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☆ A media giant is suing scallop farmers for $870K, accusing them of damaging its underwater cable
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewUK telecoms giant Virgin Media is suing a fishing trawler for more than $870,000, according to Irish media, accusing those on board of damaging one of its undersea fiber optic cables. Virgin Media, the primary cable supplier in the UK, is suing the owners and all those claiming an interest in The Lida Suzanna, an 82-foot-long, Irish-registered fishing vessel, according to documents filed in Ireland's High Court. According to the Irish Independent, Virgin Media claims that the trawler damaged a subsea fiber optic cable while fishing for scallops on January 26, 2015. Related storiesThe 2015 incident required Virgin Media to charter a repair ship and deploy a remotely operated vehicle to fix the break, WIRED reported at the time. This lawsuit follows a similar case in which Virgin Media went after another Irish fishing vessel.

Persons: —, Lida Suzanna, Virgin Media's, Willie Joe Organizations: Service, Virgin Media, Business, Irish Independent, WIRED, International Cable Protection, Irish Times Locations: Lida, Ireland's

☆ A woman lost her $823,000 injury claim after lawyers found a photo of her winning a Christmas tree-throwing competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

A woman in Ireland lost her $823,000 injury claim due to a photo of her throwing a Christmas tree. Kamila Grabska, 36, won the 2018 tree-throwing contest after she told doctors of back and neck pains. She'd been in a car accident in 2017 that she said left her unable to work for years. A woman in Ireland who sued an insurance company for $823,000 had her injury claim tossed out after the court saw a photo of her taking part in a Christmas tree-throwing competition. The accident rendered her unable to work for more than five years, she said.

Persons: Grabska, She'd, Kamila Grabska Organizations: RSA Insurance, Irish Independent, Business Locations: Ireland

☆ An airline apologized for accusing a man of disrupting a flight he wasn't even on — and snitching to his boss
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ryanair said it "mistakenly identified" a man as disrupting a flight he wasn't on. The airline reportedly wrote to Eoin Michael Cahill's boss and put him on a no-fly list. AdvertisementRyanair has apologized in court to a man it accused of misbehaving on a flight he never boarded, according to Irish newspaper The Journal. The court heard that the following day, Cahill's boss received an email from Ryanair saying he had been "disruptive" on the flight, The Journal reported. The airline also said it would write a letter to Cahill's employers, saying its accusations were "fully withdrawn," per The Journal.

Persons: Eoin Michael Cahill's, —, Eoin Michael Cahill, Cahill, Cahill's Organizations: Ryanair, Service, Irish, Irish Independent, Irish High Court, Business Locations: Dublin, Copenhagen, Ireland, Denmark

☆ Ryanair is buying up houses near its Dublin HQ to rent out to cabin crew while the city battles a severe housing crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewEurope's biggest airline is buying up houses near its Dublin headquarters to rent out to new cabin crew, Ryanair said in a statement shared with Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The move came as the capital faces a severe housing crisis that has left many unable to afford homes. "This accommodation, which is located one bus stop from Dublin Airport, will be rented at affordable rates to Ryanair cabin crew during their first year of employment," it added.

Persons: —, Ann Graves, Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's Organizations: Service, Ryanair, Business, world's, Irish, Post, Dublin Airport Locations: Dublin

☆ Elon Musk takes aim at Ireland's prime minister following the Dublin riots: He 'hates the Irish people'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk hit back at the PM, saying he "hates the Irish people." AdvertisementElon Musk said that Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar "hates the Irish people" after he called for incitement to hatred legislation to be updated as violence erupted across Dublin city center this week. Brian Lawless - PA Images / GettyIn response to the riots, Varadkar called for laws on incitement to hatred to be modernized. Elon Musk has since weighed in on Varadkar's comments, saying in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that the prime minister "hates the Irish people." AdvertisementIronically, the Irish PM hates the Irish people — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2023"The current Irish government clearly cares more about praise from woke media than their own people," Musk added in another post.

Persons: Ireland's, Elon Musk, —, Leo Varadkar, Drew Harris, Harris, Brian Lawless, Varadkar, it's, — Elon, tDqVn2OmR0 — Kevin Doyle, @KevDoyle_Indo, Caio Benicio Organizations: Twitter, Service, Ireland's, Advertisement, Irish Independent, Politico, PM, Black Americans, Defamation League, New York Times, BBC News NI Locations: Dublin, Ireland, Irish, Algeria, Brazil

☆ Simone Biles says it ‘broke my heart’ to see footage of a Black girl ignored in gymnastics ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles said it “broke my heart” to see a young Black girl passed over for a medal at a gymnastics ceremony in Ireland, footage of which has gone viral. “It broke my heart to see, so I sent her a little video. “A written apology provided by the identified individual has since been issued to the competitor and her family,” the statement said. From Pakistan to Ethiopia they can see this was wrong but Gymnastics Ireland still can’t accept it and say sorry.”At the time of writing, footage of the incident has been viewed more than 40 million times on X. “What happened on the day should not have happened and for that we are deeply sorry.

Persons: Simone Biles, “, ” Biles, ” Organizations: CNN, Gymnastics Ireland, Irish Independent Locations: Ireland, Pakistan, Ethiopia

☆ Police resorted to guarding ATMs in Ireland after a glitch at the country's biggest bank let some people take out over $1,000 of cash they didn't have
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bank of Ireland customers were able to withdraw beyond their account limits due to a technical glitch. It led to huge lines at ATMs and police were called to keep crowds under control and guard cash points. Bank of Ireland apologized after a "technical issue" meant some customers were able to withdraw cash beyond their account limits on Tuesday. Bank of Ireland warned customers that the transfers and withdrawals will still be applied to their accounts. "Yesterday a technical issue impacted a number of Bank of Ireland's services.

Organizations: Ireland, Morning, Bank of Ireland, Telegraph, of, Irish, Irish Independent, Sky, RTE, Bank of Locations: Dublin

☆ Fact Check-Irish Independent did not publish report on ‘asymptomatic global warming’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Irish Independent did not publish a headline claiming that Ireland is “suffering from asymptomatic global warming,” despite a fake screenshot circulating online. The Irish Independent logo can be seen at the top left corner, with a headline that reads: “Climate crisis explainer: Why is July so cold while everywhere else on the planet is burning? A spokesperson for the newspaper said to Reuters that no such article was published under this headline by the Irish Independent. A search for the headline via the Irish Independent website did not reveal the report (archive.is/wip/V4yR8), nor did an archived version of the outlet’s homepage saved on July 20 (here). Reuters did not find any such remark made by Prof O’Neill when conducting an online search (archive.is/wip/kzVRv).

Persons: Luke O’Neill, Prof O’Neill, Read Organizations: Independent, Trinity College Dublin, Reuters, Irish Independent Locations: Ireland

☆ ECB's Makhlouf undecided about rate rise beyond July
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

DUBLIN, June 24 (Reuters) - European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf said on Saturday that while some colleagues already feel further interest rate rises will be needed beyond July, he is prepared to wait and look at the evidence. "On the evidence that we have at the moment, it does look like, in July, there will be another 25 basis point increase. Some colleagues do feel that we're likely to need further rises in the autumn. I'm just prepared to look at the evidence," Makhlouf told the Irish Independent in an interview. Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gabriel Makhlouf, I'm, Makhlouf, we're, Padraic Halpin, Toby Chopra Organizations: DUBLIN, Central Bank, Irish Independent, Thomson

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Irish Independent headline on ‘pregnant men most at risk from heart attacks’ shared online
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Irish Independent did not publish an article claiming “pregnant men are most at risk” from a climate change-induced heart attack. The image, which was shared on social media, is fabricated, a spokesperson for the media outlet told Reuters. The Irish Independent logo is viewable across the upper third of the screenshot and is dated Feb. 28. A spokesperson for Mediahuis Ireland, the publisher of The Irish Independent, told Reuters that no such headline was published. No such article was published by the Irish Independent.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Irish Independent headline on anti-racism rally circulates online
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated screenshot purporting to show a headline published by The Irish Independent on an anti-racism rally held in Dublin in mid-February has been circulating online. Thousands took part in the ‘Ireland For All’ rally in Dublin city centre on Feb. 18 in solidarity with migrants and refugees. Reports published by The Irish Times and RTE News, organisers estimated that 50,000 people took part (here), (here). A Google advanced search did not reveal the headline published via the Irish Independent (archive.is/wip/BVmIv). No such headline was published by The Irish Independent.

☆ Strange reports have claimed humans spontaneously burst into flames, but science can explain how bodies sometimes act like a candle wick
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nearly a year later, a coroner officially ruled that he'd died of a peculiar phenomenon, the Irish Independent reported — spontaneous human combustion. But if spontaneous human combustion is a real phenomenon, Byard added, why doesn't it happen more often? 'Spontaneous' human combustion over the centuriesIn the 17th century, a Danish anatomy expert described the first known case of spontaneous human combustion. Science says bodies can act like a candleThe prevalent scientific explanation for spontaneous human combustion is known as the wick effect, which proposes that humans can act like candles do. The pig's feet were left behind — exactly the result of many reported cases of spontaneous human combustion.

☆ Agenţia europeană specializată este încrezătoare că până la Crăciun va da un aviz pozitiv pentru vaccinarea împotriva COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Agenţia Europeană pentru Medicamente (EMA) este ‘foarte încrezătoare” că va putea da o opinie ştiinţifică pozitivă asupra unor vaccinuri împotriva COVID-19 înainte de Crăciun, a declarat miercuri directorul executiv al acestei agenţii europene, Emer Cooke. „Dacă totul merge bine, putem fi foarte încrezători că am putea avea o opinie pozitivă înainte de Crăciun”, a spus Cooke într-un interviu radiofonic acordat postului irlandez RTE, potrivit Reuters. Italia se aşteaptă să primească primele doze cu vaccinuri Pfizer-BioNTech şi AstraZeneca la începutul anului viitor. În Bulgaria, inspectorul-şef din domeniul sănătăţii se aşteaptă ca primele livrări cu vaccinuri aprobate să sosească în martie-aprilie. Ministerul de Externe din Ungaria a spus că primele doze vor ajunge în ţară cel mai devreme în primăvara anului 2021.

Persons: Crăciun, Emer Cooke ., Cooke, Reuters, Emer Cooke, Johnson, Ursula von Organizations: Comisia Europeană, Europene, Ministerul, Externe Locations: Independent, SUA, UE, Sanofi, Ursula von der, Italia, Spania, Bulgaria, Ungaria, Agerpres

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