Government ministers will be updated today on the latest advice for Irish citizens currently in the Middle East. Around 22,000 Irish people are registered as being in the region with local embassies as ore blasts have been reported overnight in Tehran, and Lebanon's capital Beirut.
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The brother of a 55-year-old man who drowned after rescuing a young boy, has described the moment 'a day-out turned into chaos.' Stephen O’Callaghan from St Luke's in the city died on the 24th of August 2024 after he and his family rushed into the water at Inch Strand in Whitegate to help six people in difficulty.
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A man has appeared before Cork Circuit Criminal Court after two students were held at knifepoint during an aggravated burglary at Highfield Avenue on College Road. The court heard the victims were threatened with having their fingers cut off unless they handed over cash and cocaine, and were punched repeatedly during the raid.
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Cillian Murphy says it was important to bring the premiere for the Peaky Blinders film to Birmingham. "The Immortal Man" - which is based in the city - is a continuation of the TV series.
