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Israel slammed as medical agency doctors say Gaza is like a graveyard

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

Israeli troops will stay stationed in the buffer zones they have established within Gaza even after a resolution to end the war is reached, Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed, as efforts to restart ceasefire negotiations struggled, reports RTE. Since military actions resumed last month, Israeli troops have established a large “security zone” stretching deep into Gaza, compressing over two million Palestinians into increasingly confined areas in the southern region and along the coast.
Sleepy Joe Biden claims President Trump taking ‘hatchet’ to Social Security

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

Former US president Joe Biden has criticised Donald Trump’s sweeping government changes, accusing his successor of endangering the retirement security of millions of Americans, reports RTE. In his first major public address since leaving office, Mr Biden spoke to a gathering of disability rights advocates in Chicago, re-entering the national spotlight.
29-yr-old groom to be sadly dies in front of father and friends in tragic accident on his stag party

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

A stag party in Benidorm ended in heartbreak when a groom-to-be died in front of his father and friends in a tragic accident, reports The Mirror. The 29-yr-old man from Halifax, UK — who was also a father — sadly lost his life following an incident at the Funky Flamingo bar on March 22. According to the bar’s manager, the man fell backwards from a bar stool and struck his head on the ground.
Another wallop for LGBTQI+ as Hungary backs constitutional curbs on LGBTQ people

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

Hungarian lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved constitutional amendments targeting the country’s LGBTQ community and dual citizens, marking the latest move to bolster Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s trademark “illiberal” political system, reports RTE. Since reclaiming power in 2010, Orban has tightened control over LGBTQ rights, the media, judiciary, and academic institutions.
Less wind farm objections is part of the govt’s plan to hit climate goals

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth has criticised the Government’s newly approved 2025 Climate Action Plan, claiming it fails to place Ireland on a definitive course to meet its climate commitments, reports RTE. The group argued that the plan overlooks two critical issues: the rapid growth of data centres and the increasing dependency on fossil fuel infrastructure, especially natural gas.
Drew Harris completely rejects criticism of policing model

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has pushed back against criticism of his policing model, which the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) claims is failing, reports RTE. At their annual conference today, AGSI members told the Commissioner that his tenure has been marked by ineffective policing strategies, poor industrial relations, and unnecessary reforms. AGSI president Declan Higgins accused Mr Harris of turning policing into a business.
Public trust in RTE has nosedived - only four out of ten people say RTE is

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

Newly published data compiled for RTÉ has revealed that by the end of 2024, just 40% of the public considered RTÉ overall to be “trustworthy”, while 81% believed that the broadcaster is “valuable to Irish society”, reports RTE. The figures were released under the Freedom of Information Act to Dr Mark Cullinane, a post-doctoral sociologist currently writing a book on public service media in Ireland.
An Irish man has sadly died following drowning incident in Malta

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

A 76-yr-old man from Ireland has passed away after encountering difficulties while swimming in the sea in Malta, reports RTE. According to a statement from Maltese police, the incident occurred while the man was swimming off the coast of St Julian’s. Witnesses raised the alarm, and the man’s body was recovered from the water near the Cavalieri Hotel in St Julian’s Bay at approximately 12.45pm local time, reports RTE.
Transgenders outraged after huge win in the UK today as top court rules legal definition of a woman is based on sex at birth

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex, siding with the campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) in a significant legal challenge, reports RTE. The case stemmed from a dispute over Scotland’s 2018 Gender Representation on Public Boards Act, which mandates that 50% of public board members be women.
Garda claim that ‘citizen journalists’ provoke them and only post edited clips - even though most clips are Live videos

1 week ago | theliberal.ie | Anthony Ellis

Members of the public are deliberately filming Gardaí while on duty in an effort to provoke them, a senior officer has warned. Inspector Amanda Flood says certain citizen journalists aim to antagonize Gardaí and later share edited footage of the incidents online, reports The Mirror. Philip Dwyer, pictured above, is one of the best known citizen journalists in the country.