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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for February 20, 2024

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sport

23:38:43 Manchester United plans to accelerate after Ratcliffe completes deal

23:36:45 Ronnie O’Sullivan races to victory on return to action at Players Championship

21:34:54 Erling Haaland to the rescue for Man City as champions edge out Brentford

21:32:34 Sir Jim Ratcliffe completes purchase of Manchester United stake

21:03:37 Sheffield United condemn racist abuse sent to Mason Holgate after red card

19:27:55 Scotland hoping Darcy Graham will return after Six Nations showdown with England

19:23:23 Jack Catterall confident he will knock out Josh Taylor in April rematch

17:11:17 FAI insists Ireland managerial search is progressing

15:57:50 Sam Costelow to return for Wales against Ireland in Guinness Six Nations clash

15:24:35 Caelan Doris and Hugo Keenan face fitness tests as Ireland prepare to face Wales

14:20:48 Jurgen Klopp says Diogo Jota facing 'months' out as Liverpool injury woes worsen

13:23:04 Red Bull’s Christian Horner to attend Bahrain testing amid ongoing investigation

12:37:37 Full integration of GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association planned by 2027

09:58:56 Germany World Cup winner Andreas Brehme dies aged 63

world

21:23:25 UN World Food Programme suspends aid amid chaos in northern Gaza

20:57:23 Ex-gang leader’s murder trial over Tupac Shakur killing pushed back to November

20:21:44 YouTuber Ruby Franke apologises at sentencing in child abuse case

20:08:36 Tinder brings ID verification to the UK

16:24:11 Milan imposes anti-smog measures during bout of bad air pollution

14:17:40 UK TV presenter Fern Britton settles News of the World phone hacking claim

13:57:55 Body of Clapham chemical attack suspect found in Thames, police believe

13:39:41 Alexei Navalny’s mother appeals for release of her son’s body

12:02:40 Blaming Vladimir Putin for death of Alexei Navalny ‘unfounded’, Kremlin says

10:27:21 Joe Biden heading to California in re-election bid fundraising tour

09:58:29 Yemen’s Houthis continue attacks despite air strikes

08:17:38 India’s farmers continue march to capital after rejecting deal

07:40:18 Taiwan launches protest after Chinese coast guard boards tourist vessel

05:36:02 Gaza Health Ministry says Palestinian death toll has crossed 29,000

04:03:55 Argentina’s poverty levels hit 20-year high in January

02:19:01 US politicans vote to ban celebratory gunfire days after Chiefs’ parade shooting

entertainment

20:56:11 Come Together: Sir Sam Mendes to direct four films about The Beatles

18:13:12 Irish Wish: Netflix releases trailer for new Lindsay Lohan film set in Ireland

16:44:52 Woman (35) appears in court accused of stalking Harry Styles

09:23:22 Winners of first Love Island: All Stars crowned

israel-hamas

20:41:59 US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

ireland

20:34:27 Three gardaí shot with pellet gun while trying to execute court orders

20:21:46 Tánaiste describes scenes in Gaza as ‘devastating and catastrophic’

20:13:19 Funding for Northern Irish infrastructure should come from UK, not Dublin – Donaldson

19:00:15 Donegal to Dublin road upgrade work will start before the end of the year, Minister says

18:50:22 Mosques will need security measures amid rising hate, imam says

18:44:38 Man who acted as a 'ghost broker' selling false insurance policies is jailed

18:32:14 Varadkar concerned about Sinn Féin ‘conflict of interest’ with RTÉ funding

18:21:53 Family of Irish tourist who died from peritonitis launch legal action against Portuguese hospital

18:14:29 Man arrested after drugs, cash and cars seized in Roscommon

17:44:56 High Court hears cases arguing UK is not safe third country due to Rwanda policy

17:00:26 Mary Lou McDonald pledges to ‘re-energise’ Sinn Féin’s message after poll slump

16:58:29 Declan Ganley's defamation case should be heard in US not Ireland, CNN tells court

16:46:51 Casement Park redevelopment ‘outside control of Northern Executive’

16:36:29 Sinn Féin to campaign Yes Yes in referendums despite ‘imperfect’ care amendment

16:29:56 Two arrests made in EU-wide probe into alleged money laundering and terrorist financing

16:17:47 Man who robbed and assaulted tourist in Temple Bar jailed

15:50:41 Drivers overpaid motorway tolls by more than €290,000 last year

15:39:45 Man charged with intimidation of Michael Healy-Rae outside Government Buildings

15:28:49 West Clare man said he was going to 'try' 10-year-old girl on holiday in Spain, court told

15:19:51 Charts and maps show which areas house the most Ukrainian refugees

14:53:15 Taoiseach supports cap on RTÉ exit payments

14:30:27 Pregnant woman dies after collision between car and pedestrians in Co Fermanagh

14:18:24 72-bed Dublin inner city housing complex where young families live 'over-run' by rats

13:38:06 Stormont ministers should not be surprised by revenue-raising plan: NI Secretary

13:37:11 Almost 440,000 electricity and gas customers in arrears at end of 2023

13:34:33 Drink-driver defecated near garda and then tried to smear him with faeces

11:46:23 Family friend who sexually abused young cousins 'ruined every aspect' of victim's life, court hears

11:25:53 Young woman killed in Co Waterford crash

11:06:10 Man arrested in probe into drug-related intimidation in Dublin

10:39:09 Funding for Dublin-Donegal road among cross-border projects set to be announced

10:31:12 Transparency and public confidence in RTÉ more important than confidentiality agreements, says TD

10:18:33 Investigation launched into death of girl (16) at University Hospital Limerick

08:35:45 McGrath to meet Stormont's finance minister over all-island economy

08:07:35 What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

07:33:49 Government ‘failing to keep promise to children on mental health and housing’

06:51:48 UK government tables motion reaffirming commitment to Acts of Union

ukraine

16:50:25 Zelenskiy says Russia ‘taking advantage’ of delays in assistance to Ukraine

16:50:05 Spanish police suspect bullet-riddled body may be that of Russian who defected

08:55:23 Vladimir Putin bides his time as Ukraine conflict anniversary approaches

business

16:24:26 Directors at Rory McIlroy's Dublin-based PR firm see aggregate pay jump 16%

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