The deaths of two innocent people in Edenderry, Co Offaly, last weekend have highlighted the deadly threat that organised crime gangs pose to communities in rural towns around the country.
The broadcaster is the latest celebrity to get hitched in the colder months. Here, Kirsty Blake Knox chats to Irish newlyweds and wedding experts about the many benefits of low-key winter nuptials In previous years, erstwhile RTÉ star Ryan Tubridy would have spent the Late Late Toy Show weekend recovering from the buzz and hysteria of his favourite night of broadcasting.
Spanish society has changed immensely in a generation, and perhaps most evidently when it comes to getting married and having children. The latest report from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reveals that in the last three years Spain has gained 1.2 million single people but only 105,000 married people. Among those over 16 - the minimum legal age to tie the knot in Spain - the married population remains the biggest population group.
That contrarian bet led to the founding of Auro Travel, now Spain's largest fleet operator for private hire vehicles. What began as a license-acquisition play has grown into a company that attracted buyout offers reportedly worth €200 million from both Uber and Cabify in late 2022. The journey offers a case study in how regulatory arbitrage, executed with patience and precision, can create substantial enterprise value.
Full time - Munster 31 Gloucester 3 - Munster's late rally enough for a bonus point The Red Army huffed and puffed but in the end they broke down the Gloucester defence with brilliance from Mike Haley and Alex Nankivell. Near 40,000 fans have seen five tries which is crucial for Munster's hopes in this competition. Clayton McMillan will not be fully satisfied but content
An important but hardly-known international agreement signed by 29 European countries has established common principles for citizenship rules, rights and duties associated to multiple citizenship, explains Claudia Delpero. It's called the European Convention on Nationality. The agreement also clarifies the military obligations for people with multiple nationality, a topic becoming increasingly relevant as countries like Germany and France are discussing the reintroduction of military conscription. Last Friday, the German parliament approved a landmark law that brings back the military service on a voluntary basis, with the possibility to extend it to needs-based recruitment.
Security camera footage from the centre showed the director of the Szolo Street juvenile detention centre kicking a boy in the head. Earlier this week, four staff members were taken into custody, and the government announced that it would place all such child facilities under direct police supervision. On Saturday, thousands of protesters walked through Budapest's frosty streets behind a banner reading Protect the children! and called on the government to take more action against the perpetrators.
The Ukrainian drone schools training operators for war are having to rewrite their lessons as fast as every other week to get students ready for an ever-changing battlefield. Within the drone battle, a critically important aspect of this war, tech and tactics are shifting rapidly. Three drone schools told Business Insider that it's imperative they keep their lessons up to date because it's life or death on the battlefield.
something I personally don't think is a bad idea in and of itself, even if it would almost certainly extend the already interminable processing time of two years for citizenship applications. Screening would likely mean each individual who applies for citizenship would be assessed on the basis of their personal views, whether expressed on social media or ascertained through some kind of interview the exact model is likely to take some time to work out.
He also apologized. Prosecutors sought a 12-year sentence. On Thursday, Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York decided 15 years was more appropriate because Kwon's fraud was of "epic, generational scale." While US courts pursued Kwon, the Securities and Exchange Commission worked to wind up Terraform labs, and in 2024 secured $4.5 billion to share with creditors and authorities.
A dreidel is a spinning top with four sides, each inscribed with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Hebrew letters inscribed on a dreidel are a Nun, Gimel, Hay or Chai, and Shin. The letters form an acronym for the Hebrew saying Nes Gadol Hayah Sham, which can be translated to "a great miracle happened there," referring to the miracle which Hanukkah is centered around.
Bringing in workers to provide services is difficult, it's an obstacle that we want to remove and we are working bilaterally with the British government to allow skilled workers to be brought in to provide services in the United Kingdom,
Harry Byrne's goal-kicking proved the difference as error-strewn Leinster held off a determined Leicester to claim a 23-15 Investec Champions Cup victory at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Each team scored two tries but three penalties and a conversion from Byrne were decisive as the bottom side Leicester's European campaign continued to falter and they remain pointless after their opening two fixtures.
Spanish prosecutors are probing evidence that the company made an inadequate use of public funds approved by the Spanish government on March 9, 2021, and that the bailout money was instead used to pay off previously existing loans. Plus Ultra appears as a signatory and beneficiary of loan agreements with three companies belonging to the criminal organization, and involved in sales of gold, states the documentation seen by EL PAIS.
Hungarian Parliament passed a constitutional amendment in April, in a vote of 140-21 along party lines, that makes it an offense to hold or attend events that violate Hungary's so-called "child protection" law. Enacted in 2021, the law prohibits the "depiction or promotion" of homosexuality to minors. The law also allows the government to use facial recognition technology to identify those who attend prohibited events, with those found in violations facing fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian forints ($546).
The US President's original 28-point peace plan, which was accepted by the Kremlin, had called for a "neutral, demilitarized buffer zone" to be established once Ukrainian troops withdraw from the Donbas region and the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, in preparation for Kyiv to cede territory.
I also know you feel strongly about events in the Middle East and how those realities connect to the Eurovision Song Contest. No one can fail to be moved by what we have seen in the region in the past few years,
UK GDP declined marginally by 0.1% in October, reflecting an economy that is stable but still unable to build meaningful forwards momentum. The UK is neither sliding into a clear downturn nor generating the lift needed to move into a firmer, sustainable expansion phase. Across the main sectors, October's picture is uneven. Manufacturing and construction continue to feel the weight of higher borrowing costs and muted global demand, while improvements in consumer-facing services remain hesitant despite easing inflation.
