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Outage caused by 'rare atmospheric phenomenon' in Spain |
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| Follow live updates as large parts of Spain and Portugal were hit by a power outage. |
Jury being sworn in for Richard Satchwell trial |
| A jury is being sworn in for the trial of Richard Satchwell, who is accused of murdering his wife, Tina Satchwell. |
Irish woman living in US detained by ICE after trip |
| An Irish woman living in the United States for decades has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a trip to Ireland. |
Putin orders three-day Ukraine ceasefire from 8 May |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day ceasefire in May in the war with Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War Two. |
Brendan Comiskey, who resigned over Ferns Report, dies |
| Former Bishop of Ferns Brendan Comiskey, who resigned in April 2002 over failing to address allegations of clerical sexual abuse in the diocese, has died aged 89. |
Israel using aid blockage as 'weapon of war' - ICJ hears |
| A senior Palestinian official has told the United Nations' top court that Israel was blocking humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza as a "weapon of war". |
Conclave to choose new pope to begin on 7 May |
| Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome today have set 7 May as the start date for the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, the Vatican spokesman said. |
Kneecap must clarify Hamas, Hezbollah views - Taoiseach |
| Taoiseach Micheál Martin has called on rap trio Kneecap to "urgently clarify" if they support Hamas and Hezbollah, saying such support would be unacceptable. |
'Grandpa robbers' on trial over Kardashian jewel robbery |
| Ten men have gone on trial in Paris over the 2016 robbery of reality TV Kim Kardashian, in which some $10 million worth of jewellery was stolen. |
Number of uninsured drivers on roads drops, data suggests |
| The percentage of uninsured private vehicles on Irish roads has almost halved following the introduction of the new Irish Motor Insurance Database system, which is aimed at assisting gardaí to easily detect uninsured drivers. |
'Mr Flashy' jailed after shots fired at house party |
| A man named in the High Court as the leader of a north Dublin organised crime group known as 'The Gucci Gang' has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. |
Lynch breaks Irish marathon record in Dusseldorf |
| Peter Lynch set a new Irish record in a marathon on Sunday as he finished third in the Dusseldorf event. |
Man avoids jail over attempted child abduction |
| A 26-year-old student who pleaded guilty to the attempted abduction of a five-year-old child in Dublin last year has avoided jail and been given two weeks to leave the country. |
Unions call for safety representatives within workplaces |
| ICTU and the Health and Safety Authority have called on more organisations to support and facilitate the appointment of safety representatives within their workplaces to help prevent injuries, illnesses and deaths. |
GRA meeting to hear policing model not fit for purpose |
| Rank and file gardaí have said the 'operating policing model', the structure by which the country is policed, has failed and is not fit for purpose. |
Irish team makes history at ICU cheerleading championship |
| Ireland has won its first ever world medal in cheerleading and earned its highest senior team placement to date. |
Houthis say 68 killed in US strike on migrant centre |
| Houthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen has said that US strikes hit a migrant detention centre and killed at least 68 people in the movement's stronghold of Saada. |
Suspect charged with murder in Canada car-ramming attack |
| The suspect in a Canadian car-ramming attack that left 11 dead at a Filipino street party, at the weekend has been charged with murder, police said, adding that additional charges were anticipated. |
No decision on salary for head of housing office - Martin |
| The Taoiseach has said that he understands the public concern about a possible salary of €430,000 for the head of the new Housing Activation Office. |
Disruption as 'entire Iberian peninsula' hit by blackout |
| Spain and Portugal have been hit by a widespread power outage that has paralysed public transport, causing large traffic jams and delaying airline flights while utility operators scrambled to restore the grid. |