Technological University Dublin senior lecturer Dr Lorcan Sirr speaks to Wikinews on housing market in Ireland

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Dr Lorcan Sirr. Image: J.J. Liu. Wikinews correspondent J.J. Liu spoke with Technological University Dublin (TUD) senior lecturer at the School of Surveying & Construction Management, Dr Lorcan Sirr on Friday regarding the supply of housing in the Republic of Ireland and relevant parallels across the …

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War between top lawyers in Greece

Sunday, December 25, 2005 The famous Greek lawyers, Sakis Kechagioglou and George Nikolakopoulos have been imprisoned in the Athens‘ jail of Korydallus, as they were found guilty of graft and corruption. As a result of this, a big scandal within the Greek legal community has been raised through the exposure …

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Wine cork prevents fuel leak on train

Paddington Station Saturday, August 27, 2005 A cork was temporarily used to fix a fuel leak on a British passenger train. The leak was created when the train struck a concrete block that vandals left on the tracks. Train service on the Paddington to Exeter line was stopped around Bath. …

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Lesbians, heterosexuals banned from gay bar in Australia

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 Map highlighting the location of Melbourne, Australia. The Peel Hotel, located in Melbourne, Australia has been given permission by the Victorian State Civil and Administrative Tribunal to ban lesbians and heterosexuals from going into their bar which is catered specifically for gay men. Owner of the …

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Rail network in Kashmir comes under attack

Saturday, April 3, 2010 Nearly two feet of the rail route in Kashmir, India was blown up by militants near the Pulwama district, affecting train services from north to south Kashmir. The blast came a few days after militants fought with the Indian army in the area, thereby killing fourteen …

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George Bush arrives in Middle East

Wednesday, January 9, 2008 US President George W. Bush has arrived in Israel – the first stop on a Middle East journey designed to bolster the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and foster unity on Iran. Israel’s leaders were waiting at Ben Gurion Airport, as Air Force One taxied to a stop. …

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