[08:14] Fresh appeal to find 'Disappeared' victim Seamus Maguire

An investigator tasked with finding a Disappeared victim of the Northern Ireland Troubles has appealed for the "vital piece" of information that will help end a bereaved family's five decades of pain.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0414/1507505-northern-ireland-disappeared-commission/

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[10:32] Russia and Ukraine end five decades of gas transit to Europe

Russia stopped sending gas to Europe via Ukraine, shutting off a route that’s operated for five decades after Kyiv refused to allow any transit that funds Moscow’s war machine.

https://www.independent.ie/business/russia-and-ukraine-end-five-decades-of-gas-transit-to-europe/a478432582.html

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[00:44] Joy from 50 years of Irish Red Cross volunteering slowing down early-onset dementia, couple receiving lifetime achievement award say

A generous couple who have been honoured for five decades of volunteering for the Irish Red Cross credit the enjoyment they get from the work for slowing down the progress of early onset dementia with which one of them has been diagnosed.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/joy-from-50-years-of-irish-red-cross-volunteering-slowing-down-early-onset-dementia-couple-receiving-lifetime-achievement-award-say/a95032203.html

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[13:37] Spain flood death toll hits 205 as Valencia opens temporary morgue

Spanish rescuers opened a temporary morgue in a convention centre and battled to reach areas still cut off on Friday as the death toll from catastrophic floods rose to 205 people in Europe's worst weather disaster in five decades.

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/spain-flood-death-toll-hits-205-as-valencia-opens-temporary-morgue/a913973097.html

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