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Poland protests Irish broadcaster's "Polish concentration camp" misnomer

Located 36 kilometres from Gdańsk, the Stutthof camp was run by the German SS from September 2, 1939 to May 9, 1945. Over 100,000 people were incarcerated in the camp, of whom an estimated 65,000 perished. Adam Warżawa/PAP

Poland's ambassador to Ireland has protested against Irish national broadcaster RTE's use of the term "Polish concentration camp” in a feature about the WWII Nazi-German Stutthof death camp, which was located in northern Poland.

Powerful new Domalewski drama ‘I Never Cry’ to premiere in UK and Ireland

VIDEO: Subtitled ‘Growing up is a tearful business’, the award-winning film from Piotr Domalewski will hit cinemas tomorrow (23rd July).

Poland among EU leaders in cumulative economic growth in past two years

European Commission data show that Poland is among four EU countries that recorded positive cumulative economic growth in the last two years.

TikTok chefs receive platform’s coveted Creator Fund after sending internet wild with their outdoor cooking vids

Originally from southern Poland, al fresco cooking sensations ‘The Men With The Pot’ have clocked up so many hits on social media with their mouth-watering takes on traditional Polish dishes that they are now among the first recipients of TikTok’s ‘Creator Fund’.

Wrocław docs give Irish baby life-changing surgery

Six-month-old Olivia had been receiving treatment in Dublin but specialists were unable to help the toddler who suffered from problems caused by an overgrown oesophagus, the tube that connects the throat with the stomach.

Wrocław women blow socks off the Irish with their cheery sock designs

Produced in Poland and sold across Ireland, Joanna Zalech and Aleksandra Kiełdanowicz have now produced over 100,000 socks since starting their business just three years ago – and even the Irish PM wears them!

Polish explorer who saved hundreds of thousands during Great Irish Famine remembered in new exhibition

After climbing and naming Australia’s tallest mountain, adventurer Paweł Strzelecki went to Ireland where, despite suffering from typhoid fever, he set about saving the lives of starving children.

Wish you were beer: Man builds ‘first of its kind’ Irish pub on his Warsaw roof to hang out with pals

EXCLUSIVE: “At first I thought he was crazy,” the 36-year-old Irishman’s wife told TFN’s Stuart Dowell who dropped in for a pint and a chat. “But then I thought at least he will be home more often,” she added.

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