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Friday 13 February 2026 Dublin: 3°C
InvestigatesSpecial Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
Tusla inspection reports of Special Emergency Arrangements show some children are moved from one place to another.
SEAMUS CULLETON
Plans under way to deport Irish ICE detainee Seamus Culleton from the US as early as next week
An Coimisin Pleanála
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poolbeg lighthouse
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