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[08:00] D-Day and Jedi knights: Ireland's Hollywood close-ups

New research this week revealed the most popular filming locations in Ireland - and it's no wonder directors and filmmakers flock here every year to grab a piece of the action and a lot of the scenery.

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[16:15] Minister hopes to bring forward competitive action plan

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke said he hopes to bring a memo to Cabinet next week that will set out bringing forward the Government's competitive action plan.

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[16:00] Defence plan priority for Poland's EU Council presidency

Poland's finance minister has said that the European Commission's ReArm Europe defence plan is now a top priority for his country's presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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[16:17] UK MPs approve govt bid to take control of steel plant

UK MPs have approved plans to save British Steel's Scunthorpe blast furnaces after an extraordinary sitting of the House of Commons.

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#UK #BritishSteel's #Scunthorpe #theHouseofCommons







[10:10] Man dies in Tipperary collision between lawnmower and car

A man has died following a road collision at Kilcash in Co Tipperary.

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[10:39] Stripe CEO Patrick Collision to join Meta board

Irishman and co-founder of payments platform Stripe Patrick Collison is to join the board of Facebook parent company Meta.

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#Irishman #StripePatrickCollison #Facebook #Meta




[12:14] Govt would not support DSTs on US big tech, says Donohoe

The Minister for Finance has said that the Government would not support the use of Digital Sales Taxes on US big tech as a countermeasure to resolve the current impasse between the European Union and the United States over trade tariffs.

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#Government #DigitalSalesTaxes #US #theEuropeanUnion #theUnitedStates




[15:00] 'So proud you were my father': Colin Farrell at funeral

Former Shamrock Rovers player and businessman Eamon Farrell has been remembered at his funeral by his son, actor Colin Farrell, as having been a gem of a father who was adored by him and his siblings.

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[09:25] US can deport pro-Palestinian student protester - judge

An immigration judge has ruled that a pro-Palestinian student protester, a US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration, can be deported, his lawyer said.

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[13:42] Israel to expand offensive 'throughout most of Gaza'

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced that the military plans to expand its ongoing offensive across much of Gaza, warning residents to evacuate from active combat zones.

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