Main Points Ambassadors from the European Union’s 27 countries are convening for an emergency meeting this afternoon over Donald Trump’s Greenland-related threats on tariffs. Cyprus, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said it had called the meeting, which EU diplomats said was to start at 4pm GMT. The governments of the eight European countries threatened … Read more
A Fianna Fáil TD has been disqualified from driving for two years after being convicted for travelling at 190km/h on a motorway. Michael Cahill, of Rossbeigh, Glenbeigh, Co Kerry, became a TD last year after serving 34 years as a councillor. He appeared before Fermoy District Court in Co Cork on Friday. The 60-year-old, who … Read more
A woman on trial for the attempted murder of her daughter wept in court on Friday after a consultant psychiatrist told the court that, in his opinion, insanity could not be used as a defence in the case. The woman, who cannot be named, has denied the attempted murder of the girl (8) at a … Read more
A baby who is in a critical condition in intensive care having sustained multiple brain bleeds and a fractured skull, allegedly inflicted by the father, “is not likely to survive,” a court heard on Friday. Appealing against a decision by a district judge to grant bail to the 33-year-old defendant, counsel told the High Court … Read more
Billy Joel has cancelled all upcoming concerts after he was diagnosed with the brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), the singer announced on Friday. The condition “has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision and balance”, according to a statement posted to the 76-year-old singer’s official Instagram. “Under his doctor’s … Read more
Jim Ratcliffe has launched a blistering attack on Manchester United players, stating some are “not good enough” and “overpaid”, referencing Casemiro, Antony, Jadon Sancho, Rasmus Højlund and André Onana when doing so. In a series of interviews, Ratcliffe, the club’s co-owner, also said Ruben Amorim would be the head coach for a “long time”, and … Read more
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) is facing a crisis after the US government defaulted on a $3.6m (€3.5m) contribution to the global sport watchdog’s annual budget. Wada said the US had missed the December 31st, 2024 deadline for payment and retaliated by saying representatives from the US would now be ineligible to sit on its … Read more
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This is the road Tadhg Kennelly is now on. Just before six on Christmas Eve morning it took him to Maroubra Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. David Eccles was waiting. This is where it all started. It was just the two of them back then, dozens more tagged along this week. There was no grandiose … Read more