Israel announced on Sunday it would shut its mission in the Irish capital because of what Israel's Foreign Minister called 'extreme anti-Israel policies.'
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Israel's foreign minister has ordered the closure of the country's embassy in Dublin, citing the Irish government's "extreme anti-Israel policy". Sky News
Taoiseach Simon Harris said "the time is now right to ask the Irish people to give a new mandate," as he confirmed that a general election would be held in Ireland on Friday, 29 November.
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Head coach Richie Murphy says he is "bitterly disappointed" as Munster score a last-gasp try to inflict a fifth defeat in a row on 14-man Ulster. BBC Sport
Michael Lowry says he is so focused on ending Ulster's poor run of form against Munster on Friday that Christmas is a "second priority" for him. BBC Sport
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