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Saudi regime will face ‘severe’ consequences if behind Khashoggi disappearance
- Middle East
- October 18, 2018
US president Donald Trump has said it “certainly looks” as if Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and pledged “severe” consequences if Saudi roy(...)

Dutch court upholds ruling ordering cut in emissions
- Environment
- October 9, 2018, 17:59
A Dutch appeals court has upheld a landmark ruling that ordered the government to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25 per cent b(...)

Netherlands ‘foils Russian cyber attack’ on chemical weapons watchdog
- Europe
- October 4, 2018, 12:36
The Netherlands has said it foiled a plot by Russian military intelligence to launch a cyber attack against the international chemical weapons watchdo(...)

Unions accuse Ikea of undermining workers’ rights in Republic
- Retail & Services
- September 27, 2018, 20:39
Unions accused furniture retailer Ikea on Thursday of undermining workers’ rights in the Republic, the US and Portugal, and asked the Dutch government(...)

Want to travel? Consider studying abroad
- Education
- September 10, 2018, 00:00
Download a pdf of the Higher Options 2018 floorplan here A university education at a UK college was something many young Irish students once consider(...)

Businesses warned not to use British-made parts in export products ahead of Brexit
- Politics
- June 5, 2018, 22:54
European businesses are being warned not to use British made parts in their export products ahead of Brexit, according to a report. Citing an exampl(...)

Taoiseach moots post-Brexit State aid for UK exporters
- Oireachtas
- February 21, 2018, 20:52
Irish companies dependent on the UK market will face difficulties when Britain leaves the EU, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. There was no point in (...)

Brexit prompts tumble in number of Irish students going to UK
- Education
- January 15, 2018, 01:00
A few short years ago, thousands of Irish school-leavers were applying for UK-based courses. These numbers have tumbled in more recent times. Higher c(...)

Dutch coffee shop case highlights ‘absurdity’ of cannabis laws
- Europe
- November 29, 2017, 21:23
With 3,000 customers a day, a restaurant, ample parking and turnover of €26 million a year, Checkpoint cafe, the largest cannabis-selling coffee shop (...)

At least 23 dead in Caribbean as Hurricane Irma heads for Florida
- World
- September 8, 2017
Florida has braced for one of the most violent storms on record, as Hurricane Irma barrelled through the Caribbean and Cuba on Friday, leaving a trail(...)