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Deliveroo dirver Caio Benicio was on his motorbike this afternoon when he saw a man with a knife attacking a young girl in Parnell Square. The 43-year-old Brazilian dismounted his bike, took off his helmet, and hit the attacker with it. Read more here:.
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Subway sandwiches contain 'too much sugar' to legally be considered bread , Supreme Court rules.
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Ireland will waive visa requirements for all Ukrainian people who travel to Ireland following the Russian invasion, the Taoiseach has confirmed.
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"For your families, cherish them, because they won't be there forever.". Hamish O'Flaherty, 12, spoke at the funeral of his father, James, who died as a result of the explosion in Creeslough last week. Shared via Kieran Roarty Funeral Director (with permission of the family)
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Bród, the Bernese mountain dog owned by President Michael D Higgins, has died
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Air traffic control at Dublin Airport had a special message for an Aer Lingus flight about to take off to China, where it will pick up medical supplies for Irish hospitals.
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Twitter permanently suspends Gemma O'Doherty's account over 'repeated violations'
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Ireland has been treated by some MPs as "some sort of irrelevance", MP Alistair Burt has told the House of Commons debate
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Sophia, who says she sometimes gets bullied for her hair, gave this brave message on the #LateLateToyShow: . "Don't let the bullies stop the things that you want to do, life would suck if everybody was the same."
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Bonnie Greer: "I think I've been invited to every town and city in Ireland"
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THREAD: Gardaí have named all of the victims of the Creeslough explosion this afternoon
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"If it’s unacceptable for the president of Russia to target power stations or civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, the same must apply to the Israeli government," Taoiseach Leo Vardkar told the Dáil. Read more here:.
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An garda investigation has been launched after a woman spat at an Israeli man during a confrontation at a hotel bar in Dublin yesterday.
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Irish senators call on Government to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel .
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President says Israel's actions in Gaza 'transcend all boundaries of humanitarian law' in his final Christmas address. Read and watch more:.
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A giant inflatable Minion flew loose and caused traffic havoc in Santry this afternoon: http://t.co/IjQ5TDdJpC
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RTÉ has released a statement clarifying that rap duo Kneecap had agreed not to wear pro-Palestine badges during their Late Late Show performance last night, but then proceeded to wear them anyway.
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Green Party's Hazel Chu elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin
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This huge WWII sign was uncovered after a gorse fire on Bray Head. It dates back to between 1942 and 1943 and was put there to warn pilots that they were flying over a neutral country. Pic: Courtesy of @irishaircorps
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BREAKING: No new deaths reported from Covid-19 today, 59 more confirmed cases.
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President Michael D Higgins has signed new legislation criminalising the distribution of intimate images without consent into law
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The mother of a Cavan teenager who died by suicide is suing former journalist and anti-vaccine campaigner Gemma O’Doherty for the 'unauthorised and misappropriate use' of her son's image in an article trying to link sudden deaths to Covid-19 vaccines.
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The Maldives has announced that it is banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in "resolute solidarity" with the Palestinian people.
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The Irish Wax Museum has removed a sculpture of Conor McGregor from display following his civil case defeat. Read more:.
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Staff at RTÉ call on broadcaster to oppose Israel's participation at Eurovision this year.
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134 members of the Oireachtas say they will not nominate McGregor for the presidency.
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Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters face substantial bill as High Court rules they should pay State and Oireachtas costs for two-day legal challenge.
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There is a strong garda presence tonight on O'Connell Street. Gardaí have made a number of arrests.
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What is being billed as Ireland’s “biggest ever” demonstration in support of Palestine is marching across Dublin this afternoon
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Cork City Council has voted to ban Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as his government colleagues, from Cork City in light of the war crimes committed by the state. Read here:
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"Martin McGuinness never went to war. The war come to him. It came to his street, to his city," Gerry Adams tells @morningireland.
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BREAKING: The government has cancelled this month's contentious RIC commemoration event
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UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has criticised what she sees as the Irish government's lack of commitment to its own rhetoric when it comes to taking practical steps to oppose Israel's occupation.
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Tánaiste Micheál Martin has singled out Elon Musk as being partially responsible for the violence that has erupted in multiple cities in Ireland and the UK. Read here:
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Frank Crummy has been campaigning for women's rights for decades. He is eagerly waiting today's result in Dublin Castle with his granddaughter Fiona McEvoy, and believes we're looking at another watershed moment for Ireland.
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Cyclist who gave gardaí footage of drivers' mishaps issued fine as it showed him running red light, GSOC report details. Read more:
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The High Court has rejected a legal challenge by Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters to Covid-19 legislation
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Today marks 40 years since the Stardust fire. Here are the names of the 48 young people who never came home.
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U2 are donating millions to fund PPE equipment for healthcare workers in Ireland
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Free sanitary products to be provided in all Dublin City Council buildings including community centres, swimming pools and libraries
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Ireland to give extra €20m in aid to Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. Read more:.
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A vigil was held along the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin for Ashling Murphy at sunrise today. Locals from Drimnagh and Inchicore turned out, gathering together and holding candles as traditional music was played. (Pic: Laura Byrne)
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This was the moment Senator Timmy Dooley pulled a Columbo to ask when a car on loan for five years to an RTÉ employee was returned.
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And it's a Silver medal for Rhasidat Adeleke in the women's 400m at the European Athletic championships Kaczmarek of Poland took the Gold. 🥈🥈🥈
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Two Irish journalists, Declan Walsh and Ivor Prickett, have won the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
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Barbados is about to cut ties with the British monarchy and become the world’s newest republic.
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West Cork's Sherkin Island has welcomed its first Ukrainian baby, over a year after 57 refugees arrived. Tomorrow, Olivia will turn two weeks old. She's being hailed as the world's first “Sherkrainain” baby. Read here: .
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Live birth broadcast cancelled after panda fakes pregnancy to get more food http://t.co/0ywJf8GVpq
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New Zealand grants automatic paid leave after miscarriage
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If you hadn't come across the name Garron Noone before this week, you probably have now that the TikTok comedian has deleted his social media accounts after posting a viral video expressing his views on immigration in Ireland.
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Ava Barry, the daughter of medicinal cannabis campaigner Vera Twomey, has died aged 13
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Done Deal has temporarily suspended the advertisement of dogs on its website in light of the recent string of dog thefts around the country.
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An emergency motion has been submitted to Dublin City Council calling for the Palestinian flag to be flown above City Hall in an 'act of solidarity with the people of Gaza'. Read more:
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Aldi's 3,800 workers in Ireland are getting a 10% bonus.
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A beautiful, soothing video after quite a hectic day. Phoenix Park this morning, captured by Anthony Lynch Photography.
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Tory MP Priti Patel suggests using threat of food shortages in Ireland if there is a no-deal Brexit to drop the backstop.
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"We have the red carpet rolled out on Runway 28 for you. " . Here's the welcome home message from air traffic control at Dublin Airport to the Aer Lingus crew who brought supplies of PPE from China today. (Video: IAA)
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A man who was wrongly linked to the Parnell Street attack on social media last year has initiated legal action against online news publication Gript and its editor John McGuirk. Read more:
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TV presenter Gráinne Seoige fails to make an impact in Galway West . Catherine Connolly said the decision to run her was “daft”.
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Gardaí are aware that people are sharing images of the aftermath of the collision in Tipperary. They are also aware that a private drone has been flown over the scene. They are asking people not to share these images out of respect to the families.
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President Higgins says Gaza hospital strike must be investigated as a 'war crime'. Read more here:.
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RTÉ receives over 600 emails asking it to boycott Eurovision due to Israel’s involvement. Read more here:
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Feeling gloomy? There have been 0.0 hours of sunshine in Dublin over the past nine days
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The Doomsday Clock, a metaphor for how far away the world is from disaster, has been set to 100 seconds to midnight for the third year in a row.
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Protests are taking place today in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick in solidarity with Natasha O’Brien, the woman who was viciously and randomly attacked by an Irish soldier, who received a suspended sentence for the assault.
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Student nurse: 'I never understood why nurses left Ireland, but now I plan to join them'
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A young man who “enthusiastically” took part in the Dublin riots, looting shops and helping to damage an abandoned garda car and bus, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.
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Nelson Mandela's grandson calls for Dunnes Stores strikers to receive Dublin Freedom of the City. Read more:
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Mary Lou McDonald says position of Israeli Ambassador to Ireland is now 'untenable'. Her comments have been welcomed by opposition TDs in People Before Profit and the Social Democrats. Read more: .
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Sinn Féin, Labour, PBP and SocDems call on Govt to join genocide case against Israel in ICJ. Read more:
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President Michael D Higgins has said Israel 'announcing in advance' that it would break international law in Gaza reduces the Geneva Convention to 'tatters'. Read more:
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Patric and Geraldine, parents of Ana Kriegel, planted a tree and unveiled a bench in memory of their daughter today at Leixlip Manor Hotel, Co Kildare.
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Fine Gael ministers received hundreds of emails about evictions, but just 22 about gender and trans issues, before the eviction ban lapsed in April. One party TD had claimed that trans issues were dominating emails from the public before the ban expired.
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Asked about the Israeli ambassador saying Ireland was on the wrong side of history, Harris said:. “You’ll excuse me for finding it a little bit hard to hear the representative of the Netanyahu government talking about being on the wrong side"
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Natasha O'Brien, the woman who was viciously assaulted by an Irish soldier who later received a fully suspended sentence, has called for new hate crime laws. She made the comments while speaking at Dublin’s Pride festival earlier today where she was a guest of honour.
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Controversial pandemic campaigner Dolores Cahill is no longer employed in her teaching job at UCD, The Journal has learned.
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President Michael D Higgins has said that public libraries are at risk of 'censorship' due to 'intimidation by far-right groups'. Read more:.
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Ireland's chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan will return to work next week and is expected to resume his duties from Monday
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Taoiseach Simon Harris has indicated Ireland will go it alone if it has to in taking action on trade with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, regardless of where the rest of the EU stands. Read more:
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Taoiseach Simon Harris was sent a lengthy list of 23 pre-interview questions ahead of an appearance on the 2 Johnnies podcast, despite government officials denying such a list had been received.
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@RTERadio1 McDonald says she has already been in contact with Greens, Soc Dems, and People Before Profit but not Leo Varadkar or Micheál Martin, aims to gauge first if it is possible to form a government without them #GE2020.
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A bill that would make it legal to possess up to 7g of cannabis for personal use will be introduced to the Dáil in around two weeks
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Taoiseach is asked what his team communicated to RTÉ after Kanturk exchange. He says he doesn’t believe they questioned whether Charlotte Fallon was a member of Sinn Féin.
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Christopher Duff has been located safe and well, gardaí said this evening
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Moving email we just received from a 16-year-old girl who asked to stay anonymous on her reaction to the vote #marref
http://t.co/uag46CYciY.
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"Now all these people know exactly what he had been doing and what he was hiding during that time, when I was locked away, not doing anything.”. Bláthnaid Raleigh speaks after the sentencing of John ‘Johnny’ Moran and her decision to waive her anonymity.
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Christy Dignam speaking in 2018: 'This country is bankrupt cos the bankers bankrupted us. But they won’t say that.'
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President Michael D Higgins has said neither the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste want a 'silent president' and added that he is 'reflecting the will of the people' who voted for him. Read more:
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Accenture, a multinational company that employs thousands of people in Ireland, is ending programmes that try to support equality and diversity in its workforce in the wake of anti-inclusion policy orders issued by US President Donald Trump.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has registered again as a doctor to help out during Covid-19
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There is a *lot* of misinformation about coronavirus being shared in Ireland. We'll use this thread to debunk the ones that we come across. To start with: no, that WhatsApp voice message about Ireland going into a Status Red lockdown from Monday morning is not true.
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'I don't know what he's at': Mary Lou McDonald 'gobsmacked' at Micheál Martin's comments about the Troubles
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Three teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the assault of a teenage boy in Meath - a video of the attack has been circulating online.
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Sharon Keogan has been reelected after topping the poll in Seanad count of Industrial and Commercial panel.
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Ceann Comhairle Seán Fearghaíl has refused a request from the Israeli ambassador to allow a screening in Leinster House of graphic footage of the Hamas attacks stating it would be 'inappropriate' and 'unprecedented'. Read here:
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