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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 22, 2024

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sport

22:19:48 St Patrick's Athletic draw 0-0 with Istanbul Basaksehir

20:58:08 Shamrock Rovers face Europa League exit after being thrashed by PAOK

11:39:53 Dame Street to be closed off to traffic as College GameDay comes to Dublin

10:49:43 Andy Robertson feeling good after playing through the pain last season

10:47:40 Alcaraz-Djokovic rivalry as Gauff bids to defend – players to watch in New York

08:00:52 Manuel Neuer announces retirement from international football

06:57:19 Six talking points before grand slam finale at US Open gets under way

world

22:12:25 US sending 125 million dollars in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say

22:03:09 GM-owned Cruise partnering with Uber to offer driverless rides in US

21:30:40 Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims he won presidential election

21:20:01 Fake watermelons stuffed with drugs seized at US-Mexico border

20:59:02 Rio de Janeiro climbers clean site of Christ the Redeemer statue

20:47:12 Andrew Tate placed under house arrest in Romania as new allegations emerge

20:40:20 Trump visits US border as Democrats accuse him of sabotaging progress

19:34:39 Friends and business leaders pay tribute to Mike Lynch after death confirmed

19:08:26 FDA approves updated Covid vaccines as summer wave continues across US

18:45:53 Botswana uncovers huge 2,492-carat diamond that could be one of the biggest ever

18:04:13 Police ready for final day of protests at DNC after night of no arrests

17:57:53 Romanian prosecutors ask court to extend detention of influencer Andrew Tate

17:54:47 Baby among migrants who drowned crossing river from Serbia to Bosnia

17:40:11 Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public

17:22:26 Plane crashes into swamp in Thailand with all nine on board believed dead

16:51:04 Kamala Harris will accept Democrats nomination on final night of DNC

16:43:53 Jermaine Jenas sacked from presenting The One Show and Match Of The Day

16:25:50 Indonesia cancels ratification of election law changes after thousands protest

15:53:20 Protests as German president inaugurates rebuilt tower of church with Nazi links

15:23:19 American singer wins payout after UK music company left him pleading for dinner money

15:14:12 German warship blasts Darth Vader theme on the Thames

14:53:44 At least 18 people killed in Indian factory explosion

14:46:00 French destroyer rescues 29 mariners from oil tanker attacked in Red Sea

14:40:02 Zelensky visits border for first time since Ukrainian forces entered Kursk

14:21:59 Pakistani court extends custody of man charged over Southport misinformation

14:13:18 Orphan chimpanzee Chocolat delivered to new home by courier

13:42:01 Thousands attempt to storm Indonesian parliament after changes to election law

12:36:48 RFK Jr wants administration job in return for endorsing Trump, super PAC says

12:13:20 All you need to know about the Alzheimer’s drug which was rejected for NHS use

11:38:49 Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Gaza, Palestinian officials say

10:50:56 Ukrainian drone attack causes fire at Russian military facility

10:07:32 Mike Lynch among dead in yacht disaster as his daughter ‘remains missing’

08:55:20 Oprah Winfrey backs Kamala Harris during surprise Democratic convention speech

06:03:21 Passenger arrested after leaving parked plane through emergency exit

05:25:01 Walz thanks convention ‘for bringing the joy’ as he accepts nomination

03:15:03 Clinton denounces Trump as selfish in Democratic convention speech

02:30:24 Putin meets Chinese premier as relations deepen

02:26:12 Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters demonstrate near convention

00:55:03 Biden speaks with Netanyahu as US pushes for ceasefire

ireland

21:28:54 Gardaí appeal for witnesses after woman (70s) injured during Dundalk robbery

20:09:03 Man arrested at Belfast airport following anti-immigration protests

18:34:30 Inquest hears family puzzled how lung cancer triggered fatal cardiac arrest in Dublin man

18:18:20 Warning after person injured following influx of mauve stinger jellyfish in Donegal

17:43:54 Man accused of the murder of Ian Baitson in court to apply for bail

17:43:14 Tributes paid to soccer player who died suddenly after taking part in charity match in Kilkenny

17:07:49 Man accused of Michael Foley's murder in Cork sent forward for trial

16:28:57 Young European Greens gather in Dublin

16:27:18 Sinn Féin calls for 2009 review into Michael Shine to be published

16:03:12 Judge grants bail to London rabbi accused of illegal circumcision in Dublin

15:35:13 RTÉ’s director of content Jim Jennings to leave the broadcaster

15:33:04 Gardaí appeal for witnesses following serious assault in Mullingar

14:30:45 Over €115 million in social welfare payments wrongfully paid in 2023

14:30:18 NI policing body condemns civil servant over chief constable rebuke

13:52:47 Over €3.2m spent on equipment for Garda public order unit since 2023

13:28:55 Man appears in Dublin court in relation to murder of three RUC officers in 1982

13:28:08 Leo Varadkar pictured with Nancy Pelosi at Democratic convention

13:24:46 Minister said ‘no hiding place’ for those who threatened Celtic star Neil Lennon

13:16:51 Files reveal fear Holy Cross dispute could have seen other schools being blocked

12:11:21 Yellow wind warning issued for 11 counties

10:56:20 Funeral of Nell McCafferty to take place on Friday

10:44:28 Michael Healy-Rae calls on Garda Commissioner to resign: 'Do the right thing'

10:38:07 Land Development Agency and ESB agree transfer of Cork site with potential for 350 homes

10:29:48 Gardaí investigate discovery of man’s body in Drogheda

09:48:06 Irishman missing in Ukraine 'always wanted to help others'

09:30:21 Collaboration with students and parents needed for phone ban, principals say

09:10:49 Minister rejects criticism of zoned land tax plan from 'Green backbenchers'

08:39:49 What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

07:52:56 Passengers on Dublin to Tipperary bus exposed to measles

entertainment

19:40:56 Craig Revel Horwood on Strictly allegations: 'The show is beyond all that'

16:34:32 BBC ‘not complacent’ about workplace culture, says boss over Edwards allegations

15:40:13 Britain's Prince Andrew insists on Pizza Express being part of Newsnight interview in teaser clip

15:12:04 Life of late writer Edna O’Brien to be explored in new Sky Arts film

14:30:06 Martine McCutcheon announces split from husband after 18 years together

13:43:39 Top Gear trio’s final film together will be ‘quite weepy,’ says producer

10:00:51 Coldplay perform Taylor Swift song in Vienna after cancelled tour dates

09:57:44 The Bear being considered a comedy is mad, says BBC commissioner

08:27:56 US singer Ashanti confirms birth of baby with rapper Nelly

08:10:41 Taylor Swift says scrapping Vienna shows over terror plot filled her with ‘fear’

06:54:56 First look at Stephen Graham as Victorian boxer in Steven Knight period drama

06:52:56 Disney+ chose Rivals as it was looking for ‘things like Downton’, says executive

06:51:16 Will.i.am calls on artists to rediscover ‘secret sauce’ that makes them human

business

17:50:58 Mango lodges plans for new flagship Grafton Street outlet

lifestyle

10:11:40 Kim-Joy’s magic forest thumbprint cookie recipe

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08:14:40 Unlocking your future: TU Dublin's part-time Master's in Strategic Management

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