| 17:12 – Hezbollah rejects ceasefire agreement and demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon | 17:09 – Man (42) jailed for rape of woman he met the day before | 17:05 – Retrial ordered for man accused of Cameron Reilly murder | 17:00 – Woman who allegedly committed €600,000 fraud seeking variation of freezing order | 16:47 – Over 20,000 fish estimated to have been killed in Louth river

BreakingNews.ie Headlines for May 17, 2021

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world

22:48:24 Biden expresses ‘support’ for ceasefire in Netanyahu call

19:39:38 More than 2,300 cases of Indian Covid variant spread across UK

18:45:49 Biden to boost world vaccine sharing commitment to 80 million doses

17:11:11 Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar election fraud

16:37:51 Donald Trump to speak at North Carolina Republican Party convention in June

16:23:14 Matt Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges

15:10:13 US Supreme Court to consider rollback of abortion rights

13:25:23 Israel claims Gaza tunnels destroyed in heavy air strikes

12:58:35 AT&T signs deal to combine media empire with Discovery

11:52:21 Coronavirus cases surge in Thailand as spike is mostly driven by jail outbreaks

11:11:04 In Pictures: UK travellers take to the skies as road map restores old freedoms

09:50:11 India braces for powerful cyclone amid virus surge

09:39:00 Court clears way for Samoa to get its first woman leader

08:06:52 Microsoft ‘investigated Gates over relationship before he left board’

07:53:45 111-year-old Australian man recommends eating chicken brains

07:39:01 Trading in Next Digital halted after Jimmy Lai’s assets frozen

07:27:07 Dip in coronavirus cases in Mumbai offers hope to India

03:19:58 Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza City as conflict continues

ireland

21:53:41 Israel-Gaza: Coveney disappointed Security Council did not agree call for ceasefire

20:51:12 Covid outbreak may force temporary closure of Co Cork school

19:17:36 HSE cyber attack: Stolen patient data could be abused, Government says

17:48:20 High ranking army officers in dispute over alleged insubordination

17:40:41 Banned driver who drove directly at garda at checkpoint loses sentence appeal

17:23:43 Coronavirus: 360 new cases reported as vaccine advice changes

16:56:54 Boris Johnson urged to travel to North and meet Ballymurphy families

16:47:30 Green Party TD takes legal challenge to EU-Canadian trade deal

16:39:06 Cork man caught with €64,000 of drugs has been dealing since he was 14

16:33:34 Challenge to extension of trainee gardaí probationary period

16:30:13 Tánaiste ‘not aware’ of cyber attacks on other Government bodies

16:28:10 Family of teen who died on Dublin's O'Connell St due to nut allergy settles action

16:24:06 Photos: Retail reopening sees shopping bags filled across Ireland

16:21:41 Cork taxi driver has jail term halved for fatal hit and run

16:15:12 Mother pleads not guilty to murdering her three children by reason of insanity

15:31:58 'Mid-tier' Kinahan Cartel member from Laois jailed for crime-cash offences

15:25:30 Disqualified Cork driver jailed for knocking man down

15:22:05 New Ulster Unionist leader says party may have to ‘shrink to grow’

15:21:31 Met Éireann issues immediate thunderstorm alert for Cork and Waterford

15:02:36 Dublin Bay South byelection likely to be held in summer, Varadkar suggests

14:49:33 Waterford council chief defends decision to end North Quays contract

13:58:21 August at earliest for return of international travel, Varadkar says

13:48:53 Doug Beattie deemed elected as new leader of Ulster Unionist Party

13:48:44 Care worker found with €600,000 in cash should 'devote herself' to her son

13:43:52 Man found guilty of disrupting investigation into murder of dissident republican

13:12:36 Watchdog report finds ‘no police bias’ in handling of Bobby Storey funeral

12:41:04 Husband and wife jailed for conning pensioners with sob stories

12:06:50 40 to 49-year-olds to be given choice of AstraZeneca or Janssen vaccines

10:39:23 Reopening Ireland: Thousands of retailers open doors hopeful of summer trade bounce

10:33:21 Paul Reid says it could cost 'tens of millions' to fix HSE IT systems

09:22:32 Minister says new director of National Cyber Security Centre will have higher salary

07:46:13 Cabinet to approve easing of restrictions with international travel returning by July

07:05:58 HSE hackers could publish patient data online, says Minister

sport

21:38:07 Spurs tight-lipped amid report Harry Kane wants to leave in summer

20:52:08 Jurgen Klopp: Champions League spot would be absolutely massive for Liverpool

17:34:06 Race for the top four where the real drama lies in the Premier League

16:51:28 Scottish police investigate Rangers players ‘using sectarian language’ in celebrations

16:05:43 Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin welcome third child together

11:17:22 John McGinn insists Aston Villa want to finish the season strongly

08:10:32 Tielemans set for new deal with Leicester and Willian to leave Arsenal

entertainment

21:14:26 Ariana Grande ties the knot with Dalton Gomez in surprise wedding

15:14:04 Harry and Meghan appear in powerful trailer for mental health series with Oprah

11:19:30 Rege-Jean Page and Chadwick Boseman among winners at MTV Movie and TV Awards

08:42:07 Sacha Baron Cohen brings back Ali G, Borat and Bruno at awards show

08:35:49 Scarlett Johansson gets covered in slime by husband during MTV awards

06:00:04 Delta Goodrem reflects on ‘challenging time’ after losing ability to speak

business

20:57:47 Bitcoin drops to 3-month low in wild trading after Elon Musk tweets

18:13:33 Row over Citywest Campus property company admitted to Commercial Court list

15:38:21 Limerick developer loses appeal over bankruptcy order

15:06:34 Six hours work can save €4,000 a year on mortgage payments, experts say

13:35:16 Two taxi requests a second after first Saturday night of eased lockdown

13:17:35 EU agrees partial truce with US over Trump tariffs

12:49:17 An Taisce's latest challenge to Glanbia cheese plant to be heard next month

11:03:45 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warns air fares ‘will be higher’ in 2022

09:49:24 Ryanair speaks of ‘most challenging year’ as it records €815m loss

06:00:49 Three quarters of organisations expect return to workplaces by September, survey finds

covid-vaccine

19:54:23 Germany to offer Covid vaccines to all adults from June 7th

18:09:52 WHO chief: World has entered stage of 'vaccine apartheid'

16:45:11 Johnson and Johnson cuts vaccine deliveries to EU by half this week - EU source

11:32:15 GSK and Sanofi aim for Covid booster jab following successful phase 2 trial

video-news

17:50:59 Video: Covid vaccine choices, retailers take stock and cyberattack latest

12:22:29 Video: Cyberattack latest, Covid vaccine age limits and reopening

lifestyle

17:48:57 Little Miss Brave and Mr Calm unveiled as new Mr Men characters

12:03:59 Give dessert the attention it deserves with these new cookbooks

brexit

15:32:37 Brexit: UK demands more time to solve Northern Ireland protocol issues

13:04:54 Taoiseach does not think London wants to rewrite Northern Ireland protocol

12:50:28 UK: Agreed approach with EU on medicines for North 'urgently needed'

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