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The 9 at 9 Irish military uniforms sold on US website, new report into Manchester bombing and Europe temperatures rise.

LAST UPDATE | 3 Nov 2022

GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news to know as you start your day.

Sale of military uniforms

1. In today’s lead story, Niall O’Connor reports that military police how a US website obtained purportedly legitimate Defence Forces uniforms despite it being a criminal offence in Ireland to sell the items.

Sources said that there are concerns over uniforms falling into the hands of Dissident Republicans and dangerous individuals so that they can pose as State security services.

The Journal found the military uniforms, with an apparent three-star private rank marking on at least one of the items, on the website of a company in the US.

Manchester bombing

2. A new report examining the emergency response to the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing is due to be published today.

The report by Manchester Arena Inquiry chairman John Saunders will consider whether any inadequacies contributed to individual deaths and focus on the experience on the night of each of those who died.

22 people were killed and hundreds were injured in a suicide attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017.

Climate crisis

3. Temperatures in Europe have risen by more than twice the global average over the past 30 years, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organisation.

The report found that Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures warming significantly since 1991 at an average of 0.5 degrees Celsius per decade.

In the last two years, floods, storms, heatwaves, droughts and wildfires have hit many countries in Europe hard.

Iran and women’s rights

4. US Vice President Kamala Harris said the US intends to push for the removal of Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women, an intergovernmental body dedicated to women’s rights and gender equality.

Harris said that Iran has “demonstrated through its denial of women’s rights and brutal crackdown on its own people that it is unfit to serve on this Commission”.

“Iran’s very presence discredits the integrity of its membership and the work to advance its mandate,” she said.

Post-mortem

5. State Pathologist Dr Heidi Okkers has completed a post-mortem on the body of a man who was found deceased in unexplained circumstances this week.

The man, who was 25 years old, was discovered after his death on the grounds of a hotel in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan that provides accommodation for people seeking asylum.

Gardaí said the results of the post-mortem are not being released for operational purposes.

Russia

6. The United Nations Security Council has rejected an attempt by Russia to establish a commission to investigate unfounded claims of the use of biological weapons by the US.

Only China supported Russia in the vote, with the US, Britain and France opposing the Russian resolution and the 10 other council nations, of which Ireland is one, abstaining.

Russia’s allegation of secret American biological warfare labs in Ukraine, made soon after its invasion of its smaller neighbour, has been disputed by independent scientists, Ukrainian leaders and officials at the White House and Pentagon.

Mansion House crib

7. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has called for “common sense” to prevail in the row over whether Dublin city’s live animal crib should take place this Christmas.

“I think for a young child to get that experience, to see those live animals in the centre of the city, was something that many families enjoy and I would say I hope that common sense prevails here and a solution is found,” the minister said.

Dublin City Council is in a spat after Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy, citing animal welfare concerns, moved to replace the crib with a different event to mark Christmas outside the Mansion House, such as a choir, games or a Santa postbox.

Planning permission

8. The government is set to establish a new division of the High Court specifically for dealing with planning and environmental law.

Cabinet signed off on the development yesterday with a view to speed up processing planning and environmental legal matters.

The plan will also involve legislative changes to judicial reviews on planning cases.

Housing

9. Dublin City Councillors have blocked the use of a site near St Anne’s Park in Rahney, Dublin for housing.

Councillors voted yesterday to zone the 16.5 acre site on lands to the east of St Paul’s College at Sybil Hill as Z9 open space, giving it the same status as the rest of the park and preventing the development of homes.

Under Dublin City Council’s definition, the objective of Z9 zoning is to “preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity and open space and green networks”.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 9:08 AM

    Great decision from Kellie, too many boxers go on fighting long after they should have retired

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    Aug 7th 2024, 9:13 AM

    @John K: Exactly. Go while on top, Kellie.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 10:13 AM

    She is truly an inspiration, and a great role model for boxing.
    And the inner city, mc gregor could take a leaf out of her book. Be humble.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 12:15 PM

    @Andrew Clavin: Bet you’re fun at parties…

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    Aug 7th 2024, 2:50 PM

    @Colette Byrne: McGregor is a global superstar, Harrington is an amateur in women’s boxing, which very few people are interested in

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    Aug 7th 2024, 3:03 PM

    @Golf Ball: McGregor turned into a roided up jackass when he stopped being a fighter c.2017. The Alverez fight was the last time anyone seen the real McGregor. Global superstar lol not even close, washed up superstar is more apt

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    @Tom L: huge comeback about to happen

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    Aug 7th 2024, 3:39 PM

    @Golf Ball: Conor Mctapout

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    Aug 7th 2024, 9:18 AM

    Zidane stopped after victory for the same reasons. She has nothing to prove to anyone. Fantastic fight.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 9:34 AM

    @Dominic Leleu: Zidane might have suffered more head injury in his last fight

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    Aug 7th 2024, 10:30 AM

    @Dominic Leleu: ??? He lost his last game in the WC final and was sent off. He had already decided to retire well before the game

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    Aug 7th 2024, 10:35 AM

    @Mick Duvanny: it’s a joke…Zidane won his last fight, headbutting matterazi.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 9:04 AM

    Kellie is our golden girl!

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    Aug 7th 2024, 10:21 AM

    Time to name Diamond Park, Páirc Kellie Harrington. Comhghairdeas ó chroí.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 10:54 AM

    @Sean Sean: Don’t be ridiculous.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 11:32 AM

    @Sean Sean: they should rename croke Park to kellie park

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    Aug 7th 2024, 12:15 PM

    @Sean Money: Perhaps they should also rename the Aviva Stadium to her name and as we’re at it have an annual public holiday to honour her, would be no harm either to rename Dublin Airport the Kellie Harrington Airport, won’t be long now before someone will be calling for her to be president of the state.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 1:07 PM

    @Leonard Barry: a bit much perhaps. Croke Park is in her area so makes sense to change the name to honour her.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 1:36 PM

    @Sean Sean: name a public toilet after her and leave it at that

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    Aug 7th 2024, 1:59 PM

    @Golf Ball: poor kellie would be shitted on

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    Aug 7th 2024, 1:18 PM

    Take time off Kellie & be with your family. You have done it all, retire now and spend your time promoting the sport you love and know you are a champion in every Irish heart.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 11:16 AM

    Chinese boxer was robbed of the gold medal

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    Aug 7th 2024, 11:21 AM

    @Golf Ball: Nonsense.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 11:53 AM

    @James T.Kirk: the dipschits ate out in force. Sad

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    Aug 7th 2024, 12:47 PM

    @Golf Ball: Probably robbed of the silver anyway, with all those Dubs around in the stadium

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    Aug 7th 2024, 1:47 PM

    @Golf Ball: Poor attempt at trolling there. Must do better.

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    Aug 7th 2024, 11:59 PM

    Well done Kellie, you done yourself, your family and your country so proud.

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