Ian Dempsey: 'I do jump out of bed at half four in the morning and I'm quite happy to do that'

Ian Dempsey: 'I do jump out of bed at half four in the morning and I'm quite happy to do that'

A few months after Gerry Ryan died in 2010, fellow radio star Ian Dempsey saw his widow, Morah. It was across a crowded room at a function in The Mansion House in Dublin. “I hadn’t seen her for ages,” Dempsey says. “I waved over at her like a mad thing. Unfortunately, it was in the middle of a charity auction and I found myself bidding on a weekend in New York…”

Kazakhstan joins the stage - Tokayev lands in Tianjin ahead of 25th SCO summit

Kazakhstan joins the stage - Tokayev lands in Tianjin ahead of 25th SCO summit

"Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Tianjin on Sunday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 2025 summit. Footage shows officials, soldiers and performers awaiting Tokayev’s arrival at the airport. He disembarks, greets Chinese officials, poses for photos as dancers in traditional attire perform, and then departs in a diplomatic motorcade. The 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping, is scheduled to take place from August 31 through September 1. The upcoming meeting promises to be the largest in history. Leaders from more than 20 countries and representatives of international organisations have confirmed their participation. They will discuss economic co-operation on technology, innovation and artificial intelligence, as well as issues of regional security and sustainable development. The SCO brings together 10 member states, 14 dialogue partners and two observer countries. China also holds its landmark 80th anniversary Victory Parade in Beijing on September 3, attended by many world leaders and dignitaries."

Count me in! Lukashenko arrives in Tianjin ahead of SCO summit

Count me in! Lukashenko arrives in Tianjin ahead of SCO summit

"Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in the city of Tianjin on Sunday ahead of the landmark Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Footage shows the leader descending the aircraft ramp, greeting the officials and receiving flowers. According to Lukashenko’s press service, in his speech at a session of the SCO Council of Heads of State, he will present Belarus' proposals on further advancement of multi-faceted cooperation inside the 'Shanghai family' and identify the key matters that require close attention. The 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping, is scheduled to take place in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1. The upcoming summit promises to be the largest in its history. Leaders from 10 member states, 14 dialogue partners, two observer countries, as well as representatives of international organisations have confirmed their participation. Discussions are expected to include economic co-operation on technology, innovation and artificial intelligence, as well as issues of regional security and sustainable development."

'Truth is their enemy!' - Rotterdam protesters decry Israel's killing of journalists to conceal Gaza massacres

'Truth is their enemy!' - Rotterdam protesters decry Israel's killing of journalists to conceal Gaza massacres

"Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Rotterdam on Saturday to protest the killing of journalists in Gaza and denounce what they called ongoing massacres in Palestine. Footage shows protesters marching with Palestinian flags, placards and banners reading 'Stop the genocide! We need sanctions on Israel' and 'Break all ties with the apartheid state Israel'. Protesters chant and make noise as coffins bearing pictures of journalists killed in Gaza are displayed at the front of the rally. "The Netherlands is doing nothing. No sanctions, nothing. The Netherlands is giving the most money, tax money, to Israel to buy weapons that are killing these people. All these journalists, these children, babies, women and men," proclaimed protest organiser Tariq Turki. "They should be really ashamed of themselves. I'm really ashamed of my country. We need them to take concrete, immediate action. We urge them to take action," a demonstrator echoed the sentiment. She also accused Israel of not allowing foreign journalists in "because their enemy is the truth. They don't want the truth to be seen. So the truth is their enemy. And that's why they kill the journalists." "I wish there were some people from another country so we could really see what is happening there. Because what we're seeing is only a small portion. What we don't see is many times worse," she added. The protest comes after 20 people, including five journalists, were killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza's Khan Younis on Monday. The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the strikes and expressed regret for the casualties but denied that they targeted journalists. The Israeli Defence Forces also claimed that six of those killed were 'terrorists'. The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza broke out on October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing 1,139 people and kidnapping more than 200 others, according to Israeli officials. The Israeli military's subsequent military operations in Gaza have killed more than 63,300 people and injured over 159,800 others at the time of publication, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health."