Chinese firm Hikvision doubles CCTV sales in Britain
A Chinese CCTV firm whose equipment is banned by the Government from 'sensitive' sites more than doubled its sales to UK and Ireland customers last year. Annual results from Hikvision showed direct sales climbed from £14.7m in 2022 to £32.6m in 2023. The ban announced in 2022 by deputy PM Oliver Dowden applies to the use of the cameras at 'sensitive sites'. Looking ahead: Annual results from Hikvision showed direct sales climbed from £14.7m in 2022 to £32.6m in 2023The Government later made clear that this ban did not extend to all public sector sites. The company maintains it presents no threat to UK security.
Source:Daily Mail
June 09, 2024 23:41 UTC
Race for final seat in Athlone (Roscommon)
Race for final seat in Athlone (Roscommon)Whilst the poll-topping performance of Independent Cllr Emer Kelly was the main story of the Athlone Electoral Area of Roscommon County Council, there are still a lot of questions to answer as the count ticked on into Sunday tea time. The main issue to be resolved is the destination of the sixth and final seat, with Sinn Féin's Sam Brooks, Fianna Fáil's James Murray and Fine Gael Domnick Connolly the contenders. Already, Kelly, fellow independent Tony Ward and Fine Gael's John Naughten have been elected. Independent Laurence Fallon is likely to be elected in the third count, the results of which are due very shortly. It could be count seven or eight before we know the destination of that last seat.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 22:32 UTC
India defends 119 in low-scoring thriller to beat Pakistan by 6 runs at T20 World Cup, Bumrah 3-14
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Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 20:31 UTC
John Naughten "delighted" with increase in vote as he's elected on first count
Councillor John Naughten with his wife Breda family, Deputy Denis Naughen, TD and supporters at the election count in the Hyde Centre last Sunday morning. John Naughten "delighted" with increase in vote as he's elected on first countJohn Naughten said he was "delighted" with the result he received in the Athlone local electoral area of Roscommon after he was elected in the first count with 1,750 votes. The newly re-elected Fine Gael councillor said that it was the second time that he had increased his vote. Mr Naughten believes that road infrastructure and road planning are some of the major issues in his electoral area. "The investment particularly in our rural roads, I think, needs to be increased to keep them up to an acceptable standard."
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 20:07 UTC
Naas elects Independent Ireland candidate but sticks with tried and tested | Kildare Nationalist
Naas voted the county’s first Independent Ireland candidate, but voters went with the tried and tested in the Naas Local Electoral Area (LEA). Social Democrats Bill Clear topped the poll in the Naas LEA with 1,973 votes. I’m quite honoured that people did trust me and gave me that many votes. “You are selling your work for the last five years rather than what you can do,” she said of campaigning this time. You pay the penalty when you live to be an older age and the people who support you.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 18:11 UTC
Spain loss will help Northern Ireland’s learning curve – Conor Bradley
Spain loss will help Northern Ireland’s learning curve – Conor BradleyBy Ian Parker, PA, PalmaLiverpool star Conor Bradley believes Northern Ireland will learn from their 5-1 beating at the hands of Euro 2024-bound Spain as they look ahead to next year’s World Cup qualifiers. “We had a great start to the game,” Bradley said. “They are a world-class team and they will try and go and win the Euros and for us the game was a big learning curve. But Spain, who open their Euro 2024 campaign against Croatia next Saturday, would prove too strong for Michael O’Neill’s young side. “We knew before the game we weren’t going to have much of the ball,” Bradley said.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 18:04 UTC
Man (30s) dies in suspected stabbing in Finglas
Man (30s) dies in suspected stabbing in FinglasJames CoxA man, aged in his 30s, has died in a suspected stabbing in Finglas, Dublin, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Shortly after 1am, gardaí and emergency services attended a residence in the Scribblestown area where a man in his 30s was found with serious injuries. A senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the inquiry, and an incident room has been established at Finglas Garda Station. Additionally, a Garda family liaison officer has been assigned to keep the man's family informed of developments. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward, particularly those who were in the Scribblestown area between midnight and 1am.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 17:54 UTC
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Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 17:07 UTC
Local elections 2024 – Fingal County Council: More than 25pc of candidates now elected as Labour and Fine Gael make gains
Based on the candidates elected and performing strongly in Fingal so far, it appears that Labour and Fine Gael are performing the best followed by a strong performance by independent councillors. Sinn Féin candidate for Swords Conor Linnane has been eliminated along with Independent candidate Bernadette Wright. Aoibhinn Tormey of Fine Gael secured a solid first count vote of 2,382, indicative of the party's continued popularity. A host of four candidates have been eliminated from Howth-Malahide including independent candidate Motseta Rachel Ndlovu, Independent candidate Jamie McGlue, Sinn Féin candidate Kevin Doherty and Independent candidate Vedh Kannan. Those eliminated from Rush-Lusk LEA include two independent candidates Derek McLoughlin and Aneta Laska.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 16:59 UTC
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Limerick v Clare: History carved out by six in-a-row winning Limerick
History made by Limerick, who have become the first county ever to win six consecutive Munster senior hurling titles. FULL-TIME: Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-2074mins: Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-20Byrnes sends over a free from between the two 65s to put Limerick six ahead. 72mins: Limerick 1-25 Clare 1-20Shane O’Brien does brilliantly to win a free for Limerick, which Tom Morrissey converts. 8mins: Limerick 0-2 Clare 0-3Diarmaid Byrnes pulls a point back for Limerick before Shane O’Donnell puts Clare back in front. [ Limerick v Clare preview: John Kiely’s team stand on the brink of history ]Tony Kelly to start for Clare.
Source:The Irish Times
June 09, 2024 16:42 UTC
First count - Edenderry area
Fergus McDonnell pictured with family and supporters after his election. First count - Edenderry areaTotal Poll 8,885Invalid Papers 133Valid Poll 8752No of Seats 6Quota 1,251Cribbin (Fine Gael) 891Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fáil) 1998Hackett (Green Party) 270McDermott (Fianna Fail) 614O'Donnell (Independent Ireland) 1,320McNamee (Social Democrats) 617Murray (Sinn Féin) 648Murray (Fianna Fáil)1,134Quinn (Fine Gael) 1,066Ryan (Sinn Féin) 194Eddie Fitzpatrick and Fergus McDonnell have been deemed elected. The count staff will now proceed to distribute Eddie Fitzpatrick's surplus of 747Keep up with our Day 2 blog today here
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 15:50 UTC
LIVE UPDATES DAY TWO: Offaly County Council
LIVE UPDATES DAY TWO: Offaly County Council5pmA beaming Sean O'Brien said all his "hard work" had paid off after he was re-elected to Offaly County Council for the Tullamore area this afternoon. A delighted Aoife Masterson celebrates with family and friends at the Offaly Count Centre in Mucklagh after she was elected to Offaly County Council on the 4th count for the Tullamore Electoral Area. 3.54pmEdenderry Local Electoral Area (3rd count result)This consisted of the distribution of Claire Murray (FF) surplus of 110 votes. Their brother, Eamonn who also served for many years on Offaly County Council, announced his retirement from local politics earlier this year. 1.17pmEdenderry Electoral Area (2nd count result)The distribution of Eddie Fitzpatrick's surplus of 747 votes.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 15:34 UTC
Spain loss will help Northern Ireland’s learning curve
“We had a great start to the game,” Bradley said. “They are a world-class team and they will try and go and win the Euros and for us the game was a big learning curve. But Spain, who open their Euro 2024 campaign against Croatia next Saturday, would prove too strong for Michael O’Neill’s young side. You were unbelievable 👏🏻💚🤍 pic.twitter.com/lLcMi7h2i0 — Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) June 8, 2024“We knew before the game we weren’t going to have much of the ball,” Bradley said. Bradley said he did not expect Saturday’s defeat to damage confidence as they look ahead to the Nations League campaign to come in the autumn.
Source:The Herald
June 09, 2024 15:16 UTC
First district home in Limerick has a surprise Independent Ireland twist
THE Adare-Rathkeale district has been the first district in Limerick City and County to fill all its seats. Local TD Richard O’Donoghue’s Independent Ireland were the big winners in this district with both John O’Donoghue (brother of the Dáil member and party co-founder) and 23-year-old Tommy Hartigan being elected without reaching the quota. Sign up for the weekly Limerick Post newsletterSign UpParty colleague Tommy Hartigan said that his election brought a feeling of “relief and satisfaction”. Fianna Fáil’s Ger Ward also took a seat in this district, with all six seats in the district filled. The other three seats in the district went to Bridie Collins (FF), Stephen Keary (FG), and Adam Teskey (FG).
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 15:09 UTC
Government websites hit with cyberattack
Government websites hit with cyberattackJames CoxA number of Government websites were targeted in cyberattacks overnight as local and European election vote counting continues. The National Cyber Security Centre said the impact from the 'DDoS' attacks was minimal. A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is designed to force a website, computer, or online service offline. This is accomplished by flooding the target with many requests, consuming its capacity and rendering it unable to respond to legitimate requests. The websites for Irish Rail, Bus Éireann, Transport for Ireland, the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Leap Card, and voter registration portal Voter.ie were all targeted, The Sunday Times reports.
Source:Irish Independent
June 09, 2024 15:04 UTC