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Tipperary unhinge Kilkenny full back line to book first ever All-Ireland final date with Cork
Irish Mirror
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July 7, 2025
TIPPERARY 4-20 KILKENNY 0-30 Tipperary haven’t forgotten how to perform at Croke Park - and even with 14 men they still have the hex over age old rivals Kilkenny. It was six years, including a couple of covid seasons, since the Premier man had set...
Vodafone and Manna trial drone home delivery in Ireland
iTWire
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July 6, 2025
Global mobile operator Vodafone has collaborated with Dublin based drone delivery service Manna Air Delivery, to remotely pilot a delivery drone over a two kilometres radius using Vodafone’s mobile network. Manna, which says it has completed about...
US Deep Sea Mining order disrespects Pacific, say campaigners
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 7, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that supports deep sea mining in both United States and international waters. The move has upset environmental groups and Pacific leaders who say the order puts Pacific countries and their...
Dublin Love Island star Megan Forte-Clark shares biggest regret and what fans didn't see
Dublin Live
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July 4, 2025
Former Love Island contestant Megan Forte-Clark has opened up about her regrets from the show, confessing she "saw red" during her stint. In last month's public vote, viewers cast their votes for their least favourite contestants, which led to...
John Whelan: As Ireland's oil imports continue to grow, falling prices ease the pain
Irish Examiner
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July 7, 2025
The calm after the storm of US airstrikes on Iran, has taken many by surprise, in particular the oil market producers. But, there is the continued worry that this may only be a lull, in which Tehran considers their options for retaliation. The...
So you want to be Irish?
New Statesman
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July 7, 2025
As London’s latest heatwave finally broke on Saturday afternoon, with rain-sodden clouds creeping across Finsbury Park’s horizon, I found myself squirming through a 45,000-person-deep crowd. The event, Kneecap and Fontaines DC live, was every...
Government seeks to beef up Ireland's competitiveness
Irish Examiner
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July 7, 2025
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is to be given new powers and there will be a significant investment in artificial intelligence (AI) as part of a range of measures aimed at boosting competitiveness.On Monday, Taoiseach Micheál...
City Rail Link ex-chief executive Sean Sweeney: New Dublin MetroLink to make people ‘euphoric’
The New Zealand Herald
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July 7, 2025
Chartered accountant Patrick Brockie is now CRL’s chief executive. Last June, Sweeney resigned here saying: “I have been more than honoured to lead CRL and, with our finish line approaching rapidly, it was no easy decision to leave a project that...
Ireland GHG emissions down 2pc, but EPA warns not enough
Silicon Republic
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July 4, 2025
Fewer cows, more biofuel and no peat, but more is needed if Ireland is to meet its climate targets. Ireland slashed its overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2pc last year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which released...
Irish Kennedy Heritage Group hosts annual gathering in Limerick
Limerick Leader
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July 4, 2025
AN ANNUAL gathering of the Irish Kennedys is taking place this month in Limerick, hosted by The Irish Kennedy Heritage Group. The two-day event is an opportunity to catch up with old and new friends, with presentations and addresses planned,...
Irish projects bag €26m to develop shared EU transport networks
Silicon Republic
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July 4, 2025
Iarnród Éireann is receiving nearly €22m to lead two projects aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change. Two Irish projects and three multi-country projects involving Irish organisations have been approved to receive more than €26m in EU...
Rosie O'Donnell Fled to Ireland, Now She Thinks She Runs America
PJ Media - Virginia
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July 6, 2025
I would like to say that Rosie O'Donnell quietly left her country of origin for greener pastures. That dog didn't hunt. Rosie left for Ireland with a great deal of fanfare behind her decision. Like her house was on fire, she grabbed her passport...
Ireland’s greatest romantic novels: The country’s top authors and fiction lovers pick their favourite books about love
Irish Independent
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As the Museum of Literature in Dublin launches a new exhibition celebrating Ireland’s great romantic novels, Tanya Sweeney asks authors and fiction lovers for the best books about love from homegrown writers that had a lasting impact on them The...
Toronto’s Olivia Chow heads to U.K., Ireland on trade mission
Global News
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July 6, 2025
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 6, 2025 5:51 pm 1 min read Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow will be leading a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland, which she says will focus on supporting economic opportunities for Toronto businesses...
Money Diaries: An engineer on €65K living in Co Galway
The Journal
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July 6, 2025
WELCOME TO HOW I Spend My Money, a series on The Journal that looks at how people in Ireland really handle their finances. We’re asking readers to keep a record of how much they earn, what they save if anything, and what they’re spending their...
Irish flight cancellations: O'Leary tells von der Leyen 'do something or quit'
Newstalk
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July 4, 2025
Michael O’Leary has told the President of the European Commission to resign if she cannot stop the cancellation of Irish overflights through French airspace. After French air traffic controllers went ahead with industrial action, Ryanair announced...
Irish chart-toppers The Script 'paint the town green' in Llangollen
The Leader
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They certainly 'painted the town green' in the beautiful Dee Valley as they brought their Satellites UK Tour to a delighted sell-out crowd. Made up of Danny O'Donoghue (vocals), Glen Power (drums), Ben Sargeant (bass) and Ben Weaver (guitar) - The...
Suzanne Harrington: Ireland stays on the right side of history when it comes to Palestine
Irish Examiner
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July 6, 2025
As a fan of both Bob Vylan and Kneecap, I seem to be making a habit of going to performances whose aftermaths generate steaming piles of manufactured outrage by institutions keen to prop up genocide. First that London gig which landed Mo Chara in...
Cement works in Wales to capture carbon on industrial scale
The Times
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A trailblazing £400 million project that will be the first to capture emissions from making cement in Britain will get the go-ahead within weeks, its owner has said. Germany’s Heidelberg Materials plans to install the carbon capture technology at...
Superb Tyrone minors come back from the brink to win All-Ireland minor final thriller against Kerry
The Irish News
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July 6, 2025
Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final: Tyrone 1-16 Kerry 1-15 THIS thrilling encounter packed with fine football and full-on commitment bubbled and boiled to a breath-taking finale as Tyrone, epitomising the hunger for...