[05:23] Death toll in Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 226

The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic has risen to 226, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved ones.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0413/1507379-dominican-nightclub-latest/

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[06:01] Death toll in Dominican nightclub tragedy nears 200

A devastating roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at least 184 lives, authorities said, as the search for survivors turned increasingly grim.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0410/1506823-dominican-republic/

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[08:48] Irish man who died while on holiday on Caribbean island named locally

A man from Northern Ireland who passed away while on holiday in the Dominican Republic has been named as 29-year-old James Gribben from Co Armagh.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-man-who-died-while-on-holiday-on-caribbean-island-named-locally/a2137548737.html

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[03:30] New direct flights announced from Belfast to the Caribbean - but they’ll last just four weeks

Tui has announced a new direct route to the Dominican Republic from Belfast International Airport.

https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/new-direct-flights-announced-from-belfast-to-the-caribbean-but-theyll-last-just-four-weeks/a86043087.html

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