@PadraigCeallagh @rtenews Same as Scotland who have free University fees…Northern Ireland fees are £5,000
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John003
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The Government is "acutely aware" of the "real pain and fear" caused by rising fuel prices, the Taoiseach has said rte.ie/news/ireland/2…
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We must get 3 reports a day on US politics..From Irish media...Even down to detail about electoral boundaries in Texas that might help Republicans..
Hardly anything from the EU parliament or EU commission..
Irish MEP’s mostly vote with the left for instance..
They are more or less ignored.
Is it a language problem? They don’t speak English?
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The modern version of the ultramontanists (look it up) are those who think Brussels knows best. We have lots of them running this country.
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Iran's central military command has announced it would resume "strict management" of the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a decision to unblock the strategic channel as part of negotiations with the US rte.ie/news/middle-ea…
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@rtenews American response….
Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47
"If you don't have a deal by Wednesday when the ceasefire ends, will you extend the ceasefire?" @POTUS: "I don't know. Maybe I won't extend it — but the blockade is going to remain... Unfortunately, we'll have to start dropping bombs again."
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@rtenews Some women in Tehran not wearing the Hijab. Very bold.
No morality police for now.
Living in Tehran (LiT)@LivinginTehran
Scenes from pre-Nowruz (March 20th) shopping in Tehran's Tajrish district amid the ongoing war. 📷Ali Mohammadi
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A convoy of oil tankers was crossing the Strait of Hormuz, the first major movement of ships in the crucial waterway since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran seven weeks ago rte.ie/news/middle-ea…
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@rtenews 8 tankers have managed to pass Strait of Hormuz ….No toll to the Iranians …American Naval blockade still on Iranian ports…
OSINTtechnical@Osinttechnical
Ships have begun using Iran's approved route through the Strait of Hormuz this morning. At least 8 tankers have managed to pass, while numerous other ships are loitering short of the crossing or have turned back. AIS via @MarineTraffic.
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@rtenews New Hungarian leader shut down the state broadcaster.
Is that not a far-right policy?
Argonaut@FapeFop90614
🇭🇺🔸MAGYAR: “It feels good to be here — this factory of lies will be put to an end.” 🔸Hungary’s prime minister-elect Péter Magyar vows to shut down the country’s state broadcaster M1 (Hungary’s Fox News) after his landslide election victory over Orbán.
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Far-right leaders from Europe will gather in Milan for a rally against irregular immigration and Brussels bureaucracy, the first since the electoral defeat of nationalist Viktor Orbán in Hungary rte.ie/news/world/202…
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said his country is on the verge of a "new phase" of "permanent agreements", after the ten-day ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force
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@rtenews Iran is going to open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic…
Dr. Eli David@DrEliDavid
IRGC trying to block the Strait of Hormuz 👇
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Travel agents across Ireland are reporting an increase in the number of people contacting them with "worries about their holiday plans" amid warnings of a shortage of jet fuel
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Some Iran-linked ships have crossed US blockade, data suggests bbc.in/487VpEY
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@rtenews Foreign minister Iran…
Seyed Abbas Araghchi@araghchi
In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran.
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Trust was shattered between the United States and Iran last February when negotiations over Tehran's nuclear programme were blown up by the Americans following the launch of their joint operation with Israel, known as Epic Fury
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US President Donald Trump has said that the US has banned Israel from further bombing in Lebanon, using an atypically harsher tone than usual with its longtime ally
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President Trump says US naval blockade will continue in Strait of Hormuz until peace deal with Iran agreed bbc.in/4cgHYF8
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Strait of Hormuz will be "completely open" to commercial ships during ceasefire, Iran's foreign minister says - follow live bbc.in/4vHbPhQ
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz 'fully open’ for duration of ceasefire
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An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza, according to figures published by UN Women
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Blistering temperatures rising to 40C and above will now be branded "cruelly hot" or "kokusho-bi" in Japan, the weather agency has said, as heatwave days become increasingly frequent in the region
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@rtenews Iran has stopped export of petrochemicals.. Fertilizer and plastics..Factories making them got blown up..
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Mehdi H.@mhmiranusa
Iran stopped all petrochemical exports in an effort to support the domestic market in the aftermath of damages to the industry in the the 39-day war. The order to petrochemical plants came form the National Iranian petrochemical company (NIPC) in a letter dated April 13, 2026.
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A ten-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel has come into effect and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the US and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism that the Iran war could be nearing an end
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The Taoiseach has secured the backing of two Cabinet ministers, who had been mentioned as potential successors to him as Fianna Fáil leader
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