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Brighton Rejects Liverpool’s £60M Bid for Yankuba Minteh
Brighton has rejected Liverpool’s second bid of £60m for winger Yankuba Minteh, with the club holding out for a fee closer to £70m.
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Funeral Services Begin for Teenagers Killed in M9 Motorway Crash
Athy community mourns as funerals begin for five teenagers killed in a wrong-way M9 motorway collision, amid national calls for stricter road and online safety.
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Dublin Shields Apple Correspondence on Security Grounds Amid Pre-EU Presidency Lobbying
Citing security, Dublin withheld Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s letters with Apple, fueling scrutiny over Silicon Valley’s influence ahead of Ireland’s EU presidency.
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Climate Strain on European Waterways: How River Cruise Lines Are Navigating the Summer 2026 Drought
A record-breaking summer 2026 heatwave has dried up the Danube and Rhine, forcing river cruise lines to cancel departures and deploy complex ship swaps.
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Laois Community Initiatives: Nominations Open for 2026 Awards and New Housing Proposal for Portarlington
Laois County Council has launched nominations for the 2026 Community & Voluntary Awards while a new modular housing project for the elderly enters planning.
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Clément Vandenkerckhove recognized as son of Belgium’s Prince Laurent
Clément Vandenkerckhove has been officially recognized as the son of Prince Laurent of Belgium, though he will hold no royal role or state funding.
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Epic Games Rejects Apple’s Revised EU App Store Fees, Warning of Regulatory Loophole
Epic Games and CEO Tim Sweeney have rejected Apple’s revised EU App Store fee structure, labeling the 15% to 20% commissions as unlawful ‘junk fees.’
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Travelodge Chief Resigns as Hotel Chain Overhauls Key Card Security Following Assault Backlash
Travelodge CEO Jo Boydell has resigned following severe backlash over a 2022 sexual assault where staff mistakenly gave a room key card to an attacker.
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The Biomass Bottleneck: How Jellyfish Swarms Are Rewriting the Risk Metrics of European Nuclear Energy
A recurring jellyfish swarm at France’s Gravelines nuclear plant knocked 3.2 GW offline, exposing the vulnerability of coastal reactors to warming oceans.
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Hostile Briefings and ‘Unbearable’ Friction: Sue Gray Breaks Silence on Keir Starmer’s Downing Street Operation
Sue Gray’s first interview since resigning as chief of staff exposes deep fractures inside Downing Street, fueling fresh scrutiny of Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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Tragic End to Nattai Search as Communication Failure Overshadows Discovery of Lily Hooper
An eight-day search for hiker Lily Hooper in New South Wales ended in tragedy as officials retracted false reports of her survival after finding her body.
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New RTÉ Documentary Chronicles Political and Familial Tensions of the Healy-Rae Dynasty
A new RTÉ documentary, ‘The Healy-Raes: Blood, Sweat & Tears’, examines the complex political and personal lives of the prominent Kerry political family.
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Space Hazard Warning Forces US Air Force Antarctic Flight to Turn Back to New Zealand
A US Air Force polar transport flight aborted its mission to Antarctica and returned to Christchurch after warnings of hazardous Russian aerospace activity.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Plan Return to UK Following Years in California
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to relocate to a private UK residence this month, with their children enrolled in a local school for the September term.
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Malaysian PM’s One-China Reaffirmation Rattles Taiwan’s DPP
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim’s firm support for the one-China principle has sparked backlash from Taiwan’s DPP, intensifying regional diplomatic friction.
