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KINSALE, Ireland — Three days and 225 miles later, a group of almost 100 serving and retired firefighters from New York and Ireland will cycle into a garden of remembrance on Wednesday to honor those who were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. Ambassador's Dublin residence on Monday, the hardy group made their way across Ireland’s lush, rolling hills peddling their way to 17 fire stations and a fair few pubs along the way. It's part of a bid to raise money for the victims and for those still suffering from injuries and the effects of their work at Ground Zero. “We lost 343 firefighters in an instant,” one of the cyclists, Michael Schreiber, told NBC News on Monday, adding that 370 had died since 9/11. “I lost so many friends that day, and I still continue to lose guys,” he said.

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☆ Ireland now needs to decide what it will do with 13 billion euros in back taxes from Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA landmark ruling from the European Union's top court means Ireland will receive 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in unpaid taxes from Apple — a windfall that Dublin had spent several years fighting to avoid. In a decision the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said was final, the EU's top court on Tuesday ruled that Apple must pay Ireland billions of euros in back taxes. For years, Ireland consistently argued that the iPhone maker should not have to repay unpaid taxes to the country. The decision comes at a time when Ireland is in the unusual position of running a budget surplus of several billion euros, partly due to the strength of corporate tax receipts. Shoppers and staff are seen inside the Apple Store, with its sleek modern interior design and prominent Apple logo on September 10, 2024 in Chongqing, China.

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☆ Simon Harris Is About to Become Ireland’s Youngest Leader. Who Is He?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Simon Harris was three years into a university degree when he dropped out in 2008. On Tuesday, at 37, he is set to become the Republic of Ireland’s youngest ever head of government, the culmination of a swift political rise to a post he has long aspired to. “He’s always been hungry for this role,” said David Farrell, a professor of politics at University College Dublin, noting that although Mr. Harris was young, he was not lacking in political experience. “His career has been short, but it’s been meteoric.”But Mr. Harris will reach the top at a moment when his center-right party, Fine Gael, has stagnated in the polls. And unless he can revive its fortunes, his time as premier may also be short-lived.

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☆ I moved to London and found it too stressful. Now I'm leaving for Portugal.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

While he is earning more, Burton feels that life in London can be stressful and lonely. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Burton, a 28-year-old quantity surveyor from Ireland who moved to London in 2023. Courtesy of Michael BurtonIn 2018, I left Ireland after graduating from university and moved to London. AdvertisementI lived in London until COVID hit in 2020 and then moved back to Ireland. If they are as strong as I believe, then moving to a different place shouldn't really affect them.

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☆ Fans bid seaside farewell to Sinead O'Connor with songs, flags and flowers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Padraic Halpin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] A hearse carrying the coffin of late Irish singer Sinead O'Connor passes by during her funeral procession where fans line the street to say their last goodbye to her, in Bray, Ireland, August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneBRAY, Ireland, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Thousands gathered outside Sinead O'Connor's former seaside home on Tuesday to bid farewell to the outspoken Irish rock star, some singing along to hits blasted from a vintage Volkswagen camper van, others showering her hearse with flowers. Crowds gathered along the seafront at Bray, just south of Dublin, clapped and cheered as O'Connor's coffin passed in a hearse. Irish President Michael D. Higgins and prime minister Leo Varadkar joined O'Connor's family at a private funeral service, state broadcaster RTE reported. "Sinead O'Connor was a very sensitive soul but was very strong for other like her," said Kelleher, 30, who moved to Dublin from New York with her husband Stephen last year.

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London CNN —Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay tribute to the late Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor on Tuesday, cheering, clapping and throwing flowers as her funeral cortege drove past her old house in Bray, County Wicklow, in Ireland. O’Connor, known for her pure voice and political activism, died last month at the age of 56. Whilst O’Connor had a public funeral procession, her burial was held privately. People react as fans gather outside late Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor's former home to say their last goodbye to her on the day of her funeral procession. Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersO’Connor was known for her political activism and many of the crowd at the funeral procession followed suit.

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☆ Sinéad O'Connor tribute appears on Irish hillside ahead of funeral
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An installation paying tribute to Sinéad O’Connor has appeared on an Irish hillside in Bray, the town where her funeral will be held on Tuesday. The tribute to the singer, who died last month at age 56, features white letters, reading “ÉIRE SINÉAD,” with a heart emoji between the two words. The tribute, unveiled Sunday, was conceived by Dublin-based creative agency The Tenth Man, in conjunction with signwriting and mural specialists Mack Signs. It is located directly above a World War II “ÉIRE” navigational landmark that was rediscovered in 2018 after a wildfire. O’Connor “loved living in Bray and the people in it,” the statement added.

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☆ The Tiny Irish Village Where Sinéad O’Connor Escaped the World
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Megan Specia | More About Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Few people come to Knockananna without good reason, the journey requiring a long, serpentine drive up the country roads that wind through Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains. Cellphone service is patchy, adding to the world-apart feeling. But some people do find their way to Knockananna, among them Sinéad O’Connor, who enjoyed a sanctuary of sorts in the village during some of the final years of her life. “Down the mountain, as I call it, nobody can forget about Sinéad O’Connor,” the musician said in a 2021 interview. In the village, she said, nobody much cared — “which is beautiful for me.”

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[1/3] A man looks at an artwork depicting Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, who died at the age of 56, known for her chart-topping hit 'Nothing Compares 2 U', in Dublin, Ireland, July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Damien StoranDUBLIN, July 27 (Reuters) - Ireland on Thursday mourned the death of Sinead O'Connor, the singer who was remembered for a stirring voice that stopped people in their tracks on stage and told uncomfortable truths off it. O'Connor, best known for the 1990 chart-topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U", died on Wednesday aged 56 after police found her unresponsive at an address in London. "My mam rang me last night and she said did you hear about Sinead and she didn't even have to say the second name. She gave two fingers to the church, who at that time in the 90s had such a hold over Ireland.

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CNN —Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal struggles, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. 1 in 1990, buoyed by the music video which featured O’Connor, with close-cropped hair and a dark turtleneck. In recent years, O’Connor was open about her struggle with addiction and mental health, and detailed her experience in her 2021 memoir “Rememberings.”Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor performing in Dublin in 2003. Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor at her home in County Wicklow, Republic Of Ireland in 2012. “Really sorry to hear of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor,” Varadkar wrote on Twitter.

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☆ Human DNA can now be pulled from thin air and sequenced
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Scientists have been able to collect and analyze detailed genetic data from human DNA from all these places, raising thorny ethical questions about consent, privacy and security when it comes to our biological information. Environmental DNA has been obtained from air, soil, sediment, water, permafrost, snow and ice cores and the techniques are primarily being used to help track and protect endangered animals. However, the ability to capture human DNA from the environment could have a range of unintended consequences — both inadvertent and malicious, they added. They termed this information “human genetic bycatch” and decided to study the phenomenon in greater depth. We cannot avoid shedding DNA in the public space,” Moreau, who was not involved in this study, said via email.

☆ Fact Check-Video of alleged assault on priest is from Guyana in 2020, not France
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video showing a man appearing to assault a priest in a church is from an incident in Georgetown, Guyana in 2020, not in France as has been claimed online. The footage was posted on Twitter with the caption: “France: black ‘refugee’ interrupts Mass, assaults priest, and steals the Holy Bible #BlackLivesMatter” (archive.is/1M5AS)Iterations of the claim were also seen on Facebook: (here) and (here). Reuters Fact Check has previously debunked claims circulating in Portuguese that the same video shows an incident in France (here ). Reuters has previously debunked claims that migrants were engaged in a brawl on the streets of Wicklow, Ireland (here)VERDICTMiscaptioned. The video is an old clip dating to 2020 in Guyana, not France, as claimed online.

☆ Fact Check-Video of people fighting on street in Wicklow, Ireland, involves two groups of local youths, not refugees or asylum seekers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media users are sharing a video of a brawl on a street in Wicklow, Ireland, that took place in the early hours of Dec. 4, 2022. They claim it shows “local men” fighting “migrants” or “refugees” who they say harassed “local women”. However, Irish police confirmed to Reuters that neither migrants nor asylum seekers were involved in the fracas and that several locals have been identified. However, Irish police confirmed to Reuters that the footage shows “two groups of local youths” fighting “over a local matter” and does not involve migrants or refugees. Police say the video shows local youths fighting over a local matter, not local residents fighting migrants or refugees for harassing local women.

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