The Indo Daily

Dublin has been the main attraction on the political stage this week as 50 world leaders came to the capital for the European Political Community summit.
Micheál Martin has been enthusiastically playing host, and it appears to have largely turned out to be a positive week for the Taoiseach.
The Irish Independent's political team of Mary Regan, Aisling Moloney and Cónal Thomas have convened to break it all down; from continued full-throated support of Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky to what kind of food the various dignitaries have been enjoying.
There's also the public sector pay deal and the Taoiseach's political future to consider, following what has proved a very busy week indeed.
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A secret affair. Allegations of espionage. A corporate empire worth trillions of dollars hanging in the balance.
For years, Jensen Huang was the face of Nvidia, the company at the centre of the artificial intelligence revolution and one of the most powerful businesses on the planet.
But, this week, Nvidia was plunged into crisis after claims emerged that Huang had been involved in an extramarital affair with a woman alleged by US investigators to be a Chinese spy.
Then came fresh reports of a second alleged relationship with a senior Nvidia executive, deepening the controversy engulfing the company.
On today’s Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by Elaine Burke, science and technology journalist and host of the For Tech’s Sake podcast, to ask how a secret affair became a national security nightmare.
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An Irish entrepreneur who describes himself as an “heir to chiefship and lordship” is being pursued in Arizona over claims of fraud and deceptive business practices. Antóin Commane (42) is alleged to have induced numerous individuals based in Arizona, California and England to invest their retirement funds and life savings into what they now claim was a “fake” business venture.

In the Arizona lawsuit, Mr Commane has been accused of soliciting investment for Don’t Die Wondering (DDW), which was described as an e-commerce automation “vehicle” in promotional material distributed to prospective investors.

It is understood that investors collectively put in over $500,000 (€448,850) with little to no return.

The plaintiff Emil Corb wants Mr Commane to pay $2m in punitive damages, legal papers seen by the Sunday Independent and filed in a US court show.
When contacted, a lawyer for Commane said his client categorically denied all the allegations made against him and that no findings had been made against him.

Host: Kevin Doyle, Guest: Catherine Sanz
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Hundreds of schools across Ireland received bomb threat emails in a co-ordinated scare that sparked concern among parents, teachers and students.

The messages were part of a wider campaign that also targeted educational institutions overseas, prompting a major response from authorities.

Schools were forced to assess the threats and decide whether emergency procedures were necessary, while gardaí moved quickly to reassure the public.

So, what exactly did the emails contain, who was behind them, and was there ever any credible danger?

Today, in this Extra episode of the Indo Daily, Kevin Doyle examines what happened, what authorities know so far, and the advice being given to schools and the public. Joining him is Irish Independent news correspondent Conor Feehan for the latest update.

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“Fight Night” took on a whole new meaning at an influencer-fronted event in Kilkenny when the action dramatically spilled outside the squared circle.
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – found himself at the centre of an all-out brawl when a seemingly pissed-off pugilist leapt from the ring apron to confront Robinson head-on.
Cue pandemonium, beamed out via livestream to an audience of almost two million.
Questions, naturally, have arisen in recent days.
Was everything really as it seemed? More to the point, why was Tommy Robinson there in the first place? And, perhaps most pertinently, how does Ireland factor into Robinson's agenda of disruption and division?
On this episode of The Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Irish Independent journalists Darragh Nolan and Aisling Bolton-Dowling to look at the fallout from a strange night in Kilkenny.
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