In a significant public interest case, solicitor Dele Olawanle secured justice for Emmanuel Opeyemi Makinde, a UK-based student whose spouse visa application was wrongly refused due to a fabricated marriage claim which he was unaware of despite the purported wife living in the UK. Makinde’s application to bring his wife to the UK was denied […]
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Investment, optimism and anxiety: these are three of the big drivers of interest in artificial intelligence and its implications. Because the challenges and opportunities are global, the responses also need to be far more comprehensive than the fragmented and siloed solutions that have been enacted thus far: A UN report from 2024 found that 118 countries […]
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Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town—a representative body for city centre businesses—has proposed the introduction of curfews or exclusion zones in Dublin following a series of violent incidents that have raised public safety concerns. The suggestion comes after two stabbings occurred over the weekend. On Sunday evening, a teenage boy was hospitalised after being stabbed […]
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Spain’s King Felipe VI issued a powerful appeal for peace in Gaza during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, calling for an immediate end to the violence and urging the international community to act decisively. “We implore, we demand, stop this massacre now,” the monarch declared, condemning the […]
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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola has announced a sweeping $120 billion investment plan through 2031, signaling a strategic pivot toward regulated electricity networks in the United States and United Kingdom. The move reflects the company’s long-term focus on stable, low-risk infrastructure amid global energy transition efforts. The investment will primarily target grid modernization, renewable integration, and […]
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a high-level event calling for the urgent return of more than 20,000 Ukrainian children taken from their families following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The gathering, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, spotlighted the plight of […]
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Hamas and other armed factions to surrender their weapons to the Palestinian Authority, asserting its exclusive right to govern Gaza. Speaking via video at a special session of the United Nations General Assembly focused on the two-state solution, Abbas emphasized the need for unified governance under a single […]
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In a contentious address to the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as a “con job” and sharply criticized global efforts to combat environmental degradation. His remarks came as leaders from climate-vulnerable nations, including small island states facing rising sea levels, listened in the chamber. Trump condemned renewable energy sources, […]
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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, has announced the expansion of the ‘Early Talk Boost’ programme, a targeted intervention designed to address language delays among young children. The initiative will grow this month with the recruitment of up to 50 additional tutors, extending its reach to more early learning and care settings nationwide. […]
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With the nomination period officially closed, three candidates have secured places on the ballot for Ireland’s 2025 presidential election. The race will feature Independent TD Catherine Connolly, Fine Gael Minister Heather Humphreys, and former Dublin senior football manager Jim Gavin, representing Fianna Fáil. Catherine Connolly, a long-serving TD for Galway West, enters the contest as […]
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