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8,500 people lost in Mediterranean since death of Alan Kurdi
- Middle East
- September 1, 2017, 09:14
At least 8,500 people have died or disappeared while attempting to cross the Mediterranean since the death of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian bo(...)

EU and Turkey have little hope of deepening ties, Merkel says
- Europe
- August 29, 2017, 13:30
German chancellor Angela Merkel has said she sees no possibility for deepening EU co-operation with Ankara at present as the rule of law no longer exi(...)

Paul Gillespie: The west must wean itself off unsustainable growth
- Opinion
- August 19, 2017, 05:00
“Anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth on a finite planet is either a madman or an economist” – David Attenborough. On August 2nd the(...)

Conflict is now the main cause of famine
- Opinion
- August 15, 2017, 15:36
We have heard the warnings before, but the threats posed by the current famine emergency gripping vast areas of East Africa remain as stark and as mer(...)

Nigerian bishop arrives in Ireland as Vatican’s new envoy
- Religion & Beliefs
- August 14, 2017, 19:38
The new papal nuncio to Ireland Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo was greeted by former Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady on arrival at Dublin airport(...)

Celebrity Big Brother: Chad is a love triangle all by himself
- TV, Radio, Web
- August 9, 2017, 13:00
On Utopia: In Search of the Dream (Tuesday, BBC4) a child draws a picture of her specially devised utopian society. It is, she explains, “a town on a (...)

Macron and west African presidents launch Sahel force
- Africa
- July 2, 2017, 21:02
African powers launched a new multinational military force to tackle Islamist militants in the Sahel on Sunday, which French president Emmanuel Macron(...)

The passing out of the 50 recruits from the Dublin Fire Brigade recruit class 1/2017 was a day of evident pride for all the families and none more so (...)

Nigerian archbishop appointed papal nuncio to Ireland
- Religion & Beliefs
- May 13, 2017, 13:57
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (60) as the apostolic nuncio to Ireland, the first African priest to hold the role. The apo(...)

Access and aid key to humanitarian effort in northeast Nigeria
- Africa
- April 19, 2017, 16:04
The international community must “step up” and provide vital funding for humanitarian efforts in northeast Nigeria, where the devastation wrought by j(...)