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irishtimes.com > business > 02/23/2026 > irish-explorer-arkle-resources-gets-four-licences-to-look-for-uranium-in-namibia

Irish explorer Arkle Resources gets four licences to look for uranium in Namibia

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (347+ words) Irish explorer Arkle Resources has acquired four uranium exploration licences in Namibia's Erongo region. The group, which is chaired by John Teeling, told investors on Monday it could now offer uranium discovery exposure in one of Africa's key uranium belts,…...

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irishtimes.com > ireland > 10/28/2025 > irish-man-one-of-two-people-killed-in-explosion-at-mine-in-australia

Irish man one of two people killed in explosion at mine in Australia

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (606+ words) An Irish man has been killed in an explosion at a mine in Australia. Ambrose "Ambie" McMullen (59), originally from Cootehill, Co Cavan, was one of three people caught up in the blast. A woman in her early 20s was also killed,…...

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irishtimes.com > ireland > 10/29/2025 > irish-man-one-of-two-people-killed-in-explosion-at-a-mine-in-australia

Irish man one of two people killed in explosion at a mine in Australia

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (606+ words) An Irish man has been killed in an explosion at a mine in Australia. Ambrose "Ambie" McMullen (59), originally from Cootehill, Co Cavan, was one of three people caught up in the blast. A woman in her early 20s was also killed,…...

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irishtimes.com > business > work > 10/17/2025 > daa-board-views-payout-to-ceo-kenny-jacobs-as-lower-cost-settlement-option-with-reduced-risks-minister-told

DAA board views payout to CEO Kenny Jacobs as lower cost settlement option with reduced risks, minister told

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (629+ words) The DAA board found chief executive Kenny Jacobs unsuitable to continue in his post before entering talks on a deal for him to leave the business, The Irish Times has learned. The State-owned operator of Dublin and Cork airports reached…...

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irishtimes.com > culture > books > 08/20/2025 > summer-fiction-fairytale-of-forestside-thats-nice-so-it-is

Fairytale of Forestside: The fourth circle of hell

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1736+ words) I've already booked my taxi for Christmas Eve! It was still August, just " the last gasp of a summer that never happened. What fresh hell is this? Margo thought as she swung round to see her Forestside heckler. She avoided…...

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irishtimes.com > world > europe > 08/19/2025 > the-big-church-move-sweden-puts-entire-historic-building-on-trailers-and-slowly-rolls-it-5km

Record numbers of Swedish viewers tune in to watch landmark church relocated 5km – in one piece

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1010+ words) Swedes were among the first to embrace slow travel and slow food " but this is the summer of slow television. On Tuesday, a record number of Swedish viewers tuned in to watch as a landmark church was relocated " in one…...

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irishtimes.com > business > 07/23/2025 > deloitte-probed-by-uk-watchdog-over-glencore-audits

Deloitte probed by UK watchdog over Glencore audits

7+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (419+ words) The UK accounting regulator has launched an investigation into Deloitte over its auditing of Glencore, following a corruption scandal at the FTSE 100 mining and commodities trading group. The Financial Reporting Council said on Wednesday it was probing whether Deloitte "gave…...

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irishtimes.com > opinion > editorials > 07/01/2025 > the-irish-times-view-on-the-central-african-deal-an-uncertain-peace

The Irish Times view on the central African deal: an uncertain peace

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (247+ words) We're here today to celebrate a glorious triumph," Donald Trump announced last Friday as he oversaw the Oval Office signing of an imperfect peace agreement, supposedly bringing an end to the years of Rwandan incursion and bloody fighting in eastern…...

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irishtimes.com > advertising-feature > 05/28/2025 > japanese-pharmaceutical-firm-astellas-claims-top-honour-at-manufacturing-excellence-awards-2025

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Astellas claims top honour at Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (752+ words) A Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturer with operations in Co Kerry has been named the overall winner at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry in Dublin. The judging panel's citation stated that Astellas had "set a…...

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irishtimes.com > world > europe > 03/18/2025 > trump-putin-call-ukraine-russia-latest

Trump and Putin to speak between about Ukraine and bilateral ties

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (715+ words) Russia's president Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump will hold a phone call between 1pm and 3pm on Tuesday to talk about settling the Ukraine conflict and normalising relations between Russia and the United States, the Kremlin said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…...