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Shane MacGowan, Pogues singer who made Irish music punk, dies at 65

Songwriter’s bittersweet ballad ‘Fairytale of New York’ has become a modern Christmas standard.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dublin riots: Conor McGregor accuses Irish officials of making him ‘scapegoat’

Police are said to be investigating former martial arts star’s social media posts before and during violence

The Guardian - UK

Irish Prison for Edgelords and Hotheads?

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Response to Dublin riots ‘robust’ Varadkar says as Sinn Fein accuses government

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he has full confidence in Justice Minister Helen McEntee as calls for her to resign continue.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk claims Ireland PM 'hates the Irish people'

The Tesla CEO was accused of "inciting hatred and violence" against immigrants as he responded to Irish hate speech laws.

Fortune

Xenophobia sparks far-right Dublin riots

"We saw last night in Dublin a consequence of politicians spending years demonizing immigrants," critic says

Salon

Irish ambassador called to Israeli ministry in ‘overreaction’ to Varadkar remark

Leo Varadkar said an ‘an innocent child who was lost has now been found’ after Hamas released nine-year-old Irish-Israeli hostage Emily Hand.

The Independent UK

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Girl held hostage by Hamas finally celebrates ninth birthday with family in touching footage

After seven torturous weeks being held hostage by Hamas, Emily Hand is surrounded by family in hospital

The Independent UK

Israel reprimanding Irish ambassador ‘bit of an overreaction’, minister says

Irish premier Leo Varadkar had been accused of attempting to normalise terror.

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war live: talks over hostages to be released today ‘continuing’, Israel says

Ceasefire enters final 24 hours with more hostages set to be released on Monday

The Guardian - AU

Israeli foreign minister accuses Irish taoiseach of legitimising terror over hostage statement

Eli Cohen criticised Leo Varadkar’s description of nine-year-old Emily Hand as being ‘lost’, not ‘kidnapped’

The Guardian - UK

Rescued hostage Emily Hand’s father thanks public for support

Thomas Hand said his daughter has lost weight during her captivity but is ‘doing better than expected’.

The Independent UK

Ireland’s prime minister condemns anti-immigrant protesters who rampaged through central Dublin

Up to 500 people looted shops, set fire to vehicles and threw rocks at crowd control officers. The violence was sparked by rumors that a foreign national was responsible for a knife attack outside a Dublin school.

Chicago Sun-Times

Israel summons Irish ambassador over tweet it alleges doesn't adequately condemn Hamas

Israel’s Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Irish ambassador over a tweet celebrating the release of a 9-year-old girl from Hamas captivity

The Independent UK

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Latin Times

Brazilian Who Intervened In Dublin Knife Attack Insists He's No Hero

Unconfirmed reports circulating on social media that the stabbings were carried out by an "illegal immigrant" sparked disorder

The Guardian - UK

‘Overjoyed’: nine-year-old hostage Emily Hand returns to family in Israel

Relatives say they ‘can’t find the words to describe our emotions’ as Israeli-Irish girl comes back from Gaza

The Independent UK

Irish premier’s tweet on hostage being ‘lost’ sparks ire from Israel

Israel’s foreign minister Eli Cohen said he has summoned the Irish ambassador in Tel Aviv ‘for a reprimand’.

Evening Standard

Emily Hand: Father has tearful reunion with daughter, 9, following Hamas release

Emily Hand, nine, was at first thought to have been killed by the Palestinian militants

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The Independent UK

Nine-year-old Irish-Israeli hostage reunited with father after release

Emily Hand had been held captive by Hamas since the October 7 attacks in Israel.

The Independent UK

Irish-Israeli girl reunited with father who feared she was dead as Hamas release 9-year-old hostage

Emily Hand is one of 13 Israeli and four Thai hostages freed in second group since Israel-Hamas ceasefire began

The Guardian - AU

Syria says Israeli strikes put Damascus airport out of service – as it happened

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Radio France Internationale

Israeli army says 17 hostages handed over to Red Cross by Hamas

Hamas fighters on Sunday confirmed the handover of 17 hostages to the Red Cross – the third round of hostage-prisoner swaps on day three of a fragile four-day truce between Israel and the Palestinian militants.

The Independent UK

Dublin riots – latest: Police defended as justice minister says ‘thuggery’ on streets will not be tolerated

Some 500 people took part in riots on Thursday night following knife attack that left several injured

The Guardian - UK

‘Remember who we are’: riots, race, and the end of the ‘Irish welcome’

Unrest in Dublin shocked many in a country seemingly untroubled by immigration. But as elsewhere in Europe, the far right is rising

International Business Times

Hamas Fighters To Free More Hostages As Families Reunite

Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives including a young woman snatched from a desert rave.

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