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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for February 21, 2025

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world

22:42:44 One of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers wants to quit his defence team

22:02:20 Police arrest suspect in stabbing at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial

21:49:28 AP sues three Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech

21:33:33 Judge clears way for Trump to pull thousands of USAID staff off job

21:15:44 Luigi Mangione makes first court appearance since charges over CEO’s death

20:37:35 LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to destructive wildfires

20:20:19 Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah’s slain leader fly into Beirut for funeral

20:06:48 Man seriously injured in attack at Holocaust Memorial in Berlin

19:14:27 Man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder

19:01:46 Voletta Wallace, Notorious BIG’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78

18:24:22 Soul singer Jerry ‘Ice Man’ Butler dies at 85

17:45:54 Jurors begin deliberating in trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie

17:30:40 Lady Gaga set to perform free concert in Brazil

17:21:03 Sweden investigating damaged cable in the Baltic Sea

17:06:42 Francis’ doctor says pope not out of danger but condition ‘not life-threatening’

16:12:48 Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as ‘malicious’ ceasefire violation

15:40:13 US envoy praises Zelensky after Trump’s censure of the Ukrainian leader

13:00:52 Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann remanded over stalking charges

11:54:33 Macron’s message to Trump: ‘You can’t be weak in the face of Putin’

11:33:33 Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye charged with treason

11:17:02 ‘Disconcerting’ warning to planes over Chinese live-fire exercises

10:07:14 Netanyahu says body released by Hamas was that of Gazan woman, not hostage

09:20:57 Luigi Mangione to appear in court over UnitedHealthcare chief’s death

08:56:06 Trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie to hear closing arguments

08:20:04 Train strikes elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing six animals

06:30:37 Australia warns airlines to beware Chinese navy live-fire exercise

01:54:23 Child hostages identified but mother’s body not among corpses, Israel says

01:38:12 Musk wields chainsaw on stage at conservative conference

00:20:16 Trump administration withholding foreign aid despite court order, judge says

sport

21:59:42 Kyra Carusa gives Republic of Ireland a winning start to Nations League campaign

21:51:31 LOI: Galway United defeat St Pat's as Drogheda claim big win over Sligo Rovers

19:30:22 Manuel Ugarte, Leny Yoro and Christian Eriksen available for Man Utd at Everton

18:43:59 Number of Man City players could be moved on this summer – Pep Guardiola

16:53:51 Dan Sheehan insists Ireland need to stick to basics against Wales

14:14:45 Liverpool drawn against PSG in last 16 of Champions League

11:37:35 GAA is losing 'to a double-edged sword' of superclubs and rural population decline

10:05:30 Dragons start life after Warren Gatland – Wales v Ireland talking points

ireland

19:38:23 Taoiseach reaffirms Ireland’s support for Ukraine

19:27:17 Senior IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane dies after short illness

19:19:09 Five year old pedestrian seriously injured in Co Donegal collision

18:23:17 Judge agrees to Denis O’Brien’s application for deletion of ‘corruption’ reference

18:08:28 Blood-stained blind cord around mum-of-two's neck had accused's DNA, trial hears

18:07:32 Judge expedites hearing date for father’s ‘exceptionally urgent’ challenge to Tusla decision

17:47:51 Spanish tourist allegedly raped in Dublin city centre felt 'like a doll', court hears

17:39:09 Application to dismiss two charges facing Eleanor Donaldson heard in court

17:25:34 Crimes involving children to be fast-tracked by courts

17:12:23 Michelle O’Neill ‘could not live’ with decision to go to US after Gaza comments

17:00:39 Sinn Féin defends boycott of US visit for St Patrick’s Day events amid criticism

16:47:16 Two arrested after cocaine worth €1.4m and €15,000 cash seized in Blanchardstown

16:08:28 ‘Human hand’ discovered near Dublin school

15:40:12 Dublin man held over revolver and ammunition seizure

15:37:04 Man jailed for sexual activity with teenager he met on Instagram

15:01:24 Cork TD diagnosed with cancer never considered stepping back from politics

14:28:17 Judge says Attorney General can apply to deduct Enoch Burke's contempt fines from his salary

14:23:34 Woman (61) charged with dangerous driving causing death of cyclist in Dublin

14:20:18 Landlords need to spend up to €8bn to retrofit properties to B energy rating

13:59:24 Dublin murder accused captured on CCTV stabbing man in heart, court told

13:53:46 Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of 'engaging in politics' when it comes to White House visit

11:53:20 Weekend weather: status yellow warnings issued for 18 counties

10:54:32 Sinn Féin leaders rule out White House visit

10:35:44 Man who left victim with a broken eye-socket told his compensation offer 'borders on an insult'

10:28:07 Kildare supermarket honours voucher from 26 years ago

10:00:21 Driver was 'the most intoxicated person behind the wheel of a car I’ve ever seen', garda tells court

09:00:37 Woman (60s) due in court in relation to death of cyclist in collision last year

07:53:00 Man (20s) to appear in court following €1m drugs and cash seizure in Tallaght

06:44:50 What the papers say: Friday's front pages

00:29:55 Taoiseach: Irish cannot be 'passive bystanders' on turbulent global stage

israel-hamas

19:34:21 Hamas announces names of six living hostages to be freed on Saturday

entertainment

15:46:57 TV star Charles Hanson’s wife blamed him for baby’s death, court told

11:37:14 Ekin-Su Culculoglu says backlash against Elma Pazar ‘breaks my heart’

09:07:42 Florence Pugh opens Harris Reed show at London Fashion Week

06:59:06 EastEnders’ James Bye says ‘the time felt right’ for live show exit

06:57:08 Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things is world’s best-selling digital single of 2024

06:54:26 Amazon axes Neighbours two years after throwing soap lifeline

business

00:59:17 Tony Smurfit named Business Person of the Year

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