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Ireland Tracks Shadow Tanker as it Avoids Sailing the English Channel
The Maritime Executive
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Ireland reports that an increasing number of shadow fleet tankers are opting to sail along its west coast to avoid sailing through the English Channel, where they could be challenged by UK authorities to produce insurance documentation. The Irish...
Ireland targeting best ever Women’s EuroHockey finish
The Irish Times
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It’s been seven years since Ireland played in the World Cup final against the Netherlands. Heady days. Nobody saw it coming. But when it did, Ireland’s success grabbed the country. The World Cup venue adjacent to the Olympic Stadium on the east...
Ireland will use EU presidency to advance competitiveness, Tánaiste told Amazon
The Irish Times
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Tech company Amazon has been told by Tánaiste Simon Harris that Ireland will use its presidency of the European Union next year to “advance the competitiveness agenda”. Mr Harris also told executives from the online retail and cloud computing...
Ireland to fulfil basketball fixtures with Israel
BBC
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August 8, 2025
Basketball Ireland said it had "already experienced a 14-year absence from international basketball in the recent past" and any decision to not fulfil the fixtures with Israel would be "extremely damaging to Irish basketball and the women's game"....
Revealed: Ireland’s Greenest Places 2025 long list
The Irish Times
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The longlist of nominees for the Irish Times competition, Ireland’s Greenest Places 2025, is published today. The greening of so many places across Ireland has flipped from the cosmetic to delivering substantial environmental dividends. Hard...
Ivana Kiripati: ‘I am a Samoan girl, born in New Zealand, doing life in Ireland – how cool is that?’
The Irish Times
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World Cup warm-up: Ireland v Canada, Affidea Stadium, Belfast, Saturday, 12pm As a child in Co Westmeath, there were certain times of the year when Ivana Kiripati’s dad used to wake her up with a hot chocolate at 4am. “We would watch the Super...
“I’ve no fear really of playing senior championship’ - Tyrone’s Niamh O’Neill keen to build on All-Ireland success
The Irish News
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August 9, 2025
After watching on from the outside as they lost to Leitrim at the same stage of the competition 12 months ago, Niamh O’Neill was back to play a starring role for Tyrone in their TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football championship final triumph last...
The persistent belief that crime is a serious national problem in Ireland is not true
The Irish Times
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This week Fox News, that bastion of truth, claimed that violent crime in Dublin is surging. Armed with a ‘statistic’ that murders and assaults were up 114 per cent, the American broadcaster reported that Dublin is fast becoming one of the most...
Racism won't win: Ireland vows action after assault on Indians
India Today
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August 8, 2025
The Embassy of Ireland in New Delhi on Friday expressed deep concern over the recent surge in violent attacks against Indians living in Ireland, prompting the Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs to plan a meeting with...
Exclusive: "They haven't recorded it as the case," says mother of Indian child in Ireland hate crime
India Today
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August 9, 2025
A brutal racist attack on six-year-old Nia Naveen outside her family home in Ireland has highlighted serious concerns about rising hate crimes and inadequate police responses, according to an exclusive interview with her parents. Nia, a child of...
Wilderness Group Strengthens its Premium UK and Ireland Inbound Offering with the Acquisition of MV Luxury Travel
Adventure Travel News
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August 9, 2025
Wilderness Group announces the acquisition of MV Luxury Travel (MVLT), a highly regarded inbound luxury tour operator specialising in customised direct-to-consumer holidays across the UK and Ireland, primarily serving high-net-worth travellers...
Armagh boss on what his side must do to take down Laois and net All-Ireland prize
Belfast Telegraph
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August 8, 2025
And this is something that the Armagh camogie side are acutely aware of as they prepare to take on Laois in the Premier Junior All-Ireland Final shoot-out at Croke Park on Sunday (1pm). Armagh have certainly sampled their ups and downs in the...
Indian-origin man in Ireland for 20 years hit, robbed amid surge in racial attacks
India Today
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August 8, 2025
A 51-year-old Indian-origin man was brutally assaulted and robbed by three men at Charlemont Place in south Dublin, Ireland. The incident comes amid a spate of recent attacks on members of the Indian community, including the assault of a...
A sting in the tail of summer: Are there more biting insects in Ireland these days?
The Irish Times
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With Ireland’s long warm summer attracting more people outdoors, getting bitten by insects – or stung by wasps and bees – can be painful and have debilitating consequences. Many of us have experience of the discomfort of getting bitten abroad in...
Doctors return from Ireland after Canada’s best-ever finish at World Medical Football Championships
Coast Reporter
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August 8, 2025
Two Sunshine Coast physicians, Dr. Ted Krickan and Dr. Paul Dhillon, have returned home following Team Canada’s historic performance at the 2025 World Medical Football Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Canada placed 10th overall, marking their...
Sinéad Kissane: Why are Ireland being short-changed by RTÉ before their trip to the World Cup?
Irish Independent
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Take Ireland’s surprise victory over New Zealand at the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. After the historic win, word came through to the Irish management from someone very close to The Late Late Show that if the team went on to win the World Cup,...
‘If Leeds United want a scout for Ireland they just have to ask...’ Republic legend Gary Kelly keen to restore Irish link to Elland Road
The Irish News
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August 9, 2025
THEY don’t make them like Gary Kelly any more. I remember listening to BBC 5 Live way, way back in the 1991-92 season when he came on to make his debut for Leeds United as a winger-cum-striker against Scunthorpe. The Drogheda native made a couple...
Niamh Mallon: Galway ‘can’t wait to get out on pitch’ for All-Ireland decider
The Irish News
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August 9, 2025
Since joining the Galway senior camogie panel at the beginning of 2024, Niamh Mallon has had a rollercoaster ride in a maroon jersey. The Portaferry native has added huge quality to the Maroons’ forward line and will undoubtedly be one of their...
12 sauna experiences with a difference around Ireland –from a hot box in a bog to seaweed soaks in a barrel
Irish Independent
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They’ve have been popping up all over the country since the pandemic – but a new wave of saunapreneurs are finding inventive ways to revive the ancient Irish tradition. Author Rosanna Cooney picks some of the most unique takes on the trend you can...
Belfast Harlequins ace tipped to inspire Ireland on European stage: ‘You will see the raw Irish mentality in her’
Belfast Telegraph
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August 8, 2025
Mullan (31) will be playing with freedom in the forward lines at her sixth EuroHockey Championships after eight years as captain and handing over to Sarah Hawkshaw following the Paris Olympics. As Mullan nears 250 international caps, Larmour will...