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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 33m

US puts inmate to death for first time since botched execution A Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection - despite objections following Christa Pike's botched execution last week.

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US puts inmate to death for first time since botched execution of Christa Pike

A Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection - despite objections following Christa Pike's botched execution last week.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 45m

The Papers: 'Kemi's family home pledge' and 'Badenoch invokes core Tory values' Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch's speech at the Tory conference dominates Thursday's papers.

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Newspaper headlines: 'Kemi's family home pledge' and 'Badenoch invokes core Tory values'

Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch's speech at the Tory conference dominates Thursday's papers.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 1h

Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of FreedomMargaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died,...

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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 1h

Ray Houghton on the Ireland players decision to play Israel - and the Hillsborough comparison "It happened to me in 1989 - I didn't want to play after the Hillsborough disaster but you're coerced into it."

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Ray Houghton on players decision to play Israel and the Hillsborough comparison

"It happened to me in 1989 - I didn't want to play after the Hillsborough disaster but you're coerced into it."

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

Patricia Krenwinkel, former Manson follower, granted parole for third time The 78-year-old has spent nearly six decades in prison and California governor has overturned last two parole grantsPatricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower, was granted parole on Tuesday after nearly six...

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Patricia Krenwinkel, former Manson follower, granted parole for third time

The 78-year-old has spent nearly six decades in prison and California governor has overturned last two parole grants

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

She made India fall in love with women's cricket - now her era as captain is over The skipper who led India to the historic 2025 World Cup win has stepped down from her role in all three formats.

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Harmanpreet Kaur: India's trailblazing women's cricket captain steps down

The skipper who led India to the historic 2025 World Cup win has stepped down from her role in all three formats.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

China’s succession crisis: a generation of entrepreneurs is retiring, but are their children ready to take over? Family run private businesses helped power China’s economic miracle, but the next generation is finding it difficult to carry on the work of their parentsGrowing up, Ayu would watch...

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China’s succession crisis: a generation of entrepreneurs is retiring, but are their children ready to take over?

Family run private businesses helped power China’s economic miracle, but the next generation is finding it difficult to carry on the work of their parents

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

New York court hears arguments in ongoing 9/11 families' lawsuit against Saudi Arabia The families allege that men with links to the Saudi government helped those who carried out the 2001 attacks, something the country denies.

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New York court hears arguments in ongoing 9/11 families' lawsuit against Saudi Arabia

The families allege that men with links to the Saudi government helped those who carried out the 2001 attacks, something the country denies.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

Leon Botstein resigns from Bard roles as key Democrat demands investigation into Epstein links Jamie Raskin says ‘startling’ email asked whether young woman was ‘for me, or are you keeping her for yourself’A powerful Democratic lawmaker has called for a criminal investigation into former Bard...

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Leon Botstein resigns from Bard roles as key Democrat demands investigation into Epstein links

Jamie Raskin says ‘startling’ email asked whether young woman was ‘for me, or are you keeping her for yourself’

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

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We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips

Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

Irish universities paid hundreds of thousands for invasive animal experiments abroad The overseas experiments are completely uninspected and uncounted by Ireland’s regulator as they take place outside its jurisdiction.

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Irish universities paid hundreds of thousands for invasive animal experiments abroad

The overseas experiments are completely uninspected and uncounted by Ireland’s regulator as they take place outside its jurisdiction.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

Burnham to hold security talks with German chancellor in Berlin Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of rising hybrid threats from Russia would be high on the agenda during Burnham's first official visit to Germany.

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Burnham and Merz to hold security talks in Berlin

Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of rising hybrid threats from Russia would be high on the agenda during Burnham's first official visit to Germany.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

Hedgehog among four chosen animals to feature on your new banknotes The decision comes after nearly half a million people cast their votes from a shortlist of 18 creatures.

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Bank of England reveals the four animals to feature on banknotes

The decision comes after nearly half a million people cast their votes from a shortlist of 18 creatures.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF Recovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles show nature loss can be reversed when action taken, charity saysConservation comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and green sea turtles prove that global nature loss can...

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World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF

Recovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles show nature loss can be reversed when action taken, charity says

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

'Stop throwing shade' - the woman trying to stop firms leaving the UK British people need more incentives to invest in big firms listed in the UK, Dame Julia Hoggett, boss of the London Stock Exchange, says.

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'Stop throwing shade' - the woman trying to stop firms leaving the UK

British people need more incentives to invest in big firms listed in the UK, Dame Julia Hoggett, boss of the London Stock Exchange, says.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 3h

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, US media reports.

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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week

The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, US media reports.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 3h

What could happen next in Christa Pike's case? Christa Pike is conscious after surviving a botched lethal injection, leading many to wonder if the state of Tennessee will try again to execute her.

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What happens next to Christa Pike?

Christa Pike is conscious after surviving a botched lethal injection, leading many to wonder if the state of Tennessee will try again to execute her.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 3h

How toxic haze is causing Singapore’s landmarks to disappear The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.

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Watch: Indonesia wildfires shroud Singapore's skyline in toxic haze

The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 3h

Rubio in Greece digs into past to tout Trump’s ‘America first’ approach In the shadow of the Parthenon, the secretary of state gave a selective reading of history as he urged Europe to ‘awaken from its slumber’The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, delivered a classically inspired apologia...

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Rubio in Greece digs into past to tout Trump’s ‘America first’ approach

In the shadow of the Parthenon, the secretary of state gave a selective reading of history as he urged Europe to ‘awaken from its slumber’

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 4h

Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after failed execution, lawyers say Lawyers say the convicted killer was surprised to have survived and remained "shackled" to her hospital bed.

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Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after failed execution, lawyers say

Lawyers say the convicted killer was surprised to have survived and remained "shackled" to her hospital bed.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 4h

Louth man accused of murdering parents and brother pleads not guilty by reason of insanity Robert O’Connor is accused of killing his mother, father and younger brother at their home in September 2025

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Louth man accused of murdering parents and brother pleads not guilty by reason of insanity

Robert O’Connor is accused of killing his mother, father and younger brother at their home in September 2025

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 4h

Travis Head hits back at Australia greats for firing a ‘bullet’ through current Test players Opener said it is unfair for ex-players to criticise modern batting lineupAustralia’s vice-captain eager to open in Tests against South AfricaTravis Head has accused Australia’s golden generation of...

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Travis Head hits back at Australia greats for firing a ‘bullet through’ current Test players

Australia’s vice-captain said it is unfair for former players to criticise modern batting lineup while he is eager to open in Tests against South Africa

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 4h

Woman (87) whose eviction sparked Spain housing protests dies The movement piled pressure on the minority leftist government to present urgent housing measures, including more restrictions on evictions and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts.

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Woman (87) whose eviction sparked Spain housing protests dies

The movement piled pressure on the minority leftist government to present urgent housing measures, including more restrictions on evictions and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 4h

Gene therapy can partly restore sight in blind people, researchers reveal Optogenetic therapy, based on Nobel prize-winning science, involves turning nerve cells on and off using light A type of gene therapy based on Nobel prize-winning science is safe and can partly restore sight in blind...

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Gene therapy can partly restore sight in blind people, researchers reveal

Optogenetic therapy, based on Nobel prize-winning science, involves turning nerve cells on and off using light

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 4h

María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87 Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early...

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María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87

Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death ‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency saysThe World Health Organization has said it does not have the “full picture” from Russia following the...

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WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death

‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

AI can spare us the frustration of thinking. That might just be the problem Artificial intelligence might be making us more productive, but if we rely on it too much, we risk losing our ability to truly understand anything.

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AI can spare us the frustration of thinking. That might just be the problem

Artificial intelligence might be making us more productive, but if we rely on it too much, we risk losing our ability to truly understand anything.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47 Authorities say they arrested an 18-year-old who was planning a shooting attack at the Mall of AmericaFBI officials stopped a potential terrorist attack on the Mall of America in Bloomington,...

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FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47

Authorities say they arrested an 18-year-old who was planning a shooting attack at the Mall of America

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims three years after deadly Hamas raid Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.

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Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims as Gaza lies in ruins three years on

Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped while trying to repair campaign sign Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she is sharing her story in order to fight for victims of sexual assault This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault.A congressional candidate in Arizona...

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Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped while trying to repair campaign sign

Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she is sharing her story in order to fight for victims of sexual assault

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

Guardiola set to attend Man City's first home game since guilty verdict Pep Guardiola is expected to attend Manchester City's Champions League tie against Paris St-Germain next week - the club's first home match since they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought against...

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Pep Guardiola: Former Man City manager to attend PSG Champions League tie

Pep Guardiola is expected to attend Manchester City's Champions League tie against Paris St-Germain next week - the club's first home match since they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 char...

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

Watch: What we know about Christa Pike's ‘shock’ recovery in hospital The US death row inmate's legal team said at a press conference that she is now "conscious and speaking" after her failed execution.

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Watch: What we know about Christa Pike's 'shock' recovery

The US death row inmate's legal team said at a press conference that she is now "conscious and speaking" after her failed execution.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

In an underground space in Galway City, poets gather together to slam The All Ireland Poetry Slam Championship has been ongoing for nearly two decades, and has its roots in events in Chicago that began in the 1980s.

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In an underground space in Galway City, poets gather together to slam

The All Ireland Poetry Slam Championship has been ongoing for nearly two decades, and has its roots in events in Chicago that began in the 1980s.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 5h

Eckert’s Spygate ban may be lenient, but no sane manager will try the same trick again Verdict has been a long time coming and the Southampton head coach has recaptured hearts and minds at St Mary’s“Hi Tonda, are you a cheat?” That simple, succinct, question cut to the heart of a matter that...

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Eckert’s Spygate ban may be lenient, but no sane manager will try the same trick again

Verdict has been a long time coming and the Southampton head coach has recaptured hearts and minds at St Mary’s

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Dublin after-school provider claims ex-franchisee is running similar business in breach of agreement Court heard Emma Campbell entered agreement with Sunago in June 2021 to use Sherpa Kids system in eight primary schools in Lucan

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Dublin after-school provider claims ex-franchisee is running similar business in breach of agreement

Court heard Emma Campbell entered agreement with Sunago in June 2021 to use Sherpa Kids system in eight primary schools in Lucan

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Houthi forces appear to make slow advance in south-west Yemen Group’s fighters hit key airport in Aden with explosive moments before plane from Cairo was due to landHouthi forces appeared to be making slow advances on Wednesday in south-west Yemen, approaching the city of Taiz and firing a...

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Houthi forces appear to make slow advance in south-west Yemen

Group’s fighters hit key airport in Aden with explosive moments before plane from Cairo was due to land

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website The Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their sponsorship of a leading...

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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Criminal investigation ruled out in death of 11-year-old girl in Worcestershire Police are not treating the death of an 11-year-old girl, whose body was found in a park in Worcestershire, as a criminal investigation.

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Criminal investigation ruled out in death of 11-year-old girl in Worcestershire

Police say there is "no evidence of suspicious circumstances" after the body of a girl, named by police as Miya, was discovered in Elmley Castle late on Sunday night.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’ Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port callPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, told service members on the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday...

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Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’

Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port call

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Man, 60s, arrested in connection with serious assault on woman in 2003 The male is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 in a Garda Station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region

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Man, 60s, arrested in connection with serious assault on woman in 2003

The male is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 in a Garda Station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

US death row inmate Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after failed execution, lawyer says The lawyer said he was told Pike’s first words when she woke up were ‘Where am I?’ and ‘Who are you?’.

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US death row inmate Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after failed execution, lawyer says

The lawyer said he was told Pike’s first words when she woke up were ‘Where am I?’ and ‘Who are you?’.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution Judge tells Tennessee officials all items in execution room must be saved as Pike remains restrained in hospital bedA judge ordered Tennessee officials on Wednesday to preserve all evidence related to the...

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Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution

Judge tells Tennessee officials all items in execution room must be saved as Pike remains restrained in hospital bed

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton Crown Court.

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Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam

Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton Crown Court.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Man arrested over sexual assault of woman in south Dublin 23 years ago during aggravated burglary Assailant posing as a repairman forced his way into woman’s home in Kilmacud and bound her with plastic ties

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Man arrested over sexual assault of woman in south Dublin 23 years ago during aggravated burglary

Assailant posing as a repairman forced his way into woman’s home in Kilmacud and bound her with plastic ties

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

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Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Canada to extend assisted dying exclusion for people whose sole condition is mental illness Legislation an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted deathCanada’s federal government said Wednesday it would advance legislation to prevent people...

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Canada to extend assisted dying exclusion for people whose sole condition is mental illness

Legislation an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted death

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Germany reels amid major spy scandal, but sources say Ireland has little to worry about August Hanning ran Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency between 1998 and 2005 and is suspected of charges including “attempted treason” and “espionage”.

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Germany reels amid major spy scandal, but sources say Ireland has little to worry about

August Hanning ran Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency between 1998 and 2005 and is suspected of charges including “attempted treason” and “espionage”.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 6h

Man accused of Robbie Lawlor murder switches solicitors as bail application put on hold Paul Drew (41) has hired Belfast firm Phoenix Law and will be seeking release from custody

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Man accused of Robbie Lawlor murder switches solicitors as bail application put on hold

Paul Drew (41) has hired Belfast firm Phoenix Law and will be seeking release from custody

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