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Students and opposition politicians stage protest outside Leinster House
Students and opposition politicians have staged a protest outside Leinster House, calling for more clarity on the rate of fees they will be paying. The protest was organised ahead of a Sinn Fein motion in the Dail, calling for college...
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Minister for Education says institutions involved in historical sex abuse in schools will be “held accountable”
Minister for Education Helen McEntee said that institutions and religious orders involved in historical sex abuse in schools will be “held accountable” for the “awful” crimes. The Government approved the establishment of a commission of...
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Irish government has played fast and loose with the Constitution - Mary Lou Mcdonald
Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald is accompanied by Sinn Fein TD for Kerry Pa Daly as she speaks to media outside the High Court, Dublin.
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Workers seen ahead of the excavation at St Mary's home for unmarried mothers
Workers seen ahead of the excavation at St Mary's home for unmarried mothers and their children which was run by the Bon Secours Sisters, a religious order of Catholic nuns in Tuam in Co Galway. The excavation will try to identify the...
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Campaigner 'relieved' ahead of the excavation at St Mary's home for unmarried mothers
Local historian Catherine Corless, at the site in Tuam, ahead of the excavation at St Mary's home for unmarried mothers and their children which was run by the Bon Secours Sisters, a religious order of Catholic nuns in Tuam in Co Galway....
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'So much about the site is unknown' - expert says as Tuam home for unmarried mothers is set be excavated
Families and survivors of a notorious former mother and baby home in the west of Ireland are to visit the site on Tuesday ahead of its major excavation next week. The full-scale excavation of the site of St Mary’s mother and baby home in...
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Families to visit Tuam mass grave site ahead of excavation
Families and survivors of a notorious former mother and baby home in the west of Ireland are to visit the site on Tuesday ahead of its major excavation next week. The full-scale excavation of the site of St Mary’s mother and baby home in...
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Interpol chief speaks on Ireland's largest ever drug seizure
David Caunter, Director of Organized and Emerging Crime at INTERPOL during a briefing at Haulbowline Naval Base, Cork, in relation to the 157 million euros cocaine haul on the MV Matthew.
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All-island housing rally held in Dublin
The Irish Government and Northern Ireland Executive have demonstrated an inability to address homelessness, the organisers of a major housing protest in Dublin has said. Hundreds of people participated in a rally between the Garden of...
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Eight men jailed for involvement in Ireland’s largest ever drugs haul
Detective Superintendent Joe O'Reilly from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau reads a statement outside the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, where eight men have been handed prison sentences for their roles in trying...
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Tanaiste Simon Harris attends July 4 garden party hosted by new US ambassador to Ireland
On the eve of US Independence Day on Friday, new ambassador to Ireland Edward Walsh hosted Fourth of July celebrations on the lawn of the Deerfield Residence in Phoenix Park. Tanaiste Simon Harris was among guests at Mr Walsh’s first...
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Corporate tax growth rate will stabilise before starting to decline – minister
The rate of growth in corporate tax will begin to stabilise before it will start to decline in a “number of years”, the Minister of Finance has warned. Paschal Donohoe said that profitability of large companies will start to drop after...
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Portrait of last Battle of Britain pilot handed over at National Museum
Brenda Malone, curator of Irish Military History, speaks about the handover of the portrait of the last Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, at the National Museum of Ireland on Thursday.
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Group gather in support of Nikita Hand as Conor McGregor appeals civil conviction for rape
A group of women gather outside the High Court in Dublin to support Nikita Hand as Conor McGregor appeals his civil conviction for rape.
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Thousands turn out in Dublin for Pride march
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Dublin to mark this year’s Pride parade. Organisers said there were more than 12,000 people marching in the annual parade.
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Gardai investigating ‘fatal incident’ at Dublin home
Garda officers at the scene in Foxdene Drive, Balgaddy after a man died following an incident at a home in Dublin. The man, aged in his 50s, who was injured in the incident, was taken to Tallaght University Hospital where he was later...
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Brendan Gleeson reflects on the care of older people in Ireland
Irish actor Brendan Gleeson reflects on the care of older people in Ireland as he discusses as he calls on the public to support fundraising efforts for St Francis Hospice in Raheny, Dublin.
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Tanaiste to include services from Israeli settlements in trade ban
Simon Harris has vowed to include the provision of services to legislation that will ban imports from Israeli settlements if it stands up to legislative scrutiny. The Tanaiste also said he wants to put pressure on the other 26 European...
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Councillors’ job is to build houses and not object to them – Tanaiste
The Tanaiste has taken a swipe at county councillors, saying they “need to realise” their job is to build houses, and not object to them. Simon Harris also said every part of the state needs to treat the housing crisis as an emergency,...
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Tanaiste and housing minister speak in Tallaght
Tanaiste Simon Harris and Minister for Housing James Browne will visit the site of new cost rental apartments in Tallaght, ‘Innovation Square’, marking the first local authority funded, standalone, cost rental development in Ireland.
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Efforts are under way to evacuate 15 Irish citizens from Israel, Ireland's deputy premier has said
Simon Harris, Ireland’s foreign affairs minister, said an operation was ongoing to evacuate 15 Irish citizens and their dependants from Israel, working with EU member states. He said they were working with a smaller number of citizens in...
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An anti-racism demonstration and an anti-immigration protest march in Dublin City
An anti-racism demonstration and an anti-immigration protest were held in Dublin city on Sunday. The two crowds were separated by barriers, the Gardai and the Public Order unit.
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Pay cap of 500,000 euro at AIB and PTSB removed, Finance Minister says
A pay cap of 500,000 euro in place at AIB and PTSB is to be lifted, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said. Mr Donohoe, who made the announcement after the Government sold its final 2% stake in AIB on Monday, said it was not appropriate...
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Simon Harris speaks on Israel and Iran ahead of National Economic Dialogue
Tanaiste Simon Harris speaks to the media at the National Economic Dialogue at Dublin Castle. He gave an update on the unfolding conflict between Israel and Iran.