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Irish Times Crime and Security Correspondent Author: Is Ireland Neutral? (Gill) Email: conor.gallagher@irishtimes.com Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/vFjX_wFsoQvTxoBy_ZAqCY0U0axHI36uAuKVPIMx-EIDfetOPixH_J7tuEnJCXkB

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‘Young people are at Mass here every night’: Chaplain stabbed at barracks on military faith Chaplain back in Lebanon after forgiving teenager who stabbed him at Renmore Barracks in 2024

‘Young people are at Mass here every night’: Chaplain stabbed at barracks on military faith

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

17.10.2025 19:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Have you ever been subject to a scam call? Investigation involving leaked phone records and scam operators’ internal documents show how 200 Irish people lost hundreds of thousands of euro

Have you ever been subject to a scam call?

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

17.10.2025 05:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Kudos in taking one for the team’: Fr Paul Murphy on tending to his military flock Chaplain back in Lebanon after forgiving teenager who stabbed him at Renmore Barracks in 2024

It was a pleasure to talk to Fr Paul Murphy during our visit to UN Post 245.

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

16.10.2025 18:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘We were raised up with the Irish since 1978, and suddenly they are pulling out’ Planned withdrawal of Unifil troops from Lebanon will ‘embolden’ Israeli military, locals fear

‘We were raised up with the Irish since 1978, and suddenly they are pulling out’

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

16.10.2025 08:47 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Irish people among international scammers’ most sought-after targets Investment scam losses have increased by more than a fifth in last three months, Garda figures show

‘I’ll have to tell my husband I’ve lost all our money’: Calls reveal trauma of Irish scam victims

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

16.10.2025 08:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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ANOTHER FAR-RIGHT MICRO-PARTY?! THAT'S OUR BEST IDEA?

08.10.2025 16:26 — 👍 24    🔁 4    💬 5    📌 0
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Half of all sanctions against doctors in Ireland concealed from public Wide disparity exists in how much information medical regulators in Europe share with populace

Half of all sanctions against doctors in Ireland concealed from public

www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...

04.10.2025 12:24 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I would also post this on my twitter account but I literally don't have access anymore (true) and, more importantly, I don't like when people are mean to me

03.10.2025 23:00 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I also think we should stop pretending right wing culture warriors are actual journalists

03.10.2025 22:45 — 👍 17    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0

I think people who pose a danger to the public are newsworthy. But I also think following severely mentally ill people so you can photograph them rolling around on the ground is incredibly grim behaviour.

03.10.2025 22:36 — 👍 20    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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‘These are the flotilla terrorists’: Israeli minister taunts detained campaigners Last boat in aid flotilla detained by Israeli military on Friday

Israel is now parading Irish citizens in front of cameras while its security minister, a convicted terrorist, stands and berates them

www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

03.10.2025 11:15 — 👍 9    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 2
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At a Conspiracy Conference in Rural Ireland, Charlie Kirk Was the Star The increasingly tight links between far-right groups in the US and Europe were on full display at the Rebels Across the Pond conference in Ireland. The star of the show? Charlie Kirk.

"Attwood opened the conference by talking about his own experiences with demonic forces, including a claim...someone beamed a voice into his head using 'voice to skull' technology that instructed him to 'kill your children.'"

this was a wild ride

www.wired.com/story/conspi...

03.10.2025 10:55 — 👍 21    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 2
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How did a doctor lacking basic skills and suspended overseas maintain a licence in Ireland? Gavriel Simha Furedi is operating as an eye specialist in Romania despite findings of investigation

How a doctor, who didn't understand basic medical terms or know how to perform an injection, was able to keep his licence in Ireland

www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...

03.10.2025 07:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

02.10.2025 18:00 — 👍 912    🔁 192    💬 530    📌 1016
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Doctors sanctioned overseas able to retain licences to practise in Ireland Investigation identifies 11 doctors who faced disciplinary action in UK, but who remain registered in State

The investigation, conducted alongside 50 international media organisations, identified dozens of cases of doctors prevented from practising in one country, but continuing to work in another.

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

02.10.2025 06:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Matt Walsh: Horrific. The whole thing. Pope Leo blesses a block of ice and then stands there while these communist freaks do some kind of weird pagan Earth worshipping hippy ritual. The leader of the Catholic Church shouldn’t be anywhere near this nonsense. What the hell are we doing here

@CatholicSat: The Blessing of the Waters by Pope Leo XIV, at today’s ‘Raising Hope for Climate Justice’ International Conference at Castel Gandolfo.

Matt Walsh: Horrific. The whole thing. Pope Leo blesses a block of ice and then stands there while these communist freaks do some kind of weird pagan Earth worshipping hippy ritual. The leader of the Catholic Church shouldn’t be anywhere near this nonsense. What the hell are we doing here @CatholicSat: The Blessing of the Waters by Pope Leo XIV, at today’s ‘Raising Hope for Climate Justice’ International Conference at Castel Gandolfo.

Far-right Catholics freaking out about the Pope doing normal Pope things will always be entertaining.

The Pope blessed some water? Can you even imagine?

01.10.2025 19:35 — 👍 5201    🔁 850    💬 269    📌 369
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Ireland could work with other EU countries to build up drone defences, Taoiseach says EU leaders discuss closer co-operation on defence spending at Copenhagen summit

Ireland could work with other EU countries to build up drone defences, Taoiseach says

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

01.10.2025 17:11 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

oh that dose

30.09.2025 11:16 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

what's this now??

30.09.2025 10:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Would be nice to hear the candidates push back against this notion that Dublin is some sort of dystopian hell hole

29.09.2025 21:45 — 👍 78    🔁 7    💬 6    📌 2

Crime is wrong - Heather Humpries

29.09.2025 21:36 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Russian flagged cargo ship "RCC Stargazer" sailing from Arkhangelsk, appeared in the Irish sea today. Current listed destination Iskenderun, Turkey.

29.09.2025 21:04 — 👍 14    🔁 7    💬 5    📌 0
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Child rescued after getting trapped in Co Clare claw machine The young child is believed to have climbed into the ‘Cosmic Crane’ machine through a large slot from which the footballs are dispensed

I know what you're thinking and no, that's not how they rescued him.

www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

29.09.2025 14:00 — 👍 477    🔁 128    💬 19    📌 16

The Air Corps is very territorial about this stuff which could be another obstacle. Many are still annoyed that it wasn't awarded the SAR role a few years ago.

28.09.2025 18:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

good point. I've never heard of coastguard helis being used for that. CG helis are operated by a private company so that might prevent it. not sure though

28.09.2025 17:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

oh, my mistake. thanks for that. will delete

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Pittsburgh Steelers player assaulted and robbed in Dublin ahead of NFL game Skylar Thompson, a quarterback with visiting team, suffered minor injuries in the incident

Pittsburgh Steelers player assaulted and robbed in Dublin ahead of NFL game

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

28.09.2025 13:10 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Maria Steen and Michael McDowell clash over failed presidential bid ‘I believe she is a divisive person,’ says Senator as failed presidential contender accuses former ally of ignoring her

My suggested headline of "Handbags at dawn" was rejected out of hand.

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

27.09.2025 12:18 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

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