Deliveroo dirver Caio Benicio was on his motorbike this afternoon when he saw a man with a knife attacking a young girl in Parnell Square.
The 43-year-old Brazilian dismounted his bike, took off his helmet, and hit the attacker with it.
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"For your families, cherish them, because they won't be there forever."
Hamish O'Flaherty, 12, spoke at the funeral of his father, James, who died as a result of the explosion in Creeslough last week.
Shared via Kieran Roarty Funeral Director (with permission of the family)
Air traffic control at Dublin Airport had a special message for an Aer Lingus flight about to take off to China, where it will pick up medical supplies for Irish hospitals.
Sophia, who says she sometimes gets bullied for her hair, gave this brave message on the
#LateLateToyShow
:
"Don't let the bullies stop the things that you want to do, life would suck if everybody was the same."
"If it’s unacceptable for the president of Russia to target power stations or civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, the same must apply to the Israeli government," Taoiseach Leo Vardkar told the Dáil.
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RTÉ has released a statement clarifying that rap duo Kneecap had agreed not to wear pro-Palestine badges during their Late Late Show performance last night, but then proceeded to wear them anyway.
This huge WWII sign was uncovered after a gorse fire on Bray Head. It dates back to between 1942 and 1943 and was put there to warn pilots that they were flying over a neutral country. Pic: Courtesy of
@irishaircorps
The mother of a Cavan teenager who died by suicide is suing former journalist and anti-vaccine campaigner Gemma O’Doherty for the 'unauthorised and misappropriate use' of her son's image in an article trying to link sudden deaths to Covid-19 vaccines.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has singled out Elon Musk as being partially responsible for the violence that has erupted in multiple cities in Ireland and the UK.
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Frank Crummy has been campaigning for women's rights for decades.
He is eagerly waiting today's result in Dublin Castle with his granddaughter Fiona McEvoy, and believes we're looking at another watershed moment for Ireland.
A vigil was held along the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin for Ashling Murphy at sunrise today.
Locals from Drimnagh and Inchicore turned out, gathering together and holding candles as traditional music was played.
(Pic: Laura Byrne)
West Cork's Sherkin Island has welcomed its first Ukrainian baby, over a year after 57 refugees arrived.
Tomorrow, Olivia will turn two weeks old. She's being hailed as the world's first “Sherkrainain” baby.
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An emergency motion has been submitted to Dublin City Council calling for the Palestinian flag to be flown above City Hall in an 'act of solidarity with the people of Gaza'. Read more:
"We have the red carpet rolled out on Runway 28 for you..."
Here's the welcome home message from air traffic control at Dublin Airport to the Aer Lingus crew who brought supplies of PPE from China today.
(Video: IAA)
A man who was wrongly linked to the Parnell Street attack on social media last year has initiated legal action against online news publication Gript and its editor John McGuirk.
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Gardaí are aware that people are sharing images of the aftermath of the collision in Tipperary. They are also aware that a private drone has been flown over the scene. They are asking people not to share these images out of respect to the families.
Protests are taking place today in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick in solidarity with Natasha O’Brien, the woman who was viciously and randomly attacked by an Irish soldier, who received a suspended sentence for the assault.
Mary Lou McDonald says position of Israeli Ambassador to Ireland is now 'untenable'.
Her comments have been welcomed by opposition TDs in People Before Profit and the Social Democrats.
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President Michael D Higgins has said Israel 'announcing in advance' that it would break international law in Gaza reduces the Geneva Convention to 'tatters'. Read more:
Patric and Geraldine, parents of Ana Kriegel, planted a tree and unveiled a bench in memory of their daughter today at Leixlip Manor Hotel, Co Kildare.
Fine Gael ministers received hundreds of emails about evictions, but just 22 about gender and trans issues, before the eviction ban lapsed in April.
One party TD had claimed that trans issues were dominating emails from the public before the ban expired
Asked about the Israeli ambassador saying Ireland was on the wrong side of history, Harris said:
“You’ll excuse me for finding it a little bit hard to hear the representative of the Netanyahu government talking about being on the wrong side"
Natasha O'Brien, the woman who was viciously assaulted by an Irish soldier who later received a fully suspended sentence, has called for new hate crime laws.
She made the comments while speaking at Dublin’s Pride festival earlier today where she was a guest of honour.
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McDonald says she has already been in contact with Greens, Soc Dems, and People Before Profit but not Leo Varadkar or Micheál Martin, aims to gauge first if it is possible to form a government without them
#GE2020
"Now all these people know exactly what he had been doing and what he was hiding during that time, when I was locked away, not doing anything.”
Bláthnaid Raleigh speaks after the sentencing of John ‘Johnny’ Moran and her decision to waive her anonymity.
President Michael D Higgins has said neither the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste want a 'silent president' and added that he is 'reflecting the will of the people' who voted for him. Read more:
There is a *lot* of misinformation about coronavirus being shared in Ireland.
We'll use this thread to debunk the ones that we come across. To start with: no, that WhatsApp voice message about Ireland going into a Status Red lockdown from Monday morning is not true.
Ceann Comhairle Seán Fearghaíl has refused a request from the Israeli ambassador to allow a screening in Leinster House of graphic footage of the Hamas attacks stating it would be 'inappropriate' and 'unprecedented'
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'I think that's why people loved the video, it kind of shows the irony of people on the far-right going into communities and telling the community who is welcome and who isn't' - Clondalkin campaigner Darragh Adelaide tells The Journal.
Israel's ambassador to Ireland has said it is a 'shame' that some Irish politicians have posted images of Palestinian flags on their social media accounts.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: The DUP are the largest party, but they don't represent the majority in Northern Ireland. We shouldn't forget that the majority of people in NI voted to remain in Europe.
The PSNI has released this CCTV footage from Creegan in Derry last night, showing rioting and police coming under attack around the time journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead.
Investigating officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
"If I have one homeless child in Wexford, one child that isn't accommodated, I'll be bringing it here and it'll be sitting in the Ceann Comhairle's lap."
TD Verona Murphy gave a damning excoriation of the Irish government's housing policy in the Dáil this afternoon.
An 8-year-old boy with life-threatening scoliosis was removed from Children’s Health Ireland’s urgent scoliosis surgery waiting list, without his family being informed, his parents claimed.
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