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Dublin-based family murder trial hears daughter may have tried to escape noose
14+ min ago (682+ words) The third day of the trial of a Dublin-based French woman accused of killing her 29-year-old daughter in an Icelandic hotel room heard the deceased, Catherine Mancel, was "not independent" and was "very close to her parents". The observation was…...
Steel collar" fixed to worn bridge over M50 in south Dublin
17+ min ago (189+ words) A custom-made steel collar has been fixed to the central pier of Blackglen road bridge over the M50 in south Co Dublin, after a routine inspection found the structure was showing wear. Blackglen Bridge carries traffic over the M50 at Ballinteer near…...
Seventy Travellers" caravans must be removed from the Curragh, court orders
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (325+ words) The High Court has made orders that about 70 Travellers" caravans parked on lands in the Curragh, Co Kildare, should leave immediately. Some of the caravan dwellers were hostile when security company personnel, accompanied by garda" and military police, served papers…...
Unions told to prepare for strike ballot as no basis for public sector pay talks in place
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (463+ words) Exploratory meetings on a new public sector pay deal have concluded, with union negotiators telling colleagues they should be ready to ballot members on industrial action as there is currently no basis for full-scale talks to take place. The two…...
Occupiers of former Liberties pub remain in situ despite order to leave, court hears
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (229+ words) The occupiers of a former pub in Dublin's Liberties area have continued their activities despite a High Court order last week that they leave within three days, a judge was told on Thursday. A week ago, trespassers at the Ardee…...
Mentally ill prisoner (70s) loses eye after being stabbed with pen by cellmate
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (374+ words) An acutely mentally ill prisoner in his 70s, who has no previous criminal history, has lost an eye in a prison attack after being stabbed with a pen by another prisoner with psychiatric health issues who had been locked up in…...
Managers of former Ibis hotel near Red Cow claim receivers interfering with operation
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (483+ words) The managers of a former Dublin Ibis Hotel, which is used to accommodate refugees, claim that receivers appointed over a separate company involved in the premises are interfering with its management, the High Court heard. Interstate Hotel Management Ireland Ltd…...
Graham Norton secures court order forcing Meta to disclose those behind "harassing" posts
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (518+ words) Broadcaster Graham Norton has secured a US court order to force social media firm Meta to reveal who is behind a Facebook account publishing "untrue and deeply distressing" posts about his life, legal records show. A submission to a district…...
A city of ghosts: Grief and defiance in Lebanons shattered south
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (1053+ words) Fatima Sultan stands on the roof of her home, pointing toward a patch of land the Israeli army is believed to still occupy, then sweeping her hand across towards neighbouring villages scarred by months of fighting. The 60-year-old has just…...
European leaders debate getting tough on China: "We have to defend ourselves
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (877+ words) China is eating bigger and bigger bites out of Europe's lunch and EU leaders aren't quite sure what to do about it. Years ago the "Made in China" tag was synonymous with cheap and flimsy goods: clothes, toys and electronics…...