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RTE news : Living standards higher in Republic than in NI - report

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Living standards higher in Republic than in NI - report
Living standards in the Republic are higher than in Northern Ireland, a new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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The king of eurovision speaks

Johnny Logan says Israel should be removed from Eurovision
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Logan says Israel should be removed from Eurovision
Three-time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan has said that Israel shouldn't be allowed to take part in the song contest.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Idk a Trump vision of civilisation is something I'd like to see fall to the wayside - corruption, bullying, elitism, nepotism, expensive to live death of freedoms and meritocracy.

Trump administration says Europe faces 'civilisational erasure'

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Trump administration says Europe faces 'civilisational erasure'
European politicians have begun to react, with Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul saying his country did not need
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December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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BBC News - Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war
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Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war
For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Make her Queen of England - NOW
December 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Many pardoned by Trump over Capitol riots have gone on to commit serious crimes

Trump is like a Gotham baddy emptying Arkham.

#Trump
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Jon Stewart examines Trump's treatment of immigrants versus the denizens of MAGAstan
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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BBC News - 'Like first aid for manuscripts': Recovery work begins at Gaza's war-damaged heritage sites
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'Like first aid for manuscripts': Recovery work begins at Gaza's war-damaged heritage sites
Palestinians are clearing rubble from archaeological sites, but restoration is hampered by Israeli restrictions on building materials.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Countries with a conscience, hopefully Iceland and others follow suit.
#Gaza #WestBank #FreePalestine

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Netherlands, Spain and Ireland boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete - BBC News
Netherlands, Spain and Ireland boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
They were among a number of countries who had called for Israel to be excluded over the humanitarian toll of the war in Gaza.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Eurovision think this is acceptable?

Their media does not report the atrocities the troops commit but their media is accepted as impartial when it comes to eurovision 🤔

BBC News - Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender
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West Bank: Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender
The Palestinian Authority says the killings are a "war crime", while an Israeli minister backed the soldiers.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Real shame it's come to this.

Outrageous Israel has been participating while Russia has been banned.

RTE news : RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel

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RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
RTÉ will not participate in or broadcast next year's Eurovision Song Contest after organiser the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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The story of how the Irish border was confirmed 100 years ago

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The story of how the Irish border was confirmed 100 years ago
There was a chance the 1925 Boundary Commission could reshape the Irish border so drastically as to make Northern Ireland unviable and thus bring about Irish unity
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December 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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BBC News - Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender
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West Bank: Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender
The Palestinian Authority says the killings are a "war crime", while an Israeli minister backed the soldiers.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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RTE news : 'Huge shock' after stag beheaded in Dublin parklands

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'Huge shock' after stag beheaded in Dublin parklands
Fingal County Council has said it is shocked and concerned after a stag in one of its parklands in north county Dublin was beheaded yesterday morning.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Big music corps did it for Russia over Ukraine invasion

Massive Attack and Paul Wellers requests to geoblock their music streaming in Israel have been approved #Gaza

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Massive Attack and Paul Weller's requests to geo-block music in Israel have been approved
Massive Attack and Paul Weller have confirmed that their requests to geo-block music in Israel have been approved.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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BBC News - Judge dismisses cases against ex-FBI director Comey and NY attorney general James
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Judge dismisses criminal cases against Trump political adversaries Comey and James
President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the prosecution of Comey and James, declaring them "guilty as hell".
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November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Every country seems to have a Jamie Bryson or Willie Frazer huh?

BBC News - Australia senator condemned for burka stunt in parliament
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Australia senator condemned for burka stunt in parliament
Pauline Hanson donned a black burka as she sought to push for a ban on the garment.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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How Palantir infiltrated the state
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How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
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November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Why a scandal at the Jewish Chronicle also goes to the top of the BBC
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Why a scandal at the Jewish Chronicle also goes to the top of the BBC
The Jewish Chronicle has been forced to apologise for publishing fabricated stories. But its refusal to say who owns it—despite the involvement of one...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say
Two leading journalists from both sides of the border warn against another ‘vague, thumbs up-thumbs down’ vote
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November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Luckily it's not a thousand.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Russia dangling $100,000,000,000 ‘carrot’ as payoff to Trump

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Russia dangling $100,000,000,000 'carrot' as payoff to Trump
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November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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First G20 on African soil and USA boycott - their loss.

Ireland to attend Africa's first G20, as US boycotts
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Ireland to attend Africa's first G20, as US boycotts
Ireland will attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg next weekend amid a US boycott. The US President Donald Trump condemned South Africa's hosting of the summit of the world's top economies as a "total...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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When Dunnes staff refused to handle S African goods they were denounced by politicians from FF/FG, as well as "business leaders". The same groups blocking the OTB today. They were spat on, beaten by Gardaí and followed by Special Branch. It took 3 years to shame the govt. into acting. Reluctantly.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Remembered by me largely from the Korn video and Riget (The Kingdom) by Lars von Trier

Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
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Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Translink investigating after Coláiste Feirste pupils refused admission onto school bus service

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Translink investigating after Coláiste Feirste pupils refused admission onto school bus service
Translink has said it is investigating how three pupils from a west Belfast school were denied access to transport on Monday morning.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM