Have never seen such a star spangled mass in Ireland, Bob Geldof, Gerry Adams, Aiden Gillen, Johnny Depp and Bono all playing their part in today’s service in Nenagh, for the funeral of Shane
McGowan.
In front of the Justice Committee, Drew Harris said he never uses the term "thugs", while describing those involved in riots, before Lynn Ruane pointed out it was in his statement and he had already said it.
Both the suspect and a child involved in a stabbing incident in Dublin are from a migrant background, the Taoiseach has confirmed.
“I really would ask people to try and avoid connecting crime with migration. It's not right,” Mr Varadkar said.
A woman leaves flowers and a letter and takes a quiet moment at the scene where two children and their teacher were attacked yesterday in Dublin. A city in shock.
A solidarity rally is being held in Dublin City centre in solidarity with the workers injured, threatened and affected by the violence in Dublin on Thursday.
Asked about Suella Braverman’s commentary on protests in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald says “she has to cop on, quite frankly… Suella Braverman is the least of our worries here, no harm to her.”
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“Of the five or six people who intervened to stop the attack. Four of those six are migrants to this country. It's totally wrong to try and make out that there's a connection between crime and migration based on what happened on Parnell Street.”
Break: A man has been convicted of the murder of Irish schoolteacher Ashling Murphy.
A unanimous jury found Josef Puska, 33, from Lynally Grove, Mucklagh in County Offaly guilty of murdering the 23 year-old on January 12, 2022.
Irish house prices are now on average almost eight times the national average wage. In Dublin, more than 10 times. Av Dublin rent is now €2,102pm.
30,000 households were evicted in the past three years, more than during the height of the Famine.
Excl: Pending cabinet approval tomorrow. Irish Government sources have confirmed to the BBC that the £400m once promised for the A5 road to Derry is to be restored. The funding was cut in 2011 during the crash to much disappointment. Big day for commuters.
Micheál Martin, the Irish foreign minister, called Israel’s bombardment of Gaza ”disproportionate” and “not necessary”.
"I believe it contravenes the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, where necessity and proportionality are key.”
Leo Varadkar has told non nationals living in Ireland that they are welcome and that their neighbours are here for them. The tiny minority from last night do not represent Ireland.
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Ireland’s Ambassador to Israel, Sonya McGuinness met with the Director General for Europe, Daniel Meron, in the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem this afternoon after comments made by Leo Varadkar.
“Those involved brought shame on Dublin, Ireland and their families. They did not do what they did for irish people, they are filled with hate. Looting a shop was important than protecting lives of our children.”
Leo Varadkar has paid tribute to all those who put themselves in harms way yesterday, no matter where they are from. Added that healthcare workers helping the injured will be non-nationals.
Many highly populated areas of Dublin were left with only one patrol car yesterday and there was a scramble to find an officer to cover the home of the Irish president, Áras an Uachtaráin. Drew Harris is to meet the GRA tomorrow to try and resolve issues.