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World

Irish regulator launches 2 probes into Facebook after accusations of failing to protect children’s personal data on Instagram

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020By Editor

Ireland is investigating Facebook following allegations that minors could have their phone numbers and email addresses easily exposed on the company’s subsidiary, Instagram. … Read More >Irish regulator launches 2 probes into Facebook after accusations of failing to protect children’s personal data on Instagram

World’s second-biggest cinema chain Cineworld reportedly closing all venues in US, UK & Ireland amid fresh James Bond film delay

Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020By Editor

Leading global cinema operator Cineworld is reportedly planning to close its sites in the US, the UK and Ireland after studios pushed back the release of big budget films casting a shadow on post-pandemic revival of the industry. … Read More >World’s second-biggest cinema chain Cineworld reportedly closing all venues in US, UK & Ireland amid fresh James Bond film delay

EU

Facebook launches court challenge of Irish watchdog over data transfers from EU to US

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020By Editor

Social media giant Facebook has launched legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commission in an attempt to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from transferring data from the EU to the US. … Read More >Facebook launches court challenge of Irish watchdog over data transfers from EU to US

World

Pelosi warns London there will be ‘absolutely no chance’ of UK-US trade deal if it violates Brexit protocol on Northern Ireland

Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020By Editor

Any violation the Good Friday Agreement by London will make a trade deal between the UK and the US totally impossible, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has warned. … Read More >Pelosi warns London there will be ‘absolutely no chance’ of UK-US trade deal if it violates Brexit protocol on Northern Ireland

UK

‘It does break international law’: UK’s Northern Ireland secretary admits London’s internal market bill violates Brexit agreement

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

The proposed internal market bill touted by London could jeopardize the Brexit process, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has admitted, since it allows the UK to override parts of its deal with the EU on Northern Ireland. … Read More >‘It does break international law’: UK’s Northern Ireland secretary admits London’s internal market bill violates Brexit agreement

World

Ireland’s Department of Health office in Dublin evacuated after suspicious package discovered

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020By Editor

The building housing Ireland’s Department of Health was evacuated after law enforcement were made aware of a suspicious parcel found on the premises. … Read More >Ireland’s Department of Health office in Dublin evacuated after suspicious package discovered

World

American ‘sockpuppets’ blamed for floods of RACISM that prompt nightly shutdown of Reddit Ireland page

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020By Editor

An unending stream of racist posts, likely coming from ‘sockpuppet’ American accounts, has overwhelmed the moderators of the Reddit Ireland page, prompting a nightly shutdown to allow everyone to get some rest. … Read More >American ‘sockpuppets’ blamed for floods of RACISM that prompt nightly shutdown of Reddit Ireland page

UK

N. Ireland won’t use UK’s contact-tracing app, will use own version to ‘interact’ with Republic of Ireland’s one, minister says

Posted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020By Editor

The health minister for Northern Ireland has said the NHS Covid-19 tracing app is “not compulsory” to download, urging people to wait for a separate app being developed to work in conjunction with the Republic of Ireland’s one. … Read More >N. Ireland won’t use UK’s contact-tracing app, will use own version to ‘interact’ with Republic of Ireland’s one, minister says

USA

US to suspend all travel to UK & Ireland from Monday night due to pandemic

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

The United Kingdom and Ireland will soon be added to the list of nations that are banned from traveling to the United States, as the country tries to contain its Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. … Read More >US to suspend all travel to UK & Ireland from Monday night due to pandemic

Op-ed

Russia isn’t just mapping Ireland’s internet cables – it’s planning to INVADE, foams Cold-War-revivalist DC think tank

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

ussia is poised to invade Ireland and seize control of global communications, according to a crew of Cold War relics and professional Russophobes who’ve taken an already absurd James Bond-esque story and doubled down on it. … Read More >Russia isn’t just mapping Ireland’s internet cables – it’s planning to INVADE, foams Cold-War-revivalist DC think tank