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Attacks on aid seekers
As the world's eyes turned to Iran this week, Israeli forces killed hundreds of people in Gaza
Trial continues
Fights that led to fatal stabbing in Finglas were captured on Ring doorbell, court hears
WRC
Shop cleared of discriminating against children who tried to make €68 payment in 10c and 20c coins
planning row
Council issues enforcement order to Dublin Airport for breaching cap of 32 million passengers
End of an era
AIB customers no longer need a card reader for payments as bank introduces 'selfie check'
labubumania
The viral Labubu craze goes global and Beijing hopes to remind the world of 'cool China'
Rihanna, Dua Lipa and Kim Kardashian are among the big names to have been seen with Labubu dolls in recent weeks.
Courts
Man sentenced to three months in jail for brandishing knife at asylum seeker in Dublin migrant camp
Drug seizure
Cannabis worth almost €3m seized in Limerick and sources say it was destined for foreign shores
Los Angeles
Baseball team LA Dodgers refuse federal agents access to stadium amid US immigration raids
The Candidate
The housing crisis needs a movement, not a moment
The Journal’s politics podcast examines why movements like water charges and Repeal caught fire, and why complex crises like housing still struggle to spark mass mobilisation.
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irish neutrality
Sinn Féin MEP calls on EU commissioner to withdraw 'deeply inaccurate' remarks about Ireland
Oberstown Children's Detention Campus
Nine staff members at Oberstown injured in third 'very serious' incident in ten days
Inside Palestine
Gaza's blackouts: 'You might be killed for trying to have internet access at public points'
HSA Investigation
Safety concerns were raised about Dublin City Council depot where worker was fatally injured
Workers say the area was often congested, too compact, and dully lit.
Thursday
19 Jun 2025
Iran
Donald Trump delays decision on Iran strikes as Keir Starmer calls for restraint
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said talks with Tehran are ‘the way to resolve this issue’.
Russia's foreign ministry says US involvement would be an 'extremely dangerous step'.
Trump says he will wait two weeks to give negotiations a chance before deciding to strike Iran.
Early-morning strikes from Iran hit the Soroka Hospital in the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva.
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