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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
‘Turning a blind eye to genocide': Mass. Rep. Neal's visit to Ireland protested
Wielding signs that read "Richard Neal, you can't hide. You're supporting genocide," protesters made their voices heard this week as a Western Massachusetts lawmaker visited Ireland. Around 50 pro-Palestinian protesters greeted U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-1st District, as he was hosted by the Killarney County Council, according to reports by The Journal, an Irish news organization. Neal, the top Democrat on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, is among the ranks of U.S. House lawmakers who have backed Israel's ongoing siege of Gaza. Protesters took Neal to task for that support, along with his vote in favor of a controversial antisemitism awareness bill that critics say is a pretext for cracking down on support for the Palestinian cause, the Irish news outlet reported. Neal, of Springfield, was one of six of the Bay State's nine House lawmakers who voted in favor of the bill. The protesters, who gathered outside Muckross House, a historic Victorian mansion in an Irish national park, accused Neal of hypocrisy because he played a key role in facilitating the talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement, which ended the longest period of conflict in Irish history, the newspaper reported. The 1998 peace pact also ensured there would not be a return to a 'hard border' between British-controlled Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Neal, 76, is the top Democrat on Congress's Friends of Ireland Caucus, according to his official biography. One of those protesters, whom The Journal identified only as Maria, told the news outlet that 'obviously the peace process is really important to Northern Ireland, which is still under occupation.' 'We're put in a really horrible position by having him here, having him hosted, and having people stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel because of his position,' Maria, who helped organize the protest, continued. Neal was among the scores of high-profile pols and business leaders who traveled to Ireland for the Global Economic Summit, which ran through Wednesday. The Springfield lawmaker also has ancestral ties to the area, according to the Irish news outlet. RFK Jr. slammed raw milk shots with podcast host in the White House Major Trump foe says Republicans keep approaching her with shocking message 'Incredibly ironic': Trump antisemitism effort may force out Harvard's Israeli Jews 'We're not sanctuary cities': WMass mayors push back at feds over DHS target list New poll shows who Dems want in 2028 — and it's not Kamala Harris Read the original article on MassLive.
Irish Examiner
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
'Savage' jumping wins the day for Clarens at Tramore
Clarens, trained locally by John Flavin for the Miracle Racing Syndicate, notched a second course and distance success when defying top-weight in the incident-packed Vince Power Memorial Handicap Chase at Tramore on Friday evening. Enterprisingly ridden by in-form Darragh O'Keeffe, he held off Itsalonglongroad by two lengths. 'It's a great prize to win at our local track,' said Flavin. 'He jumped savage and is so honest. There's a race for him over in Cartmel at the end of June and that's where he'll go next.' Earlier, chasing debutant Aussie Warrior, trained by Tommy Hughes and carrying the colours worn to Galway Hurdle success by Quinze back in 1999, landed the Curraghmore Beginners Chase in the hands of Phillip Enright, who went on to complete a double when Sam Curling's Derryville (7-4 favourite) made a successful hurdling debut in the Walsh King Accountants Mares Maiden Hurdle. The Gordon Elliott-trained Bowensonfire pounced late under 7lb claimer Finn Brickley to deny Hasten Slowly in the SIS Handicap Hurdle. And the Willie Mullins-trained hotpot Love Me Tender (Jody Townend) looked an exciting prospect on his debut, outclassing his rivals in the bumper, powering clear up the hill to slam Palpatate by eight lengths. At Down Royal, versatile mare Goodie Two Shoes gave Joseph O'Brien a fifth win in the listed His Majesty's Plate. The 3-1 favourite, ridden by stable jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle, stayed on strongly through the final furlong to keep nearest rival La Isla Mujeres at bay by a length. Goodie Two Shoes, winner of a Killarney maiden hurdler last summer, was registering her second listed success, to the delight of her jockey, who stated: 'She's very straight-forward. We went an even pace, she relaxed lovely and quickened up well and put it to bed easily. 'It looked a competitive race. She stays two miles well and is improving all the time.' The trainer/rider combination doubled-up when Angelo Pio justified 2-1 favouritism in the finale, the BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden. Chris Hayes brought his seasonal tally to 25 thanks to a 55-1 double on Rajala and On A Session. The once-raced, Dermot Weld-trained Rajala prevailed by a neck over Lil' Angel in the seven-furlong fillies' maiden, stepping up on her debut fifth at the Curragh. And On A Session, trained by Kieran Cotter, recorded his first win in more than two years when defying a high draw and justifying market support in the seven-furlong BoyleSports Extra Places Every Day Handicap, foiling favourite Dynamic Force. 'We had a wide draw and I decided to take the brave man's route,' explained Hayes. 'It opened up for us and he pricked his ears when he got there. He's run well in Galway before and the rough and tumble of it around there suits him.' In a first-time visor, Willie McCreery's Navy Waters got up on the line, under a strong ride from Nathan Crosse, to pip front-runner First Ascent in the BoyleSports Smart Race Card Maiden, with odds-on favourite Seo Linn third.
Irish Independent
27-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Surge in power cuts leave Kerry residents in the dark as ESB is asked for answers
The ESB manage supply through what's known as 'planner groups' of which there are 34 in total that are linked to counties. The Killarney planner group recorded a 43 per cent increase in power cuts between 2023 and 2024 – a jump from 1,612 in 2023 to 2,308 in 2024. The Tralee planner group recorded a 15 per cent increase in power cuts for the same period, going from 1,558 to 1,796. It's thought the outages would also have impacted large numbers of properties on the outskirts of Kerry's two largest towns. Ireland South MEP, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, has raised what she calls 'significant concerns' about ESB Networks performance in relation to power cuts faced by domestic and business customers across Ireland. Figures provided to Ms Ní Mhurchú by ESB Networks under Freedom of Information show significant year on year increases in power cuts across Ireland between 2021 and 2024. She wants ESB Networks to clarify why there is a 22 per cent jump in power outages across the country between 2023 and 2024, saying a new system of compensation for householders and small businesses for outages lasting more than 12 hours should not be charged for standing charges and levies when the power is out. 'My worry is that ESB Networks may be trying to cut costs by not investing in our electricity infrastructure to the extent that they should be,' she said. "Power cuts have an enormous impact on families, in particular as many homes are now passive homes that depend on heat pumps and don't have open fires or stoves,' she added. Ms Ní Mhurchú said customers deserve an explanation as to why they are facing more power cuts when they are paying the second highest electricity prices in Europe. "The least Irish customers deserve is more investment in the infrastructure that delivers that electricity,' she said. There were 64,754 power cuts across Ireland in 2024, both planned and unplanned outages representing a 22 per cent increase on 2023 where Ireland had 53,067 power cuts. Between 2021 and 2024, Ireland has seen a 40 per cent increase in the number of power cuts, both planned and unplanned.
Irish Times
27-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Trump's EU tariff threats causing chaos
The world 'cannot afford' a trade war, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said , after US president Donald Trump threatened to impose steep tariffs on the EU. Addressing an economic conference in Killarney, he acknowledged the US was 'anxious' to get a trade deal and that it had issues it wanted resolved but he said he also believed the European Union was being 'sensible' and wanted to land the deal in 'a reasonable zone'. His comments came hours after US president Donald Trump said he would extend the deadline for the European Union to face 50 per cent tariffs until July 9th after a phone call with Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Given his latest partial climbdown, where do things go from here? Cliff Taylor outlines what's at stake, while Eoin Burke-Kennedy assesses what may be Trump's weak point in negotiations . Former US president Joe Biden's health is back in focus, as a tell-all book has a slew of revelations about how he really was doing in recent years. But how did the media do when it came to covering Biden's health? Hugh Linehan runs the rule over its coverage. A High Court judge has signed off on the appointment of an examiner for aviation firm CityJet. Barry O'Halloran has the story, with some investors already circling the firm. READ MORE The data centre boom is already producing winners and losers. Cantillon looks at one Irish firm already called out as a winner , and another bigger firm feeling the wrath of The Donald. The Department of Finance is set to wind down over the coming months the special banks shareholding and financial advisory division set up as the Government bailed out lenders during the financial crisis. Joe Brennan reports. Dublin-based DunPort Capital Management has taken on an investment from a UK firm as it continues to grow its private credit business. In Your Money, Fiona Reddan asks if investing is finally getting cheaper for people in Ireland. Dominic Coyle meanwhile answers a reader question on the impact of releasing equity in a home on a person's eligibility for Fair Deal, and another on whether to start a pension now or wait for autoenrolment . Fast fashion group Shein has been ordered by the Irish consumer watchdog to rectify several practices on its platform that potentially breach European Union (EU) law. Colin Gleeson reports. Ireland's 2030 offshore wind targets 'are in serious jeopardy, without decisive and immediate Government action', according to the Irish wind industry. Kevin O'Sullivan has the details of the warning. If you'd like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to On the Money , the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers.
BreakingNews.ie
26-05-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Reports consultant referred patients to private clinic should be ‘followed up'
Reports that an investigation found a consultant had breached guidelines by referring public patients to his own private clinic are 'very worrying' and need to be 'followed up', the Taoiseach has said. Micheál Martin said that Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was 'strengthening' governance within Children's Health Ireland (CHI). Advertisement He was speaking after a report in the Sunday Times suggested that an internal investigation led by the CHI found that the consultant was paid thousands of euro through the state's National Treatment Purchase Fund. Speaking in Killarney on Monday, Mr Martin said: 'I read that report yesterday. 'I think it's very worrying, and I know that the Minister for Health is already working in terms of strengthening governance within CHI, and there are a number of appointments from the HSE board to the board of CHI. 'That needs to be followed up, that issue, in addition to the report that was published late last week in respect of the surgeries for dysplasia, where it transpired that quite a number of them, particularly in Temple Street and in Cappagh, did not meet the criteria that the author of the report had set as a reasonable criteria to justify surgical intervention. Advertisement 'I think these are very, very serious issues that we will continue to follow up on in respect of CHI more generally.' HSE chief Bernard Gloster has said the CHI being fully subsumed into the HSE was an option being considered amid concerns around clinical care and governance. Last week, an audit of the CHI identified that many children underwent 'unnecessary' hip surgeries in two Dublin hospitals. The clinical audit of dysplasia of the hips surgery in children found that a lower threshold for operations was used at CHI Temple Street Hospital and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (NOHC) than the threshold used at CHI Crumlin. Advertisement The review found that in the period 2021 to 2023, almost 80 per cent of children operated on at the NOHC, and 60 per cent of those at Temple Street, did not meet the threshold for surgery. Mr Gloster said 2,259 children who underwent hip surgeries in the three hospitals (NOHC, CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin) from as far back as 2010 will now be subject to clinical reviews.
