Traffic police detections fall sharply, Sexton and Ireland suffer and Israel raises troops – The Irish Times

Fears of a two-front war as Israeli forces mass near Gaza Strip

As huge concentrations of Israeli troops took up positions along the border with the Gaza Strip, ready for a ground invasion, gunfire between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in southern Lebanon intensified on Sunday, raising fears of a war on two fronts.

One Israeli was killed on the northern border, and the Israeli army reported that dozens of rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon, nine of which crossed into Israeli territory; five were intercepted by air defense systems, the rest landed in uninhabited areas. In response, Israeli fighter jets attacked Hezbollah military posts in southern Lebanon.

The exchange came as Israel continued preparations for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip following an attack by Hamas, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, just over a week ago that killed 1,400 people in Israel.

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Opinion

• Why do we comment on something we know nothing about?: You might be surprised to learn that one of the most popular courses at an Irish university this year is about bullshit. More precisely, the course is devoted to “Bullshit,” philosopher Harry Frankfurt’s insightful essay on speech “unrelated to any concern for truth.” There is so much going on around us that it clogs up the channels of public communication. Frankfurt explains this by saying that today we have increased opportunities to comment on things about which we have limited understanding, writes Joe Humphreys.

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• A few miles from Gaza, fear and death stalk the West Bank: Ibrahim Wadi and his 26-year-old son traveled to Qusra, a village near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, last Wednesday for the funeral of four Palestinians killed by Israeli settler shelling. By midday, they too were dead, shot by Israeli settlers attending the funeral, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

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• Garda drink driving checks have halved their pre-pandemic levels: The number of alcohol tests carried out at police checkpoints has fallen by more than half compared to pre-pandemic levels, and the number of police officers assigned to traffic policing is at its lowest level since 2017.
• How do gardaí explain erratic trends in the enforcement and detection of traffic offences?: Analysis. Traffic enforcement – at least in some areas – has failed as road deaths have risen. Drink driving, using mobile phones while driving and speeding are the top three issues in the latest figures provided to Patrick Costello TD (Green Party) in a series of Dáil questions. So let’s take them one at a time, writes Conor Lally.
• Five people died on Irish roads over the weekend: A total of five people died in separate incidents on Irish roads over the weekend in counties Waterford, Roscommon, Kerry, Louth and Limerick.
• At least 4,000 seriously ill patients may not receive life-saving drugs due to the 2024 budget decision: At least 4,000 seriously ill patients may be unable to access potentially life-saving drugs next year due to the Government’s decision not to provide funding for new drugs in last week’s Budget.
• The study found that parental dependence on cars is the cause of children’s lack of physical activity: Only one third of children actively walk or bike to school, according to new research that shows the vast majority of students don’t get enough daily exercise.
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• Weather in Ireland on Monday: This morning will be cloudy and dry with only isolated showers. This afternoon will be sunny in many areas, but cloudy in the south, with some scattered rain or drizzle expected in the south-west. Cool, with daytime highs of 10 to 13 degrees, with light to moderate winds from the east to southeast.
• Happening today: President Michael D. Higgins will address the World Food Forum in Rome, Finance Minister Michael McGrath will represent Ireland at the October Eurogroup and Economic and Financial Affairs Council meetings in Luxembourg, and the Stardust investigation and jury selection in the Ashling Murphy murder trial continue the trial is about to begin.

Rugby World Cup

• All the black magic is ruining Ireland’s Rugby World Cup dream: A dejected Irish team rushed around the field with their socks down, expressing their gratitude to the estimated 40-50,000 Irish fans, whose presence was both a source of solace and a source of grief. That and not doing it for Johnny.
• Rival to the very end, Johnny Sexton leaves: Johnny Sexton attracts the cameras as a matinee idol, a constant box-office draw as a player and as a person, whether happy, sad, smiling, tearful or red-hot, his face is a ticker tape of emotion before, during and after Ireland’s World Cup quarter-final. defeat to New Zealand at the Stade de France.
• ‘I’m incredibly proud’: Farrell praises Ireland after heartbreaking Rugby World Cup exit: About an hour and a half after the final whistle, in the quiet Irish dressing room, the players were still in their seats, still not showered and still trying to come to terms with perhaps the team’s most heartbreaking defeat. their careers.
• Peter O’Mahony is dejected as heavy defeat signals the end of an era: Like some senior backs in their third or fourth World Cup, Peter O’Mahony probably played his best rugby and enjoyed it more than any other.
• France lost after South Africa’s epic comeback: Hats off to World Rugby then. Two great semi-finals. Sorry, two great quarter-finals. The absurdly premature and lopsided draw may well have produced two eminently predictable semi-finals, but as expected it produced two contenders for the greatest ever World Cup quarter-final.

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It’s time for a universal basic income

Sir, Budget 2024 has left homeless, unemployed, carers and disabled citizens with virtually no benefits, condemning them to greater poverty and stress, creating and maintaining division, inequality and injustice. Ireland can create a fair, equitable and cohesive society; However, politicians prefer a divided society that maintains our current hostile party system and pits citizen against citizen to the detriment of many and the benefit of politicians. A universal basic income of €350 per week would create a seismic shift in our society, benefiting citizens’ well-being, the economy and the cohesion of our society. – Yours, etc.

HUGH McDERMOTT, Dromahair, Co. Leitrim.

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• Women’s stories pulled Ireland kicking and screaming into a better future: An excerpt from the foreword to Irish Times columnist Justine McCarthy’s new book, Eyes on Ireland: A Journey Through Social Change: When I first decided to become a journalist, reporters were treated like scavengers, lurking on street corners wearing upturned coat collars and presses. the pass was stuck in his hat band, barely having time to save up the price of a pint in the morning dockers’ bars on the quay.

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