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Iranian supreme leader's funeral set for July as deal to end war approaches
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (547+ words) Funeral processions for the Iranian former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will be held in July, according to the state-run news agency, as mediators said an agreement to end the war is close. The funeral, burial, and farewell ceremonies for…...
FAI hopes Palestinian backing will sway members on Israel fixture
22+ hour, 18+ min ago (515+ words) The Stop The Game campaign noted the tennis ball protest during the recent men's friendly against Qatar was only the start of their protests. Pic: Paul Phelan/Sportsfile The FAI hope that an endorsement by the Palestinian federation of their…...
FAI accused of a 'cop out' by moving Israel fixture overseas
22+ hour, 34+ min ago (597+ words) St Patrick's Athletic supporters hold up a sign reading "'how Israel The Red Card' during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Picture: Stephen Mc Carthy/Sportsfile The…...
Irish Examiner view: We must prepare for online threat ahead of Ireland's EU presidency
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (694+ words) The remains of a burnt-out car outside boarded-up houses off the Newtownards Rd, in east Belfast after two consecutive nights of violence following the June 8 stabbing of Stephen Ogilvie. Picture: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty" In the coming months, Ireland will…...
Trump threatens to strike Iran "very hard, tonight" and to take Kharg Island
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (728+ words) Donald Trump has said the US will take control of Iran's oil and gas infrastructure and launch further strikes on Iran on Thursday night, just hours after the two countries exchanged fire for the second consecutive day despite a nominal…...
US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blamed Tehran for downing helicopter
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (878+ words) A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, Sunday, June 7 (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)) The US military launched airstrikes and Iranretaliated on Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz,…...
Ireland v Israel: Government puts the boot in to support match going ahead
4+ day, 22+ min ago (501+ words) As the chants to "stop the game" increase in volume, the Government has found more and more reasons to support the FAI in pressing ahead with the fixture against Israel. Under another round of questioning, Taoiseach Miche'l Martin insisted in…...
Boycott campaign says Ireland-Israel Nations League games are "bigger than football
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (534+ words) A Deliveroo rider passes the new Lamine Yamal mural outside Bohemians' Dalymount Park, which features the Barcelona star with a Palestinian flag and the words "stop the game", referencing calls to halt the Ireland v Israel European cup fixture. Picture:…...
Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes on each other for now
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (894+ words) Iran and Israel said on Monday they had "halted attacks on each other after an appeal from US President Donald Trump, though Tehran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued to hit Hezbollah in Lebanon. The most direct "confrontation…...
Ireland v Israel: Government faces further pressure to back boycott
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (681+ words) Bohemians fans protesting against Ireland's participation in a Uefa Nations League match against Israel game during Bohs' Airtricity League Premier Division game against Shamrock Rovers in Dalymount on May 25. Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho The Government is set to face more…...