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'They're still rooted in the last war': Taoiseach says banks are not lending enough to Irish builders
The Journal
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July 6, 2025
TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN has said the banks are “still rooted in the last war” and said he has called on them to lend more to Irish builders to boost housing supply. Speaking to The Journal this week in Japan, where the Taoiseach visited Tokyo,...
Ants around Ireland will soon take to the air in their annual nuptial flight
The Journal
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July 6, 2025
WARM, HUMID WEATHER means that black garden ants around Ireland will soon be taking to the air for their annual nuptial flight, better known as “flying ants day”. It doesn’t actually all happen on a single day. It’s a mating season ritual that...
Cost of living: Irish homeowners at risk of €5,000 fine if they make a common mistake
RSVP Live
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July 6, 2025
Making adaptations and upgrades to a home can be expensive, but save you money in the long run by holding heat and running smoother. You can get a Building Energy Rating (BER) done in advance of any work. A BER assessor will rate the energy...
‘Brown Bread’ filmed entirely in Longford ‘is a modern twist on Irish emigration story’
Longford Leader
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July 6, 2025
‘Brown Bread' is the title of the eagerly anticipated debut short film, written and directed by double Emmy-nominated documentarian, Longford’s Shaunagh Connaire. The stellar cast includes Katie McGrath as Áine, Fionnula Flanagan as Betty, Dermot...
Ireland use their brains to outsmart Georgian muscle
The Times
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With 15 minutes remaining and the rain finally easing, Ryan Baird pinched yet another Georgian throw at the front of the lineout and Craig Casey, the Ireland captain, felt confident enough to fling a 20-metre reverse pass to Sam Prendergast, deep...
Mayor Olivia Chow leading trade mission to the U.K. and Ireland
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 6, 2025
Toronto·New Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is leading a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland, which she says will focus on supporting economic opportunities for Toronto businesses and workers. Chow says she will be accompanied by leaders...
What Happened to Crazy Rosie? At 63 She Looks Like She Could Be 80 – She Let Trump Ruin Her – Now She Sits in Ireland Hinting About Revolution Against Trump
The Gateway Pundit
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July 6, 2025
What happened to crazy Rosie O’Donnel? The former Hollywood star is 63 but looks like she’s Trump’s older sister. For the 4th of July, Rosie released a video excoriating Trump from her bunker in Ireland. The bitter leftist put her energy into...
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow leading trade mission to the U.K., Ireland
Guelph Today
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July 6, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is leading a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland, which she says will focus on supporting economic opportunities for Toronto businesses and workers. The trip is set to begin Sunday and Chow says she...
Jim Power: Weak dollar adds to challenges for the EU — including Ireland
Irish Examiner
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July 6, 2025
As we approach the end of the first six months of US president Donald Trump’s second coming, we can conclude that it has been dramatic, chaotic, uncertain, volatile — or whatever other adjective one chooses.However, the significant decline in the...
I'm an Irishman in Canada — Here are 9 things Canadians do so differently to Irish people
Narcity
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July 6, 2025
I moved to Toronto in April 2024 from a small town in the west of Ireland. Since then, I've been struck by some notable differences between Canadians and Irish people. To be fair, our two countries share quite a few common traits. We both have our...
3 Mining Stocks to Buy on an AI Boom
InvestorPlace
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July 6, 2025
Artificial intelligence could trigger a repeat of the 2000s mining rush. Tom Yeung here with your Sunday Digest. The Statue of Liberty, pictured above, is instantly recognizable. This 22-story, copper-clad monument – gifted by the people of France...
Cork face Waterford while Galway meet Tipp in All-Ireland senior camogie semi-finals
Hogan Stand
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July 6, 2025
July 06, 2025 The draw has been made for 2025 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Senior Championship Semi-Finals. Group winners Cork and Galway had secured byes into the last four, and are joined by Waterford and Tipperary following their victories...
“Thought they were about to go at it” — Netizens react as 50 Cent and Conor McGregor seemingly resolve feud after being spotted together in Ireland
Sportskeeda
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July 6, 2025
50 Cent and Conor McGregor appeared to have resolved their long-standing feud, as they were spotted together in Ireland at the latter's pub named The Black Forge Inn. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, turned 50 on Sunday, July...
Limerick logistics firm issues update on its plans to double capacity at its facility
Limerick Leader
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July 6, 2025
A LOCAL logistics firm is set to double its footprint in Annacotty. Fusion Logistics, a fourth-generation family-run logistics and transport provider has kicked off the construction of a new 100,000 square foot warehouse facility at its base in...
Expanding access to third-level education key in Ireland's performance, says MTU president
Breaking News from Ireland
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Munster Technological University (MTU) president, Professor Maggie Cusack, has said extending access to third-level education is key to Ireland's positive performance in a new report. A recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...
I visited Dublin for the first time. My trip to the Irish capital was filled with surprises.
Business Insider
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July 6, 2025
2025-07-06T12:44:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app Several things surprised me about visiting Dublin for the first time. The Irish city was...
Irish criminals top tier of international organised crime, Interpol organised crime chief reveals
The Journal
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July 5, 2025
LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago IRISH CRIMINALS ARE at the top tier of international organised crime, a senior Interpol official has said. This morning, at Haulbowline Naval Base in Cork, Irish and international agencies involved in Operation Piano, the...
Ireland's first and only BioBrillouin microscope installed at Trinity College Dublin
Medical News
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July 5, 2025
Trinity College Dublin now has Ireland's first and only BioBrillouin microscope, which will enable researchers to make giant strides in the fields of inflammation, cancer, developmental biology and biomedical materials, among others. Cellular and...
Irish travellers warned 'keep item in sight' as popular gadget banned from lockers
Galway Beo
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July 5, 2025
Irish travellers have been ordered to follow new rules that several airlines are set to introduce over the coming days with one popular item now no longer allowed to be stored overhead. Japan Airlines has joined others in cracking down on...
Iran, Hezbollah, and the Kinahans in league to bring tonnes of cocaine through Ireland
Irish Examiner
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July 6, 2025
Iran and the Lebanese terrorist group it funds, Hezbollah, worked with the Kinahan cartel in a foiled plot to traffic more than 2.2 tonnes of cocaine through Irish waters, authorities believe.Direct links between Hezbollah and the two Iranians...