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Irish authorities recovered 500 Bitcoin in criminal proceeds, bringing the total seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau to about $92 million in BTC for 2026. Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) confirmed the seizure of another 500 Bitcoin, currently worth about 27 million euros ($30.9 million), in collaboration with Europol's European Cybercrime Centre.  That brings the total Bitcoin seized by CAB in 2026 to 1,500 BTC, worth about $92.4 million, the law enforcement agency said in a social media post on Thursday. CAB said Europol had provided operational coordination, technical expertise and decryption support during the investigation. The agency did not disclose the identity of the wallet owner or details of the underlying investigation, adding that it had no further comment. Read more

A crypto wallet tied to a convicted drug dealer thought to have lost his wallet keys transferred 500 Bitcoin to Coinbase on Tuesday. Irish national police say they have cracked one of 12 Bitcoin wallets linked to a convicted drug dealer, years after they were confiscated and their access codes were thought to be gone forever. Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) said in a statement on Tuesday that it had “gained access to and seized a cryptocurrency wallet” containing 500 Bitcoin (BTC), worth more than $35 million, with the help of Europol's European Cybercrime Centre. “Europol hosted operational meetings at its headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands and provided critical support to Bureau investigators and analysts with the provision of highly complex technical expertise and decryption resources vital to the success of the operation,” the CAB said. Read more

The new survey from the Claims Conference found nearly one in 10 Irish adults believe the Holocaust is a myth

The new survey from the Claims Conference found nearly one in 10 Irish adults believe the Holocaust is a myth

Irish rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh wins court case to dismiss terrorism charge for displaying a Hezbollah flag during a 2024 Kneecap gig, with supporters claiming the charge was politically motivated.

Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap for three years, citing 'serious threat to national security'; over 150 artists sign petition opposing their appearance at Sziget Festival

Jewish organizations criticized the proposed Irish law criminalizing imports from the West Bank during a hearing in the Irish Parliament.

Former UFC champion and Irish presidential hopeful Conor McGregor is doubling down on his vision for an Irish strategic Bitcoin reserve. On May 30, he took to X to pledge a “decentralised blueprint for sovereignty,” stating that Germany had “dropped the ball,” and promising that “Ireland will not.” He also tagged El Salvador’s president Nayib […] The post Conor McGregor doubles down on an Irish strategic Bitcoin reserve, tags Nayib Bukele ‘let’s chat’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Liam Mackin, a 72-year-old Irish man, is alleged to have spraypainted “jew murder”, “290,000 child killers”, “500,000 Jew child killer” and “501,110 Jew child murderer” on Jewish-owned businesses

Israel slams Ireland's support for Palestine as fuelled by antisemitism. But that cynically disregards the history of Ireland's advocacy for disenfranchised peoples – which once mutually inspired both Irish nationalists and pre-state Zionists

  Jewish students in Ireland are changing schools to escape harassment as a new report exposes bias in school textbooks, the Jewish Chronicle reveals. The findings emerge from an extensive study by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (Impact-se), which identified multiple instances of problematic content in Irish educational materials. […]

As part of the visit by Prime Minister of Ireland Simon Harris to Ukraine, Ukrainian Energy Deputy Minister Mykola Kolisnyk discussed with the Irish government delegation the need to expand assistance to Ukrainian power engineers.

After an Irish senator posted an infographic of the origin countries of nine Israeli politicians, including Netanyahu, many users pointed out that all the men were born in Israel and that some of their ancestors were Holocaust survivors

Israeli ambassador to Ireland made a statement about combatting antisemitism in Ireland, which was immediately denounced by President Higgins as 'irresponsible.' 'Irish people are not antisemitic,' he argued, and went on to mention that the previous president spoke Hebrew

What beloved Irish voices in translation can teach Israelis as they look back at a year since the pro-democracy revolution that almost was and remember the October 7 massacre that changed everything

Deloitte Romania advised TeraPlast Group, the largest Romanian producer of construction materials, in the sale of its steel division to the Irish group Kingspan, global leader in insulation and building envelope solutions, which was already present on the Romanian market. The transaction refers to the entire participation held by TeraPlast in the thermo-insulating panel factories TeraSteel in Romania and in Serbia, as well as in the metal tile producer Wetterbest. The agreement is subject to approval from the competition bodies. The value of the sold division has been assessed at 410 million lei, and the final price will be established after adjustments with the net debt and the working capital.