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The students who sat the Leaving Cert in 50°C desert heat

Many of this year’s Leaving Cert students are preparing to take up their third level courses. Some are holding out for third or fourth round offers, others are going back to the drawing board in terms of looking at alternative career paths. Most are ...

24 Sept 2022 at 18:33

World

US returns smuggled ancient artefacts to Libya

The United States has returned a cache of smuggled ancient artefacts to Libya as the Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war and unrest. The repatriated items include two sculptures dating to the ...

31 Mar 2022 at 19:55

World

Libya’s capital remains tense day after more than 30 killed in violent clashes

Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital on Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people and ended months of relative calm in Tripoli. The fighting broke out early on Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the ...

28 Aug 2022 at 14:35

Clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 45 dead

World

Clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 dead

The death toll in this week’s clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital has risen to 45 as troops fanned out across Tripoli to restore calm after a 24-hour bout of fighting that was the city’s most intense violence this year. ...

16 Aug 2023 at 18:36

Horse Racing

Tripoli Flyer claims Lingfield opener

Tripoli Flyer booked his ticket to Aintree in the spring with an impressive display at Lingfield. A keeping-on fifth on his rules debut at Chepstow in October, Fergal O’Brien’s five-year-old was a 15-2 shot for the opening Winter ...

21 Jan 2024 at 14:06

World

Human rights group questions Lockerbie suspect’s extradition

A leading rights group has urged the US and Libya to explain the legal basis of the surprise extradition of a former Libyan intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, ...

13 Feb 2023 at 17:45

World

Child among 13 killed in renewed militia clashes in Tripoli

Clashes between competing militias in Libya’s capital have killed at least 13 people – including a 12-year-old child – despite calls for calm, a spokesman for Tripoli’s emergency services said. It was the latest ...

22 Jul 2022 at 18:49

World

Libyan court sentences 17 former IS members to death

A Libyan court has sentenced 17 former members of the Islamic State group to death, a statement from the country’s Tripoli-based top prosecutor said. The death sentences were given out to those convicted of ...

19 Dec 2022 at 20:05

Briton ‘settled’ in Lebanon has no intention of leaving despite rising tensions

A British national living in Lebanon insists he will not leave the country because he feels “settled” and is “not scared” of the violence between Hezbollah and Israel. Alan, who did not wish to give his ...

06 Oct 2024 at 09:15

World

Israel expands air strikes in Lebanon, hitting Beirut suburbs and the north

Israel has expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with 12 air strikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in northern Lebanon for the first time. The attack on ...

05 Oct 2024 at 15:15

Horse Racing

Tripoli Flyer seeking Top compensation at Aintree

Fergal O’Brien is keeping his fingers crossed Tripoli Flyer’s late Cheltenham Festival defection can prove a blessing in disguise ahead of the TrustATrader Top Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree. Runner-up ...

03 Apr 2025 at 13:53

Horse Racing

O’Brien sets course for Aintree with Tripoli Flyer

Fergal O’Brien’s Tripoli Flyer has Aintree in his sights after his late withdrawal from the Cheltenham Festival. The six-year-old was an intended participant in the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme ...

17 Mar 2025 at 17:39

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