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Ireland backs returning asylum seekers to first-entry states under the EU Pact, with Italy resisting NGO activity; Sea Watch 5 receives a 45-day detention and a 7,500-euro fine in Naples for allegedly not cooperating with Libyan authorities, as Italy and Germany plan talks on readmissions and a possible compensation mechanism to address NGO involvement and the broader migration policy.
Seven people, including two police officers, were killed in a head-on collision near Middlesbrough after a vehicle drove on the wrong side of the road during a pursuit; five others in the wrong-side car also died. Investigators are examining the chase sequence. The incident follows two similar fatal crashes in Dublin tied to a social-media trend encouraging wrong-side driving, prompting leaders to call for action and platforms to curb dangerous content.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg bought Strancally Castle, a 19th‑century Gothic estate near Meta’s Irish headquarters in Waterford, for roughly €20–€30 million. The 16,000‑square‑foot, three‑story mansion sits on about 440 acres and underscores the billionaire’s growing international real estate footprint beyond California.
Nintendo has confirmed a price increase for the Switch 2 in the UK, raising the UK price to £419.99 (from £395.99) and Ireland to €499.99 (from €469.99), effective September 1, 2026 in major regions. Japan’s price change occurred in May, with North America and other regions following the September date. Nintendo cites changes in market conditions for the adjustment and does not rule out further price increases in the future.
President Donald Trump aims to build a ballroom at his Doonbeg resort in Ireland, but the plan faces a stall from Liam Madden, a longtime serial objector citing environmental concerns about an endangered snail; the expansion has sparked lawsuits and a national appellate board is expected to rule by year’s end.
Rosie O'Donnell delivered a confident, warm 15-minute monologue as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, focusing on her new life in Ireland and everyday experiences while lightly referencing Trump, offering a refreshing, non-attack-oriented take on late-night discourse.
Rosie O’Donnell used her Jimmy Kimmel Live! hosting debut to deliver a direct jab at Donald Trump, addressing the president and recounting their long-running feud while joking that he’s watching; she also touches on her move to Ireland to escape his presidency and Trump’s public threats to strip her citizenship, and the piece covers her evolving dynamic with Kimmel and her friendship with Wynonna Judd.
Irish authorities brought Daniel Kinahan back from Dubai on a government jet to face a Dublin court charged with directing a criminal organisation from 2015–2017; the case ties him to the Kinahan Organised Crime Group, described as an international drug-trafficking network, while his lawyers deny the allegations.
Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appeared in a Dublin non-jury court after Ireland–UAE extradition ended his decade-long Dubai exile; he is charged with directing a criminal organisation from 2015–2017, a claim he denies.
Harry Potter fans forced the diversion of a £430m Greenlink energy cable to avoid Freshwater West beach and Dobby’s grave, prompting planners to reroute the 190km link between Wales and Ireland to land in Wexford; the project can now power about 380,000 homes after the outcry sparked by a BBC Wales interview.
The United Arab Emirates extradited Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan to Ireland under a UAE–Ireland extradition treaty, with Kinahan expected to appear before Dublin’s Special Criminal Court to face charges of leading a transnational organised crime group involved in drugs, money laundering and violent crime.
Daniel Kinahan, the Irish businessman suspected of leading the Kinahan Organised Crime Group, is due to land in Dublin after an extradition from Dubai. He’s expected to be charged immediately on arrival and brought before the three-judge Special Criminal Court, as Irish authorities coordinate a large security operation and highlight transnational cooperation with the UAE.
Ireland extradites suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan from the UAE to face charges of directing a criminal organisation; a major security operation accompanies his arrival in Dublin, with armed gardaí, the Defence Forces, and a bulletproof van to escort him to the Special Criminal Court and then to Portlaoise Prison, as authorities pursue prosecutions tied to the Kinahan cartel’s global drug and arms trafficking and related murders under a UAE–Ireland extradition treaty.
Irish authorities extradited Daniel Kinahan, the alleged head of the Kinahan organized‑crime group, from Dubai to Dublin to face charges, as part of ongoing cross-border efforts to curb drug trafficking and money laundering tied to the Dublin‑based syndicate.