Ireland’s Wild Week in Brief | Belfast News

0:00It's September 17. This is Bill Fass News today. AI powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Alright, let's get into it. Over in Ireland, a man in his 50s is facing charges related to an alleged assault on TD Michael Healey Ray. Meanwhile, RTE has decided they won't be participating in, or even broadcasting, the Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria in 2027. That's a pretty firm stance. On the legal front, Gary the Monk, Hutch's son, has been ordered to lay out all his financial details. Income, expenses, savings, the works. As, he's seeking free legal aid for his trial concerning organized crime. Also, Eleanor Donaldson is trying to appeal the verdict from her trial of the facts, which found she aided and abetted her husband's abuse of two. Children, the military office's group is speaking out, saying leaders overseeing the EU presidency protection detail aren't getting paid enough for there. Round the clock shifts.

1:00And on the economic side, the government's getting heat for what some are calling, raking in, extra VAT money, while regular folks are dealing with. These crazy high gas prices. Internationally, Buckingham Palace has pushed back on reports that King Charles said Princess Diana would be forgotten quickly after her passing. In Sweden, the leader of the winning left wing block Magdalena Anderson is promising a new direction for the country after years of right wing. Leadership? And finally, a bit of a wild story. A young Irish podcaster managed to snag an interview with Oprah Winfrey in Dublin. He bumped into Gail King, mistook her for crew, but she ended up setting up the whole thing. Talk about seizing an opportunity.