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20:18, 4 AUG 2025

Nathan Carter meet and greet row erupts again as team hits back

The fallout over Nathan Carter's controversial Belfast meet and greet has flared up again, as his team insists it was never an official booking, despite the hotel and promoter claiming it was confirmed.

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Nathan Carter meet and greet drama explodes as hotel and star blame each other

A row has erupted between country star Nathan Carter and The Balmoral Hotel after an advertised meet and greet sparked a war of words.

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Oasis fan death witnesses saw 'horrific' moment man fell from height at Wembley

Shocked Oasis fans at Wembley Stadium have shared harrowing accounts of witnessing a man fall to his death during Saturday's concert.

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Ex-garda jailed: Shane Flanagan impersonated colleague and incited men to rape her in her home

Shane Flanagan (39), with an address in Co. Clare, impersonated the woman on a fetish website and on Facebook

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Major social media sites have no age verification process on day new crackdown comes into effect

New rules require video-sharing platforms to have effective age verification systems in place

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Chinese takeaway's X-rated Facebook post has everyone saying the same thing

A cheeky Facebook post from a Chinese takeaway joking about a heatwave pause on both sex and orders has went viral, sparking thousands of laughs and reactions online.

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Banish flies from your house with weird coin trick that 'actually works'

As flies swarm Irish homes during the warm weather, a viral Mrs Hinch hack using a sandwich bag, water and coins is being hailed as a weird but effective way to keep them out.

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Meta could be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp and break up tech empire as landmark trial begins

An expert says the potential ramifications of the case, and ongoing uncertainty surrounding TikTok, could lead to a 'new social media world order'

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Man who told ex-girlfriend's new partner 'stay away from her or you’ll pay with your life' avoids jail

The man later apologised in subsequent messages, saying: “My head is wrecked over everything, she is not worth the hassle she has caused me”

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HSE apologises for data breaches as patient's record is accidentally posted on Facebook

More than 620 data protection breaches were recorded by the health authority last year, including incidents in which photos of service users were inappropriately shared on WhatsApp groups

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Ryan Tubridy shares fake social media account warning with followers

The account had amassed a staggering two million followers on Facebook - but the former Late Late Show host told followers he doesn't even use the social media platform

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The fundraiser that could double up as a long-term money saver for the Irish healthcare system

Dublin’s Mater Hospital has set a tricky challenge for participants in its latest fundraising bid.

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Meta fined more than €250 million by Irish data commission following breach

Data Protection Commission

The breach affected approximately 29 million Facebook accounts globally, of which some three million were based in the EU/EEA

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Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down LIVE updates as users report massive outage

Downdetector is showing a large spike in people complaining that social media apps and websites such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and other Meta applications are affected by an outage

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Woman who 'cried all day at her wedding' found dead three weeks after filing for divorce

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office have issued a tragic update about Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, who disappeared in Oregon last month along with her two pet dogs

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Pregnant mum told her choice of name for baby boy is unfair and will make life tougher for him

A pregnant woman has been told to 'reconsider' her choice of name for her baby boy, as people have warned it's 'cruel' and would make him a target for bullies

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Sports minister explains Drogheda United snub as TD slams ‘gut-punch’ funding decision

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Labour TD Ged Nash was responding to the exclusion of Drogheda United from the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund.

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Gay Byrne's daughter pays tribute to RTE legend on anniversary as she shares never seen before photo

The Late Late Show presenter died in November 2019 after battling prostate cancer. He was 85-years-old.

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Ireland's greatest sportsperson debate leads to wide range of opinions

Naming one person whose sporting brilliance outweighs every other Irish sportsperson is an impossible task

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Meta fined €91 million by Irish Data Protection Commission over major password breach affecting millions

It follows an investigation into Meta inadvertently storing certain user passwords in plaintext on its internal systems, meaning they were not protected by encryption. The issue applied to millions of Facebook and Instagram users

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Mum and four children sleep in car after being duped by holiday scam

Nicola Smith, 34, drove 93km with her four children to enjoy a summer trip for the first time in two years - but was devastated to find out they'd been scammed

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Football fans baffled by 'random' Texas town with streets named after EFL clubs

McKinney, which is located north of Dallas, Texas, is home to several bizarre streets - named after English football clubs including Port Vale, Millwall and Gillingham

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'The speed and severity of online harassment by multiple user accounts is razor sharp - it’s impossible to report it all'

Anyone who has had even the slightest taste of online harassment or threats will testify to the mental and physical impact it can have

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Victim confronts rapist who befriended her online: 'You reap what you sow, I pray you get life you deserve'

Geoffrey Kumah (27) raped the then 17-year-old girl at his accommodation

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