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The Indiana Pacers seemed on the verge of getting within a single victory of their first ever NBA championship. However, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander then completely dominated. News Source : Irish Examiner

Israel’s defence minister has warned that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles at Israel after at least three people died and dozens were wounded following a series of Israeli attacks on Tehran’s nuclear program and its armed forces. Speaking after a meeting with the army’s chief of staff, Israel Katz said Iran will pay a heavy price for harming Israeli citizens. “If (Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn,” he said. Iranian state television reported that air defence systems were firing in the cities of Khorramabad, Kermanshah…

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has had his passport returned by Egyptian authorities, but says they have not had his phone returned after he was detained at a protest march yesterday. Mr Murphy was among a group detained in Egypt as around 3,000 activists worldwide were due to begin marching across the Sinai Desert on Friday to the Rafah border, demanding the opening of the crossing, the delivery of aid, and an end to Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza. The Department of Foreign Affairs, which has urged against travelling in the region because it is “particularly dangerous,” has offered…

At least 16 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Saturday, according to health officials. The 20-month war with Hamas has raged on even as Israel has opened a new front with heavy strikes on Iran that sparked retaliatory drone and missile attacks. Another 11 Palestinians were killed overnight near food distribution points run by an Israeli and US-supported humanitarian group, in the latest of almost daily shootings near the sites since they opened last month. Families react after the death of relatives at an aid distribution hub in Rafah (Mariam Dagga/AP) Palestinian…

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Kilkenny and Waterford face off in what is expected to be another top-tier semi-final match on Saturday evening at Chadwicks Wexford Park. News Source : Irish Examiner

As soon as the GAA+ schedule was released earlier this week, I immediately checked to confirm that the Dublin-Kildare match was being shown. I was disgusted to see that it wasn’t. Was I surprised? What do you think? When it comes to disregarding hurling, Croke Park have become experts at it. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner. Annual €120€60 Best value Monthly €10€4 / month Unlimited access. Subscriber content. Daily ePaper. Additional benefits. The content has been rewritten to provide context while preserving all HTML tags and CSS…

Iranian missiles have rained down on Tel Aviv in retaliation for Friday morning’s surprise aerial assault by Israel, as Tehran vowed to open the “gates of hell”, while fresh explosions were heard in the Iranian capital early on Saturday. Late on Friday, Iran and Israel reported a new wave of Iranian missile attacks, with explosions heard over Jerusalem. In northern Tehran, residents reported fresh explosions as Iran’s state news agency, IRNA, said Israel had launched further strikes. The Fars news agency said two projectiles had hit Tehran’s Mehrabad airport, and Iranian media said flames were reported there. Close to key…

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Tom Dunne, presenter of The Tom Dunne Show on Newstalk and singer/songwriter with Something Happens. Dad to Eva (18) and Skye (16): Not being smart, but it’s having children. They are an endless fascination, a gift from the skies. They make your own existence into a peripheral, unimportant thing. Brian Redmond, Dancing With the Stars judge, presenter of The KCLR Daily radio show. Dad to Alex (15) and Anna (10) : The love they give you. When they’re young, they look up to you so much. They love us unconditionally, look up to us, and find us inspiring, regardless of what…