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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...
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...
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...
Irish fintech company Fenergo announces creation of 300 jobs at Dublin HQ
The Irish Post
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July 6, 2025
LEADING Irish Software as a Service (SaaS) financial technology solutions provider Fenergo has this week announced the creation of 300 jobs at its global HQ in Dublin. The move is part of a €100m Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I) expansion...
Ireland needs to improve its defences to guard against future cyber attacks
Irish Independent
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Speaking in the Dail, Fianna Fail Deputy Malcom Byrne said we need to ensure international law applies in cyberspace as much as it does on the ground. “Like other countries, there are challenges to Ireland in the cyberattacks we face, including...
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...
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...
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...
Ireland will regret its planned Israeli settlements trade ban
The Spectator
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July 6, 2025
If Ireland’s foreign affairs minister expected plaudits from EU leaders for the republic’s looming ban on Israeli settlement goods, he was sorely disappointed. Ireland, Simon Harris pontificated in Brussels, ‘is the only country in the entire...
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...
Ireland, Lithuania and Spain: Who will lead the Eurogroup next?
Euronews
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Ireland, Lithuania and Spain are vying for leadership of the Eurogroup on Monday, which chairs the monthly meetings of the 20 eurozone finance ministers and plays a key role in coordinating and influencing the Council’s economic policy decisions....
'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...