Iran's foreign minister says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within two days under a Qatari plan, but only if Washington accepts a long list of demands, as Tehran's Supreme Leader orders 'maximum deterrence'.
Author: Connemara Journal Newsroom
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King Charles faces slavery reparations showdown at Commonwealth summit, but Palace insists there will be NO apology
The King is due to open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua on Tuesday, with Caribbean nations pushing for slavery reparations to be discussed and the Palace ruling out an apology on this tour.
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Fog alert as high pressure parks over Ireland: Met Éireann says storms are over for now, but chilly 2C nights are coming
High pressure north of Ireland will bring a mostly dry, calm week after October's storms, but expect mist, fog and chilly nights, with wetter weather signalled from mid-November.
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Bailout ghosts finally laid to rest? Harris plots €8bn early payback to Europe, and says it could save taxpayers €90m
Cabinet has approved a plan to let the NTMA repay up to €8 billion of EU bailout loans ahead of schedule, a move the Tánaiste says could save €90 million.
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Irish stars Daryl McCormack and Fiona Shaw steal the show as Netflix finally drops Pride and Prejudice trailer
The first trailer for Netflix's six-part Pride and Prejudice is out, with Ireland's Daryl McCormack as Mr Bingley and Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine de Bourgh. It lands on 3 December.
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Hands down the scariest! Heidi Klum stuns as a giant BLOODY severed hand – with a secret tribute to husband Tom hidden on the ring finger
The Queen of Halloween turned up to her 25th annual party as a giant bloody replica of her own hand, while Kim Kardashian, Lizzo and Rita Ora led the rest of Hollywood's fancy dress.
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Ireland’s Fittest Family is BACK tonight – and families are being thrown off Navy ships as Galway’s Tierneys go into battle
Season 14 swaps fields for the Naval Service, with families racing rafts and leaping off ships at Haulbowline, and a Galway family in tonight's opener.
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139 arrested outside US embassy in London as Palestine Action ban protesters defy police days before Supreme Court showdown
Police in London made more than 130 arrests on Saturday as campaigners gathered outside the US embassy to show support for Palestine Action, a group banned under UK terror laws. The legality of that ban goes before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Trump’s Senate nightmare? The 12 knife-edge races that will decide who controls Congress, and what the final polls say
Democrats need four extra seats to take the US Senate. These are the 12 states that will decide it, from Maine to Alaska, and what the last polls before Tuesday show.
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Irish revolution at Brentford: Andrews, Duff and Kelleher mastermind ‘best win of the season’ as Bees stay sixth
Brentford's Irish brains trust of Keith Andrews and Damien Duff, with Caoimhín Kelleher in goal, see off Nottingham Forest to stay sixth, while Shane Duffy's Derby are hammered at Millwall.