The activities of dissident republican groups are coming under increasing scrutiny by gardai as part of the security preparations for Brexit. One of the main targets of security forces on both sides of the Border are the activities of the New IRA. Security sources say the organisation has been increasingly active in recent months, and […]
ROME (BLOOMBERG) – Italy’s Matteo Salvini’s bold ambition is to replace Angela Merkel as the cornerstone of Europe’s political order, using elections in May as the sharp edge. After riding to power last year on a populist groundswell, the deputy prime minister is now taking his campaign to remake the European Union along more nationalist […]
LONDON (Reuters) – The date Britain leaves the EU could be pushed back by a couple of weeks to give time for legislation to be approved by members of parliament, the leader of Britain’s lower house of parliament said, the most senior figure to make such a suggestion. Britain, the world’s fifth largest economy, is […]
A man has told the trial of a retired surgeon accused of groping a number of boys in his care that he experiences “flashbacks” of being masturbated during an examination. Michael Shine (86), of Ballsbridge, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to 13 charges of indecent assault allegedly committed during medical […]
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (REUTERS) – Major packaged goods sellers and retailers, under pressure to cut the flow of single-use plastic bottles and containers clogging the world’s waterways, have teamed with recycling and shipping firms on an e-commerce service that puts a twist on the old-fashioned milkman. Called Loop and announced at the World Economic Forum in […]
MADRID (AFP) – Spain, France and Germany gave embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro an ultimatum ahead of an UN Security Council meeting on Saturday (Jan 26), saying they would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president unless he calls elections within eight days. The ultimatum comes as international pressure mounts on the Maduro regime to […]
The photographs shown to the jury displayed an unremarkable and rather familiar scene. It was that of an ordinary, tidy-looking farmyard in the Tipperary countryside, no different to countless similar farms around the country. An aerial shot taken by gardaí investigating this case showed the property to be a rather expansive appearance. Please sign in […]
A MAN who lost his sister in a road accident has urged people to think about what they share online, revealing that he saw people complaining that the collision she died in delayed traffic. Neil Fox (37) was devastated when his younger sister Donna (30) died after she was hit by a truck while cycling […]
DAVOS – Digital trade, including e-commerce, is one of the bright spots in the global economy and offers many opportunities including for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), said Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S. Iswaran. To that end, Singapore, together with Australia and Japan, hosted a meeting of World Trade Organization (WTO) members on Friday (Jan […]
A High Court action taken by a woman with cervical cancer who died last week has been settled. The family of 54-year-old Orla Church were in the High Court today as Mr Justice Kevin Cross was told the case was settled. Ms Church (54), who died on January 19, was the 21st woman to die […]