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3 days ago | 
inkl.com | James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Dublin City
American pop star Lady Gaga delivered a free concert to over 2.1 million revellers on Copacabana beach in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in May. Those attuned to security concerns saw a policing and public safety nightmare. And shortly after the concert, Rio de Janeiro’s civil police secretary, Felipe Curi, announced that the worst realisation of this nightmare had almost come to pass. An improvised bomb attack targeting fans had been thwarted thanks to police intelligence.
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4 days ago | 
tolerance.ca | James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Dublin City
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4 days ago | 
bbc.com | James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
Trump speculates about regime change in Iran after US strikesWatch: How successful have the US strikes on Iran been? US President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of a change in leadership in Iran, after his country joined Israel in striking Iranian nuclear facilities.
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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
Ireland is home to a significant number of investment firmsregulated under the legislative framework set out in the revisedMarkets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65("MiFID II") and the Markets inFinancial Instruments Regulation 600/2014("MiFIR"). As of early April 2025, Ireland has 90 authorised MiFIDinvestment firms.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Murphy |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Act2025 (the "Act" - here) has now been commenced, coming intoforce on 9 May 2025. The Act brings greater clarity and efficiencyto the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (the"FSPO") complaints process by amendingcertain provisions within the Financial Services and PensionsOmbudsman Act 2017 (the "2017 Act").
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
Trump offers illegal immigrants $1,000 to 'self-deport'Getty ImagesThe scheme relies on the use of the CBP One app, with which a migrant's journey home can be tracedThe US government is offering migrants who are in the country illegally a sum worth $1,000 (£751) and paid travel if they decide to leave the US. "Self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in Monday's announcement.
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1 month ago | 
winnmediaskn.com | Paul Kirby |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Tom Geoghegan
by Paul Kirby, James FitzGerald and Tom Geoghegan(BBC) – The US and Ukraine have signed a deal that will give Washington access to some of the war-torn country’s natural resources. Months in the making, it sets up an investment fund that Ukraine hopes will cement US assistance as the country struggles to repel Russia three years after the invasion. The Ukrainians have now published the deal and there have been public statements from both sides. Here are seven key takeaways.
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1 month ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Paul Kirby |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Tom Geoghegan
The US and Ukraine have signed a deal that will give Washington access to some of the war-torn country's natural resources. Months in the making, it sets up an investment fund that Ukraine hopes will cement US assistance as the country struggles to repel Russia three years after the invasion. The Ukrainians have now published the deal and there have been public statements from both sides. Here are seven key takeaways.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Clare Gillett |Josh Hogan |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Holly Draper-Spillane
While MiFID Firms are generally outside the scope of theConsumer Protection Code, there are certain matters which MiFIDfirms are expected to comply with. In order to ensure that MiFIDFirms do not fall foul of these expectations, steps should be takennow.
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2 months ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
El Salvador's leader will not return man deported from the US in errorEl Salvador will not return Kilmar Ábrego García, whom the US government deported to his home country where he is being held in a mega-prison. President Nayib Bukele made the comments during a meeting on Monday at the White House with Donald Trump, with whom he shares a strong relationship.
