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what's the stor-ai
The arrival of 'Brendan', Dublin's new AI tour guide, has divided historians of the city
Dublin Airport
Airport passenger cap: Attorney general has given his advice, but there are 'no easy options'
ballymena
'Remove the rats': How online rumours and threats sparked a week of anti-immigrant riots in NI
A wave of racist attacks swept Northern Ireland after an incident in Ballymena.
Unrest fuelled by inflammatory rhetoric and misinformation visited several towns in the North this week.
A sexual assault in Ballymena enabled a wider narrative to take hold that women are unsafe because of immigration.
An online 'paper' trail shows how a wave of speculation fed what some have called a "pogrom".
Friday
13 Jun 2025
Iran missiles
Explosions over Tel Aviv as Iran launches ballistic missiles towards Israel
The missiles were launched in response to earlier Israeli strikes on Iran.
Global March to Gaza
TD Paul Murphy and other Irish activists detained while trying to cross Egypt for March to Gaza
Several dozen Irish activists are among the thousands who travelled to Egypt for the march but face major hurdles trying to reach the border.
nuclear tensions
Trump tells Iran to ‘JUST DO IT’ and make a deal or face more ‘brutal attacks’ from Israel
Courts
Kneecap recruits prominent Irish lawyers ahead of band member's alleged terror offences trial
Nuclear sites
Netanyahu warns of ‘several waves’ of Israeli attacks as Iran threatens 'powerful response'
Iran has described the assault as a “declaration of war”.
The United States said it had prior knowledge but was not involved in the attack.
Israel has since announced the closure of its embassies across the globe.
Donna and Neil Sands
Identity of Tattle Life publisher revealed as Irish couple wins £300k damages in legal battle
The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland today granted an application to lift reporting restrictions and to reveal the operator of the controversial website after a two-year legal battle.
Neil and Donna Sands have been locked in a fascinating and forensic legal battle for the past two years to try to uncover who runs Tattle Life.
A judge in Northern Ireland ordered the real names of the man and the companies behind the gossip site to be issued on court proceedings.
Reporting restrictions have now been lifted and Aoife Moore reports details of the landmark case.
Clondalkin
Gardaí searching for human remains at house linked to Annie McCarrick murder probe
A man arrested by gardaí investigating the murder has been released without charge this afternoon.
Air India Crash
Black box recovered from Air India plane crash site
The latest death count suggests at least 24 people on the ground were killed.
Catholic Church
Irish Catholic bishops accuse Israel of ‘genocidal actions’ and 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
grenfell tower
UK urged to move faster on public contract ban on firms linked to Grenfell fire, including Kingspan
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