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Tanaiste Micheal Martin comments on number of homeless hitting another new record high
Tanaiste Micheal Martin comments on the latest record homeless figures in Ireland.
The number of homeless people in Ireland has risen to another new record high.
The latest figures from the Department of Housing reveal that 12,847...
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Martin welcomes US congressmen to Dublin ahead of US college American football game
Tanaiste Micheal Martin, US Ambassador Claire Cronin, Senator Christopher Murphy and Congressman Pat Fallon speak about Saturday's highly anticipated US college football game in Dublin between Notre Dame and Navy.
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Simon Harris ‘wont ask voters to spend more money on RTE without reform plan’
Simon Harris has said he will not be asking his constituents to pay more money to RTE without a “clear reform plan” presented by the broadcaster.
The Minister for Further and Higher Education was speaking as new figures indicate there...
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Donohoe says politicians awaiting constituency changes with ‘red-hot interest’
Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has said there is “red-hot interest” across the political system for the upcoming completion of the electoral constituency review.
The publication of the population figures as per the latest...
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Molly Malone statue in Dublin vandalised with black paint
Famed Molly Malone statue in Dublin has been vandalised with black paint across its chest.
The motivation for the vandalism is unknown.
GVs and CUs of the statue and the defacement.
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Varadkar unsure if housing referendum can be held within current government term
The Taoiseach has said he is unsure whether a referendum on the right to housing can be held within the lifespan of the current government.
Leo Varadkar said the constitution should be amended to enshrine a right to housing, but he said...
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Varadkar defends council decision to cut night-time flights at Dublin Airport
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended Fingal County Council’s decision to issue an enforcement order on Dublin Airport requiring it to reduce the number of night-time flights.
Mr Varadkar also said he did not think there would ultimately...
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Ireland team return to roaring welcome from fans in Dublin
Ireland’s national football team were welcomed home by cheering fans after their first qualification for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Thousands of fans transformed Dublin's main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street, into a sea of green...
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Community gathers as the coffin of Dlava Mohamed arrives at the family home in Clones, Co. Monaghan
The body of Dlava Mohamed arrives at the family home in Clones, Co. Monaghan. Dlava, 16, and Kiea McCann, 17, both students at Largy College in Clones, were killed, and three others were injured on the N54 Clones to Smithborough road at...
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Domhnall Gleeson praises hospice care of grandparents in fundraising call
Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson has praised the “amazing” hospice care his grandparents received as he urged the public to get behind a nationwide fundraising campaign.
The 40-year-old Star Wars, About Time, and The Patient star remembered...
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Two girls killed and three people injured in Co Monaghan crash
Two teenage girls were killed and three people are in hospital after a road crash in Co Monaghan.
Of the three people taken to hospital, two are in a critical condition.
All five were travelling in the same car.
It is understood that...
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Car recovered from fatal crash scene in Co Monaghan
A car has been recovered from a collision scene in Co Monaghan, after two girls were killed and three people injured.
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Debs celebration ‘turned into worst nightmare’ after two girls killed in crash
Social protection minister Heather Humphreys said a secondary school “Debs” celebration in Co Monaghan turned into the “worst possible nightmare” after two teenage girls were killed in a crash.
Three other people were taken to hospital,...
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Workers clear the scene in Co Monaghan where two girls died in a collision
Scene of an accident that occurred last night on the N54. Two teenage girls 16-year-old Dalava Mohammed and 17-year-old Kiea McCann were killed and three people are in hospital following a road crash in Co Monaghan.
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Families of Monaghan crash victims ‘hugely devastated and suffering from shock’
The families of the victims of a Co Monaghan road crash are “hugely devastated” and suffering from shock, while their school community has been overcome with “profound sadness and grief”.
Two teenage girls died and three others were...
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar attends the rededication of the National Army Monumentin Dublin
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar inspects a Guard of Honour during the rededication of the National Army Monument at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
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Watchdog says CAMHS needs 'major improvement'
The HSE’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) “should be immediately regulated” by the Mental Health Commission (MHC), according to a major report from the independent watchdog.
CAMHS is a specialist mental health...
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Micheal Martin says drug use is linked to violent attacks and must be tackled
The Tanaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister has said that substance abuse is linked to “vicious” attacks in cities and must be tackled.
Following an attack on a US tourist that left him in a serious condition, Micheal Martin said the...
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Supporters and relatives of Ireland's 18-year-old forward Abbie Larkin gather as the World Cup starts
Supporters and relatives of 18-year-old forward Abbie Larkin gather to cheer on the Ireland women’s national squad in its opening game of the World Cup.
Int: Abbie's uncle and event organiser Michael Larkin.
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Interview with consultant following rally at BMA House
Interview with Tom Dolphin, Consultant and Anaesthetist following the Fix Consultant Pay Rally at BMA House.
Also footage of BMA House.
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Media Minister discusses pilots to develop Ireland's nightlife
Media Minister Catherine Martin and DJ Sunil Sharpe speak about pilots that hope to develop Ireland's nightlife, including funding to soundproof venues, and encouraging cultural venues to open later.
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RTE execs arrive for Committee of Public Accounts appearance
New RTE Director-General Kevin Bakhurst, acting deputy director-general Adrian Lynch, Chief Financial Officer Richard Collins, and Director of Legal Paula Mullooly and Head of Strategy and Commercial Conor Mullen arriving at Leinster...
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RTE director-general speaks to the media after appearing at the Public Accounts Committee
RTE director-general Kevin Bakhurst speaks to the media after appearing at the Public Accounts Committee.
RTE has been rocking since admitted it had underdeclared Tubridy’s earnings by 345,000 euro (£295,000) from the years 2017 to 2022.
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Skeletons uncovered during development works in Dublin
Archaeology teams work on a skeleton at an ancient burial site associated with the earliest inhabitants of medieval Dublin, which has been discovered along with foundations of buildings dating back to the 1600s, during preparatory works...