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Bob Geldof has urged every Irish person living in Britain to vote to remain in the European Union. The singer, activist and businessman has also called on fellow expatriates to make sure they register by June 7.

One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has threatened to tackle bandmate Niall Horan on his weak knee when the pair play on rival sides at Soccer Aid. The pair will go head to head at the charity football match at Old Trafford on Sunday in aid of Unicef, with Tomlinson playing for England and Horan for… Continue reading 1D friend Louis will probably target my knee at Soccer Aid, Niall Horan says

State-owned companies are sitting on vast land-banks that could be built on to resolve the housing crisis, Simon Coveney has said. The Housing Minister warned publicly-owned bodies they have to “play their part” in helping to bring an end to misery for tens of thousands of families struggling to find a home.

A travel software firm is creating 100 jobs in Dublin. Datalex said the recruitment drive will take place over the next year and a half.

A decision on how airlines should track planes in distress could be made by the end of the year, aviation trade body the International Air Transport Association (Iata) has announced. Aircraft that enter service from January 2021 must be equipped with a way of quickly recovering flight recorder data.

Police expect arrests to be made overseas as part of probe into an international crime cartel behind a murderous feud that has spilled onto the streets of Dublin. In its latest security briefing, the Garda said an unprecedented spate of underworld-ordered murders in Dublin was being directed from Spain, the Netherlands and the UK.

Drugs detectives have seized a massive 1.4 million euro heroin haul in central Dublin. A man has been arrested in connection with the recovery in the south inner city on Wednesday.

The Government is facing calls to hold external reviews of perinatal and maternal deaths in hospitals. Hospital bosses are internally reviewing the cases of two baby deaths in Cavan General Hospital in the last week while the death of expectant mother Malak Kuzbary Thawley at Holles Street in Dublin earlier in the month is also… Continue reading Call for external reviews of baby and mother deaths in hospitals

The sister of a Birmingham pub bomb victim has demanded the “gutless” individuals responsible give themselves up, in an angry confrontation with a former IRA intelligence director. Julie Hambleton issued a stinging riposte to Kieran Conway after he claimed the bombers were “relatively blameless” and would never face justice despite their identities being widely known.

Businessman Donald Trump, the presumptive US Republican presidential nominee, is to visit Ireland. The billionaire announced his trip as part of a whistle-stop tour of his golf resorts later in the month, which will take place after he has been to Scotland.