Activists onboard a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza say they were attacked overnight. 22 Irish citizens including Cork activist Tadhg Hickey are among the more than 500 volunteers onboard the flotilla.
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Derek Blighe has been told the harassment case against him can only proceed at District Court level if he enters a guilty plea. The 45-year-old anti-immigration activist of Curraghvoe in Mitchelstown appeared at a sitting of Cork District Court yesterday.
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Maria Steen has received a last-minute boost in her bid to contest the presidential election. This morning Senator Aubrey McCarthy has confirmed he will sign her nomination papers, leaving her now just 2 signatures short of the 20 she needs from Oireachtas members to make it onto the ballot. The deadline to submit the paperwork is midday today, and Jim Gavin, Heather Humphrey's and Catherine Connolly are already registered.
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The Faithfuls triumphed during last night's finale of the Traitors Ireland Players Vanessa, Kelley and Oyin caught the remaining Traitors Nick and Ben before deciding to end the game.
