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Rail Solar Pilot Economics: South Korea tests Swiss track panels; payoff remains uncertain

South Korea has launched an innovative two-year pilot program featuring removable solar panels located near Osong Station. This initiative, powered by technology from Swiss startup Sun-Ways, aims to evaluate the effectiveness and reliability of the system in the local climate. Early projections are optimistic based on Swiss trials, suggesting that,…

The Times of India · Oct 13

€20 million later, Castle Freke's restoration remains unfinished

More than two decades after Stephen Ralfe Evans-Freke brought Castle Freke back into his family’s ownership, the West Cork estate is still undergoing restoration. Evans-Freke, a retired Wall Street investment banker, bought the ancestral property around the turn of the millennium, after the Evans-Freke family had owned it for generations…

The Times of India · Oct 5

Six people found alive in a shipping container after one made a call from inside, and the man arrested over it is released without charge

Six people, one arrest, and zero charges for now.

We Got This Covered · Sep 20

Ireland takes over EU presidency with French naval help on security

Ireland takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Wednesday with French and British military assets expected to help protect a six-month programme of high-level meetings, as Dublin prepares for what security officials describe as an unusually demanding operation.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 1

Kallas visit puts Ireland’s alumina exports to Russia under EU spotlight

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is in Dublin for talks with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, placing Ireland at the centre of a sharpening European dispute over whether alumina exported from an Irish refinery to Russia is helping to sustain Moscow’s war machine in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 9

10 Photos of Eve Hewson: Everything to Know About the 'Disclosure Day' Actress and Bono's Daughter

Eve Hewson, daughter of U2 lead singer Bono, stars in Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day.' Here's a look at her career and rise in Hollywood.

International Business Times UK · Jun 9

“It’s not dark yet, but it’s gettin’ there…”: How Bob Dylan confronted his own mortality in a hauntingly beautiful song – and re-established himself as an artist of real creative relevance

Dylan wanted a more cinematic texture and a modern sound – but one that was rooted in old American music.

MusicRadar · May 22

Titanic Survivor's Life Jacket Fetches £670,000 — Linked To Lifeboat No. 1 That Left Dozens Behind

Laura Mabel Francatelli's life jacket from the Titanic sold for £670,000 ($906,000) at auction, nearly double its pre-sale estimate.

International Business Times UK · Apr 20

Lord Haskins obituary

Europhile farmer and businessman whose Northern Foods supplied ready meals to Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Waitrose

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3

'Is it just a scam...': Row over photo of 'Indian students' at the queue of Irish university food bank

A photo published by The Irish Times triggered a fresh wave of attacks on Indians as a social media user pointed out that a man seen on the photo looked Indian. The Irish Times reported that University of Galway food bank turns away hundreds of students each week, as there…

The Times of India · Feb 23