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Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar raises concerns about racism in Late Late Show interview

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Varadkar, who resigned last month, declined to be drawn on whether he would run in the next general election

Friday, Apr 26

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Death of Aoife Johnston: what does her inquest tell us about the state of University Hospital Limerick?

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The inquest into the 16-year-old’s death in December 2022 heard harrowing details of an emergency department that simply could not function

Israel mulls Gaza truce proposal for Hamas to release 20 hostages

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Egyptian plan would see Israel agree ceasefire of one day for each hostage released in move further delaying Israeli attack on city of Rafah

Taoiseach convenes private meeting about Mount Street ‘tented village’

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Meeting involving Ministers, gardaí and Dublin City Council agreed on new search for State land to house estimated 200 asylum seekers living in tents in city centre

Palestinians sleeping rough in Dublin face intimidation as 1,758 asylum seekers now homeless

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An estimated 200 men now sleeping outside International Protection Office

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Man who raped girl in park after plying her with alcohol is jailed for five and a half years

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Victim aged 16 was socialising and drinking alcohol in a park with friends when Nicolas Horvath (28) joined them

Facebook and Instagram pull the plug on charity fundraising

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Meta says users in European Economic Area can not raise funds for charity on its platforms beyond June with some restrictions already in place

Rhys McClenaghan wins third European pommel horse gold

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24-year-old retains his European crown months out from the Paris Olympics with a score of 15.300

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Four arrested as gardaí recover €300,000 of drugs in Limerick cannabis factory raid

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Two fled property on Clare Street in Limerick city during planned Garda operation

Staff at sanctions-hit Russian lessor awarded €31,738 by WRC

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Avia Capital Leasing, a subsidiary of the second-largest bank in Russia, unable to pay redundancy after EU bank accounts frozen following invasion of Ukraine

Do Peadar Tóibín and Aontú have their finger on the public pulse?

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The conservative one-TD party is riding high after being the only party to call for no-no votes in the family and care referendums so disastrously lost by the Government parties in March

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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