A man who left pipe bombs at a Co Down sports ground in an attempt to intimidate a newly formed GAA club into leaving, has been given a three year sentence.

Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held

Sheridan was backed by Kerry and Tipperary Councils in the presidential election.

Flash floods, strong winds and hail are likely to hit the enclave today, lasting until Friday evening.

<article data-history-node-id="432506" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/genocide-prevention-group-says-clintons-remarks-amounts-genocide-denial" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/genocide-prevention-group-says-clintons-remarks-amounts-genocide-denial" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Genocide prevention group says Clinton’s remarks amount to ‘genocide denial’</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, a leading global genocide prevention group, said Tuesday that recent remarks on Gaza by former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton amounted to “outright genocide denial.”</p> <p>The group criticised Clinton's&nbsp;claim that Israel is suffering from “the worst PR of any group” and that young Americans are influenced by “pure propaganda” on TikTok, saying that it misrepresents growing public concern over Israel’s war&nbsp;on Gaza.</p> <p>“Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well,” the statement said, adding that Americans have witnessed “two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians,” including footage from journalists and civilians in Gaza.</p> <p>"Secretary Clinton’s remarks are not only inaccurate, they are also a shameful example of the lengths to which people complicit in genocide will go to to deny its existence," it said.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial. During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted… <a href="https://t.co/sG05xT24pz">pic.twitter.com/sG05xT24pz</a></p> — Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (@LemkinInstitute) <a href="https://twitter.com/LemkinInstitute/status/1998417005372744018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

Court filings indicate that several children were held for up to 168 days, far surpassing the 20-day limit on custody.

According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israeli attacks since the start of the ceasefire have killed at least 377 people.

Rights group FairSquare accuses world football governing body of 'openly flouting' its rules on political neutrality.

Former British prime minister reportedly pushed out of post-war planning over regional opposition

Some counties are also under a Status Yellow alert for rain until 9am.

<article data-history-node-id="432469" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-raid-two-west-bank-universities-and-detain-campus-0" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-raid-two-west-bank-universities-and-detain-campus-0" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel conducting surveillance of US and allies at southern command centre: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>&nbsp;is conducting such extensive surveillance at a new&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us" target="_blank">US&nbsp;</a>command centre in southern Israel that US forces and allies have expressed concern, according to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/israel-mass-surveillance-us-base-planning-gaza-future" target="_blank">report</a>&nbsp;in The Guardian on Monday.</p> <p>The Israeli military has been openly and covertly recording meetings and discussions at the&nbsp;Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC)&nbsp;in the town of Kiryat Gat, which is 12 miles from the&nbsp;<a href="http://middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Gaza</a>&nbsp;frontier, the report says.</p> <p>The US commander of the CMCC,&nbsp;Lieutenant&nbsp;General Patrick Frank, summoned his Israeli counterpart to tell him that “recording has to stop here”, according to sources briefed on disputes about the recordings.</p> <p>Staff and visitors from other countries - who were not identified in the report - have also expressed concern about Israel’s intelligence-gathering inside the CMCC.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Guardian also reported that some staff and visitors were told to avoid sharing sensitive information because of the possibility that it could be recorded and leaked.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a aria-label="Israel conducting surveillance of US and allies at southern command centre: Report" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-carrying-out-surveillance-joint-us-and-allies-command-center-south-country-report">Israel conducting surveillance of US and allies at southern command centre: Report</a></h3> <p><img alt src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/US_CMCC_Ahikam-Seri.jpg.jpg?itok=yNQd6ihE"></p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="432470" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-arrest-40-palestinians-amid-rising-west-bank-attacks" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-arrest-40-palestinians-amid-rising-west-bank-attacks" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces arrest 40 Palestinians amid rising West Bank attacks</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestinian Prisoners Club reported that Israeli forces detained 40 Palestinians across various West Bank locations on Tuesday, part of a continuing campaign of arrests under occupation, Wafa reported.</p> <p>The escalation comes amid rising violence across the territory. According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, West Bank communities suffered 2,144 attacks in November alone, with Israeli soldiers responsible for 1,523 incidents and settlers for 621.</p> <p>The assaults ranged from physical attacks to property destruction, highlighting the daily pressures faced by Palestinians under occupation.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="432475" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-nearly-half-journalists-worldwide-report" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-nearly-half-journalists-worldwide-report" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel kills nearly half of journalists worldwide: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="424" data-start="122">Reporters Without Borders reported on Tuesday that Israeli forces were responsible for almost half of all journalist deaths worldwide this year, with 29 Palestinian reporters killed in Gaza alone.</p> <p data-end="706" data-start="426">The Paris-based media freedom group recorded 67 journalist fatalities globally from December 2024 to November 2025, marking a slight rise from 66 in 2024. RSF said Israel accounted for 43 percent of the total, describing its military as “the worst enemy of journalists.”</p> <p data-end="920" data-start="708">The deadliest single attack occurred on 25 August, when a so-called “double-tap” strike hit a hospital in southern Gaza, killing five journalists, including contributors to Reuters and the Associated Press.</p> <p data-end="920" data-start="708">Since the October 2023 war in Gaza, following the Hamas attack on Israel, nearly 220 journalists have been killed, making Israel the leading global killer of media workers for three consecutive years, RSF data shows.</p> <p data-end="1442" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="1146">Access to Gaza remains heavily restricted, with foreign journalists allowed only on controlled tours organised by the Israeli army despite calls for unrestricted press coverage.</p> </div> </div> </article>

The agency's commissioner-general condemns raid as a direct violation of international law.

Israel says it struck Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, adding pressure to a US-brokered ceasefire.