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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...
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...
Consumer watchdog vows to crack down on motor industry
Irish Examiner
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July 7, 2025
Ireland’s consumer watchdog has vowed to take action against the motor industry for “anti-competitive practices”, such as telling customers their warranty will be void if they go to independent garages for repairs.The Competition and Consumer...
Ireland's cocaine conundrum: 'We only know the ones we get — there could be stuff landing on beaches every night'
Irish Examiner
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July 7, 2025
Amid all the recognition last week of a job well done — first with the 440kg cocaine haul in Cork and then the sentencing in the MV Matthew case — is the knowledge that an unending tidal wave of cocaine is coming across the Atlantic.“The...
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...
Irish Examiner view: We cannot ease off on our efforts to tackle the climate crisis
Irish Examiner
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July 6, 2025
So far this year, we’ve had one of the warmest yet wettest Junes on record in Ireland, droughts in Europe, warnings that extreme heat is now “the new normal”, wildfires in Spain, and air conditioning becoming a political issue in France, where two...
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...
Manufacturer Hollister Inc to create 50 jobs in Mayo
RTE Ireland
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July 6, 2025
US healthcare company Hollister Incorporated is to create around 50 new jobs in Co Mayo. The new roles will be generated as part of an €80m research and development investment and a digital transformation project at its existing plant in Ballina....
German company Dussmann acquires Dublin-based Lynskey Engineering
The Irish Post
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July 6, 2025
DUSSMANN GROUP, the German international multi-service provider, has acquired specialist mechanical engineering company, Lynskey Engineering. The multinational Dublin-headquartered firm has around 120 direct, highly-specialised employees and an...
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...
Motor industry warned over restrictive practices
RTE Ireland
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July 6, 2025
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has issued a warning to the Irish motor industry following reports of anti-competitive practices in the sale, maintenance and repair of vehicles. In an industry-wide letter sent late last...
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...
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...
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...
Player ratings: how Tipperary and Kilkenny fared in their All-Ireland semi-final thriller
Irish Examiner
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July 6, 2025
His strategy of going short to go long with the return pass was central to Tipp’s initial comeback while he was solidity personified in all defensive tasks; it might be overshadowed by more spectacular plays that were part of Tipp’s last power...
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...
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...
British & Irish Lions coach is married to popular Welsh rugby presenter
Ruck
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July 6, 2025
Simon Easterby is back in Lions red this summer, reuniting with Ireland head coach Andy Farrell as part of the coaching team for the British & Irish Lions’ highly anticipated 2025 tour of Australia. RUCK’s Lions content is powered by ISUZU....
Warrington star to lead major UK and Ireland theatre tour
Warrington Guardian
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Kym Marsh, from Warrington, will take on a leading role in the world premiere production of Single White Female, a stage adaptation of the iconic 1992 psychological thriller. The tour is scheduled to begin in January 2026 and includes a stop at...