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Adams seeking to see the 'record corrected' in defamation case against BBC
A jury has been sworn in for a defamation case brought by former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams against the BBC. Beginning proceedings at Dublin High Court on Tuesday, Mr Justice Alexander Owens said the trial is likely to last four...
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Taoiseach criticise some participants in a Dublin protest
Taoiseach Micheal Martin says 'narrow nationalism' was not the vision of the 1916 Proclamation, as he criticised some participants in a Dublin protest.
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Anti-immigration protest and a counter anti-racism demonstration in Dublin City centre
Thousands of people participated in an anti-immigration protest in Dublin city centre on Saturday, after Conor McGregor posted on social media in support of the march. There was a heightened police presence in the Irish capital for the...
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Islamic Cultural Centre in Clonskeagh closed to public after an incident
Footage of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Clonskeagh, Co Dublin, which has been closed to the public after an incident at the weekend and has not reopened for Friday prayer.
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Sinn Fein calls for increased funding to social housing acquisition budgets
Sinn Fein housing spokesman Eoin O Broin calls for increased funding to social housing acquisition budgets. A record 15,418 people were living in emergency accommodation in Ireland last month, 4,675 of whom are children, figures show....
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Media regulator has ‘full arsenal of tools’ to tackle online child sex material
Ireland’s media regulator says it has a “full arsenal of tools” to target social media sites that publish and promote child sex abuse material and AI-generated sex abuse images. Coimisiun na Mean, which published a three-year strategy...
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Coimisiun na Mean's digital service commissioner says OpenAI’s user numbers are growing
An election integrity strategy and protections for children at risk of online harm are two priorities under a work plan for the media regulator. Coimisiun na Mean published a three-year strategy and a 2025 work programme on Thursday,...
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The Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising is marked in Dublin
Views during ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising at the GPO on O'Connell Street. President Michael D Higgins has laid a wreath during the annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. It marks the last...
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The 109th Anniversary of the Easter Rising is commemorated in Dublin
The 109th Anniversary of the Easter Rising is commemorated in Dublin. Capt Conor Gibbons reads the proclamation during the ceremony. Proceedings began before midday as a large crowd gathered on Dublin’s main thoroughfare, O’Connell...
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Commission did not establish sexual abuse in Grace case, department says
A commission has not established a finding of emotional or sexual abuse based on the evidence in the “Grace” case, according to the Department of Children. However, there was a fundamental failure in the duty of her care through a...
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Demand for women’s safety should be ‘constant hum’ across Dublin – McDonald
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said a demand for women’s safety should become a “constant hum” right across Dublin city, as she launched a campaign calling for zero tolerance on gender-based violence.
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Taoiseach announces further one billion euro for Shared Island Fund
A further one billion euro has been added to the Shared Island Fund as Irish premier Micheal Martin pledged to “bring down barriers and fears”, and boost cross-border initiatives. The Taoiseach told the fourth Shared Island Forum on...
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Simon Harris says there is a 'period of negotiation' with the US over tariffs
Irish deputy premier Simon Harris said that he got “a sense that we will now move into a period of negotiation” after a meeting with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington DC on Wednesday. Speaking at Government Buildings in...
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Paul Murphy leaves court after giving impact statement following stabbing
Footage of Fr Paul Murphy leaving court after giving a victim impact statement in the sentencing hearing for a teenage boy who stabbed him.
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Taoiseach addresses the Shared Island Forum - full
A further one billion euro has been added to the Shared Island Fund as Irish premier Micheal Martin pledged to “bring down barriers and fears”, and boost cross-border initiatives. The Taoiseach told the fourth Shared Island Forum on...
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People Before Profit TD says there will be a "robust" objection to proposals to change the triple lock
Opposition TDs have pledged to replicate a “robust” challenge to moves by the Irish Government to scrap provisions of the triple lock for overseas troop deployments, citing heightened unity following the speaking rights row. (left to...
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Norma Foley announces details of mother and baby redress scheme
Children's Minister Norma Foley announces details of contributions made to the mother and baby redress scheme. Religious bodies who have declined to contribute towards a redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes have assets...
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Addressing passenger cap at Dublin Airport is 'urgent', says Transport and Environment Minister
Chief executive of the DAA (formerly called Dublin Airport Authority) Kenny Jacobs and Transport and Environment Minister Darragh O’Brien speak about lifting the passenger cap at the official opening of Dublin Airport’s solar farm.
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Simon Harris speaks ahead of Government Trade Forum - full press conference
Tanaiste Simon Harris speaks to the media ahead of the Government Trade Forum at Government Buildings in Dublin. The Irish deputy premier has said the EU must seek to avoid a “spiral of escalation” in the tariff dispute with the US The...
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Taoiseach urges UK and EU to find 'sensible landing zone' to resolve dispute over tariffs
Irish premier Micheal Martin has urged the EU and US to find a “sensible landing zone” to resolve the dispute over tariffs. Taoiseach Mr Martin said it was important that the European bloc adopts a “strategic” approach to the issue of...
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Trump's tariff announcement has delivered a 'moment of chaos', says Harris
Irish deputy premier Simon Harris has said President Donald Trump’s announcement on tariffs had delivered a “moment of chaos”. Harris added the EU must seek to avoid a “spiral of escalation” in the tariff dispute with the US. The...
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The last time this led to Great Depression, Irish money minister warns
An Irish Cabinet minister has compared US president Donald Trump’s tariff regime to the circumstances which precipitated the Great Depression. Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers said the extent of the tariffs that was announced by...
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Micheal Martin: Ireland and the EU will “weather this storm” in the face of US tariffs - full briefing
Irish premier Micheal Martin has said that Ireland and the EU will “weather this storm” in the face of US tariffs. “There is no doubt that the imposition of tariffs by the US will have an adverse impact,” Mr Martin said in Dublin on...
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US tariffs on world-wide scale could create recessionary trends, Taoiseach says
The imposition of US tariffs on a world-wide scale and at a high level could create recessionary trends across the globe, the Irish premier has warned. Micheal Martin said he is concerned about the impact on investments and jobs in...