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Immage credit: Denis Mortell Lovers of Modern Art can appreciate four exhibitions of different artists at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), in Dublin. Those expositions show works from icons of Contemporary Art, like Vivienne Dick, Nan Goldin and…
An earthquake hit the tourist-packed Italian holiday island of Ischia on Monday night, collapsing buildings, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, officials said. Residents and tourists on the island off the coast of Naples ran out onto the…
An Irish family of four has been caught up in the terror attack in Barcelona that left 13 dead. Two of the family – parents originally from the Philippines who are naturalised Irish and their Irish-born children – were injured…
Iceland is close to becoming the first country where no-one gives birth to a child with Down’s syndrome. Prenatal tests were introduced in the early 2000s, and the vast majority who receive a positive test have terminated their pregnancy. While…
The number of homeless people in Ireland could reach 10,000 by the middle of next year if the current rate continues, the Simon Community has warned. Spokeswoman for the homeless charity, Niamh Randall, said the homeless crisis “has been ongoing…
Around 3,000 firefighters are battling more than 60 wildfires raging across Portugal. The fires have broken out amid temperatures of up to 39 degrees Celsius in parts of the country. Firefighters, supported by soldiers and other officials, have been deployed in areas…
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including six tourists, and injuring 247, the provincial government and official media said on Wednesday. The quake hit a sparsely populated area…
A French farmer who helped dozens of migrants to enter France illegally has been given a four-month suspended jail sentence after prosecutors argued that an earlier suspended fine was too lenient. Cédric Herrou was sentenced by an appeal court in…
The Department of Justice said 440 refugees have been cleared to travel from Greece to Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme, bringing the total number to 900. The Government pledged to take in a total of 4,000 refugees. However,…