An independent panel has unanimously dismissed the citing against Tadhg Furlong, freeing the prop for Ireland's November series, but Garry Ringrose's hamstring injury rules him out.
Author: Kevin Waters (Kevin Waters)
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Spain rail crash: at least 69 dead as signalling failure and control-room order come under scrutiny
A Renfe train ran into a stationary Iryo service south of Madrid after a signalling system failed, in Spain's second deadly high-speed crash this year. The government is under pressure weeks before a general election.
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Plague in 2026: What Is Confirmed in Madagascar, Siberia and the US
A Siberian laboratory worker's death was never confirmed as plague, while Madagascar has laboratory-confirmed cases as its season peaks. Here is what is known, what is not, and what researchers are learning.
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Galway Ring Road: More Than 40 Castlegar Homes Face Demolition as Purchase Talks Begin
Castlegar residents say the N6 Galway City Ring Road is breaking up their community as 44 homes face demolition. With three court cases settled, one challenge stands between the scheme and construction.
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Galway mosque bomb plot: three men jailed for planned terror attack on Maryam Mosque
Members of a self-styled far-right group planned to smash the windows of the Maryam Mosque on Galway's Monivea Road and throw pipe bombs inside. The plot was uncovered by chance at a Garda drugs checkpoint in Portlaoise.
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League Two Fleetwood stun champions Arsenal on penalties to reach first League Cup quarter-final
Fourth-tier Fleetwood Town beat reigning Premier League champions Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, and Arsenal's appeal against 16-year-old Max Dowman's red card has failed.
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ECB holds interest rates as Lagarde announces early exit: what it means for Irish mortgages
The European Central Bank kept rates on hold on Thursday after two hikes this year, but warned of rising energy costs, while Christine Lagarde said she will step down in February.
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Ebola Outbreak in Congo Passes 10,000 Cases as First Vaccine Trial Begins
Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic is now the second-largest on record, with cases holding at a high plateau. A trial of candidate vaccines has just begun, but the European risk remains very low.
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Bruno Fernandes to PSG? What the reports really say as the Man United captain’s row with Carrick cools
Manchester United's captain was dropped after questioning the coaching staff, reviving talk of a move to Paris. There is no credible current report of PSG interest, and the rift with Michael Carrick appears to have been settled.
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Bitcoin, Ether and XRP slide as record $6.3bn Binance hack shakes crypto markets
Bitcoin dropped to a six-week low and Ether to a two-month low after an estimated $6.3bn was drained from Binance, the largest crypto theft on record, as a tech-stock sell-off added to the pressure.