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# Qatar Quandary

From The42

# Qatar Quandary

The scandals and abuses that have dogged the Qatar World Cup - and who is culpable

36 minutes ago 1,491 Views 3 Comments

Is it morally wrong to award the World Cup to Qatar? John McManus, author of a new book titled Inside Qatar, talks to The42 about the most controversial World Cup ever.



# Dublin

# Dublin

DART services between Connolly Station and Grand Canal Dock closed for weekend

36 minutes ago 1,381 Views 0 Comments

Iarnród Éireann has apologised for any inconvenience caused and has advised customers to check times before travel.



# National Car Test

# National Car Test

Revealed: The makes, models and test centres with the highest (and lowest) NCT pass rates

50 minutes ago 4,301 Views 3 Comments

Three of the top four cars are SUVs.



# United Nations

# United Nations

Irish diplomats work to broker nuclear weapons deal in high-level New York talks

1 hour ago 1,952 Views 4 Comments

Irish diplomats are involved in the month-long talks on the Non-Proliferation Treaty.



# Welfare

# Welfare

Employees who are forced to self-isolate due to monkeypox advised to apply for Illness Benefit

1 hour ago 1,883 Views 2 Comments

Financial supports may available to those who contract the virus.


# Selling Solar
# Selling Solar
Government urged to hasten payments for surplus solar power ahead of feared energy shortages
7 hours ago 8,586 Views 15 Comments
• Homes, farms and businesses will soon be able to sell surplus renewable energy back to the grid but have been waiting months for details.
• Industry experts and Opposition politicians have said that the scheme should have been rolled out quickly and widely.
• Most energy suppliers have not yet started payments but are planning to do so in the coming weeks and months, Lauren Boland reports.

Yesterday's News



# Cetinje

# Cetinje

At least 11 people killed in Montenegro shooting

8 hours ago 13,047 Views 0 Comments

The shooter is believed to have been killed by a local resident.



# Product Recall

# Product Recall

Penneys recalls Winnie the Pooh plate over presence of lead and formaldehyde

8 hours ago 7,187 Views 4 Comments

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland said health effects are not expected from using the plates.





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# RIP

# RIP

Actress Anne Heche dies aged 53, one week after major car crash

Updated 8 hours ago 92,675 Views 36 Comments

The actor was hospitalised after the crash in Los Angeles last week.



# New York

# New York

Author Salman Rushdie in surgery after being stabbed onstage at New York event

Updated 9 hours ago 76,220 Views 0 Comments

Rushdie has spent several years under heavily armed guard following death threats from Iran.



# LOI

From The42

# LOI

10-man Dundalk stand tall to beat Bohs after terrible goalkeeper error

9 hours ago 11,979 Views 6 Comments

Tadhg Ryan’s own goal proved decisive at Dalymount Park.



# US Justice Department

# US Justice Department

FBI recovered 'top secret' documents during search of Donald Trump's Florida home

9 hours ago 22,525 Views 47 Comments

Documents made public today show the search was partly based on suspicions of violations of the US Espionage Act.



# Higher Education

# Higher Education

University lecturers' union to ballot members for industrial action in September

10 hours ago 9,926 Views 17 Comments

The Irish Federation of University Teachers said it will ballot all members unless an agreement is reached on pay.



# The Fix

# The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

10 hours ago 4,731 Views 0 Comments

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.



# Trailers

# Trailers

Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?

11 hours ago 10,257 Views 4 Comments

Here are a few options for weekend watching.



# Quick Fix

From The42

# Quick Fix

Barcelona raise an additional €100m in race to register new signings

11 hours ago 18,959 Views 12 Comments

The cash-strapped Catalan club have sold part of their media production unit.



# Drought

# Drought

Irish Water reminds people to conserve water as hot spell continues and supply runs low

11 hours ago 8,260 Views 12 Comments

Overnight restrictions are in place in parts of West Cork, Kerry and Galway.



# POLIO

# POLIO

Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating

12 hours ago 16,358 Views 12 Comments

New York city is confronting polio as officials struggle to vaccinate vulnerable populations against monkeypox and adjusting to new Covid guidelines.



# RMT

# RMT

Siptu presents Mick Lynch with €20,000 donation in 'solidarity' with striking UK rail workers

12 hours ago 18,020 Views 36 Comments

SIPTU general secretary Joe Cunningham presented the cheque to Lynch at the Imperial Hotel in Cork.



# World Food Programme

# World Food Programme

First UN-chartered ship set to transport Ukrainian grain to dock today

13 hours ago 6,583 Views 1 Comment

The MV Brave Commander, which left Istanbul on Wednesday, is due to arrive in Yuzhne, east of Odessa on the Black Sea coast.



# Germany

# Germany

Germany along with Irish troops suspends military operations in United Nations Mali mission

Updated 14 hours ago 21,550 Views 6 Comments

The Irish Army Ranger Wing will end its participation with German troops in Mali in September.



# Let's Get Down To Quizness

From The42

# Let's Get Down To Quizness

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

14 hours ago 22,277 Views 10 Comments

How closely were you paying attention to the sports news this week?

Evening Wrap - 14 hours ago
The 5 at 5
Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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# Hot Hot Hot

# Hot Hot Hot

Carlow hits 31.7 degrees to provisionally break Ireland's all-time August high temperature record

Updated 14 hours ago 52,598 Views 32 Comments

The mercury hit 30.5 degrees in Carlow yesterday.



# Debunked

# Debunked

Debunked: A claim that the UN accused Ukrainian forces of using 'human shields' is missing context

15 hours ago 7,638 Views 0 Comments

The use of human shields breaches international human rights law.



# On The Box

From The42

# On The Box

Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport

16 hours ago 20,149 Views 9 Comments

The European Championships get underway while there’s a host of soccer and rugby action.



# Ryan Giggs

# Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs’s ex ‘screamed in pain’ during sister’s 999 call, court hears

16 hours ago 16,281 Views 0 Comments

The former Manchester United footballer is on trial accused of assaulting PR executive Kate Greville, causing her actual bodily harm.



# PSNI

# PSNI

Man released on bail after being arrested by NI police investigating Michaela McAreavey video

16 hours ago 20,241 Views 0 Comments

A video was widely condemned after it depicted men singing a song about the 2011 murder of Michaela McAreavey.



# Courts

# Courts

South Dublin Council ban on further data centres being challenged in High Court

17 hours ago 9,905 Views 0 Comments

The data centre operator claims the ban contravenes national and regional policy on data centres, was unreasonable and irrational.



# Missing

# Missing

Have you seen Samiullah? 14-year-old missing from Dublin 8

17 hours ago 15,768 Views 6 Comments

Samiullah went missing on Tuesday evening, 9 August.



# Johnson And Johnson

# Johnson And Johnson

Johnson & Johnson to replace talc baby powder with cornstarch-based alternative next year

17 hours ago 16,013 Views 12 Comments

The pharmaceutical giant has forked out billions in payouts to customers who said the talc was contaminated with asbestos.



# No Rain

# No Rain

Drought declared for parts of England after driest summer in 50 years

17 hours ago 10,507 Views 7 Comments

The change could lead to more measures such as hosepipe bans.



# Hot Goats In Your Area

# Hot Goats In Your Area

Puck Fair goat removed from platform for a second time due to high temperatures

18 hours ago 27,089 Views 88 Comments

Local Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has defended organisers saying ‘the goat’s welfare is always at the centre’ of the event.



# Courts

# Courts

Man facing trial for robbing Ukrainian girl in Dublin

18 hours ago 22,016 Views 0 Comments

Leonard Bucuresteanu was charged with robbing the young girl of a phone valued at €100 in Castleknock.



# 100 Years

# 100 Years

Arthur Griffith remembered in Leinster House following criticism of a lack of State commemoration

18 hours ago 9,171 Views 13 Comments

A ceremony took place in Leinster House following criticism about the lack of a State commemoration.



# War In Ukraine

# War In Ukraine

Ireland calls for Russia to end 'illegal occupation' of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Updated 19 hours ago 19,944 Views 84 Comments

Moscow and Kyiv have traded accusations of new shelling near the facility.



# Cyber Attack

# Cyber Attack

Urgent security warning issued as hackers shift ransomware attacks to small businesses

19 hours ago 12,866 Views 4 Comments

There has been a steady increase in ransomware attacks by cyber thieves in recent months.



# Comment

From The42

# Comment

Waterford return - Davy Fitzgerald begins the next chapter in his colourful career

19 hours ago 19,130 Views 20 Comments

2023 will mark 15th season as a senior inter-county manager.



# Record High

# Record High

Property prices have now reached the same level as the Celtic Tiger peak - CSO

19 hours ago 15,848 Views 58 Comments

The high follows a 14.1% price increase over the past year.



# Gardaí

# Gardaí

Woman (20s) dies after fatal assault in Athboy, Meath

20 hours ago 56,702 Views 0 Comments

A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

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