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# Norman Bettison
Charges dropped against ex-police chief accused of blaming Liverpool fans for Hillsborough disaster
Prosecutors said the decision came as there were changes in the evidence of two witnesses, while a third passed away.
# RIP
Nine-year-old boy born in Ireland with sickle cell dies during deportation battle
The “absolutely devastated” mother buried her son after his funeral Mass today.
# Yes we will
14 constituencies see Yes votes of over 70%, Donegal the only county to say No (but only just)
The Eighth Amendment has been repealed.
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# Immigration
UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has resigned over the Windrush scandal
Theresa May said she accepted her resignation this evening.
# Eighth Amendment
Savita Halappanavar: Her tragic death and how she became part of Ireland's abortion debate
Her name and face are known the country over. She left a mark on Ireland, its medical care and its laws.
# Comment
Bertie and Barroso dream up the Halloween party of Leo's nightmares
Bertie Ahern advises on the art of politics.
# Beyond Brexit
Warnings from former taoisigh on Brexit border: 'The communities would come together to tear it down'
Brian Cowen, Bertie Ahern and John Bruton shared a stage in Dublin this morning.
# Survivors
Progress on Bill Kenneally inquiry as survivors meet Justice Minister
The Commission of Investigation could start as early as this summer.
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# Cork
Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Tina Satchwell set up search site at Castlemartyr Wood
There will be a media briefing held tomorrow morning.
# Academy Awards
Can Saoirse take her first Oscar? Here's everything you need to know before tonight's show
What to look out for, where to watch and what’s the 2018 controversy…
# Television Rights
Complaints about the lack of GAA on BBC Northern Ireland - but what can be done?
A Sinn Féin politician met the organisation this week.
# Red lines
Brexit: What's next?
It was a big week, Brexit wise.
# Trailblazers
Here are the 8 people who National Geographic says are the best adventurers on the planet
Want to feel a bit lazy? Read on…
# Climate Change
The Paris Climate Agreement is REALLY expensive... but it could end up saving us money
Its cost could be outweighed by health savings in the area of air pollution disease and death.
# Brexit
May moots 'associate membership' of EU agencies, concedes neither side can have 'exactly what we want'
The British PM said that she was not cherry-picking but just negotiating in the same way as any trade deal is put together.
# Questions and Answers
Explainer: The EU is trying to force the UK to get real, here's how
There was a lot of activity again in Brussels today but the path ahead isn’t exactly clear. Here’s what we do know…
# crisis
FactFind: Is it cheaper to have a mortgage than rent in Ireland?
We’ve all heard it in the pub, but is it actually true?
# Gangland
Man arrested over the murder of Eddie Hutch two years ago
He can be held for up to seven days.
# Figure Skating
Conor Stakelum becomes first Irish man ever to skate at European Championships
In the 117 years of the competition, there has never been an Irish male skater.
# kerry babies
Kerry Babies: An unsolved murder 34 years after Ireland put 'womanhood on trial'
As we wait on a significant announcement from gardaí, we look back at the Kerry Babies case which rocked the country to its core – and became, perhaps, a catalyst for change.
# Waterford
Bill Kenneally's 'forgotten victims' want to know how that 'horrible monster got away with it for so long'
The government has said it will launch an inquiry – but there is no start date as yet.
# Brexit
Goldman Sachs says it is 'considering options' after report of UK jobs moving to Dublin
The company’s the European asset management business is set for changes.
# Scan Scandal
Scan review: 34 patients were asked to go back to University Hospital Kerry
All have been given the all-clear since their fresh investigations.
# Australia
Irish person injured by car driven into crowd on busy street in Melbourne
The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance.
# He's building it
A 'Trump wall' will be built in County Clare
The Trump International Golf Links wants to carry out coastal erosion management works.
# Abortion
Repeal simpliciter: Here is the final report of the Eighth Amendment Committee
The committee answered questions from reporters this afternoon.
# Genocide
Justice for those massacred in a 'safe area': what happened in Srebrenica?
Timeline in pictures and video: on the day Ratko Mladic is imprisoned for life, TheJournal.ie takes a look back at the events of July 1995 – the UN and Europe’s darkest hour.
# Homelessness
'Extremely worrying': A record high of 184 people are now sleeping rough in Dublin
New figures for October also show an increase in homeless families and single people.
# Sutherland Springs
Local resident 'engaged suspect in gun fire' after worst mass shooting in Texas history
The local was uninjured during the incident.
# Sutherland Springs
26 people, aged between 5 and 72, killed in church shooting in Texas
The gunman, a young white male, is also dead.
# HR
Gate Theatre issues statement in wake of claims of abuse of power and harassment
It has set up a process to allow employees to raise their concerns in confidence.
Voices
Column: Tom Humphries was afforded a trust that makes his crimes even more odious
Tom Humphries joins a string of other abusers who have eroded the simple innocence of growing up on a glorious field, writes club camogie player and TheJournal.ie news editor Sinéad O’Carroll.
# Mass Shooting
'Where the hell did he get automatic weapons?': Shock of Las Vegas shooter's family
Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters police are now searching his retirement home in Mesquite, Nevada.
# dynamic duo
Confirmed: Ivan Yates and Matt Cooper will be taking over from Vincent Browne
TV3 confirmed the news this afternoon.
# Life of Reilly
Gavan Reilly named as TV3's new political correspondent
Reilly, formerly of TheJournal.ie, moves to Ballymount after the departure of Ursula Halligan.
# Science
EPO will not help amateur cyclists perform better in road races
New research took 48 male cyclists and put them through an endurance race up the famous Mont Ventoux.
# Terrorism
21 of the 48 injured in the London attack are critical
“There is far too much tolerance of extremism in our country,” Theresa May said.
# Craigavon
Elderly couple in their 80s found dead at their home in Armagh
A man, aged 40, has been arrested.
# Cartoon Kenny
This is almost certainly what Enda Kenny's office looks like right now
Will today be the day? Illustrator Annie West imagines…