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PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has issued his final Christmas message of his term in office. The Galway native’s time as president will come to a close in November 2025. The former politician, who is also a celebrated poet and sociologist, has served as the ninth president of Ireland since 2011. This morning, as he delivered his annual Christmas message to Irish people across the … [Read more...] about President Higgins issues final Christmas message of presidential term

AN attack was prevented in Dublin this week which Gardaí believe would have led to murder. In a statement made today, Gardaí confirmed that they are “satisfied that an imminent threat to life attack was prevented in West Dublin on December 17” following the seizure of a gun and ammunition. At around 8pm that evening officers from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime … [Read more...] about Gardaí prevent ‘imminent threat to life attack’ as gun and ammunition seized

IRELAND has fined Meta €251m in relation to a data breach which occurred in 2018. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) launched two inquiries following the personal data breach, which was reported by Meta in September 2018. The breach affected approximately 29 million Facebook accounts globally, of which some three million were based in the EU/EEA. The personal data … [Read more...] about Ireland fines Meta €251m for data breach

DIAGEO has been fined half a million pounds after an employee sustained burns to more than thirty per cent of his body while at work. The mechanical engineer was repairing a defective pump at Diageo’s Glenlossie Distillery Complex in Elgin, North Scotland, in March 2021 when he was burned by pot ale. The liquid, which had a temperature of 104 degrees Celsius, came out suddenly … [Read more...] about Diageo fined £500k after worker sustains serious burns

FILMING has wrapped on the highly-anticipated Peaky Blinders movie, Netflix has confirmed. The streaming service confirmed the completion of the film in a social media post today where they shared an image of its Irish stars Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan. Both actors are seen smiling in the image, where they are in full flatcap character on the set of the film, which has … [Read more...] about ‘That’s a wrap’: Filming completed on Peaky Blinders movie, Netflix confirms