[22:35] Donald Trump announces 25pc tariff on vehicles not made in US, ratcheting up trade war

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans for long-promised tariffs of up to 25pc on automotive imports, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the White House this year in a move auto industry experts expect will drive up prices and stymie production.

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/donald-trump-announces-25pc-tariff-on-vehicles-not-made-in-us-ratcheting-up-trade-war/a1356588531.html

#US #DonaldTrump #Wednesday #theWhiteHouse #thisyear

[08:24] SpaceX Starship explodes, debris falls over Caribbean

SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space yesterday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0307/1500717-spacex-explodes/

#Starship #yesterday #minutes #Texas #FAA #Florida #second #thisyear #ElonMusk's #Mars

[13:06] National Museum wants visitors to 'join the conversation'

The National Museum of Ireland has issued an invitation to visitors to "join the conversation" as it launched its programme for this year, which includes plans for the display of Rory Gallagher's 1961 Fender Stratocaster, one of the most iconic instruments in Irish music.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0204/1494628-national-museum-ireland/

#TheNationalMuseumofIreland #thisyear #RoryGallagher's #1961 #FenderStratocaster #one #Irish

[01:01] BoI increases domestic economy growth forecast for 2025

Bank of Ireland has increased its growth forecast for the domestic economy for this year. It says modified domestic demand will expand by 4% compared to an earlier projection of 3%.

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0131/1493945-bank-of-ireland/

#BankofIreland #thisyear #4% #3%

[09:17] Poland’s trail network has something for every level of hiker

Tired of following tracks through the Dutch dune landscape and looking for a new walking challenge this year? Poland offers...

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/01/polands-trail-network-has-something-for-every-level-of-hiker/

#Dutch #thisyear #Poland

[09:18] State sells €652m of AIB shares

The Irish State has raised €652m by selling a further 5pc stake in AIB to private investors and said a full disposal of the bank’s stock is a “realistic target” for this year.

https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/state-sells-652m-of-aib-shares/a1728303610.html

#TheIrishState #652 #5pc #AIB #thisyear

This year, climate crisis paid me a very personal visit.

2024

Remembering the celebrities and public figures who died in 2024 https://www.inbella.com/829832/remembering-the-celebrities-and-public-figures-who-died-in-2024/ #2024 #BarbaraTaylorBradford #BrianWenzel #Célébrités #CelebritiesNews #DEATH #deaths #DonaldSutherland #EileenKramer #JamesEarlJones #JohnBlackman #JohnMarsden #KrisKrisofferson #LiamPayne #MaggieSmith #MichaelLeunig #MichaelMosely #Obituaries #obituary #QuincyJones #RichardSimmons #ShannonDoherty #ShellyDuval #ThisYear #WhoDied

[14:14] 'Incredible gift': This year saw 263 organ transplants

A total of 263 organ transplants were carried out in Ireland this year as a result of organ donations.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1227/1488239-organ-donation/

#263 #Ireland #thisyear

[12:53] 520 spinal surgeries on children this year, says CHI

Around 520 spinal surgeries will have been performed this year, the Children's Health Ireland Spinal Surgery Unit has said.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1219/1487379-ireland-health/

#520 #thisyear #theChildren's #HealthIrelandSpinalSurgeryUnit

»Die ganze alte Scheiße ist im Arsch.« #Marx
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[05:18] 2024 'certain' to be hottest year on record - EU monitor

This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1209/1485387-climate/

#Thisyear #first #Europe

fuck spotify wrapped, this is my song of the year

#music #TheMountainGoats #ThisYear

https://youtu.be/eetIgGXH6DA

[18:43] Masked men invaded Nikita Hand's home earlier this year

The woman who accused Conor McGregor and his friend of rape moved this year after her property was invaded by a group of men wearing balaclavas who stabbed her partner and broke her windows, it can now be reported.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1122/1482471-nikita-hand-house-court/

#ConorMcGregor #thisyear

TRAFFICKED

More than 1,000 kids reported missing in Ohio this year in ‘extraordinary surge’

https://nypost.com/2023/09/26/more-than-1k-kids-reported-missing-in-ohio-in-extraordinary-surge/?utm_source=reddit.com

Children are disappearing from northern Ohio in record numbers, with more than 1,000 minors reported missing so far this year. More than 45 children have gone missing in the Cleveland-Akron area this month alone, and in August, there were more than 35 missing minors, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s missing childrens website.

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MASTODON Aiming To Release A New Song This Year, Might Get Weird With Future Material
"We've talked about doing like a punk rock album where it's much quicker faster, straight to the punch kind of really fast music."

https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/mastodon-aiming-to-release-a-new-song-this-year-might-get-weird-with-future-material