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5 months ago
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Niall Blaney out of his depth as merciless Ming Flanagan takes debate in fishing heartland

Ask any of his political opponents and they will say: “Do not get in the ring with Ming.”

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5 months ago
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‘We’re hoping somebody will come forward or somebody will slip up,’ says Joe Deacy’s mother as ga...

?The heartbroken mother of Joe Deacy lives in hope that someone will one day do the right thing and reveal what happe...

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5 months ago
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Airline prices a ‘massive shame’ as Leinster fans charged €530 over odds for flights to final

Leinster supporters travelling to London for the Champions Cup final are paying over the odds for flights by up to €530.

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5 months ago
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Man arrested over ‘sinister’ stalking of Fianna Fáil senator and Euro candidate Lisa Chambers

A man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking Fianna Fáíl senator Lisa Chambers. The man, aged in his early 20s, i...

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6 months ago
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Eavan Murray: Tetchy MEP exchanges, eyerolls and one lone clapper as candidates vie for farmers’ ...

The current scramble for the “farmer vote” in the Midlands-Northwest European elections is heading for an all-out pol...

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6 months ago
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Man (50s) appears in court over alleged attack on elderly resident in Westmeath nursing home

A man has appeared in court charged with attacking an elderly woman in a midlands nursing home.

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6 months ago
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Justice department refuses to publish migrant deal as UK casts doubt on whether it contains any l...

The Department of Justice has refused to publish an operational arrangement which it says provides for returning asyl...

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6 months ago
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Taoiseach claims UK government confirms ‘operating agreement’ for return of asylum seekers

Taoiseach Simon Harris has claimed that the UK government has confirmed there is an “operating agreement” to allow as...

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6 months ago
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UK says it has ‘no legal obligation’ to accept asylum seekers from Ireland and will not do so as ...

There is no “legal obligation” for the UK to accept the return of asylum seekers and a spokesperson for UK Prime Mini...

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6 months ago
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Fianna Fáil’s Lisa Chambers: ‘Dublin-centric Eamon Ryan is getting green wrong and relationship b...

Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers believes her party should cut ties with Eamon Ryan and the Green Party if the Gover...

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6 months ago
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‘I think they put wildlife ahead of the people’ – families tell of losing their homes to Lough Fu...

Ellie McLaughlin knew she couldn’t wait another minute as the water inched ever closer.

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6 months ago
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‘Go and find him yourself’ – Stardust manager Eamon Butterly lying low in wake of ‘unlawful killi...

Stardust manager Eamon Butterly has been lying low since an inquest into the nightclub fire returned a verdict of unl...

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6 months ago
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One caller has threatened to rape and kill me, says 999 phone operator who hits out at employer B...

A 999 emergency call taker has detailed the horrifying abuse she has suffered in her job, including threats of rape a...

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6 months ago
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Olympic sailor Annalise Murphy’s parents built jetty without permission on neighbour’s land on sc...

The parents of Olympic silver medal winner Annalise Murphy, who built two sheds “bigger than many rural houses” witho...

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6 months ago
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Poet falsely claimed she had passengers after crashing car into ditch

A poet falsely claimed she was carrying three passengers when she crashed her car into a ditch.

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6 months ago
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'There were a couple of things stayed with me' - Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh on her cousin's fatal ...

?Depending on who you talk to, Maria Walsh is facing either an uphill climb or a hopeless battle in her bid for re-el...

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7 months ago
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David Bowden was due to move into a new home with his wife Una and their daughters Ciara (14) and...

David Bowden proudly and gently laid his daughters’ pictures, jerseys and artwork out on their wicker coffins.

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7 months ago
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Mother and daughters killed in horrific Mayo crash had been visiting relatives

A mother and her children who died in a road accident in Co Mayo on Tuesday had been returning home from visiting fam...

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7 months ago
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‘Everyone is horrified this could happen’ – Mayo community reeling after deaths of retired couple...

The horrific deaths of a retired couple in a house fire has left their community in east Mayo shocked.

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7 months ago
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Hiker (78) who died after fall on Croagh Patrick praised for donating body to science

An accomplished businessman who died from head injuries he sustained from a fall on Croagh Patrick donated his body t...

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7 months ago
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AGSI to call for review of garda suspension policy at annual conference

The body representing garda middle management will call for a review of the force’s suspension policy at its annual c...

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7 months ago
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Parents of Olympic hero Annalise Murphy fined €5,000 for ignoring orders to remove ‘sheds’

The parents of silver Olympic medal winner Annalise Murphy have been prosecuted and fined €5,000 for building two she...

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7 months ago
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A champion jockey, a former Rose of Tralee and a senator in hot water – fierce competition expect...

The Midlands-North-West constituency is set to be a crowded race, with champion jockey Nina Carberry tipped to be add...

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7 months ago
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Woman in critical condition after car enters River Corrib outside Galway city

A woman is in a critical condition after a car entered the water along the River Corrib on the

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7 months ago
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‘Everything is going against us. We’re fighting an uphill battle’ – Donegal garage owner says exc...

Pearse Callaghan is watching and waiting as his border fuel business faces another great challenge.

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7 months ago
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Motorists face more pain at the pumps as fuel price gap with North to open up

Motorists are facing new hikes in the rice of petrol and diesel, with a major gap to open up between north and south,...

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8 months ago
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How Christmas tree thrower’s greedy pursuit of €760,000 from insurer got chucked out – and made i...

When the car Kamila Grabska was travelling in was rear-ended on February 3, 2017, the level of impact meant it was cr...

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8 months ago
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‘A kind and caring soul’ – funeral details announced for homeless woman Ann Delaney

The funeral details for Ann Delaney, a woman who was living homeless on the streets of Dublin and who died suddenly, ...

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8 months ago
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‘His visit meant a lot to me’ – Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch views Kerry exhibition of artist who sketc...

It has been a profound and extraordinary week in the life of the acclaimed artist Mike O’Donnell.

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8 months ago
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Pub security guard is spared prison, but must pay €5,000 to insurance firm after staged car crash

A security guard who took part in a staged car ‘accident’ that led to five ambulances being called to the scene has a...

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8 months ago
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Man jailed for attacking partner in front of children and threatening to pour acid on her face

A Galway man has been jailed for assault, harassment and threatening to kill his partner over a 36-hour period.

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9 months ago
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‘When he asked for a copy of the drawing, I thought that was great,’ says court artist whose port...

After years of hard graft honing his ‘da Vinci-like’ talent, according to one critic, artist Mike O’ Donnell has reac...

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9 months ago
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Gardaí investigating after body of man (50s) found in Co Leitrim

Gardaí have launched an investigation after the body of a man was found in Co Leitrim.

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9 months ago
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Granard tragedy 40 years on: ‘I was the same age as Ann Lovett when she died, her death started a...

Forty years after the death of Ann Lovett, her hometown of Granard in Co Longford still carries the pain of an almost...

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9 months ago
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RTÉ discussion on gambling advert ban during Leopardstown Racing Festival coverage not a ‘balance...

A government minister has criticised RTÉ’s failure to hold a balanced discussion on the impact of new gambling laws d...

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9 months ago
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‘Fine Gael is out of step with partners in Europe,’ says MEP Barry Andrews

Barry Andrews felt sorry for his cousin Ryan Tubridy last year amid the storm of controversy that engulfed the former...

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9 months ago
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Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe objects to plans for 82 homes in his Dublin constituency

A Sinn Féin TD has objected to a proposal to develop more than 80 homes across three-, five- and six-storey apartment...

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9 months ago
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RTÉ’s ‘Toy Show The Musical’ was always likely to make a loss no matter how many tickets sold, da...

RTÉ’s Toy Show The ­Musical was likely to lose the broadcaster money even with strong ticket sales on all planned per...

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9 months ago
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Former minister Finian McGrath plots surprise Dáil comeback at 70, says ‘there is plenty left in ...

Former Independent minister ­Finian McGrath is plotting a potential Dáil comeback at the next general election, sayin...

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