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# central-america - Saturday 15 June, 2019
'Sport is sport and the best and worst thing about it is it's always going to be there'
Dublin star Aisling Maher is back at it after living the Central American Dream last summer.
# central-america - Friday 30 November, 2018
Women in Central American migrant caravan go on hunger strike to put pressure on US authorities
More than 6,000 people are currently in the Mexican city of Tijuana hoping to apply for asylum.
# central-america - Sunday 4 February, 2018
Nearly 200 US-bound migrants found packed into bottom of truck
More than 300 Central American men, women and children were taken into custody as part of the operation.
# central-america - Sunday 16 April, 2017
"Well, in our factory, if a woman is good looking she gets treated differently"
A generation of women in Nicaragua are working to improve their lives in a society that isn’t always friendly to women.
# central-america - Friday 22 January, 2016
Zika virus: Travel warning issued for pregnant Irish women
A total of 19 countries are covered by the warning.
# central-america - Saturday 16 January, 2016
# central-america - Wednesday 26 August, 2015
Bodies of seven prisoners found stuffed into rubbish bins
Their remains showed signs of torture, authorities in Guatemala said.
# central-america - Monday 6 October, 2014
Column: In El Salvador, a total ban on abortion has led to death and decades of imprisonment
In El Salvador, one of only nine countries in the world that has a total ban on abortion, suicide accounts for 57% of all deaths of pregnant girls aged under 19.
# central-america - Sunday 16 March, 2014
Relatives gather for wake of 'twice killed' drug cartel boss
Nazario Moreno, head of the Knights Templar, was killed last week. He was supposed to be dead already.
# central-america - Wednesday 30 October, 2013
El último día: President concludes Central America tour today
President Michael D Higgins brings the curtain down on a landmark tour of Central America with some final meetings in Costa Rica today.
# central-america - Wednesday 23 October, 2013
PICS: President Michael D Higgins meets Brazilian legend Pelé
We’re sure Galway United came up…
# central-america - Saturday 19 October, 2013
Buenos días: President Higgins goes to Central America for 12-day trip
President Higgins left this morning for his official visit to Mexico, El Salvador and Costa Rica.
# central-america - Monday 27 August, 2012
Brief tsunami warning issued after 7.3-mag quake off El Salvador
The warning affected parts of many Central American countries, but the biggest wave registered a mere four inches.
# central-america - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
Denis O'Brien's Digicel hits profits of more that $1bn
It’s the first time the telecoms group has reached profits of this level. It operates across the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific.
# central-america - Thursday 16 February, 2012
Most Honduras fire inmates were awaiting trial - report
Officials have confirmed that 358 people died in the blaze, making it the world’s deadliest prison fire in a century.
# central-america - Monday 13 February, 2012
Poll: Should Ireland consider legalising drugs?
The Guatemalan president wants to discuss legalising drugs, believing it’s the only way to control them. Should Ireland follow suit?
Guatemalan President's call for legalisation of drugs criticised
The new president of the country took office in January and has been speaking out about discussing the decriminalisation of drugs in Central America.
# central-america - Monday 12 December, 2011
Ex-dictator Noriega extradited to Panama to finish sentence
Noriega has been extradited by France to face charges of embezzlement and murder in his home country.
# central-america - Sunday 6 November, 2011
Ortega poised to win third term in Nicaragua
The former revolutionary’s win could see him with a mandate that could allow him to make constitutional changes guaranteeing perpetual re-election.
# central-america - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
Heavy rains kill at least 84 in Central America
El Salvador and Nicaragua declared natural disasters yesterday, as landslides and floods continue to devastate the region.
# central-america - Wednesday 24 August, 2011
Belfast man dies while on holiday in Central America
Gaelic footballer Michael McLean died after a hiking accident in Nicaragua at the weekend.
# central-america - Monday 14 March, 2011
O’Brien to sell Digicel firms to world’s richest man
Denis O’Brien’s Honduras and El Salvador telecommunications businesses are to be acquired by Mexican businessman Carlos Slim – recently named as the world’s richest man by Forbes.
# central-america - Friday 11 March, 2011
Massive Japanese quake causes day to shorten slightly
The earth’s rotation sped up by over a microsecond because of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
Taoiseach offers condolences and pledges assistance to victims of Japanese earthquake
The minister for trade and development has said that Ireland is standing by to provide assistance.
Stock and oil prices react to Japan's earthquake and tsunami disasters
Stocks rose but oil prices fell in response to the terrible events in the Pacific.
Japan latest: Toll stands at 137 but deaths set to exceed 1,000 people
With still many unaccounted for one news agency says the death toll is expected to rise above 1,000 people.
Astronomers dismiss suggestion that sun and moon caused Japan earthquake
Reports that scientists had established a link between the activities of the sun and moon with the today’s Pacific tsunami have been dismissed by Irish astronomers.
In pictures: How the disaster in Japan unfolded
Cities, towns and farmland seriously damaged by the 8.9 magnitude quake today, which then triggered tsunami.
UN and countries pledge aid and rescue offers to Japan but no decision from Ireland
Officials at the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Foreign Affairs have so far made no official comment on the matter.
Tsunami hits Indonesia without causing damage
Indonesia and Guam have both lifted their tsunami warnings, after waves of just 10 centimetres hit the eastern Indonesian coast.
In Pictures: Graphs and charts that show the tsunami's projected path
Weather centres around the Pacific rim show trajectory of deadly wave.
Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia
A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.
Pacific tsunami: Eyewitnesses upload photographs
People in the areas affected by the Pacific tsunami have uploaded photographs on social networking sites.
Tsunami passes over Taiwan, Indonesia braces for impact
The Pacific tsunami has hit Taiwan causing minimal damage – it is due to hit the vulnerable Indonesia islandssoon.
Tsunami may 'totally engulf' low lying Pacific islands: Red Cross
The low lying Pacific islands may be swept over as a powerful tsunami hits the region – meanwhile Indonesia is bracing itself, as warnings indicate it will be the first area to be hit after Japan.
Tsunami centre widens warning to western US coast
Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Central and South America and the rest of the Pacific Ocean have been issued with tsunami alerts.
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Poll: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
Temperatures today are to range between 9 and 15 degrees.
With little to no rain in sight at the moment, we’re wondering – are you itching for a rainy day? Or are you loving the sunshine?
So, today we want to know: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
Poll Results:
Sunshine, definitely (9704)
I like both (1750)
Rain, for sure (766)
I actually prefer snow more than anything (533)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
Opinion: Economic activity is primed to resume after Covid-19. In the meantime, it’s about survival
By Robert Sweeney
A 'virtual birthday' and an over-walked dog: One Irish mammy's experience of Covid-19 distancing
By Amanda Magnier
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