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Robbie Keane’s wife has accused critics of her husband of “using a sportsperson as a political pawn” and “inciting hatred” amid a row over an invitation to present Republic of Ireland caps. The Football Association of Ireland asked former Maccabi Tel Aviv manager Keane to carry out a ceremony at the team hotel on Monday […]
The “remarkable courage” of an Irish soldier killed in Lebanon almost two years ago undoubtedly saved the lives of three of his comrades, the Secretary General of the United Nations has told his family. Antonio Guterres said Private Seán Rooney was a “courageous and fearless” soldier who, despite sustaining fatal wounds, attempted to drive his […]
By Honoka Ito and Callum Cafferty, KYODO NEWS – 7 minutes ago – 11:21 | All, World An Israeli historian based in Britain has said his homeland may be entering an irremediable decline as a result of its continued offensives against its neighbors following the terror attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas a year […]
Two Hamas sources said the Palestinian operator group was moving towards appointing a Doha-based ruling committee rather than a single successor to its chief Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli troops last week. “The Hamas leadership’s approach is not to appoint a successor to the late chief, the martyr Yahya Sinwar, until their next […]
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it is investigating the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, one of the masterminds of the devastating October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war. At this stage, his identity cannot be confirmed, said the military. Israel has killed several commanders of […]
All Irish peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon are accounted for and well, the Defence Forces said on Saturday afternoon. The update comes are Unifil peacekeepers were struck by gunfire in Lebanon on Friday evening. In a statement on Saturday morning, Unifil said: “Last night, a peacekeeper at Unifi’s headquarters in Naqoura was hit by gunfire due […]