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Police statement after several injured in Dublin incident
Superintendent Liam Geraghty gives a media briefing at Mountjoy Garda Station after several people were injured in an incident on Parnell Square East, Dublin.
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Tanaiste and Women of Honour to re-engage over inquiry terms
Women of Honour spokeswoman Diane Byrne speaks to the media after a meeting with Tanaiste Micheal Martin on the proposed terms of reference for an inquiry into the Defence Forces
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Locator map of stabbing attack in Dublin
Locator map of where an “appalling attack” in Dublin city centre has taken place.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said a suspect had been detained.
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Police continue to investigate after five people were injured during an incident in Dublin
The scene in Dublin city centre after five people were injured, including three young children, following a serious public order incident which occurred on Parnell Square East shortly after 1.30pm.
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Three children and woman injured in ‘appalling attack’ in Dublin city centre
Three young children and a woman have been injured in what Ireland’s Justice Minister Helen McEntee has described as an “appalling attack” in Dublin city centre.
A man has also been taken to hospital following the incident on Parnell...
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Sinn Fein president offers her sympathy as three children injured in Dublin knife attack
Speaking at the scene of a stabbing attack in Dublin, Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald said children who witnessed what happened have been traumatised.
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Sinn Fein defence spokesman criticises government proposal to change a key security policy
Sinn Fein defence spokesman Matt Carthy criticises a government proposal to change a key security policy during a media briefing.
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Irish-Palestinian father reunited with his children in Dublin
There were tears at Dublin Airport as an Irish-Palestinian widower was reunited with his two young children.
A group of Irish citizens arrived at Dublin Airport from Cairo on Sunday evening after efforts to ensure Irish citizens were...
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Eoin O Broin questioned over Sinn Fein's comments about Ben Dunne
Sinn Fein TD Eoin O Broin is questioned about his party's comments following the death of businessman Ben Dunne, who was kidnapped by the IRA during the Troubles.
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‘Real possibility’ of powersharing return by Christmas or in new year – Varadkar
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said there is a “real possibility” Northern Ireland’s powersharing institutions could return before Christmas or in the new year.
Mr Varadkar said that if it does return, it will be important to ensure...
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Pro-Palestine protesters march through Dublin
Thousands have marched through the streets of Dublin in solidarity with the Palestinian people and to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The protest began at the Garden of Remembrance and marched across the River Liffey, with demonstrators...
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Gardai on scene in north Dublin after fatal shooting
A man in his early 20s has died after being shot in north Dublin on Saturday night.
The incident occurred shortly before 7pm at a home on Barry Drive in Finglas.
The man was treated at the scene by emergency personnel before being...
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Protesters call for expulsion of Israeli ambassador in Dublin
More than a thousand people have staged a protest outside the Irish parliament in a call for the Israeli ambassador in Dublin to be expelled from the country. It came as a Government minister warned such a move would push Ireland to the...
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Amnesty Ireland protest outside US embassy calling for ceasefire in Gaza
Amnesty Ireland workers hold a demonstration outside the US embassy in Dublin to call on the ambassador to push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Kevin Naughton, Ireland Campaigns Officer with Amnesty, spoke to PA about their...
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Kevin Bakhurst aims to ‘minimise uncertainty’ as job cuts among plans for RTE
RTE director general Kevin Bakhurst has said he wants to “minimise uncertainty” for staff as redundancies are among the proposed cost-cutting plans for the broadcaster.
The Government has agreed to provide 56 million euros in additional...
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Taoiseach: Government making real progress in tackling housing crisis
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Government was “making real progress” in tackling the housing crisis.
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Palestinian ambassador receives standing ovation at Sinn Fein conference
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid has expressed gratitude to Irish people “for being so vocal on the side of justice”.
Dr Wahba Abdalmajid comments came as part of her keynote speech at Sinn Fein’s annual...
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Michelle O’Neill speech at Sinn Fein ard fheis conference
Sinn Fein’s leader in Northern Ireland has told the party’s annual ard fheis conference that “the old Orange State” with a unionist majority is “long gone”.
In her keynote speech Michelle O’Neill said the results of May’s assembly...
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Case of Irish-Israeli girl feared kidnapped raised with Palestinian leadership
The case of an Irish-Israeli girl who is feared kidnapped in Gaza has been raised with the Palestinian Authority, an ambassador has said.
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland said that she raised the case of eight-year-old Emily Hand...
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Taoiseach says Government doing its 'best' to get around 40 Irish citizens out of Gaza.
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said the Government is doing its “best” to get around 40 Irish citizens out of Gaza.
Speaking to reporters in Co Cork, Mr Varadkar said: “There are in and around 40 Irish citizens in Gaza and we’re doing...
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Horse-drawn hearse delivers children's shoes during pro-Palestinian protest in Dublin
Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Dublin, during a procession with a horse-drawn hearse to deliver children's shoes to the British, US and Israeli Embassies and the European Commission Representation.
The stunt was organised to...
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Micheal Martin rejects calls to expel Israel's ambassador to Ireland over 'disproportionate' war in Gaza
Expelling Israel’s ambassador to Ireland would undermine efforts to get Irish citizens out of Gaza, the country’s deputy premier has insisted.
Micheal Martin was responding to a call from Ireland’s main opposition party Sinn Fein, which...
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Israeli ambassador’s position is ‘now untenable’, says Sinn Fein leader
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the position of the Israeli ambassador to Ireland is “now untenable” and said there needed to be consequences for Israel “ignoring” calls for a ceasefire.
Sinn Fein councillors had been...
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Rally held in Belfast to call for ceasefire in Gaza
Hundreds have gathered at a rally in Belfast to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Also demonstrations in support of Palestine were also held in Dublin and in counties across the island of Ireland on Saturday including in Cork,...