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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for October 29, 2024

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world

22:29:02 Israel must step in if it bans agency that is lifeline for Gaza, UN says

21:42:56 Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI life achievement award

21:28:11 Google parent Alphabet enjoys profit rise as focus on AI ‘paying off’

21:05:24 China launches new crew to its space station as it seeks to expand exploration

20:55:42 Hotel collapse in Argentina leaves one person dead and several trapped

20:12:44 Floods in Spain sweep away cars, disrupt trains and leave several people missing

19:30:23 Teri Garr, offbeat comic actress of Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, dies aged 79

19:09:47 CNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to commentator

17:28:07 Trump says New York rally marked by crude and racist insults ‘was like lovefest’

17:00:59 EU to impose duties on electric vehicle imports from China from Thursday

16:26:08 ‘Halloween comet’ breaks apart after flying close to the Sun

15:54:54 Putin launches drills of Russia’s nuclear forces simulating retaliatory strikes

14:58:10 Austrian peacekeepers injured in missile strike at camp in Lebanon

13:40:05 Owners of island where volcano eruption killed 22 appeal over safety conviction

13:07:08 Zelensky: Russia is ‘internationalising’ war by deploying North Korean troops

12:41:37 Satellite photos show Israeli strike likely hit Iran Revolutionary Guard base

11:49:56 Trump ally Steve Bannon is released from jail days before US election

11:07:59 Czech company CEZ signs deal with Rolls-Royce to build small nuclear reactors

10:15:10 Ambassador recalled to Berlin over execution of German citizen in Iran

09:42:31 Four killed as Russian missiles and bombs hit Ukraine’s biggest cities

09:08:09 Dozens killed by Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, health officials say

08:59:44 Militants kill police officer in attack on polio vaccination centre

08:23:07 More than 150 people hurt after explosion at fireworks factory

08:12:14 China ready to launch next crew to its orbiting space station

07:13:35 UN warns Israel after laws passed severing ties with aid agency

07:04:54 Child killed and three others injured after car crashes into Australian school

06:27:56 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of forcing sex acts on two boys, aged 10 and 17

03:07:03 Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd executed in Iran over terror conviction

02:09:18 Five injured in Beijing knife attack, including three children

sport

21:47:44 Republic of Ireland cruise into play-off final after 3-0 victory over Georgia

13:54:10 Pep Guardiola ‘so proud’ of Rodri’s Ballon d’Or win

13:01:50 Arne Slot believes Erik ten Hag will manage another big club again soon

12:29:54 Liverpool forward Diogo Jota out until after November international break

11:03:58 Graham Rowntree departs as Munster Rugby head coach

06:32:13 Man Utd reportedly in talks with Ruben Amorim over replacing sacked Erik ten Hag

ireland

21:22:30 Man (60s) killed in Donegal collision

20:28:28 Hospital apologises over Mayo woman's death after failure to alert doctors about blood results

20:27:12 Law professor told first garda he shot a man before pulling weapon from his jacket

18:50:34 Central Bank campus food-hall left idle due to hybrid working

18:01:23 Van driver who dragged a Garda along in his vehicle is jailed

17:57:47 Bank worker felt ‘uneasy’ after Brendan Mullin asked him to make payment to client account

17:42:22 Garda Síochána Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau lodges €3.1 million in cash to the Exchequer

17:37:29 HSE denied appeal in case that raises 'significant issues' with its disciplinary action ability against doctors under an old contract

17:29:56 Young man viewed his younger cousin as 'blow up sex doll' because of porn consumption

16:48:13 Government announces scheme to reimburse owners of defective Celtic Tiger apartments

16:38:43 Labour pledges to outlaw ‘loyalty penalty’ and link welfare to inflation

16:22:58 Woman pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of mother of two in Cork

15:48:58 ‘Stop horror of history,’ says President Higgins as Israel moves to ban aid agency

14:57:34 Phasing out of prescription medicine charges part of Sinn Féin health plan

14:53:31 Taoiseach pledges to move ‘swiftly’ to call election after Finance Bill passes

14:52:07 Man accused of violence in Phoenix Park further charged with threat to cause serious harm

13:30:23 Mary Lou McDonald ‘deeply regrets’ statement after Niall Ó Donnghaile resigned

13:26:20 Department of Finance officials said it was a good time for €500m AIB share buyback deal

12:01:21 Jigsaw must pay €7k to former worker for discrimination on grounds of disability

11:32:40 Gardaí switch to blue running vests to flank Colin Farrell in the Dublin Marathon

11:23:22 Sinn Féin's health plan includes extra €4bn spend, largest ever medical card expansion

11:14:53 DCAR warns of increased hostility towards immigrants from those seeking election

10:48:41 What to do in November: From pantos and plays to festive fun

10:41:25 Hospital overcrowding: Over 470 patients waiting for beds

10:28:13 DSPCA asks people to look past superstition and adopt black cats

09:52:11 Man found dead in Lucan on Monday may have died days earlier

07:45:25 Man and woman due in court after man’s body found in Co Wexford

07:40:46 What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

entertainment

15:01:08 Beyonce warns mother ‘not to spill the tea’ in her memoir

11:32:29 Liam Payne collaborator hopes singer’s posthumous music ‘eclipses the negative’

11:30:42 Susanna Reid says sleep will take a ‘backseat’ while she covers US election

11:26:50 Oasis promoters to begin cancelling tickets which have ‘broken’ rules

10:41:08 Perrie Edwards says she thought ‘heartbreaking’ Liam Payne death ‘can’t be real’

10:38:29 Courteney Cox pays tribute to Matthew Perry one year after his death

08:53:00 Weird Barbie actor Kate McKinnon: Why I came off social media seven years ago

business

14:19:03 Magners owner highlights ‘consumer caution’ ahead of Budget

12:04:24 Chinese car brand Xpeng to enter Irish market next year

us-election

13:25:01 US politicians, celebrities blast Trump-allied comedian for calling Puerto Rico 'garbage'

11:31:32 Harris to deliver keynote speech from spot where Trump incited Capitol riots

03:58:04 Maggie Rogers joins Kamala Harris in Michigan to fire up university-age voters

lifestyle

13:07:04 Is semi-permanent blush the next ‘it’ beauty trend?

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