A go-slow protest took place in Dublin this week after the company launched a 'fixed price' feature, which allows you to see the maximum fare your trip will cost. John Meagher talks to drivers who say their livelihoods are under threat It is Wednesday afternoon in Dublin and a long line of taxis idle in the bus lane at Conyngham Road, on the perimeter of the Phoenix Park.
"Two survivors in critical condition have been hospitalized," a coastguard spokeswoman told the AFP news agency. The survivors told rescue workers that they had lost control of the vessel during a severe storm, leaving those on board stranded in the open sea without access to water, food, or proper shelter. According to local reports, the coastguard said that the migrants had been dead for over a day by the time the boat was located.
Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner have been meeting top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Kyiv's armed forces. Both parties agreed that real progress toward any agreement depends on Russia's readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and cessation of killings, said a summary of the talks.
The goal of the war game, conducted 130 miles from the Russian border in Estonia, was to test the alliance's readiness for a rolling enemy assault on civilian and military digital infrastructure. It involved hundreds of multinational troops, representing 29 Nato nations and seven allies, including Ukraine, hunkered down in CyberRange14, a facility established by the Estonian ministry of defence in the wake of a crippling Russian cyber attack in 2007, where Nato has run preparedness exercises since 2014.
The Baltic Sea region is facing an increasing range of threats, including suspected hybrid attacks from drones, alleged sabotage of underwater infrastructure and a steady flow of ageing oil tankers in the form of shadow fleet ships carrying crude oil from Russia. Last month, the British defence secretary said that a Russian spy ship had entered British waters and shone lasers at military pilots, warning that the UK faced a new era of threat from hostile countries.
Gary and I are so excited to share that we're having a baby. Everything is finally falling into place, and it feels like we've reached our happy ending. The past few years have been challenging, but every moment has been worth it. who has stood by us and supported us through everything Your love and kindness have meant the world. For the first time in seven years, I'm looking forward to a peaceful Christmas. We're incredibly happy and can't wait to meet our baby on June 4, 2026, and excited for what 2026 brings,
Everybody seems to have a piece of the planning puzzle, but the key to putting it all together is psychological There are a lot of lads throwing shapes about infrastructure these days. On Wednesday, an ambitious plan was published by the Government and the usual gaggle of tech bros, academics, economists, lawyers, journalists and activists held forth on their favourite subject.
Fresh after winning his first Ireland cap and impressing throughout last month, loosehead Paddy McCarthy (22) will make his Champions Cup debut alongside his older brother Joe (24), who returns for the first time this season following a foot injury. Expect fireworks with the siblings in the same starting team. Leinster are without injured Ireland trio Andrew Porter (arm), Robbie Henshaw (hamstring) and James Lowe (calf), which opens the door for the younger McCarthy, Ciarán Frawley and Jordan Larmour to impress.
The Spanish Ministry of Equality has launched an initiative to try to eliminate the use of the term "Charo", a label that originated in Spanish online forums like Forocoches and is used pejoratively to mock feminist women over 30. Charo, a shortened version of Rosario, is actually a very common name in Spain. But referring to someone as "a Charo" has acquired a new meaning in the Spanish vernacular.
"There's a lot of criticism [in the paper], but I think some of it is also true; if you look at Europe, it has been underestimating its own power towards Russia," Kallas said on a panel at the Doha Forum in Qatar. "We should be more self-confident," she said, adding that the "US is still our biggest ally." "I think we haven't always seen eye to eye on different topics, but I think the overall principle is still there."
Everything happened very quickly, but I saw a group of guys, and they didn't say anything. [He] just started hitting me with a piece of wood, and then this guy stole my bike, my phone, and I was on the ground. Another Deliveroo rider found me and called the gardaí. But only one guy hit me; the other guys were only [watching] and recording. I'm not the first person that was attacked there. I think it's a very dangerous place, especially at night. It's very dark there, so they came from the darkness.
All of which is why, last March, I pointed my skis toward Fernie Alpine Resort, which looms above the eponymous British Columbian town some 40 miles north of the Montana border. I'd long wanted to ski Fernie - one of eight resorts along B.C.'s famed Powder Highway - because it seemed to sit at that elusive intersection where big-mountain skiing meets authentic throwback vibe.
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The walkouts came after the general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union a group of public broadcasters from 56 countries that runs the glitzy annual event met to discuss concerns about Israel's participation, which some countries oppose over its conduct of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. At the meeting, EBU members voted to adopt tougher contest voting rules in response to allegations that Israel manipulated the vote in favor of their contestants, but took no action to exclude any broadcaster from the competition.
"We have played by the rules and we have protested peacefully. We have asked to be heard, but nothing has changed. So now the Irish taxi industry is going up a gear. "This is not a gesture. This is the full strength of the Irish taxi industry being brought to bear. We warned this would happen. Now it is happening."
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella on Friday called for an Olympic truce to be respected during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games as conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip continue. Speaking in Rome at the Olympic torch lighting ceremony, Mattarella urged that hostilities stop for the duration of the sprawling winter sport showcase which opens on February 6. "Peace is coded into the DNA of the Olympics... Italy has asked that the truce be renewed and we hope that it is possible," Mattarella said.
The Danish postal service will deliver its last letter at the end of this month to focus on packages, citing the increasing digitalisation of society. While the public will still be able to send letters through the distributor DAO, it made us think about how we would use that last chance to send a letter. We would like to hear from you on the last letter you would write, who you would send it to, and why.
Losing is in danger of becoming a habit for Sale as they came off second-best to a stellar Glasgow side who headed back north with a bonus-point win in this Investec Champions Cup opener. Alex Sanderson's hosts have already lost four games in the Prem and they let slip an early 14-0 lead to a visiting team packed with some of Scotland's finest talent. The Warriors showed their mettle to score four tries and condemn Sale to another bitterly disappointing home loss.
Our prosecutors have worked at length to support a detailed and complex investigation by Staffordshire police, carefully reviewing the available evidence to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.
The decision by four European broadcasters to boycott next year's Eurovision over Israel's inclusion is undoubtedly a watershed moment in the 70-year history of the song contest. One of the few genuinely popular, non-elitist and pan-European cultural events will be without Spain, one of the big five nations in terms of financial contributions; Ireland, which has won the contest more times than any other country bar Sweden; 1956 founding member the Netherlands; and Slovenia, symbolic of the EU's eastward enlargement.
