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I am getting a divorce from my wife, and I am farming. The family home is located on the family farm, and I would be anxious to keep it as it is in such close proximity to the farm. What typically happens in a situation like this? Dear Reader, The “family home” is defined according to Section 2 (1) of the family Home Protection Act 1976 as “primarily a dwelling in which a married couple ordinarily reside”. The family home cannot be sold without the consent of both spouses. The fact that the family home is in the name of one spouse…

All 242 people on board the Air India plane have died, local newspaper Indian Express said, citing police. The plane was headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital, Air India said, while police officers said it crashed in a residential area near the airport. The airline said the flight was departing from Ahmedabad Airport with 242 people on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. These included 217 adults and 11 children, a source told Reuters. Of them, 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were Britons, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian, Air India said. Ahmedabad police commissioner Gyanendra Singh Malik…

Subject to upcoming match results, the GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) is contemplating scheduling a double-header at Croke Park on Saturday week, featuring both the Dublin hurling and football teams. News Source : Irish Examiner

The Status Yellow rainfall warning for Donegal, initially issued for today, has been extended and is now valid until 9pm tonight. The warning, issued by Met Éireann, originally took effect at 7am and was scheduled to expire at 5pm. Met Éireann now forecasts continued heavy rain, along with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms. Potential consequences include localized flooding, reduced visibility, and challenging travel conditions. The risk of thunderstorms also brings vulnerability to lightning damage. Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, and Sligo are also under the same Status Yellow rain warning. Despite the rain, temperatures will remain mild, reaching between 16 and…

The Data Protection Commission has hit the State with a €550,000 fine, the largest GDPR penalty for a public body, for processing people’s biometric data without a legal basis via the Public Services Card. The DPC said that the Government must now discontinue processing such data using the PSC within 9 months unless it can find a legal basis for doing so. Biometric data refers to any information that can identify a person by their physical characteristics — for example, via a fingerprint or, in the PSC case, a photograph. The State has long denied that the PSC uses biometric…

Farrell joins a star-studded Sky Sports team featuring rugby legends such as Sam Warburton, Dan Biggar, Ronan O’Gara, Will Greenwood, Kyle Sinckler, John Barclay, Conor Murray, and Nolli Waterman. He will also be joined by former Lions coaches Warren Gatland and Ian McGeechan. News Source : Irish Examiner

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survived an attempt to dissolve parliament early on Thursday. Most of Mr. Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox coalition partners joined him in voting against a Bill that would have forced them to register for military service while the country is at war. The vote was the most serious challenge to the government since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, the biggest security failure in Israel’s history and the trigger for the ongoing war in Gaza. The Bill’s failure means no other Bill to dissolve Knesset can be submitted for at least six months, shoring up Mr.…

A woman in Letterkenny Circuit Court avoided a contempt of court charge this week after being caught taking a photograph of an accused person during a hearing. The accused man was in the witness box at the time of the incident. While the man was giving evidence, Judge John Aylmer stopped the court proceedings, suspecting the woman, who was present in courtroom number 1, of recording. Judge Aylmer described the act as “a very serious matter,” noting a recent trend of similar occurrences in courts nationwide. “The only official record of this court is the DAR (digital audio recording),” Judge…

France’s Pro D2 possesses many compelling narratives, but perhaps none is as extraordinary as that of Grenoble’s Antonin Berruyer. His story is so compelling, it almost certainly warrants a future documentary. News Source : Irish Examiner

The current group phase is being replaced after this season with a new qualifier-based system in the coming year. This change, approved at Congress last February, has drawn criticism from a number of intercounty managers. Was it the right decision? News Source : Irish Examiner