Ireland set to assume its eight EU presidency
By Martin Banks Ireland will take on one of the European Union’s most influential roles when it assumes the presidency next week.
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EUROPE
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CYPRUS 
November 12, 2023 Ireland donates €25,000 to Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP)
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) has received a donation of €25,000 from the government of Ireland. This contribution brings Ireland’s financial assistance to the CMP to a total of €450,000 since 2006, a press release issued on Thursday said.
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WORLD
June 21, 2022 Ireland in ‘ongoing contact’ with France over military exercise in Atlantic
The Irish Government has said it is in “ongoing contact” with French authorities about a military exercise planned for this week that may affect a part of Ireland’s waters.
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UK NEWS
December 8, 2021 Storm Barra leaves thousands without power in Ireland
More than 30,000 homes and businesses have been left without power in Ireland as Storm Barra made landfall, with winds predicted to reach 80mph as it crosses east throughout the day.
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HEALTH
September 23, 2021 Astrazeneca to build £263m plant in Ireland instead of the UK, after vaccine spat with ministers
Astrazeneca has said it will build a plant in Ireland instead of the UK after a spat with ministers.
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UK NEWS
May 17, 2021 Ireland worried UK wants to rewrite Brexit deal – RTE
LONDON (Reuters) -Ireland is increasingly concerned that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to completely rewrite the Northern Ireland section of the Brexit deal, RTE reported on Monday after London said the agreement was not sustainable.
