near Notre-Dame asked to test levels of lead in their blood

The tests are being recommended ‘as a precaution’ after the fire caused lead to seep into the air.

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Jun 4th 2019, 5:31 PM

# aftermath

Police in Paris believe short-circuit was to blame for Notre Dame blaze

A police official said investigators made an initial assessment of the cathedral on Wednesday.

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Apr 18th 2019, 7:24 PM

# Olympics

IOC pledge €500,000 to help ensure Notre Dame ready for Paris 2024

The Olympics take place in the French city in five years time.

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Apr 18th 2019, 3:29 PM

Scammers are calling and emailing people asking for Notre-Dame donations

The French Heritage Foundation is accepting donations only through its website; it’s so far collected €13 million.

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Apr 18th 2019, 7:16 AM

# old lady of paris

France launches international contest to help design rebuild of Notre Dame

There’s also growing unease about the vast sums pledged by donors for the rebuild.

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Apr 17th 2019, 3:09 PM

Greta Thunberg tells EU it needs 'cathedral-thinking' on climate change

“Notre Dame will be rebuilt”, Thunberg told MEPs, “I hope its foundations are strong, I hope ours are even stronger.”

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Apr 17th 2019, 6:00 AM

'We can do it': Macron wants Notre Dame rebuilt 'within five years'

Experts have said it could take significantly longer than the French President’s timeframe.

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Apr 16th 2019, 9:53 PM

Notre Dame fire: Investigations focus on construction work as world reacts to devastation

The building is said to “holding up well” despite the huge blaze.

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Apr 16th 2019, 1:14 PM

French billionaires pledge hundreds of millions of euro to help rebuild Notre Dame

The restoration is expected to take a number of years.

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Apr 16th 2019, 10:39 AM

# notre drame

'World weeps for Notre Dame': Front pages lament damage to Paris cathedral

ABC, the paper of record in Spain, called Notre Dame “a Christian memory of Europe”.

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Apr 16th 2019, 8:27 AM

# Jerusalem

Firefighters put out blaze at revered Al-Aqsa Mosque at same time as Notre Dame fire

The fire broke out in the guards’ room but no one was injured.

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Apr 16th 2019, 7:55 AM

# iconic

A 'terrible catastrophe': The world reacts to the burning of Notre Dame

‘I would like to express the feelings of solidarity of the Irish people with the people of France.’

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Apr 15th 2019, 9:58 PM

# Ines Madani

France jails 'jihadist' woman (22) accused over foiled 2016 terror attack in Paris

Madani was jailed for encouraging would-be jihadists to go to Syria and participate in attacks against France.

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Apr 12th 2019, 10:46 PM

# college ball

Five US College Football games set for Dublin as organisers expect €250 million boost to economy

Navy v Notre Dame will be the first of the five-game series to run between 2020 and 2024.

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Oct 25th 2018, 11:34 AM

Voices

Opinion: Suggesting the 'Fighting Irish' mascot of Notre Dame is offensive is neglectful to history

Notre Dame is an iconic marker of the various expressions of Irishness in this country, writes Eugene O’Driscoll.

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Feb 2nd 2018, 7:01 AM

# Leprechaun Hunt

Is the Notre Dame 'Fighting Irish' mascot offensive? This US sports broadcaster thinks so

“Pernicious, negative stereotypes of marginalised people that offend even some among them should be changed.”

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Jan 31st 2018, 4:22 PM

Man shot after attacking French policeman with a hammer claimed to be 'a soldier of the caliphate'

The suspect later claimed to be a “soldier of the caliphate” of the Islamic State group.

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Jun 7th 2017, 8:43 AM

Police shoot and injure man who attacked officer near Notre Dame cathedral

Anti-terrorism prosecutors have opened an investigation into the incident.

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Jun 6th 2017, 4:59 PM

Woman behind failed Paris attack engaged to man who killed priest

The woman, referred to as Sarah H, was also betrothed to a man who killed two police officials in June.

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Sep 9th 2016, 8:07 PM

# Gas Canisters

Two arrested after potential car bomb found near Notre Dame cathedral in Paris

No detonators were found, police said.

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Sep 7th 2016, 5:40 PM

# big ambitions

One of college football's biggest teams has expressed an interest in playing in Ireland

And more big names could follow suit.

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Jul 23rd 2015, 11:13 AM