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Bruce Springsteen’s first Irish gig of 2024: The Boss kicks off in Belfast with No Surrender, then builds a momentous set

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It’s Springsteen’s first show in the North since 2013. He doesn’t say much until the band gets revving, an hour into the evening. But the songs say plenty

Eurovision 2024: Israel singer Eden Golan makes final after public vote

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Thousands of protesters including environmentalist Greta Thunberg take to Malmo streets over Israel’s war in Gaza

Thursday, May 9

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Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta to meet in Europa League final in Dublin

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German side make it 49 games unbeaten after stunning comeback against Roma in second leg

Number of asylum seekers being accommodated by State exceeds 30,000 for the first time

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TD calls for random spot checks on Border as 160 people transferred from tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal in early morning operation

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Man (20s) dies following scrambler bike crash in west Dublin

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Gardaí appeal for witnesses of incident that occurred in Blanchardstown on Thursday afternoon

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Eurovision: Greta Thunberg among thousands protesting against Israel competing in contest

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‘Up to 12,000’ took part in protest march in Malmo ahead of Israeli entrant Eden Golan’s performance

Israel says it will go ahead with Rafah operation as 100,000 people flee region

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Tensions between Israel and the US over the Rafah offensive increase after Biden threatens to withhold weapons

Emergency landing at Dublin Airport due to hydraulics issue with plane

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Dublin Airport is down to a single runway at present

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Stormy Daniels rejects accusations from Trump lawyer during ‘hush money’ trial

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Donald Trump charged with falsifying business records to cover up ‘hush money’ payment to adult film star

Whooping cough Q&A: What is the disease, and what should I do if my child has it?

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Whooping cough is a highly infectious bacterial disease involving the lungs and airways

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Flying columnist – Frank McNally on why Wolfe Tone may have been Ireland’s greatest ever diary writer

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The diary-writing Tone made a deep impression on later Irish revolutionaries

Carpenter sues Intel claiming he was exposed to toxic chemical at Leixlip plant

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Mark Callan has been left with a very significant, lasting and disabling chronic asthmatic condition, court hears

Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in Earth’s atmosphere

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Global average concentration in March was 4.7 parts per million higher than same period last year, researchers find

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Member of Hutch family jailed for attempted robbery of woman in Dublin city centre

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Alan Hutch (41) pleaded guilty to trying to steal €100 from victim at ATM on Talbot Street last year

Dundalk goalkeeper George Shelvey gets 10-game ban for aiming anti-Irish slur at referee

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Club says English player ‘did not, at first, comprehend the discriminatory aspect of his words’

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Dublin teenager who pushed man off mobility scooter ‘for fun’ is jailed for assault

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Elliot Toale attacked victim ‘for fun’ and threatened Scottish tourist who intervened with a knife

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Gaza: Tens of thousands flee Rafah towards ‘safe zones’ that lack water, food and medical care

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Israel's military offensive leading to another 'unbearable' forced displacement

UL staff expressed ‘multiple concerns very early on’ over student housing project, PAC hears

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Controls to properly regulate the transaction were ‘overridden’, committee told

Asylum seekers warned by Government of possible prosecutions for failure to move

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Tents may be seized and people may face charges if they do not comply with orders, leaflet states

Bruce Springsteen concert in Belfast: Tell us your verdict

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We would like to hear about your experience of seeing The Boss perform on his Irish tour

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Body of dead man may have lain undiscovered in Co Cork flat since Christmas

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Gardaí to prepare file for the Coroner’s Court following the discovery of body of Mark Watters (61), originally from Dublin, last Tuesday

Nephew of man killed in Creeslough explosion ordered to leave home of his late uncle

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Partner of the late Hugh Kelly granted injunction against Josie Kelly restraining him from trespassing, entering or making use of property without authority

Girl (2) died of catastrophic injuries caused by swinging gate hit by horse, inquest hears

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Coroner records verdict of accidental death in inquest of Lillie Weldon following incident at her Dublin home in 2022

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Deposit return scheme: Re-Turn stands by reliability of vending machines for recycling plastic bottles, cans

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Some 23 of 2,300 machines replaced as numbers of returned containers are set to reach 100 million later this month

Deposit return scheme: Re-Turn acknowledges issues and says 23 machines have been replaced

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Numbers of returned containers are set to reach 100 million later this month despite customer complaints about reliability of machines

The Dublin Portal: When a New Yorker gave them the finger, Dubliners returned the gesture

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Art project on North Earl Street provides Dubliners will a 24/7 live stream to Broadway

Dublin teen associated with feuding organised crime group caught digging up sawn-off shotgun, court told

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Teenager also faced a charge for taking part in violent disorder at Browne’s steakhouse, where hitman Tristan Sherry (26) was killed after he fatally shot Jay Hennessy Sr (48) on Christmas Eve

Brucewatch: Where is Bruce Springsteen? All eyes on The Boss as he rocks up in Belfast

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Performer is due to take to the stage in Belfast on Thursday evening and has chosen a plush hotel as his base

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Closure orders: Rodent droppings and grime found in kitchens at Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel, Killiney

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Retailer Fresh, Musashi sushi and a number of outlets in Dublin’s Moore Street Mall also hit with FSAI orders

University Hospital Limerick overcrowding: Review to consider if second midwest ED needed

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Increased overcrowding at UHL, despite increased staff and budget, has been a source of controversy