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UNIFIL, the United Nations’ Interim Force in Lebanon, will finish next year, after the US vetoed its renewal in August.

Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has welcomed the announcement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, proposing to suspend the EU-Israel Trade Agreement under Article 2, requiring that any country trading with the EU must uphold international humanitarian standards.

Senator Alice Mary Higgins (Ind) has called on the bank’s top officials to appear before a high-powered finance committee to explain their actions, after she claims this transfer has not been adequately completed.

Last week’s decision by the United Nations’ Security Council to wind down the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon by late 2026 signals the end of a long association between the Irish Defence Forces and the United Nations’ Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission.

Here in Galway, we measure the year in rhythms — not so much by the weather or the ticking of clocks, but by the sequence of festivals and the shifting colour of the streets. July turns, and with it, the city shifts mood. The stretch in the evening begins to draw in. The Galway International Arts Festival takes its final bow, and almost immediately, the echo of hooves rises from Ballybrit. The handover is complete. Art yields to spectacle. The Races are upon us.

The Clifden Arts Festival 2025 (17-28th September ) unveils a bold and diverse Visual Art Programme that brings together Irish and international artists across disciplines and locations. From painting and performance to photography and film, this year’s theme Journey is explored through deeply personal, political, and poetic lenses.

Almost 80 activists opposing the slaughter and starvation of Palestinians greeted Taoiseach Micheál Martin as he unveiled the €550 million Crown Square development in Mervue last Friday afternoon.

VERSONO Medical Ltd has been named Dragons’ Den winner of the CX Innovation Prize at the international CX Symposium in London.