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In February, the highest court in the country sentenced Dodik to a year in prison and barred him from all political activity for six years for disregarding decisions by the High Representative, Christian Schmidt, and for his separatist policies that sought to remove Republika Srpska from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He avoided a prison sentence by paying a fine. Yet despite the court's ruling and the fact that he was, until recently, under US sanctions, Milorad Dodik once again came out on top.

The shape of the 2026 football inter-county season will become clearer in the coming days with the four provincial championship draws taking place in Croke Park on Thursday night, followed by the adoption of the national fixtures plan by Central Council at the weekend.

A "massive" Ukrainian drone attack hit Russia's Krasnodar border region on Tuesday, injuring several, the region's governor said. Northward in the port city of Taganrog, Ukrainian strikes killed one person and wounded three others, Mayor Svetlana Kambulova said. Meanwhile in Ukraine, Russian drones and missiles bombarded the capital Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, triggering fires in at least two residential buildings, Ukrainian officials said.

Europe's leaders cannot stop talking about democracy. President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to kickstart a democratic resurgence, and Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, has warned of an axis of autocratic states targeting liberal democracy in Europe. Having promised to fight for what she calls European values, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has just announced a new democracy shield and a Centre for Democratic Resilience to prevent foreign interference and deal with external threats.

An apprentice electrician who was cleared of murder has received a wholly suspended sentence for assaulting a man while two others beat that man's friend to death on a Dublin street.

The New York space opened in October 2023, after undergoing an extensive and costly renovation, with an exhibition by Deborah Roberts. It has since hosted shows featuring international artists including Anne Rothenstein, Sarah Ball, Denzil Forrester and Andreas Eriksson. The artist and indigenous activist Santiago Yahuarcani currently has her first New York show in the venue (until 17 January).

Kaunietis was due to fly to Lithuania and was at the Ryanair gate at 7am but the gate was closed He smashed computers and glasses from a nearby bar and rolled a barrel table down a walkway A man who caused more than €9,400 worth of damage at Dublin Airport after he missed his flight has been jailed for one year. Lukas Kaunietis (29) pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage at Terminal One on March 17, 2025.

Tesla claimed in a weekend social media post that Dutch regulator RDW was set to approve the use of its driver assistance system, known as Full Self-Driving, or FSD, in February 2026. The organization handles the licensing and registration of vehicles in the Netherlands and is seen as a critical step for Tesla to get approval for - and eventually roll out - FSD to consumers across Europe.

No decorations or Christmas tree was allowed in their country bungalow that overlooked the rolling fields of north Kerry, just a couple of miles from Listowel. The scenic landscape brought little comfort when the only guarantee was physical and emotional abuse. Jennifer met him when she was 17. He was 26. Their relationship was grounded in secrecy from the beginning as her family disapproved of the age difference.

All issues concerning Europe, including those concerning NATO, have been removed from this plan

The Finance Minister has to be an honest broker, who doesn't operate in a partisan way. That's not possible when it's a party leader The leader's loyalists are blaming the dissidents for stirring the pot on Micheál Martin. "A small number of people are out to destroy Fianna Fáil," a senior party figure reportedly told a behind-closed-doors local meeting.

Robert O'Connor, Drumgowna, Louth Village, appeared in custody at Drogheda District Court on Monday. Louise O'Connor (56), her husband Mark O'Connor (54), and their son Evan O'Connor (27) were found dead at their Drumgowna home on September 29 last. Court presenter Sgt John O'Hehir said that the DPP also consented to a send forward for sentence on a signed plea of guilty should that occur.

Sean McGovern, who was extradited from the United Arab Emirates last summer to face charges of murder and directing a criminal organisation, has been granted legal aid to cover a team of four barristers by the Special Criminal Court.

The Dutch government will investigate the consequences of the American IT company Kyndryl's takeover of the Dutch cloud service provider Solvinity. The company plays an essential role in the national identity system DigiD. Solvinity believes that the collaboration with Kyndryl will offer more opportunities to continue innovating in IT management, security, and automation. "We are aware of the questions that are circulating in the market," said CEO Daniëlle Schuur earlier this month.

Five years after being battered by Covid-19 and the rise of home working, Canary Wharf is making a comeback.

Nathan Trevallion, a former chef from Bristol, and his wife, Catherine Birmingham, a former horse-riding teacher from Melbourne, bought a dilapidated property in a wooded area in Palmoli, in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, in 2021. The aim was to raise their three children Utopia Rose, 8, and six-year-old twins Galorian and Bluebell as close to nature as possible. They grew their own food, generated electricity via solar power and extracted their water from a well.

A woman who claimed she suffered post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of a rear-ending car collision has been awarded €90,000 by the High Court. Katarzyna Sykula, a mother of one who was living in Carlow town at the time of the accident and later in Tullow, Co Carlow, was the subject of what a judge called "a relatively minor rear-ending" by another car near a traffic light in Finglas, Dublin, on December 9, 2017.

Negotiators from the US and Ukraine signalled meaningful progress toward a refined peace framework. Talks in Geneva were described as "highly productive," which could support a more positive sentiment for European markets. The constructive tone gave the euro a lift, reflecting expectations of reduced geopolitical risks in Europe. Still, the currency's upside remains constrained by fiscal and political uncertainty in France. Over the weekend, the National Assembly rejected key sections of the 2026 budget bill, reigniting concerns about Paris's ability to deliver fiscal consolidation

He said the union had sought talks with the Local Government Management Agency for over five years. He added that they want to discuss pay, grading and recognition for ICT roles. "There is an existential threat to government services if they don't take it seriously," he said. "There would be inevitable impacts on people in the political system, to the public and internal users."

Women across the EU symbolically begin "working for free" from today, as the bloc marks the point in the calendar when pay inequality means women, on average, stop earning relative to men. With the EU gender pay gap standing at 12%, 22 November represents the date after which women's work is, in effect, unpaid compared with their male colleagues. The European Commission used the occasion to warn that progress on closing the gap remains painfully slow and could take decades at the current pace.

The Geran-3, a Russian drone modeled after Iran's Shahed-238, first showed up in Ukraine early this year and has been involved in attacks over the past few months. The long-range drone is equipped with a turbojet engine, allowing it to travel at speeds of up to 230 miles per hour. This drone is a more advanced version of the propeller-driven Geran-2, although both are designed to carry explosive warheads, dive at their targets, and detonate on impact.

It comes after German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier paid a visit to Angola just weeks ago to sound out investment opportunities, with Germany seeking to broaden its partnerships in Africa after turning away from Russian oil and gas in the wake of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Angola is an energy giant and logistics hub, and Steinmeier was direct in Germany's aims during the trip.

The male pedestrian, aged in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene in Sallypark, Co Waterford in the early hours of this morning. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene after a car struck the man shortly before 2:10am. The driver of the car, a male in his 20s, was uninjured. The road remains closed, on the R448 from Rice's Bridge to the New Rath Road roundabout, and local diversions are in place.

An ally former Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik won a snap presidential election in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Serb-majority Republika Srpska, preliminary results from the election commission showed on Sunday. "According to preliminary, unofficial and incomplete results, Sinisa Karan won 50.89% of the votes," Jovan Kalaba, the commission's president, said at a news conference. Karan from the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) previously served as minister of internal affairs and was considered Dodik's right-hand man.

Des Vere Hunt's final will left most of his estate to a friend and bloodstock adviser.

Ukrainian strikes have "annihilated" a major power plant in Moscow with multiple explosions and machine gun fire was heard at the Shatura Thermal Power Plant in Moscow Oblast. Unverified footage shows multiple explosions ringing out with several fireballs lighting up the night sky. Moscow region governor, Andrei Vorobyov, said, "Some of the drones were destroyed by air defense forces. Several fell on the territory of the station," he added a fire broke out but this is now "localised".

The country's Ministry of Defense recently tested the DragonFire laser at a facility in Scotland, according to a statement, where it was able to successfully shoot down high speed drones that "fly up to 650 km/h [404 miles per hour] - twice the top speed of a Formula 1 car." 🇬🇧 The UK's DragonFire laser has shot down high-speed drones in new trials, with above-the-horizon tracking and pinpoint accuracy at a kilometre. A £316m contract now pushes the system toward a Type 45 destroyer by 2027. pic.twitter.com/6sjHq1aYzH- UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) November 20, 2025