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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for April 29, 2025

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world

23:04:48 Canadian prime minister’s Liberals fall short of a majority in Parliament

22:50:25 First accuser gives evidence in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial

22:08:23 Trump secures future of Michigan air base with new fighter jet announcement

21:55:43 Trump dismisses Biden nominees to Holocaust Memorial Council

21:48:49 Starbucks’ new Texas drive-thru is coffee giant’s first 3D-printed store in US

21:04:34 Israel releases Gaza medic detained since troops killed 15 rescue workers

21:00:47 Amazon not planning to show added tariff costs next to online product listings

19:52:55 Power returns to Spain and Portugal as outage cause remains a mystery

19:31:07 Iraq detains IS suspect accused of helping to incite New Orleans ramming attack

19:04:38 Three people killed in shooting, say Swedish police

18:33:10 Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus – post-mortem examination

17:02:27 Numbers that matter from first 100 days of Trump’s second term

16:11:57 Turkey and Italy strengthen ties with trade and defence agreements

15:42:47 Coleen Rooney ‘entirely successful’ in Wagatha costs appeal, judge says

15:38:51 Spain recovers nearly all of power grid following major blackout

15:28:23 Trump marks his first 100 days in office with rally in Michigan

14:34:53 Large fires are burning on the slopes of South Africa’s famous Table Mountain

14:27:18 Israeli families appeal for return of loved ones’ remains from Gaza

13:50:08 Danish king arrives in Greenland as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island

12:54:32 Coca-Cola reports better-than-expected quarterly profit

12:52:39 Ukraine says Russia hits civilians again as Kyiv derides Putin’s truce offer

12:37:24 New look populist Reform party could reshape the UK political landscape

12:27:32 General Motors posts strong results but will reassess projections due to tariffs

12:15:05 Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre loses his own seat in Canadian Parliament

11:45:23 Bosnian centre trains dogs for Ukrainian demining efforts

11:32:25 Mushroom murder trial begins in rural Australia

10:21:34 Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth delayed due to weather

09:58:49 EU’s top court rules against Malta’s ‘golden passport’ programme

09:22:52 Disgraced Cardinal Becciu withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope

08:59:37 Authorities shut dozens of tourist resorts in Indian-controlled Kashmir

08:08:04 What happens next after Carney secures Canadian election victory

06:24:23 Mark Carney’s Liberal Party wins Canadian election upended by Donald Trump

03:44:58 Mark Carney’s Liberals projected to win Canadian election

ireland

22:32:01 Teenagers being targeted by dangerous elements online, says judge

22:03:58 Yoplait seeks injunction over next week's Danone ‘Skyr’ launch in Ireland

22:02:57 Key findings in Police Ombudsman’s probe into Kingsmill Massacre investigation

21:57:48 Five held over disorder and sectarian hate crimes in Derry

21:53:49 Kneecap’s Eden Project gig cancelled after Hamas, Hezbollah and MP comments

21:01:48 Paul Mescal to make National Theatre debut in two 20th century plays

20:28:18 Lecturer pays ‘substantial’ settlement to ex-Bord Pleanála director over tweets

20:19:04 Rapist will spend further five years in jail after being convicted of indecent assault of eight boys

20:07:58 Investigation into disappearance of Michael Gaine in Kerry upgraded to murder

19:05:33 Election candidate avoids jail after threatening Garda Sergeant at Dublin rally

18:49:31 Gerry Adams suffered ‘unjustified’ attack through BBC allegation, court hears

18:26:09 Submissions on behalf of Grace ‘not included in Commission’s report’

18:25:07 Richard Satchwell trial: Man charged with wife’s murder told gardaí she came at him with a chisel

18:20:09 Man to be sentenced for attack on Garda in Dublin

17:50:35 Teenager sentenced to eight years for Islamist attack on army chaplain

17:39:23 Family of teen who died after routine surgeries left with 'more questions than answers' after inquest

17:25:56 Bail refused for man accused of conspiracy to burgle with Garda killer

17:24:01 DUP leader: Kneecap’s ‘balaclava has slipped’

16:25:27 Kathleen Funchion speaks out after ex partner jailed over coercive control

16:07:26 Suggested €430,000 salary for new housing chief ‘beggars belief’ – McDonald

15:51:37 Families of murdered MPs reject Kneecap’s ‘half an apology’

15:51:07 Two men charged after drug seizures in Co Louth

15:44:23 Bishop Brendan Comiskey to be buried on Thursday

15:31:30 Married farmer gave vulnerable man €150 cash after anally raping him, court told

15:29:17 Bitter Web Summit dispute struck out at High Court

14:49:12 What’s happening in Spain and Portugal? Will my holiday be affected?

14:40:35 Politics watch: Asylum reform, new guardianship bill

14:38:22 Galway hospital apologies over care of baby who died an hour after birth

14:16:47 Funeral hears Leaving Cert student (18) who died in Co Tipperary collision already bought her Debs dress

13:40:21 Watchdog identifies series of failings in investigation of Kingsmill massacre

13:14:17 Ireland's first military radar system to be rolled out next year

13:00:14 Pensioner (83) recovered 'sensitive' data from woman's old phone for 'blackmail', court told

12:46:45 Number of tourists visiting Ireland falls by 15% in March

12:32:52 Jury sworn in for Gerry Adams’ defamation case against BBC

12:26:58 Little Museum of Dublin returns to St Stephen’s Green after €4.3m transformation

11:26:22 Irish woman detained by US immigration authority could be in prison 'for months'

11:18:57 Bank of Ireland warns about 'significant increase' in phone scams in April

10:32:55 Blue to headline The Big Day Out in Limerick

10:15:56 Sliabh Liag murderer jailed for four months for vicious attacks on gardaí

09:38:43 'Terrible mistake' if disgraced former bishop is 'uniquely scapegoated' over Ferns Report

08:15:58 Cabinet set to approve significant reform of asylum rules

07:50:34 Human remains taken from Hawaiian burial caves repatriated from Belfast

07:38:38 What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

06:34:14 Kneecap says footage has been ‘exploited and weaponised’ over dead Tory comment

06:26:19 Long-awaited watchdog report into Kingsmill massacre due to be released

06:21:44 Teenager who stabbed priest to be sentenced for attempted murder

06:17:25 Gerry Adams defamation action against BBC due before High Court

06:13:42 Increase in hate-related crimes and incidents in 2024, gardaí say

sport

22:28:23 Arsenal beaten by Paris St Germain to dent Champions League final hopes

21:48:13 Don Charles questions Oleksandr Usyk’s faith in God amid ‘conning’ accusation

19:29:49 Ryan Reynolds in it for the long haul at Wrexham after Championship promotion

19:14:02 We love competing – Ronnie O’Sullivan explains success of Class of ’92

15:33:39 Clubs scrambling to take fifth place in Champions League race – the permutations

15:27:21 ‘Fresh chicken’ Daniel Dubois should keep needling Oleksandr Usyk – Amir Khan

13:45:20 Ireland international Louise Quinn announces retirement

11:45:47 Madrid Open to resume following Monday’s power cut

11:35:16 Tuesday’s briefing: Klopp congratulates Liverpool as Arteta encourages Gunners

10:49:19 GAA legend (80) and TikTok star says Meath 'will give it a rattle'

lifestyle

15:47:02 Jamie Oliver’s air fryer mint choc chip whoopie pie recipe

entertainment

15:37:56 Dannii Minogue: I would not be alive today if I had listened to nasty comments

business

13:01:01 Credit Unions ranked as most reputable organisations in Ireland

10:14:30 Penneys says it is not raising prices despite cost hikes

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