# Vienna

This month

May 2023

# Vienna

Two people charged after Hitler speeches played on Austrian train’s intercom

Spreading Nazi propaganda is a criminal offence in Austria.

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May 15th 2023, 12:36 PM

Last year

2022

# Change Of Mind

Austria to scrap controversial mandatory Covid vaccination

Current official figures show that 62% of the Austrian population currently have a valid vaccination certificate.

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Jun 23rd 2022, 3:24 PM

All time

# Protests

Unrest and protests spread over Europe as new Covid-19 restrictions come in

Austria reported over 15,000 new Covd-19 cases on Saturday.

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Nov 22nd 2021, 4:15 PM

# lockdown protest

Thousands gather in Vienna to protest Austrian lockdown and vaccine mandate

The far-right opposition Freedom Party was among those calling for demonstrations against lockdown.

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Nov 20th 2021, 4:42 PM

# Krystsina Tsimanouskaya

Belarus athlete lands in Vienna, as husband offered humanitarian visa by Poland

The IOC has received a report from Belarus’s Olympic committee, which is “being evaluated.”

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Aug 4th 2021, 6:35 PM

# Austria

Austria admits security failings leading up to deadly Vienna shooting rampage

Police detained 14 people in the wake of the shooting.

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Nov 5th 2020, 8:07 AM

# Austria

Gunman killed in Vienna terror attack had tried to join IS

Two men and two woman were killed in the attack yesterday evening.

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Nov 3rd 2020, 6:11 PM

Voices

Tom Clonan: Last night's attack in Vienna shows Islamic State is regrouping and shifting focus

Islamic State’s so-called ‘Caliphate’ took a beating last year, but the terror group has been revived from new bases in Africa, writes Tom Clonan.

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Nov 3rd 2020, 3:53 PM

# Shooting

Two dead and 15 wounded in Vienna terror attack on eve of lockdown

Vienna police tweeted that the exact circumstances of the incident were still being determined.

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Nov 2nd 2020, 11:29 PM

# Mo Money Mo Problems

Dublin is more expensive to live in than both London and Vienna

Despite falling in world rankings, Dublin remains one of the most expensive European cities to live in.

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Dec 10th 2019, 7:54 PM

# Up and Running

Ireland's fastest woman Phil Healy gets 2019 off to the perfect start with 400m victory in Vienna

The 24-year-old Cork sprinter has her sights set on the European Indoor Athletics Championships in March.

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Jan 26th 2019, 4:15 PM

# fall from grace

Ecstasy to agony: O'Neill and Ireland have been on a steady decline since brilliant Vienna win

In November 2016 Ireland sat top of their World Cup qualifying group, but ever since Martin O’Neill’s side have regressed significantly.

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Oct 20th 2018, 7:30 AM

# Austria

At least three people injured in a knife attack on the streets of Vienna

A motive for the attack wasn’t immediately known.

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Mar 7th 2018, 9:55 PM

# venus of willendorf

Prehistoric naked figurine censored by Facebook

The statuette is over thirty thousand years old.

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Mar 1st 2018, 6:01 AM

# ross hanlon

Austrian police confirm body of missing 21-year-old Irishman found in Vienna

His death is being treated as a tragic accident.

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Jan 26th 2018, 7:51 PM

# ross hanlon

Police focusing search for Irishman missing in Vienna on Danube river area

Ross Hanlon, 21, was last seen in the early hours of Friday morning.

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Jan 25th 2018, 2:15 PM

# ross hanlon

Family of missing Irishman fly to Austria to help search effort

Ross Hanlon, 21, was last seen in the early hours of Friday morning.

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Jan 21st 2018, 1:17 PM

# appeal

Family appeal for help finding Irishman (21) missing in Vienna

Ross Hanlon from Athboy, Co Meath went missing in Vienna at 2am yesterday morning.

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Jan 20th 2018, 9:58 AM

# Austria

Eight injured as two trains collide and carriages overturn near Vienna

The accident occurred at 5pm near the station of Kritzendorf.

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Dec 22nd 2017, 8:11 PM

# culture of fear

Politics in Austria is embracing Islamophobia as a shortcut to electoral gains

As Austrians grow more openly hostile towards Muslims, major political parties are deliberately brandishing Islamophobia in the hope of gaining an advantage at the polls.

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Sep 23rd 2017, 9:45 AM

# organ donor week

'A part of me is with him!': Wexford father donates kidney to ailing son

Graham Bright had just begun a new job in when he ended up in St Vincent’s Hospital with end-stage kidney failure.

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Apr 7th 2017, 9:52 PM

# Headscarf

Austria promises ban on face veil in public places

The ban is part of raft of measures aimed at fending off the far-right.

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Jan 31st 2017, 8:34 PM

# Class

Here's the brilliant James McClean goal that earned Ireland a famous victory

The Boys in Green ended 53 years of hurt against Austria this evening.

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Nov 12th 2016, 6:16 PM

# Fighting Fit

'If I get to put on the jersey, I’ll play any position' - McGoldrick desperate for chance after Euro 2016 heartbreak

The 28-year-old forward wants to fill the void left by the retired Robbie Keane and the latest injuries to Shane Long and Daryl Murphy.

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Nov 10th 2016, 5:19 PM

# Austria

Newborn baby dies after being found in toilet bin at Vienna airport

A cleaner discovered the baby inside a plastic bag in the early hours of this morning.

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Nov 10th 2016, 1:13 PM

# Unfazed

Self-assured O'Dowda confident he can be a valuable asset for country and club

The signs are there that the 21-year-old winger can grow into a fine footballer in the not-too-distant future.

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Nov 10th 2016, 7:30 AM

# Vienna

Austrian dominatrix convicted after client dies in hotel room

The 29-year-old was given a two-year suspended sentence.

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Sep 26th 2016, 10:22 PM

# Doping

IAAF uphold ban on Russian athletes ahead of Olympic Games

A task force found that they did not meet the criteria needed to lift the ban and no vote was taken in Vienna today.

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Jun 17th 2016, 3:59 PM

# false alarm

Man taken off plane after woman says she saw 'IS-related' messages on his phone is released

The Iraqi man had been removed from the flight after another passenger suspected him to be a terrorist.

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Mar 27th 2016, 4:53 PM

# EasyJet

Flight to London delayed after woman claims man had "messages related to Isis" on his phone

Both are being questioned.

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Mar 26th 2016, 7:08 PM

# Refugees

Main Budapest train station evacuated as migrants try to board trains to Austria and Germany

Riot police moved in and the entrance was blocked.

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Sep 1st 2015, 10:19 AM

# why australia

Explainer: Everything you wanted to know about this year's Eurovision (but were afraid to ask)

Who have Ireland sent? What are our chances? What happens if Australia wins? And why is Johnny Logan in the papers?

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May 21st 2015, 9:00 PM

# eurovision 2015

The 12 most important moments from the first Eurovision semi-final

aaaaaand we’re off.

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May 19th 2015, 10:30 PM

# madness

'If I had done this in Ireland it would've taken 25 years' - Facebook Privacy Campaigner

Max Schrems has taken a €10 million class action lawsuit against the tech giant in his native Austria so as to avoid the ‘madness of the Irish courts’.

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Apr 10th 2015, 12:48 PM