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<p>President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One while returning to the White House, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p>

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Donald Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’

Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy position, not clear

<p>John Moran is elected as Limerick's mayor in June 2024. Mr Moran says intends to run for a second term despite escalating tensions inside the council chambers.</p>

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John Moran vows to run again as Limerick mayor faces rows with councillors and city traders

<p>Among these students is Zainab Eid (pictured right, with her four-year-old son Karim, left), a Gazan woman who was granted a scholarship in University College Cork, but who has also been denied a visa to travel here.</p>

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Minister faces potential High Court action over visa refusals for Gaza scholarship students

Sad boy standing alone in the hallway

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Emergency homelessness spending hits €449m as housing crisis deepens

The real threat to the Rose of Tralee isn’t its age — it’s the online abuse

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The real threat to the Rose of Tralee isn’t its age — it’s the online abuse

Jason Arday resignation

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Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead

JANICE BYRNE

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Dating apps failed her — now Janice Byrne is heading to Bantry in search of love

Inside Ireland's international child abduction cases and the fight to bring children home

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Inside Ireland's international child abduction cases and the fight to bring children home

Mary Lou McDonald interview

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Further pressure on Taoiseach to intervene on provision of Skyclarys

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Man in critical condition following road crash in Meath

A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a road crash in Co Meath. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the three-vehicle incident on the R132 at Smithstown, Julianstown, during the early hours of Saturday.

Details Of EURO Banknotes

Corporation tax receipts increased by 500% in past 20 years, figures show

Winner of 2018 Rose of Tralee would not enter competition now due to level of racist sentiment in society

Winner of 2018 Rose of Tralee would not enter competition now due to level of racist sentiment in society

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Dublin Airport runway maintenance 'will mean no sleep' for nearby residents due to diverted flights

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Family pleads for lessons to be learned after Cork driver's death at Kerry rally ruled accidental

Family pleads for lessons to be learned after Cork driver's death at Kerry rally ruled accidental

The late Eoin McCarthy's sister said: 'We hope that Motorsport Ireland finally learns from the mistakes of the past'

Cork property listed on Airbnb received €70,000 in public housing grants

Cork property listed on Airbnb received €70,000 in public housing grants

Martin Heydon to assess pressures and dangers arising from dry weather following death of Dunmanway farmer

Martin Heydon to assess pressures and dangers arising from dry weather following death of Dunmanway farmer

New special school in Cork faces delay due to 'overloaded' sewage plant

New special school in Cork faces delay due to 'overloaded' sewage plant

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Indonesia Earthquake

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, killing at least 20

A powerful magnitude 7. 7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least 20 people. Authorities said six people were injured, and two others were missing after a landslide triggered by the quake.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to charges related to killing of UnitedHealthcare executive in federal case

France Wildfires

Almost 500 arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France this summer

Germany Berlin Fire

Resident jumps to safety after Berlin high-rise fire

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Friedrich Merz visit to Ireland

Taoiseach urged to act after HSE group recommends against funding Skyclarys for Friedreich’s Ataxia

The HSE Drugs Group cited uncertainties over efficacy and the drug's price ahead of a final reimbursement decision later this month

Skyclarys: Senior Fianna Fáil members urge Government to overrule HSE on life-saving drug

Skyclarys: Senior Fianna Fáil members urge Government to overrule HSE on life-saving drug

Defence Forces recruitment advertising costs €2.3m as strength rises by just 200

Defence Forces recruitment advertising costs €2.3m as strength rises by just 200

Minister warns booking driving tests through third-party apps is creating a backlog

Minister warns booking driving tests through third-party apps is creating a backlog

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Gardaí charge three Brazilian nationals in relation to prostitution and money-laundering probe

The Garda National Protective Services Unit has appealed to vulnerable sex workers to access or seek support through blueblindfold.ie or the Ruhama charity

DPP loses challenge to court order allowing convicted drink-driver to examine breathalyser

DPP loses challenge to court order allowing convicted drink-driver to examine breathalyser

Irish Cabinet meeting

New strategy means 'Ireland will not be a safe place to launder criminal proceeds', says Tánaiste

Alison Chawke released from prison, four weeks into 12-month sentence

Alison Chawke released from prison, four weeks into 12-month sentence

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Limerick mayor explained: What powers does John Moran actually have?

Limerick mayor explained: What powers does John Moran actually have?

A statutory review of Limerick’s directly elected mayoral system could clarify powers and determine whether the model expands elsewhere

Mick Clifford: How I almost fell for a possible AI scam

Mick Clifford: How I almost fell for a possible AI scam

'It's been a dark place:' Waterford businesses 'in limbo' after Tycor centre fire

'It's been a dark place:' Waterford businesses 'in limbo' after Tycor centre fire

Five years after the fall of Kabul, Mahbooba Faiz on Afghanistan’s silenced women

Five years after the fall of Kabul, Mahbooba Faiz on Afghanistan’s silenced women