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Native Irish honey bees at risk of extinction
Beekeepers have warned that native Irish honey bees are at grave risk of extinction. This weekend, the Native Irish Honey Bee Society is holding its annual conference in Athlone, Co Westmeath ...
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Irish language proverbs to mark Seachtain na Gaeilge
Get inspired by these Irish language proverbs during Seachtain na Gaeilge, the biggest Irish language festival in the world. As Irish is one of the oldest languages in the world, it has many ...
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Limerick’s Mary Immaculate College celebrates historic Purcell Cup win with medal ceremony
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) has honoured its Purcell Cup winning Senior Camogie ... Gaelic Games correspondent for the Irish Press from 1954 to 1978. Several local organisations and initiatives ...
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Medics to face trial over death of football legend Maradona
Seven doctors and nurses will go on trial on Monday accused of playing a role in the death of Argentine footballing legend Diego Maradona. Neurosurgeon and family doctor Leopoldo Luque and ...
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Inquiry into government adviser’s expense claims for ‘mileage to constituency office which did not exist’
Thousands of euro in expenses paid to a former ministerial adviser are now the subject of an internal review that has been referred to gardaí by a government department. The inquiry centres on ...
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Man (33) accused of possessing semi-automatic gun and ammunition appears in Louth court
Thomas Leddy, of Moneymore in Drogheda, is accused of possessing the firearm and ammunition at his home yesterday. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...
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‘Special warning’ for Canary Islands holidaymakers as tourist hotspots hit by heavy floods
Streets in the Canary Islands have turned into rivers after torrential rainfall battered holiday hotspots Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Cars were swept downstream by rising floodwaters as reservoirs ...
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Bid to lift airport passenger cap delayed for a year for noise assessments
the Irish Independent has learned. Local councillors were informed last night by a senior county council planning official that the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) is to undertake a ...
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Key HSE staff ordered to start working weekends
Bernard Gloster says moving away from a Monday to Friday regimen is crucial – and he will work over bank holiday to monitor patient flow HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster. Photo: Orla Murray ...
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Former Limerick hurler cycled up to 105km despite claims of pain ever since workplace accident, High Court hears
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Taoiseach open to sending Irish troops to Ukraine ‘if a ceasefire develops’ – but insists ‘we wouldn’t be part of deterrent force’
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will meet US president Donald Trump in Washington next week The Taoiseach has said he is open to sending Irish troops to Ukraine to keep the peace if a ceasefire deal is ...
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Tánaiste disputes US claim that ‘trade imbalance’ was focus of call with secretary of state Marco Rubio
How that discussion went is the centre of a diplomatic disagreement and only one side can be right. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...