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The 9 at 9
Major trade mission to Japan, life in Palestine and Kneecap’s five-star gig under police review.
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Flogging beef tongue and Irish whiskey: Taoiseach and ministers travel to Japan in major trade push
Irish beef tongue and Donegal oysters are highly sought after commodities in Japan.
Analysis
Ireland’s €550m hospitality VAT cut seems based on little evidence - other than lobbying
The government is pledging hundreds of millions to cut hospitality VAT — but where’s the evidence it’s needed?
Iranians in Ireland
'I could get the death penalty for this': Iranians in Ireland reflect on the regime after war
‘I cannot stop crying. It’s not just about my family in Tehran living through bombing again, it’s about all the Iranians living under that horrible regime’.
DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Take the grand tour of this timeless Georgian jewel surrounded by 240 acres
kneecap
Kneecap pack Glastonbury stage and lead chants of 'f**k Keir Starmer' to sea of Palestinian flags
Starmer had said that Kneecap should not be performing at the festival.
the joy of a book
For book worms: Are apps gaming the joy of reading?
Aoife Martin
dublin pride
From less than a dozen marchers to tens of thousands: A history of Dublin Pride
The celebration of Pride in Ireland today has its roots in the boots-on-the-ground activism of the 1970s and 1980s.
ballymena
Man charged after Ballymena 'spread with slurry overnight' ahead of town's first Pride parade
Slurry has been spread near streets where a pride parade was due to finish up this afternoon.
Stories from Budapest
With fear and courage, Hungarians refuse to let their government beat them down
Hungary’s government is trying to chip away at LGBTQ+ rights and democracy. Its people are pushing back.
Lauren Boland
Lauren Boland reports from Budapest
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Screw it, let's put a Carroll's Irish Gifts in the GPO then
Carl Kinsella
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The 9 at 9
3D printed firearms, state funerals in Iran and optimism from Trump over Gaza ceasefire.
Homemade firearms
Gardaí rush to seize 3D-printed guns made for the price of a box of cigarettes
The devices can be constructed with 3D printers which cost between €300 to €2,000 for basic models.
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