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Riverdance creator Michael Flatley teases Irish presidential bid

Flatley remarked ‘somebody has to speak for the Irish people’ ahead of a possible Irish presidential bid

The Independent UK

King to highlight vital bond with France over threats that ‘know no borders’

Action on small boat crossings is expected to top the agenda at a UK-France summit on Thursday

Evening Standard

Brother Kevin Crowley gave ‘life’s service’ to the poor, funeral told

The Capuchin Franciscan friar founded Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre in 1969 to help the homeless.

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Princess and Princess of Wales to join King and Queen for Emmanuel Macron's state visit carriage ride

The King will reunite French president Emmanuel Macron with a horse he gifted to Elizabeth II during next week’s state visit

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William and Kate to join King and Queen for Macron’s Windsor carriage ride

During the first Windsor state visit in 11 years, the King will also reunite French president Emmanuel Macron with a horse he gifted to Elizabeth II.

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to Slane Castle’s Lord Henry Mount Charles, who has died aged 74

He died this week after ‘a long and valiant’ battle with cancer, his family said.

Evening Standard

Branding those opposed to Netanyahu policies antisemitic is ‘slander’ – Higgins

Mr Higgins said there is an active campaign against Ireland in the United States.

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Garda killed at checkpoint left no stone unturned in duty of care, funeral told

The requiem mass for Garda Kevin Flatley was held in Balbriggin in Co Dublin.

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Higgins leads congratulations for new Pope Leo XIV in Ireland

Irish premier Micheal Martin and Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill have also congratulated the new pontiff.

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Pope Francis remains ‘an incredible source of hope’, Irish president says

Political leaders across the island of Ireland have reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis after attending his funeral on Saturday.

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World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

It emerged that US leader Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met before the mass.

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Zelensky appears to receive applause as leaders gather for Pope’s funeral

Sir Keir Starmer, the Prince of Wales and Donald Trump were also present for the funeral mass in St Peter’s Square.

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Crowds gathering for funeral of popular pontiff Pope Francis

US President Donald Trump will join other world leaders and dignitaries at the requiem mass.

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Irish leaders to attend Pope Francis funeral

Ireland’s president and premier will be among attendees for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.

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How the late Pope Francis’s funeral will unfold

Here is exactly what will happen leading up to and during the late Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday.

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Quarter of a million people viewed Pope’s body over three days, says Vatican

The requiem mass will be attended by world leaders and dignitaries.

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World leaders arriving for Pope’s funeral as 150,000 mourners pay respects

The coffin will be closed on Friday evening ahead of Saturday’s requiem mass.

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Pope Francis’s work on peace must be remembered at funeral – Irish president

The people of Ireland have ‘appreciation’ for the life of the late pontiff, Michael D Higgins said.

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Pope Francis had ‘unfinished business’, says Michael D Higgins

The President of Ireland said he hopes the next pope will build on the steps Francis was able to take.

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Irish leaders pay tribute to Pope as ‘exceptional’ and ‘remarkable’ figure

Irish premier Micheal Martin said the Pope held a ‘special place in the hearts of Irish people’.

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President and political leaders hail McIlroy’s thrilling Masters victory

Michael D Higgins said the Holywood golfer’s achievement was ‘truly outstanding’.

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Mick O’Dwyer remembered at funeral as ‘giant’ on and off the football field

O’Dwyer won 12 All-Ireland titles with Co Kerry as a player and manager.

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Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears

The acclaimed Belfast poet died last month aged 85.

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Funeral of Belfast poet Michael Longley to take place

The poet, who died aged 85, won a number of awards throughout his life including the TS Eliot Prize.

The Independent UK

Israeli minister’s fears for safety of Jews in Ireland after Michael Higgins’ speech

Exclusive: Israeli deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel has spoken to The Independent in the wake of Jewish protesters being ejected from a Holocaust memorial event addressed by Ireland’s president Michael Higgins

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