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Former Green Party candidate Saoirse McHugh to contest European elections as an Independent

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Climate activist standing as Independent in Midlands North West constituency

How did the unfounded claim that the Stardust fire was caused by arson take hold?

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The original findings from the 1982 report that the fire was started deliberately have been debunked

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Four charged in court following disturbances at proposed international protection centre in Newtownmountkennedy

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Three men and a woman appeared at Bray District Court in relation to the events on Thursday night

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Number of people in emergency accommodation reaches new high of 13,866, including over 4,000 children

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Latest data shows an increase of 25 people since February, not including people sleeping rough or homeless asylum seekers

Newtownmountkennedy protests: Taoiseach condemns ‘thuggery’ after violent clashes with gardaí at site earmarked for asylum seekers

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McEntee and Harris back Garda handling of protests at site intended for use as accommodation for IP applicants

Father who raped and sexually abused daughter from the age of 3 ‘stole’ her childhood, court hears

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Patrick Honan (69) of Lake View, Doonbeg, Co. Clare was found guilty of 48 sample counts including 25 of rape and 23 of indecent assault and was sentenced on Friday

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Blinken expresses US concerns over Chinese supplies to Russian military

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US secretary of state meets Xi Jinping at the end of a three-day visit to China

Electric Picnic 2024 lineup revealed: Kylie Minogue, Noah Kahan and Calvin Harris to headline festival

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Music and arts festival takes over Stradbally estate, in Co Laois, from Friday, August 16th, to Sunday, August 18th

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‘I’ll stab the face off you’: Prison officers’ conference hears about violent incidents to members

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The Minister for Justice was asked to consider providing officers with batons

Simon Harris’s ‘row back’ on 250,000 new homes ‘soundbite’ could prove a slippery banana skin

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Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: The Greens unexpectedly opening fire at Varadkar over asylum seeker beds

Two teenagers charged with murder of Josip Strok in Clondalkin

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Mr Strok, who was from Croatia, suffered severe head injuries at Grange View Way on March 30th

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How to access a low cost loan to retrofit your home

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Details of the State’s low cost loan scheme for energy upgrades have finally been unveiled: so who qualifies and how can you apply?

Q&A: What does Bankinter move to Irish market mean for me?

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New player in the sector looks like good news for consumers as it should lead to increased competition

John O’Shea confirmed as Ireland interim boss for June friendlies

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Brian Kerr will not join up with the team for games against Hungary and Portugal due to prior commitments

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Aoife Johnston death: ‘Only a matter of time before there is another tragedy’ at UHL, warns local GP

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Dr Yvonne Williams of Shannon Medical Centre said that trust in the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick had been eroded

US student protests: ‘You see a lot of hate on campus’

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In the sunshine, the pro-Palestine encampment in Columbia University looks like the luxury section of a music festival. But a read of the signs shows the intent is deadly serious

Tara Mines: Voting begins on deal following meeting with ‘a lot of anger’

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The deal provides for about 150 redundancies on top of the roughly 50 jobs already lost to retirement

Baby Reindeer: should Netflix have seen all the amateur sleuths coming?

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Nothing entertaining about doxing women with mental health problems, or accusing celebrities of abuse for fun

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Spain’s Bankinter to enter Irish banking market

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Move would mark the first new entrant here since 2005, and follows a slew of exits since the crash

An Irish stonemason: ‘I want to upskill homeowners to carry out some of the work themselves’

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What I Do: Eóin Madigan is a sixth-generation stonemason in Ennistymon, Co Clare

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‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled

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Therapy could be custom-built for each patient affected by what is the biggest skin cancer killer

Audit raised concerns about €1.25bn ‘golden visa’ scheme for millionaire immigrants

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Department of Justice has released key details in an audit report that called for stronger controls years before scheme was scrapped

HSE concerned over whether hospitals are benefiting from new public-only consultant contract

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HSE’s chief operations officer has written to heads of hospitals and community healthcare organisations about implementation of contract

I’m all for AI as long as I can have a robot to do all the housework

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Emer McLysaght: I dearly wish it could hang out the clothes and defrost the freezer, but I’ll draw the line at asking it to write my next book

Irish electricity customers face paying for new €5bn offshore grid though fees and charges

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Regulator’s price review likely to determine network charges

A rugby match where 30 forwards take to the pitch is not a good thing for the game

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The 6-2 split has become normalised with forward power from the bench winning over coaches

Justine McCarthy: Distorted view of media not helped by exodus of journalists into government pay

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When those who are supposed to be the watchdogs for the public interest become the guard-dogs at the gates of government, a country’s conversation may be guided by the dog that barks the loudest

Paris Olympics risks becoming grim monument to hypocrisy

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The International Olympic Committee claims to be politically neutral but that is bogus, as Russian athletes know very well

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EV sales in China are accelerating ahead of Europe and the US, with 100 new models to launch this year

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While subsidies, tax breaks, cheap loans and investment are driving EV sales in China, most of its carmakers are loss making

What will €315,000 buy in France, Spain, Jamaica, Norway and Donegal?

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One price, home and away: Including an apartment in Kingston and a three-bed near Carrigart