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Taoiseach: Clarity to come over Covid restrictions in Ireland
Asked about whether plans to reopen nightclubs next week could be postponed due to the rising case numbers, Taoiseach Michael Martin said the scale of the spread of Covid will be assessed over the coming days.
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Sinn Fein TD Darren O’Rourke speaking in Leinster House after a threat of violence was made
Sinn Fein TD Darren O’Rourke speaking in Leinster House after a threat of violence was made to the office of one of the party’s TDs.
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Sinn Fein says Government housing plan promises ‘more of the same’
Sinn Fein has rejected the Government’s Housing for All plan as a solution to Ireland’s housing crisis, calling it “blueprint for more of the same”. Speaking after the launch on Thursday evening, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said...
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Mica activist: People don't feel safe in their homes
Mica activist Paddy Diver people explains how people in Donegal, Ireland do not feel safe in their homes. Campaigners want a scheme to help families whose homes have been destroyed or damaged by mica, a mineral that can absorb water,...
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Fire breaks out at Offaly yoghurt factory
Glenisk Director, Emma Walls ans Local TD Barry Cowen react to a fire at the Glenisk organic yogurt factory near in Tullamore in Co Offay. The fire broke out at Glenisk’s organic yoghurt factory on Monday in Killeigh, near Tullamore. On...
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Labour leader Keir Starmer talks about Ukraine at London Irish Centre
Labour leader Keir Starmer visits the London Irish Centre on Monday to attend the Labour Party Irish Society's St Patrick's Day reception. Mr Starmer discussed Ukraine in his speech and the importance of the UK and Ireland standing...
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Irish premier voices support for Ukraine at St Patrick’s Day parade in London
Ukraine was at the forefront of St Patrick’s Day festivities in London, as the Taoiseach expressed solidarity with the country. Hundreds of people applauded and cheered in Trafalgar Square as Mr Martin told Natalia Lesyuk that it was an...
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Micheal Martin's apologises to people turned away at vaccination centres
Taoiseach Micheal Martin has apologised to people who were turned away from vaccination centres in Dublin.
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Irish fishing representatives meet Russian ambassador over military exercises
Representatives of the Irish fishing industry are meeting the Russian ambassador amid an ongoing row about navy exercises off the Irish coast. The Russian artillery drills at the start of February will take place in international waters...
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NI Protocol concerns can be addressed through partnership, says Coveney
Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and US Congressman Richard Neal speak from Iveagh House in Dublin about the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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New minimum tariffs for those sentenced to life in prison under Irish reforms
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said that offenders convicted of the most serious crimes could face a minimum term of up to 30 years under proposed reforms by the Department of Justice.
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Crowds in Dublin listen in as Zelensky addresses Irish Parliament
Crowds gather outside Leinster House, Dublin, as President Zelensky of Ukraine addresses the Oireachtas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ireland has not remained neutral over the disaster Russia has inflicted on his country.
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Retired An Post pensioners call on Government to implement 2% increase in pension
Retired An Post workers protesting outside the Dept of the Environment over the Minister’s “failure” to implement a 2% pension increase.
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Taoiseach views devastation to the Borodyanka area of Ukrainian capital Kyiv
Taoiseach Micheal Martin views the damage to the Borodyanka area of Kyiv, Ukraine with local officials. The Irish premier has visited the region to reiterate Irish solidarity with the Ukrainian authorities in the face of the Russian...
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Rishi Sunak speaks to the media after a meeting at the British-Irish Council summit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media after a meeting at the British-Irish Council summit in Blackpool.
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Crowds gather as long-awaited Penneys store opens in Tallaght
The long-awaited Penneys store in Tallaght has opened to customers, taking the company’s total number of outlets in Ireland to 37. A huge crowd gathered early on Thursday morning, with the queue stretching outside the doors of the Square...