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Michael D Higgins: Some Irish were willing participants in British Empire
- Irish News
- February 25, 2021, 20:28
Irish people were “willing agents” and often “enthusiastic accomplices to the excesses of colonialism”, President Michael D Higgins has suggested. Th(...)

Ban on smoky coal in Castlebar marks shift to burning firewood
- Irish News
- February 18, 2021, 06:00
Six months after the burning of smoky coal was banned by the State in Castlebar, the Mayo town is showing slight, but encouraging signs of an improvem(...)

Alexei Navalny supporters begin candlelit protests in Russia
- Europe
- February 14, 2021, 16:46
Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny plan to hold candlelit gatherings in residential courtyards across Russia on Sunday despite warnings that (...)

Boy (10) dies following quad bike crash in Co Laois
- Irish News
- February 12, 2021, 17:07
A 10-year-old boy has died following a crash involving a quad bike in Co Laois. The crash happened in the Dooary area of Ballyroan at 11am on Wednesd(...)

Man jailed for smuggling 400,000 cigarettes hidden in furnace
- Circuit Court
- February 12, 2021, 15:59
A man who smuggled more than 400,000 cigarettes into the country has been jailed for three years. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Renaldas G(...)

Couple found dead in Co Cavan house after suspected accidental poisoning
- Irish News
- February 8, 2021, 07:26
Gardaí believe a couple found dead in their home in Co Cavan may have died due to accidental poisoning. The two bodies were discovered in the house i(...)

EU handling of Covid has had lots of lows but critics ignore things it got right
- Politics
- February 6, 2021, 01:01
The braying of the Tory press in Britain has become deafening; the malicious chortling of the Brexit-supporting newspapers and politician growing to a(...)

Air Corps used to deport criminals to Lithuania due to pandemic
- Crime & Law
- February 5, 2021, 19:41
The Irish Air Corps was used to transfer five people to and from Lithuania this week following extradition and deportation orders. Four of the men ha(...)

Man found civilly liable for Omagh bomb claims his rights were breached
- High Court
- February 3, 2021, 20:59
A man found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing has claimed failures relating to an EU legal framework have breached his rights as he awaits the outc(...)

Man jailed for accidentally setting fire to Louis Copeland stockroom
- Circuit Court
- January 29, 2021, 17:40
A man who accidentally set fire to a stockroom in a Louis Copeland store, causing nearly €400,000 in damage, has been jailed for 2½ years. Vaidas Pil(...)