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[13:16] Dublin Eddie Rockets closed over rodent activity

A dead rat, rodent droppings and the likely contamination of kitchen utensils "with pathogenic bacteria" were among the reasons seven food businesses were served with closures orders, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

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#seven #theFoodSafetyAuthority #Ireland






[14:17] Charity raises awareness of heart attack signs in women

The heart disease charity Croi has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of heart attacks amongst women.

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#Croi

#croi




Not updated in 7 years, IIS is still a default part of Windows, apparently

This month's security updates for Windows 11 create a new empty folder on drive C. It is called "inetpub," and it does not contain any extra folders or files. Its properties window shows 0 bytes in size and that it was created by the system itself. Neowin checked a bunch of Windows 11 PCs w

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#Windows



[14:31] Gardaí say increase in drivers speeding 'disappointing'

Gardaí found 1,286 motorists driving over the speed limit during National Slow Down Day, which ran for 24-hours yesterday.

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#1,286 #24_hours #yesterday



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[22:09] Dublin teen wins Young Filmmaker award at Fresh Festival

Emma Whelan, 18, from Finglas in Dublin has been crowned Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year for her film 'Abhaile' at the annual Fresh Film Festival.

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#EmmaWhelan #18 #Finglas #Dublin #Ireland #YoungFilmmakeroftheYear #Abhaile #FreshFilmFestival



France's new high-speed train has Americans asking: Why can't we have that?
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C: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
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[17:13] Man jailed for 8 years over Sean McCarthy manslaughter

A 38-year-old man who said he shot and killed a drug dealer in his apartment in Dublin after he had threatened to kill him over a €5,000 drug debt has been jailed for eight years for manslaughter.

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#38_year_old #Dublin #eightyears



[22:06] Helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River - police

A helicopter has crashed into the Hudson River near lower Manhattan, the New York City Police Department said on social media.

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#theHudsonRiver #Manhattan #NewYorkCityPoliceDepartment