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# Unprecedented

This year
2023
# Unprecedented
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts linked to Stormy Daniels hush money
Trump is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally charged.
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Apr 4th 2023, 9:40 PM
# Unprecedented
Donald Trump expected to surrender to authorities next week after being indicted by grand jury
No former or sitting US president has been charged with a crime before.
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Mar 31st 2023, 6:40 AM
Last year
2022
# daft rent report
Rent increases hit new high due to 'unprecedented' scarcity of properties
The average rent in Ireland is over 12% more expensive than the same time last year.
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Aug 10th 2022, 6:00 AM
All time
# Unprecedented
President Higgins raises concerns about volume of legislation he's asked to consider in a short period
The Ceann Comhairle and Cathaoirleach have said they “appreciated the concerns” raised by President Higgins.
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Jul 29th 2021, 8:30 PM
# Unprecedented
Osaka felt pressure was ‘a bit much’ after crashing out of home Olympics
‘I’m disappointed in every loss, but I feel like this one sucks more than the others.’
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Jul 27th 2021, 11:15 AM
# Dublin City Council
Dublin businesses who need to defer rates payments advised to contact council
Businesses had been asking that rates be waived, rather than deferred, to help them stay afloat.
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Mar 23rd 2020, 2:13 PM
# Unprecedented
Pay workers who have to take time off due to Covid-19 illness or self-isolation, Donohoe says
The Minister for Finance said that he was aware this would have “financial consequences” but added supports are in place.
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Mar 11th 2020, 1:07 PM
# Unprecedented
Sydney is facing a 'catastrophic' threat as Australia battles worst bushfires in a decade
A state of emergency has been declared in Queensland.
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Nov 10th 2019, 7:11 PM
# central bank forecast
The consumer cost of a no-deal Brexit: Grocery prices at risk of rising
A no-deal scenario would also cost Ireland 73,000 jobs over the next two years, according to analysts’ predictions.
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Oct 11th 2019, 8:02 AM
# Unprecedented
Ex-CIA bosses have issued a scathing statement about Donald Trump
Former directors appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents backed the statement.
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Aug 18th 2018, 8:03 AM
# Unprecedented
High Court rules that teenager's HIV need not be disclosed to young woman
The case was taken by the Child and Family Agency.
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Mar 10th 2018, 2:46 PM
# Unprecedented
People really weren't happy with the massive, dramatic twist in the final of The Apprentice last night
For the love of god, there are spoilers within.
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Dec 18th 2017, 7:52 AM
# Unprecedented
'It was like driving through a war zone': Cork picking up the pieces after Storm Ophelia
City council staff are working round the clock to try to clear debris from roads and repair the damage from yesterday’s storm.
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Oct 17th 2017, 5:43 PM
# Unprecedented
It's going to take €15 million to fix Donegal's roads after last month's flooding
Donegal County Council released its estimates on the repair costs this afternoon.
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Sep 11th 2017, 5:18 PM
# Unprecedented
'It'll be very, very difficult to get back to normal': How Donegal is coping after the catastrophic floods
The Department of Agriculture has announced a compensation scheme of up to €15,000 for farmers affected.
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Sep 10th 2017, 10:00 PM
# Unprecedented
Texas ravaged by Hurricane Harvey - with huge amounts of further rainfall still expected
The Category 4 hurricane has wreaked havoc across the gulf coast since making its landfall last Friday.
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Aug 28th 2017, 7:36 AM
# Unprecedented
The new Premier League season will start on a Friday night
Arsenal v Leicester is set to kick off the 2017-18 campaign.
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Jul 6th 2017, 12:36 PM
# grenfell tower
London fire: Death toll rises to 12 following tower block blaze
Almost 70 people have been taken to hospital as firefighters continue fighting the blaze.
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Jun 14th 2017, 5:25 PM
# Grotesque Unbelievable
The original GUBU: How the Malcolm MacArthur killings rocked Ireland
A series of murders and the arrest of the suspect at the Attorney General’s home gave rise to the expression – as the public struggled to comprehend what was going on.
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Feb 18th 2017, 10:00 PM
# Underdogs
Bookmakers set for 'unprecedented' pay out if Leicester win the Premier League
The Foxes need just three points from their remaining three league games this season to be crowned champions.
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Apr 30th 2016, 9:09 PM
# Unprecedented
Conlan becomes the first Irishman to win gold at the World Boxing Championships
The 23-year-old bantamweight fighter defeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan this evening.
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Oct 14th 2015, 7:20 PM
# Unprecedented
Bullish BOD backs Ireland to go where no other Irish team has gone before
The legendary centre thinks Joe Schmidt’s men are primed for a strong World Cup showing.
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Mar 23rd 2015, 9:01 PM
# Unprecedented
This on-screen lesbian kiss has sparked a huge media storm in South Korea
Homosexuality is not illegal in South Korea – but it carries a significant social stigma, with few openly gay public figures.
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Feb 28th 2015, 8:05 AM
# Bizarre and unprecedented
TV programme to recall events of Charles Haughey's GUBU years
Two-part programme begins on TV3 tonight and will chart the rise and fall of Charles Haughey during the tumultuous events of 1982 and 1983.
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Aug 19th 2013, 6:15 AM