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Skydiving champion dies as parachute fails to deploy after jump from helicopter
France
The skydiving great has tragically died aged just 37
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Italy's split personality features great, great backs...but a journeyman pack
Rugby Union
Paolo Garbisi has a backline outside him that will relish yellow card opportunities - they are capable of 14 points in double-quick time
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Urgent HSE holiday warning as highly infectious virus spreads across Europe
HSE
The HSE has issued urgent advice for Irish holidaymakers as health officials monitor a fast spreading infection across Europe.
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Cursed plague island where tens of thousands died then became asylum
Ghosts
Poveglia island in Venice's lagoon was a plague quarantine where tens of thousands died, then became a psychiatric hospital - now it's abandoned and strictly off-limits
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Famous Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93
In the News
the designer was a 'symbol' of high fashion in his homeland and the world
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Ryanair drops insane €17 fares to Spain, Italy and Turkey but you must act fast
Travel
Ryanair has just dropped a surprise seat sale with flights from Ireland to Spain and beyond for less than €17.
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Irish man wanted for alleged human trafficking brands Greek prisons 'an affront to human dignity'
Courts
It is alleged that Mr O’Brien and two other named persons acted jointly to facilitate the transportation of 66 people, without life jackets, from an unknown desert place in Greece towards Italy
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Italian man left paralysed as a teen after unprovoked attack in Dublin has tragically died
Dublin
The Turin native, who had never been abroad before, was mindlessly struck over the head by a bottle-wielding thug in Dublin's Fairview Park and never recovered from his injuries.
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Aer Lingus launches 2 exciting new routes direct to Europe's coolest spots
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus has launched two new winter routes from Dublin to Turin and Cork to Geneva.
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Inside eerie abandoned hotel and swimming pool left to rot discovered by Irish explorer
Hotels
The remains of the hotel were discovered by Irishman Jamie Robinson
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‘Heartwarming’ Liam Neeson film co-starring his real-life son is airing today
Liam Neeson
An underrated Liam Neeson drama film which co-stars his own son will be available for free today
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"A wound beyond comprehension": Firefighter rushes to early-morning crash to find victim is his own son
Road Traffic Accidents
Omar Masia, 25, was killed when the BMW he was travelling in swerved off a narrow, unpaved road and plummeted 10 metres off a bridge into a dry riverbed below
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Mother of missing Italian man cops suspect is dead believes he may be alive and in Ireland
Missing person
The 19-year-old vanished a year ago from Italy, but his mother Federica says she has received messages claiming he was seen in Kerry, Galway and Dublin.
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Music in the mountains: Tune up for Trentino with Sounds Of The Dolomites festival
Travel
'I was invited to the stunning Italian region of Trentino last month for the 30th anniversary of the Sounds Of The Dolomites festival'
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Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after 'almost running out of fuel'
Ryanair
A Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Manchester after multiple failed landings left it with just minutes of fuel remaining.
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We went to the opera in Verona and it was stunning, but there is one thing I would change
Italy
The Arena Di Verona in the northern Italian city hosts a summer opera season, and seeing Carmen in this ancient arena was an incredible experience
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Ryanair cancels flights to 3 Spanish airports in blow to Irish holidaymakers
Ryanair
Ryanair has announced plans to cut back on its routes to Spain, cancelling all flights to three airports.
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Tourists in Irish holiday hotspot 'flee' beach as dozens of dead rats wash up along the shore
Italy
Beachgoers were left gobsmacked after dozens of dead rats washed up at a popular beauty spot, with some families forced to 'flee' as a result
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Irishman seriously injured after 'game of chicken' goes wrong in Italy
Car crashes
The tourist was hit head on by a Porsche sports car
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Plane engine erupts in flames with 300 on board as passengers text goodbyes
Greece
Around 300 holidaymakers were left terrified when a Condor Airlines plane engine erupted in flames shortly after take-off from Corfu forcing an emergency landing in Italy.
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I went to Florence for a city break and it completely stole my heart - here's everything I learned
Italy
It's not all art and culture - if you love your food and wine, then the Tuscan region’s capital won’t disappoint
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Woman latest to die after eating 'toxic broccoli' in Italy: Everything you need to know about botulism
Food poisoning
A terrifying botulism outbreak claimed the life of Tamara D’Acunto, 45, who died shortly after eating a panini
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Man dies after eating broccoli sandwich as health officials launch major recall
Product recalls
A man has died and nine others are hospitalised in Italy after eating a contaminated broccoli sandwich linked to a growing botulism outbreak.
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Footballers killed in horror crash as teammate rushed to hospital
Italy
They were travelling home after training when the fatal collision happened
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