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‘I spent my life saving people. The hardest thing was when children died,’ Shannon Coast Guard winch operator retires after 1,200 missions
An Irish Coast Guard winch operator, who flew over 1,200 missions, has hung up his boots after more than two decades of ...
The national accounts are full of cons and tricks – no wonder investors see us as a joke
This column often focusses on the UK’s national accounts – with good reason. Britain’s public finances are in a parlous state ...
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Liz Truss backs Donald Trump again by blaming Tory election defeat on plastic straw ban
Liz Truss, the UK’s shortest serving prime minister, has blamed many things for her earning that title back in October 2022. And in her latest attempt to cosy up to US president Donald Trump’s new ...
Judges are pausing Trump's policy changes. But for how long?
Judges have pumped the breaks on Trump's efforts to freeze spending, curtail birthright citizenship, reduce the federal workforce and more.
Former Veterans Minister says judge’s excessive force ruling on Clonoe IRA deaths ‘absurd’
A former MP and Veterans Minister has claimed a ruling that excessive force was used in the shooting of four IRA men in Co ...
Tech investor Steve Baxter funds Washington trip for politicos
Queensland tech entrepreneur Steve Baxter is heading off to Washington with five young Australians to attend the 2025 ...
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Gardaí make contact with family of couple found dead in Kerry home
A couple who are feared to have been dead in their Ring of Kerry home for months are now the focus of a personal tragedy ...