Sister of Clare Daly organised Catherine Connolly trip to Syria in 2018
The 2018 trip to Syria by four TDs, including president-elect Catherine Connolly, was organised by Elaine Daly, sister of Clare Daly, the former TD and MEP has said. Ms Connolly was asked on several occasions who organised the trip but did not answer the question. Ms Connolly travelled to Syria with the then TDs Clare Daly, Mick Wallace and Maureen O’Sullivan among others. Asked during the campaign about the meeting, Ms Connolly said she was not aware of the presence of the militia leader. During the presidential campaign the Irish Syria Solidarity Movement criticised Ms Connolly for saying she had been “shown around by Palestinians” at Yarmouk during the 2018 trip.
Source:The Irish Times
November 10, 2025 13:32 UTC
German investor pays €50m for Dublin docklands office block, roughly half the sale price in 2018
Having sold for €106.5 million in 2018, No 2 Dublin Landings has now been sold again for just over €50 million. Under the terms of the process confirmed by the US bankruptcy court, WeWork eliminated $4 billion of its pre-petition debt and will save $12 billion (€11.45 billion) in projected lease liabilities. It amended the terms of more than 170 of its office leases and exited from 160 of its locations. As part of that process, the flexible workspace giant negotiated a €1.38 million reduction in its annual rent for No 2 Dublin Landings, bringing the figure from €5.38 million to €4 million. It also handed back the smaller of the six-storey building’s two penthouse top floors, which measures 21,000 sq ft
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November 10, 2025 12:52 UTC
Status yellow warning issued as heavy rain forecast for many areas
Spells of heavy rain and possible flooding, difficult travelling conditions and poor visibility are to be expected, Met Éireann says. Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rain warning for eight counties from Tuesday. Spells of heavy rain and possible flooding, difficult travel conditions and poor visibility are to be expected. Tuesday will be wet from the offset with spells of persistent and heavy rain in many areas and potential localised flooding. In the afternoon, rain will begin in the south and spread northwards in the evening, becoming heavy at times.
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November 10, 2025 12:31 UTC
Why is the BBC set to apologise over a Donald Trump speech edit?
The BBC is expected to apologise on Monday for the way in which a speech by the US president, Donald Trump, was edited in an episode of Panorama. He accused the BBC of selectively editing a Trump speech. The edited clip suggested that Trump told the crowd: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be there with you, and we fight. BBC director general Tim Davie, who has resigned from the BBC. On Sunday evening, Davie, the BBC director general, announced his resignation, along with the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness.
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November 10, 2025 11:50 UTC
National Maternity Hospital: HSE seeks ‘delivery partner’ management consultant at €20m
The new National Maternity Hospital is to be developed on the campus of St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin. Photograph: Nick BradshawThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is seeking a “delivery partner” with “programme management expertise” at an estimated cost of €20 million as part of the development of the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH). CPV codes listed in the notice include “business services”, “legal services”, “management related services” and “crisis management services”. In response to queries from The Irish Times, the HSE said the delivery partner “will form part of the overall team supporting the HSE on the NMH project”. The Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) asked the Department of Health for a report on the costs of the NMH project.
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November 10, 2025 11:32 UTC
US senators take first step to end longest government shutdown in history
A new deal would reopen the federal government and keep it funded until the end of January. Photograph: Eric Lee/The New York TimesThe US Senate took the first step to end the longest shutdown in history on Sunday night, after a group of Democratic lawmakers crossed party lines and endorsed a compromise plan to reopen the government. Eight Democrats voted along with all but one Republican senator to advance a deal, which was negotiated behind closed doors by rank-and-file Democrats, Republican senators and the White House. A deal would reopen the federal government and keep it funded until the end of January. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA/BloombergBut US president Donald Trump appeared confident late on Sunday, the 40th day of the shutdown.
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November 10, 2025 11:16 UTC
The CEO trying to end the curse of the pointless meeting
But I still emailed BHP to find out more about an approach that appealed to my inner autocrat. For me, one of the excellent things about working for a newspaper with endless deadlines is that there is rarely time for people to faff around in pointless meetings. It advises organisations to have a meeting doomsday, or full-bore calendar cleanse, all the better to make meetings a last resort instead of the default. “The main aim is to have the right participants in the meeting and to have an outcome,” said a spokeswoman. I admit that this sort of thing will not suit all organisations and would cause a minor riot at some.
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November 10, 2025 11:14 UTC
Mother complained that film which ‘horrified’ autistic son was rated PG
A correspondent to to the Irish Film Classification Office said they were 'alarmed at the misogyny towards girls and women' in the film. Photograph: Anora Productions/Augusta QuirkA mother wrote to officials responsible for film classifications in Ireland this year to say she “couldn’t believe” a film that “horrified” her autistic son was rated only PG. The woman wrote in August that her son was “horrified when the mother monkey got shot and the baby watched it all. I cannot believe this film was rated as only PG? She said it was “embarrassing to take my 14-year-old son” to a film that “should not be screened at all”.
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November 10, 2025 10:58 UTC
Is it time to change the way we buy houses?
In the UK, a major reform of the house-buying system has been proposed by the Labour Government. Photograph: iStockFor most people, the process of buying a house can be quite disheartening. The lack of housing supply across the country means houses often sell for way above asking price and usually after an excruciating bidding war. While the Government promises to address the supply issue, is there anything that needs to change about the way we buy houses? In the UK, a major reform of the house-buying system has been proposed by the Labour Government.
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November 10, 2025 10:47 UTC
An Irish digital nomad in Lisbon: I question what we’re doing here – The Irish Times
Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty ImagesUntil last year, Dubliner Leanne Brady (29) was among thousands of so-called ‘digital nomads’ living in Lisbon. These are Brady’s reflections while surfing in Lisbon on her decision to move home to Ireland after three years. I’ve wanted to leave Lisbon for a while now but it wasn’t always that way. I could never afford my own apartment in Ireland and moved house four times over the course of a year before I left for Lisbon. Questioning what we’re doing here, as people come and go, a transient city where you are used to saying goodbye.
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November 10, 2025 10:41 UTC
Cristiano Ronaldo has not lost his self-regard in latest interview
Cristiano Ronaldo: thinks he is more handsome than David Beckham and more famous than Donald Trump. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA WireDid you watch Piers Morgan’s (latest) interview with Cristiano Ronaldo? And that’s my main objective: to meet Donald Trump and talk about world peace. “Me or Donald Trump? Imagine Cristiano and a normal guy in red speedos in Copacabana ... you think I’m not going to have a chance with anyone?
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November 10, 2025 10:38 UTC
Changing Times Brewery expects to double sales next year
Changing Times believes it will sell 3,000 kegs of Bleedin Red Ale by the end of 2027. Changing Times products are now available in 33 venues across the country, up from the initial 15 pubs which stocked its products. Pat Rigney, owner of The Shed Distillery, which is home of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, is another backer of Changing Times Brewery and also the group’s chairman. David Chawke, chief executive of Changing Times and owner of The Bank Bar and Restaurant on College Green, said: “We expect to see the number of keg sales double next year. “It has been a really positive first year of operation for Changing Times and we are very happy with how everything has progressed.
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November 10, 2025 10:36 UTC
Would a male pundit ever be described as ‘the Fred West of football commentary’?
A jury in Liverpool Crown Court found Barton had “crossed the line between free speech and a crime”. After Ward and Aluko had appeared on television coverage of a FA Cup match between Crystal Palace and Everton last season, Barton wrote in a tweet that they were the “Fred and Rose West of football commentary”. As Ward reminded the jury in her testimony last week, Fred and Rose West had tortured, sexually abused and killed children. He also said he was attempting to be “provocative” and ignite a serious national debate about women broadcasting on the men’s game. In court she described comments from Barton on social media as “continuous harassment”.
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November 10, 2025 10:31 UTC
‘We need to get over ourselves’: Farrell frustrated at Ireland performance against Japan
Andy Farrell’s mood is always an accurate barometer, as was evident in the head coach’s frustrated mood after a decidedly uneven 41-10 win over Japan. “It was almost like a Charity Shield game,” added Farrell in likening the game to a seasonal warm-up, “and that’s that shouldn’t be the case. Anytime you play for Ireland, it should be a Test match where you go out there with proper intention from the start and play your game. During the 2025 Quilter Nations Series game between Ireland and Japan in Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/ Inpho“We know that’s what we’re after,” said Farrell, before quickly refocusing on the negatives.
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November 10, 2025 10:31 UTC