https://sagire.online/topic/ireland/ Articles and notes about Ireland. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/96d2b64d/https://sagire.online/wire/96d2b64d/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:23:00 -0300The Israel Football Association accused Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson of “hypocrisy and stupidity” over comments about the upcoming Nations League fixtures between the two countries. Israel plans to file a complaint with UEFA against Ireland over the coach’s “genocide” remarks.IsraelIrelandConflict https://sagire.online/wire/974226c6/https://sagire.online/wire/974226c6/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:21:00 -0300Dozens of supermarkets in Belgium and Sweden have been hit by a suspected cyber-attack affecting refrigerators and freezers, according to the BBC. In Belgium, around 40 Delhaize stores and 15 Carrefour stores were affected; in Sweden, ICA and Coop shops, and thirteen SuperValu shops in Ireland. Thousands of euros worth of food had to be thrown away, according to local media reports, and one ICA store in Sweden said its freezers' temperatures had been set to 50 C (122F).BelgiumSwedenIrelandCybersecurity https://sagire.online/wire/02d2481d/https://sagire.online/wire/02d2481d/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:22:00 -0300Ireland’s lower house of parliament approved by 79 votes to 71 a bill that scraps the requirement for UN approval before Irish troops can be deployed abroad, France 24 reported. Currently, three steps — dubbed a “triple lock” — must be taken before more than 12 members of the Irish defence forces can be sent on any mission: approval from the government, from parliament and from the UN, the last of which is now set to be scrapped. The legislation also raises from 12 to 50 the number of soldiers that could be deployed without parliamentary approval. Opposition parties warned that the move threatens the country’s longstanding military neutrality.IrelandUnited NationsDefenseDiplomacyEurope https://sagire.online/wire/01ca8c06/https://sagire.online/wire/01ca8c06/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:21:00 -0300Ireland players wore black armbands in recognition of Palestinians killed in Gaza and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem, according to Al Jazeera. The Nations League match ended in a 1-1 draw, on neutral ground and behind closed doors.IrelandIsraelGaza https://sagire.online/wire/2ff02200/https://sagire.online/wire/2ff02200/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:22:00 -0300The Republic of Ireland will play Sunday’s Nations League match against Israel in Debrecen, Hungary, after the squad voted by a significant majority to go ahead with the fixture, Football Association of Ireland (FAI) CEO David Courell said Saturday, according to Middle East Eye. The vote followed reports that some players, including custodian Gavin Bazunu, had considered refusing to play in protest at Israel’s actions in Gaza, the Telegraph reported. The Ireland team’s press conference and training session the day before the first of its Nations League games against Israel were delayed Saturday as pressure to boycott the matches grew, according to the Associated Press, in a text republished by Local10.IrelandPalestineGazaIsrael https://sagire.online/wire/adbee901/https://sagire.online/wire/adbee901/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:35:00 -0300Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), acting for the European Union, fined Google €403 million on Monday for misusing users’ location data and ordered the company to bring its processing in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within six months. The regulator found that Google infringed the GDPR between May 2018 and February 2020 in its Web & App Activity, Location History and Location Accuracy functions, on lawfulness, fairness, transparency and retention. It is the fourth-largest fine imposed by the Irish authority and its first major penalty against Google; the inquiry opened in February 2020 after complaints from consumer organisations in eight European countries, brought together by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC). Google said the case centres on historical policies that have since been updated. The same day marked the deadline the European Commission gave Google to comply with its €890 million decision under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).IrelandEuropean Union https://sagire.online/wire/d756335c/https://sagire.online/wire/d756335c/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:38:00 -0300Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Google €403 million over failures in its processing of location data, following an inquiry opened in 2020 after complaints from European consumer organisations, according to Reuters; the regulator ordered compliance within six months, and the fine is the DPC’s fourth largest since the GDPR came into force, according to TheJournal.ie.IrelandEuropean Union