Irish voters reject push to overhaul references to women,family in constitution

Irish voters reject push to overhaul references to women,family in constitution

Voters in Ireland have delivered “two wallops” to proposals to remove language about women’s duties being in the home and broaden the definition of family beyond marriage from the country’s constitution.

  • byRob Harris

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Nobel laureates,Pulitzer winners lead Sydney Writers’ Festival line up

Nobel laureates,Pulitzer winners lead Sydney Writers’ Festival line up

More than 35 stars of the international literary scene will feature as part of the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival.

  • byHelen Pitt
‘I was warned not to upset Nigella Lawson’:Colin Fassnidge’s brush with ‘royalty’

‘I was warned not to upset Nigella Lawson’:Colin Fassnidge’s brush with ‘royalty’

Within 10 minutes the two chefs were planning their night out together.

  • byRobyn Doreian
Unrest in rural Ireland as locals declare there’s no room for asylum seekers

Unrest in rural Ireland as locals declare there’s no room for asylum seekers

Protests have been rising across the country at resettlement programs as Ireland’s housing system creaks.

  • byMichael Murphy
Weather report from Irish post office halted D-Day invasion 24 hours

Weather report from Irish post office halted D-Day invasion 24 hours

Maureen Flavin was a postal clerk on a remote stretch of the Irish coast in 1944. On her 21st birthday,she helped determine the outcome of World War II.

  • byAlex Traub
Nick Cave among stars at funeral of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan

Nick Cave among stars at funeral of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan

Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin to say goodbye to The Pogues frontman as his coffin wound through the Irish capital before a small-town funeral.

  • byJill Lawless
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Dystopian novel about Ireland’s descent into far-right terror wins Booker Prize

Dystopian novel about Ireland’s descent into far-right terror wins Booker Prize

In Prophet Song,author Paul Lynch taps into the unrest in western democracies and their indifference towards disasters.

Irish-Israeli girl,9,among hostages released by Hamas

Irish-Israeli girl,9,among hostages released by Hamas

Emily Hand,who turned nine in captivity,was initially thought to have been killed by Hamas in its rampage through Kibbutz Be’eri,where she lives.

  • byGeorge Styllis,Abbie Cheeseman,Tony Diver andJames Rothwell
Donors raise $550,000 for immigrant who intervened in Dublin stabbing

Donors raise $550,000 for immigrant who intervened in Dublin stabbing

The stabbing triggered a protest that quickly escalated as about 500 people,mostly young men,vandalised cars,looted shops and attacked hostels and hotels.

  • byChristopher F. Schuetze
Dublin descends into riot after three children stabbed near school
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Dublin descends into riot after three children stabbed near school

Police said more than 400 officers were deployed in the city centre to contain the unrest. The public broadcaster said protesters had chanted anti-immigration slogans.

  • byPan Pylas
Gaza hospital blast:What we know about the explosion

Gaza hospital blast:What we know about the explosion

Some Western countries have called for an investigation,without pointing the finger at this stage,while Arab states have blamed Israel.