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Cimpress: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 29, 2025 17:03 PM EST

DUNDALK COUNTY LOUTH, Ireland (AP) — DUNDALK COUNTY LOUTH, Ireland (AP) — Cimpress plc (CMPR) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $61.1 million. The Dundalk County Louth, Ireland-based company said it had net income of $2.36 per share. The...

Irish tourist dies following fall at Bulgarian mountain ski resort

Jan. 29, 2025 09:04 AM EST

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A 29-year-old man from Ireland died on Wednesday from injuries sustained the previous day in a fall at the Bansko mountain ski resort in southern Bulgaria. The tourist was seriously injured after falling on Tuesday from a height of about 600 meters (1,900...

French residents rescued from flooded homes by boat as Storm Herminia hits Normandy and Brittany

Jan. 27, 2025 11:15 AM EST

RENNES, France (AP) — Residents in western France used boats to escape their flooded homes on Monday as rivers and waterways broke their banks after successive storms battered Normandy and Brittany. The national weather service had issued flood and wind warnings as Storm Herminia...

Thousands in Ireland still without power after Storm Éowyn, as more wild weather wallops UK, France

Jan. 26, 2025 10:14 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — Ireland called in help from England and France as repair crews worked to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people after the most disruptive storm for years. Even as the cleanup continued, more wet and windy weather hit the U.K., Ireland and France on Sunday. ...

Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content

Jan. 25, 2025 10:19 AM EST

CASSIS, France (AP) — In the moment when her world shattered three years ago, Stephanie Mistre found her 15-year-old daughter, Marie, lifeless in the bedroom where she died by suicide. “I went from light to darkness in a fraction of a second,” Mistre said, describing the day in...

Ireland and UK clean up after unprecedented Storm Éowyn brings record winds and damage

Jan. 25, 2025 05:17 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — Emergency crews began cleaning up Saturday after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland. Work was underway to remove hundreds of trees blocking roads and...

Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

Jan. 24, 2025 14:05 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home Friday in the face of hurricane-force winds that disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions. Forecasters had issued a rare “red”...

Hurricane-force winds anticipated in Ireland and UK as Storm Éowyn spirals in from Atlantic

Jan. 23, 2025 12:41 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for one of the most intense storms in decades, with forecasters warning of extremely rare hurricane-force winds and a danger to life. The national forecasters for Ireland and the U.K. both issued the most serious...

Micheál Martin returns as Ireland's prime minister after securing backing of the parliament

Jan. 23, 2025 12:40 PM EST

DUBLIN (AP) — Irish lawmakers voted Thursday to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time, leading a coalition government. Members of the lower house of parliament, the Dáil, voted by 95 to 76 to confirm Martin as taoiseach, the Irish title for prime...

Micheál Martin's return as Ireland's leader delayed by parliamentary wrangling

Jan. 22, 2025 12:54 PM EST

DUBLIN (AP) — Irish lawmakers met Wednesday to appoint a new prime minister, but quickly abandoned the attempt amid bitter wrangling over parliamentary procedure. The chaotic scenes mean the expected appointment of veteran politician Micheál Martin must wait until at least...