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Ryanair CEO says there was no 'meeting of minds' with Transport Minister
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said there was no "meeting of minds" during his meeting with transport minister Eamon Ryan.
The meeting took place one week after O'Leary launched a personal broadside against the minister in a row over...
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Confusion over the referenda will lead to ‘solicitors’ paradise’
“Confusion” over the definition of the proposed wording to change the constitution on care and family will lead to a “solicitors’ paradise”, the Aontu leader has said.
Peadar Toibin claimed that the majority people do not know the...
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Nama projected to return at least 4.9 billion euros to the Exchequer by time of wind down, says McGrath
The National Asset Management Agency (Nama) is projected to return at least 4.9 billion euros to the Exchequer by the end of its wind down next year, according to Michael McGrath.
So far, the agency has transferred a total of 4.25...
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Micheal Martin asked about RTE controversy
Tanaiste Micheal Martin speaks to the media during a press conference at Government Buildings in Dublin. He is asked about Catherine Martin taking a hands-off approach to RTE.
RTE's former chairwoman Siun Ni Raghallaigh released a...
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Tanaiste rejects accusations Catherine Martin has been a ‘hands-off’ media minister during RTE crisis
Tanaiste Micheal Martin came to the defence of Media Minister Catherine Martin amid calls for her to explain her role in the resignation of the RTE board chairwoman, Siun Ni Raghallaigh.
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Irish finance minister says he has confidence in media minister over RTE
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath said he has confidence in media minister Catherine Martin. Interview at Government Buildings, Dublin.
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Three men charged after seizure of guns and ammunition
Three Co Wicklow men have appeared in court as part of an investigation into suspected gun trafficking.
Evan Fitzgerald, 21, of Patrician, Kiltegan; Daniel Quinn Burke, 19, of Allendale Lawn, Baltinglass; and Shane Kinsella, 20, of...
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Travel disruption as snow blankets parts of Ireland
Falling sleet and snow in parts of Ireland have led to some travel disruption.
The Irish weather agency Met Eireann issued weather warnings for more than a dozen counties on Friday morning.
It said temporary accumulations of snow and...
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Island of Ireland is ‘wealthy place’ for drug gangs to target
The island of Ireland is seen as “affluent and a wealthy place” for drug gangs to target, the Republic’s police chief has warned.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the use of drugs on both sides of the border has become prevalent and...
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Minister for Education Norma Foley provides an update on school transport scheme in Ireland
Norma Foley has provided an update on the school transport scheme in Ireland.
The Minister for Education revealed that the number of school children who will be eligible for state transport will increase by 100,000.
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Activist turned nature minister: ‘At times you’d love to be protesting with them’
Malcolm Noonan, who was a climate activist for 20 years before becoming a councillor, mayor and TD, said that having a strong civil society is important, as is having “idealistic” politicians.
Asked whether he wonders if he is on the...
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Catherine Martin holds a press conference following the resignation of RTE's chairwoman
Media minister Catherine Martin holds press conference
following the resignation of Siun Ni Raghallaigh as RTE's chairwoman.
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Ministers back Catherine Martin as she faces calls to step down over RTE crisis
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman and Minister of State James Browne, answer questions about the media minister's handling of the RTE crisis.
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Chinese premier Li Qiang meets with Irish president Michael D. Higgins
Irish president Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina Higgins greets Chinese premier Li Qiang at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin.
His visit comes after he gave a speech at the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Taoiseach greets Chinese premier in Dublin ahead of bilateral meeting
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar greeted the Chinese premier Li Qiang at Farmleigh House in Dublin, ahead of a bilateral meeting and a working lunch.
Global issues, bilateral issues and EU-China relations are to be discussed, during the...
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Ireland to resume beef exports to China following premier’s visit
Ireland’s premier Leo Varadkar has said China is reopening its market to Irish beef after it suspended imports in November due to the detection of atypical BSE (mad cow disease) in one Irish cow.
The announcement came following a...
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Government considering opening Community Recognition Fund to new applicants - Varadkar
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the government will consider opening the 50 million euro Community Recognition Fund, launched last year, to new applications.
“We have a Cabinet sub-committee on Ukrainian migration in the last week...
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Chinese premier Li Qiang's plane lands in Dublin
Chinese premier Li Qiang's plane lands in Dublin. The Boeing 747 Max 8 is the largest commercial aircraft ever to land at Dublin Airport.
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Chinese premier Li Qiang lands in Dublin on his first visit to Ireland
Chinese premier Li Qiang lands in Dublin on the largest commercial aircraft ever to land at the airport.
China’s second most powerful politician after President Xi Jinping will meet Mr Varadkar for bilateral talks in Dublin on...
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Top Chinese diplomat lands in Ireland for two-day visit
China’s second most powerful man has landed in Dublin as part of a brief diplomatic visit.
Li Qiang, the premier of the People’s Republic of China, arrived on a Boeing 747 Max 8 – the largest commercial aircraft to land at Dublin...
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Ireland Health Minister calls for reform of patient discharging to ease hospital capacity issues
Minister for Health of Ireland Stephen Donnelly has called for reform of patient discharging to address hospital capacity issues.
Mr Donnelly was speaking during visit to the Surgical Hub development at Mount Carmel, Braemor Park.
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Irish minister says South Africa has made ‘irrefutable’ points on Gaza conflict
One of the leaders of Ireland’s coalition Government has said there are “irrefutable” points in South Africa’s case against Israel for genocide in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
South Africa says the scale of the deaths and...
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Irish government doesn't expect the number of arriving Ukrainians to reduce
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says that the Irish government doesn't expects the number of arriving Ukrainians to reduce to a specific target after supports are slashed; he said that the main reasons they give for fleeing to Ireland is that its...
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Integration minister Roderic O'Gorman discusses immigration into Ireland
Interview with Integration minister on the topic of immigration into Ireland.
Roderic O'Gorman talks about the steps that need to be taken for the process to happen quicker and more effiicently.