Gript
Press Council rejects Sen Ruane’s claim on Sen Keogan quote in Meath Chronicle

➖ @riptie ➖

Gript
Why don’t more of us care that Dublin is a dirty, dangerous kip?

➖ @riptie ➖

Gript
Visitors react to Dublin City prices

➖ @riptie ➖

Champions Cup draw: Leinster to face Racing 92, Munster take on Toulouse
All: BreakingNews.ie (RSS)

In Pool B, Munster are set to face Toulouse and Northampton, while Ulster will meet defending champions La Rochelle and Sale.

Army to be put on standby to help with security at Dublin airport
All: BreakingNews.ie (RSS)

The Defence Forces personnel will undergo training to help alleviate pressure on staff until the end of the summer

Cork University Hospital apologises for 'deficits of care' in 'untimely' death of patient
All: BreakingNews.ie (RSS)

Approving the settlement, Mr Justice Paul Coffey described it as a sad and tragic case

Westmeath man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of his younger sister
All: BreakingNews.ie (RSS)

Cian Farrelly (30) was a teenager when he began abusing his seven-year-old sister

French in­te­ri­or min­is­ter apol­o­gis­es for Cham­pi­ons League chaos
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Ger­ald Dar­manin says he is ‘part­ly re­spon­si­ble’ for chaos at last month’s Cham­pi­ons League fi­nal in Paris.
Published On 28 Jun 2022

G7 lead­ers wrap up sum­mit, pledge tougher ac­tion against Rus­sia
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Lead­ers of world’s rich­est democ­ra­cies say they will im­pose ‘se­vere and im­me­di­ate eco­nom­ic costs’ on Moscow.
Published On 28 Jun 2022

Latin Amer­i­can ac­tivists un­de­terred de­spite US abor­tion roll­back
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Women’s rights ad­vo­cates across Amer­i­c­as re­gion say their strug­gle goes on af­ter top US court over­turns Roe v Wade.
Published On 28 Jun 2022

.css-bsg2qr .gc__image-wrap::after{background-color:#fa9000;}
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

UK ser­vice ho­n­ours slain re­porter Shireen Abu Ak­leh’s life, work
The vet­er­an Al Jazeera jour­nal­ist was shot dead by Is­raeli forces on May 11.
Published On 28 Jun 2022

Biden skips G7 summit finale, gives no speech
RT World News (RSS)

The US president did not attend the closing event of the G7 summit in Germany due to bad weather

US President Joe Biden didn’t deliver remarks during the closing session of the G7 summit in Germany on Tuesday, deviating from his published schedule. The White House said bad weather had forced the US leader to alter his plans.

Biden was supposed to take a helicopter flight to Munich before boarding Air Force One to Madrid. But the travel arrangement was changed due to concerns about foggy conditions, low clouds and a chance of thunderstorms near the G7 summit site, his office said. Biden skipped the last part of the meeting and tra...

View original post

Senate security chief on January 6 dies before surprise hearing
RT World News (RSS)

Michael Stenger had previously suggested that the pro-Trump Capitol Hill riot was the work of “professional agitators”

Michael Stenger, the former Senate Sergeant at Arms who oversaw security during the Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021, has died. News of Stenger’s death came hours after the Democrat-led January 6 Committee announced a surprise hearing.

Stenger’s death was confirmed late on Monday night by Fox News’ Chad Pergram and Politico’s Katherine Tully-McManus. Stenger’s family has not commented on his death, and the circumstances of his passing are unclear. Tully-McManus stated that St...

View original post

‘Now is the time for independence’ – Scotland’s First Minister
RT World News (RSS)

Nicola Sturgeon has announced a second independence vote for October 2023

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Tuesday that a second Scottish independence referendum will be held on October 19, 2023. However, a ‘yes’ vote will not be enough to separate Scotland from the UK.

Sturgeon told lawmakers at Holyrood, Scotland’s parliament, that her government would publish the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill later on Tuesday. The bill will provide for a referendum next October in which Scots will be asked the same question as in the failed 2014 independence referendum: <...

View original post

Russia sanctions Biden’s wife and daughter
RT World News (RSS)

Jill and Ashley Biden won’t be able to visit the country, along with 23 other US citizens, Russia’s foreign ministry announced

Russia has imposed sanctions on US President Joe Biden’s wife and daughter, along with 23 other individuals responsible for promoting a “Russophobic course.” The people on the list are barred from entering the country.

In a statement published on Tuesday, Russia’s foreign ministry said that the measures were introduced “in response to the ever-expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures.”

Apart from First Lady Jill Biden and her daughte...

View original post

Extreme weather breaks city record of nearly 150 years
RT World News (RSS)

Tokyo has been hit by the worst June heatwave since observation began in 1875

The Japanese government has urged people not to turn off air conditioners as Tokyo experiences the worst June heatwave since records began.

Newspaper Asahi Shimbun cited fire officials as saying that 80 people, aged 12 to 96, were hospitalized for suspected heat-related illnesses in Tokyo on Monday. Reports said that 76 more people were hospitalized on Tuesday.

Temperatures in the city reached 35.1 Celsius (95.18 Fahrenheit) by 1pm local time on Tuesday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the heatwave will remain, with t...

View original post

Moscow gives recipe for fast tracking to Ukraine conflict end
RT World News (RSS)

Ukraine could stop everything by the end of the day if it fulfills Russia’s demands, Kremlin spokesperson says

If Kiev orders its troops to lay down their arms and fulfills Moscow’s demands, the entire Russian-Ukrainian conflict could be over by the end of the day, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters during a conference call on Tuesday.

“The Ukrainian side can stop everything before the end of today. There has to be an order for the nationalist battalions and Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms. Russia’s demands must also be met,” Peskov said, commenti...

View original post