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Invasion

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<p>Cillian Murphy in the press room after winning the Best Leading Actor award for Oppenheimer during the Bafta Film Awards 2024 (Ian West/PA)</p>

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Bafta taking stage invasion during Oppenheimer speech ‘very seriously’
Dressed in a black suit and tie, the gatecrasher stood beside actor Cillian Murphy as producer Emma Thomas delivered a speech on behalf of the team.
<p>Ukrainian soldiers walk on a destroyed bridge in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Wednesday. Picture: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti</p>

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We forced the Russians back from Kyiv: Now we’re braced for what comes next
<p>The Ireland's Fittest Family coaches; Robert Sheehan; Jessie Buckley; Billy Connolly; Tolü Makay; and John Boyne on TV this evening for Caroline Delaney</p>

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Friday TV Tips: Derval and Donncha talk fitness and rivalry; and Kerry star Jessie Buckley is on the Graham Norton couch
The long-term failure of the Prague Spring

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The long-term failure of the Prague Spring
Council losing battle against invasive Japanese Knotweed which destroys buildings

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Council losing battle against invasive Japanese Knotweed which destroys buildings
Campaign in Kilkenny to tackle giant hogweed

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Campaign in Kilkenny to tackle giant hogweed
VIDEO: Ireland and EU working together in bid to tackle infestation of invaders
VIDEO: Ireland and EU working together in bid to tackle infestation of invaders

A Victorian trend for keeping and trading exotic plants has given the worst invasive species time to take root across Ireland, writes Colette O&rsquo;Flynn.

Wed, 05 Aug, 2015

The Ireland Invasion Scenario and holding all of Europe&rsquo;s Data
The Ireland Invasion Scenario and holding all of Europe’s Data

Occasionally, when it seems that things are going not too bad, I like to try and imagine Ireland being invaded, says Colm O&rsquo;Regan.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2015

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