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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for July 24, 2024

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ireland

22:31:29 Fianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cuív will not contest next general election

20:46:48 Micheál Martin encourages employers to support Defence Forces reserves

20:11:59 Catherine Martin denies writing RTÉ ‘blank cheque’ after €725m funding plans announced

19:17:05 RTÉ funding decision rewards bad practice, Virgin Media chief says

19:05:10 Eamonn Butterly ordered to pay Stardust families' legal costs after failed High Court bid

18:53:03 Dispute between landowners holds up 74-home development in Dublin, court told

18:45:58 Hospital claims former patient's widow is posting false information about it on social media

18:01:58 Postmistress sues An Post over 'life-long stress and anxiety' from tiger kidnapping

17:28:11 'You are not leaving this house b**ch until you're dead': Man pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend

17:15:12 Search for young boy reported missing near Cliffs of Moher

16:55:06 Former Clare All-Ireland winner repeatedly struck 12-year-old with stick, court hears

16:31:58 'Exorcism' father loses second appeal over cruelty to daughter

16:29:40 Man rushed to hospital after robbery on Dublin's Talbot Street

16:18:31 Armed gardaí called to stand off in Co Laois housing estate

16:09:44 Man who threatened to kill social worker receives 'positive' probation report

15:55:00 Drones being used to deliver unlit petrol bombs to Coolock site, court told

15:25:26 RTÉ's €735m funding plan ‘will serve all of society’, Minister says

14:58:16 Man arrested in connection with arson attack on homeless charity

14:32:07 Family of pedestrian killed in collision to challenge decision not to prosecute motorcyclist

13:53:33 Trolley Watch: 406 patients waiting for hospital beds

12:33:31 ‘I am not the minister,’ McDonald says as she defends Sinn Féin migration policy

12:01:32 Criminal law barristers stage third day of strike action this month

11:28:54 Government's choice of locations for asylum accommodation centres 'arbitrary', says McDonald

11:24:18 New Bill aims to guarantee access to cash and provide more ATMs

10:59:56 Taoiseach says plan to give RTÉ €725 million over three years ‘significant’

10:55:53 Cork woman banned from owning animals for life

10:31:14 Harris must win over Republican-leaning voters who went with Biden in 2020 - former Irish ambassador

10:25:04 New funding plan for RTÉ 'worst of all possible choices'

08:16:38 What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

07:34:12 Tánaiste to oppose redeveloping Cathal Brugha Barracks for housing

06:39:30 Colin Farrell to run marathon to support friend with rare skin condition

olympics-2024

21:08:36 Israel’s national anthem booed ahead of first Paris Olympics football match

19:22:27 Tennis number one Jannik Sinner pulls out of Olympics with tonsillitis

18:56:38 Argentina match against Morocco suspended for an hour due to disorder from crowd

18:24:34 Paris Olympics: Ireland beat South Africa in opening rugby sevens clash

15:40:24 When equestrian at the Olympics hit the headlines for the wrong reasons

15:11:37 Charlotte Dujardin dumped as ambassador for charity after horse whipping storm

world

20:57:16 Netanyahu vows to press on with war in Gaza until ‘total victory’

20:38:14 Andrew Tate defamation case against trafficking accuser can go to trial – judge

19:21:48 Police use pepper spray as protesters march on Capitol ahead of Netanyahu speech

18:52:40 Trump gunman researched Kennedy assassination, FBI director says

17:34:39 Kamala Harris is 'brat' – but what does it mean and why is it a good thing?

17:01:15 Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

16:28:07 Netanyahu looks to boost US support in speech to Congress

16:26:02 French authorities foil several plots to ‘destabilise’ the Paris Olympics

15:47:03 ‘Millions of people have bought a lie’ over Manchester Arena attack, court told

15:29:44 18 dead after plane slips off runway and crashes at Nepal airport

14:26:03 CrowdStrike blames bug that led to global tech outage

13:05:24 Runners and riders: Who will seek to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader?

12:34:47 T. rex may have been much heavier and longer than previously thought – study

12:11:41 The Bill and EastEnders star Roberta Taylor dies aged 76

11:57:37 Starmer ‘shocked’ after soldier stabbed near Army barracks in Kent

11:26:41 One dead and statues damaged after tree falls at Angkor temple complex in storm

10:07:54 Prosecutors investigate gang rape allegations of Australian visiting Paris

09:55:07 Experts say injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

08:58:20 Bangladesh returning to normal after violent clashes that killed nearly 200

08:44:39 Flights at Cologne-Bonn Airport suspended as climate activists block runway

08:04:57 New Zealand finds state and religious bodies failed to prevent decades of abuse

07:55:33 Mass cull fears as bill to regulate Turkey’s stray dog population approved

07:48:23 Taiwan prepares for strong typhoon as monsoon rains kill 13 in the Philippines

03:56:47 Rubbish dropped by balloon on South Korea’s presidential compound

03:44:06 Monsoon rains kill at least eight in Philippines

03:08:01 Republican leaders warn about attacks on Harris

01:42:12 John Mayall, influential British blues pioneer, dies aged 90

business

16:25:40 Lidl gets go ahead for new supermarket and flats in Crumlin despite opposition

16:21:37 Revenue surges to €78m at Dublin airport catering operator who runs Camile Thai and Burger King

12:27:26 Hairdressers call for restoration of 9% VAT rate

entertainment

16:02:13 Strictly Come Dancing professionals smile as rehearsals begin amid controversy

12:54:53 Why the BBC is showing less live coverage of the Paris Olympics

12:09:52 Martin Platt to return to Coronation Street as part of Gail’s exit storyline

12:08:00 EastEnders explores ‘reality’ of child to parent abuse with focus on Kat Slater

12:03:04 French president says he would be happy if Celine Dion was at Olympics ceremony

12:01:28 Keith Duffy of Boyzlife on getting back on tour: We know most of our fans so it’s a much more intimate show

07:40:39 Alicia Vikander says giving birth ‘a second time was definitely harder’

07:04:02 The Script frontman recalls ‘hammering’ whiskey on flight before becoming sober

sport

14:46:57 Paris Olympics 2024: What is on and where to watch over the next five days?

14:44:17 Government ‘open’ to hosting golf major at Portmarnock

11:07:22 Enzo Maresca does not expect return of Enzo Fernandez to disrupt Chelsea squad

11:03:11 Pep Guardiola concedes Ederson’s Manchester City future is unknown

quiz

13:01:26 Quiz: How well do you know Ireland's Olympians?

lifestyle

12:40:05 What’s the summer blues and do you have it?

12:37:16 Five new books to read this week

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