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‘People worry it will happen again’: boost for travel bookings as holidaymakers seek to dodge next year’s deluge
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (445+ words) Increase in winter trips abroad with people also wanting longer breaks Michael Cullen of the Slaney Search and Rescue team on the flooded streets of Enniscorthy last month. Picture: Gerry Mooney Travel bookings for January and February of next year…...
Germany latest to eye social-media ban for children
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (71+ words) Germany latest to eye social-media ban for children'The Irish Independent Cookies and data processing on The Irish Independent Mediahuis (we) and partners use technologies such as cookies to store and access (personal) data " online identifiers (e.g., IP address, sign-in ID), non-precise location…...
Spanish police probe links between Dublin fintech and drug cartel’s money laundering
1+ week, 3+ day ago (15+ words) Spanish police probe links between Dublin fintech and drug cartel's money laundering'The Irish Independent...
Revealed: The towns excluded from Airbnb clampdown as Government waters down new rules on short-term lets
1+ week, 4+ day ago (301+ words) Revealed: The towns excluded from Airbnb clampdown as Government waters down new rules on short-term lets'The Irish Independent Government faced pushback from TDs concerned about tourismMinisters agreedplans to apply new restrictions to towns with population of greater than 20,000 " instead of…...
Johnny Logan announced as one of performers at first-ever - despite backing RTÉ boycott
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (409+ words) Three-time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan has been announced as a performer during the first-ever Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour this year - despite backing RT's boycott of this year's festival. Mr Logan (71), dubbed Mr Eurovision, will perform alongside other Eurovision former…...
‘It’s like a river’: Wicklow motorists caught in major flooding as N11 becomes impassable
3+ week, 4+ day ago (985+ words) Storm Chandra rainfall causes Avoca River to burst its banks in Wicklow It has been a hellish morning for north Wicklow's commuters " whether they opted to take to their cars or choose what should have been the more sensible alternative…...
China lifts ban on Irish beef as Mercosur tensions roil Government
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) China lifts ban on Irish beef as Mercosur tensions roil Government'The Irish Independent Decision clears the way for the resumption of exports to the world's largest beef-importing market Ireland has secured a boost for the beef sector with the reopening…...
Ireland’s Efrem Gidey breaks his own national 10km record with 12th place finish in Valencia
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) Efrem Gidey broke his own Irish 10km record when clocking 27:38 in Valencia on Sunday morning, the 25-year-old carving five seconds off the mark he ran in the same race last year. His 12th-place finish in the Valencia Ibercaja 10km led a slew…...
China sets beef quotas in hit to Brazil, other big exporters
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (246+ words) China sets beef quotas in hit to Brazil, other big exporters'The Irish Independent China placed quotas on beef imports as it seeks to protect domestic farmers and producers, dealing a blow to Brazil and other major shippers including Australia and…...
Inside Cordoba – from festivals to flamenco, Lady Olenna’s balcony and ‘my favourite restaurant in Spain’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (136+ words) Inside Cordoba " from festivals to flamenco, Lady Olenna's balcony and "my favourite restaurant in Spain'The Irish Independent Once the biggest and most cultured city in Europe, Cordoba is full of surprises, including a massive mosque where Catholics celebrate mass A…...