# Charges

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# peaceful protest

Protest planned outside Tallaght garda station in support of the 'Jobstown 23'

The activist who is organising the event asked supporters to bring “whistles, blowers, pots and pans, drums”…

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Aug 16th 2015, 1:29 PM

# Leak

Gardaí investigating how media knew about Jobstown charges before Paul Murphy did

The Anti-Austerity Alliance TD has complained to the DPP and GSOC.

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Aug 13th 2015, 11:07 PM

# Taking the stand

Joan Burton will be a key witness in the Jobstown trial

The Tánaiste will give evidence when over 20 water protesters stand trial.

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Aug 13th 2015, 12:52 PM

# jobstown

Over 20 people, including a TD, will be charged in connection with the Jobstown Irish Water protest

Tánaiste Joan Burton was trapped in her car at the protest.

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Aug 12th 2015, 11:52 PM

# Westminster

Lord will have to face child abuse charges in court despite dementia

The former MP is accused of offences that allegedly happened between 1963 and 1988.

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Aug 7th 2015, 1:04 PM

# Turkey

Swingers' club suspects could face up to 177 years in jail

Fifty three people were taken in for questioning over the suspected sex clubs.

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Aug 3rd 2015, 9:00 PM

# Eurozone

Varoufakis could face treason charges for planning alternative currency

His immunity to prosecution as a member of parliament must be revoked first.

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Jul 30th 2015, 10:59 AM

# we won't pay

"If I were the Government, I'd be worried": Hundreds attend anti-water charges protest

It follows the publication of figures from Irish Water showing less than half of customers have paid their bills.

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Jul 15th 2015, 10:50 PM

# Stop

Cyclists face new fines, but will they work?

Cycling groups have questions about the enforceability of the new charges.

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Jul 3rd 2015, 6:02 AM

# we won't pay

Bills burned, Greek flags flown as water charge protests return to Dublin

There were a number of Greek flags on display, as protesters used the event to show solidarity with the country.

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Jun 20th 2015, 7:53 PM

# Courts

Irish citizen will not be extradited to the United States for terrorism related offences

Ali Charaf Damache could have faced up to 45 years if extradited to the United States.

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May 21st 2015, 5:01 PM

# Waco

Police charge 170 after 'gruesome' shootout between biker gangs

Nine people died and 18 were wounded in the incident.

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May 18th 2015, 6:48 PM

# Egypt

Taoiseach clarifies that Ibrahim Halawa isn't facing murder charges

No other consular case is receiving greater attention than the Halawa case.

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May 12th 2015, 9:40 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you registered with Irish Water?

Almost a million people have, the utility says. Do you plan to?

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Mar 24th 2015, 7:41 PM

# turn off that data

Bad news for travellers- roaming charges are going nowhere yet

The EU Parliament wants them stopped but the EU Council says more time is needed.

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Mar 5th 2015, 2:00 PM

# slap on the wrist

Debt management firms criticised for giving people poor information

The Central Bank became responsible for regulating these firms in 2013.

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Feb 27th 2015, 4:57 PM

# chapel hill

Thousands flock to funeral of Muslim shooting victims

A potential motive was a dispute over parking spaces.

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Feb 14th 2015, 2:10 PM

# Water Charges

Tenants who don't pay charges should have their water cut off, say landlords

A large proportion of tenants aren’t planning to pay the charge, Fintan McNamara of the Residential Landlords Association said.

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Feb 3rd 2015, 2:02 PM

# quick march

Next mass 'day of action' on water charges will be in March (not April)

Tomorrow’s protests aren’t being organised centrally, but the next ‘Right2Water’ action will happen before the first bills arrive.

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Jan 30th 2015, 12:05 PM

# Graham Dwyer trial

Alleged text: 'You should help me inflict pain on you and help me with my fantasy. Blood turns me on.'

Graham Dwyer has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Elaine O’Hara.

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Jan 22nd 2015, 9:30 PM

# Dublin Fire Brigade

Dublin councillor calls for review of €500 fire call-out charge

This comes on the third anniversary of the introduction of the charges.

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Jan 16th 2015, 10:00 PM

# insolvency

Thinking of going bankrupt? It's a lot cheaper than it used to be...

The cost is now less than a fifth what it was two years ago.

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Jan 14th 2015, 11:18 AM

# past due

More than €600,000 in fire brigade call-out charges went unpaid last year

The charges were introduced two years ago and stand at €500 for a domestic incident and €610 for a road crash.

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Jan 5th 2015, 6:07 PM

# Charges

Lower retailer fees for credit cards getting closer (that's good news for shoppers)

The fees are charged by the banks when retailers process shoppers’ payments.

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Jan 3rd 2015, 5:54 PM

# phil rudd

AC/DC drummer jumped on security guards and winked at reporters in court

He also didn’t enter a plea during his brief appearance.

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Nov 26th 2014, 8:16 AM

# Human Rights

Man wanted by US on terrorism charges brought before Dublin High Court

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been granted permission to appear as a friend to the court in the extradition proceedings.

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Nov 25th 2014, 5:31 PM

# Irish Water

How do our water charges compare with the rest of Europe?

Pretty well, actually.

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Nov 20th 2014, 9:49 AM

# late surprises

Water charges: Here's what we know THIS MORNING

Further climb-downs on charges, no bills to issue until spring and new compliance measures for people who won’t fork out.

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Nov 19th 2014, 7:50 AM

# Irish Water

Irish Water will take on €130 million debt in uncollected water charges

All assets and liabilities from local authorities are due to be transferred to Irish Water by 2017.

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Nov 9th 2014, 11:02 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Could the Irish Water controversy bring down the government?

The most popular party in Ireland is now Sinn Féin – which is opposed to the charges.

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Nov 3rd 2014, 9:15 AM

# Tiger

Man cleared of 'extreme porn' charge after 'tiger' revealed to be man in costume

The prosecutors only realised their mistake when they heard the man say “That’s grrrreat”, just like Tony the Tiger.

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Oct 29th 2014, 8:08 PM

# i like big butts

People are going mad for water butts ahead of first water charges bill

These rainfall collection devices are mainly used for water plants or cars.

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Oct 28th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Water Charges

The Green Party wants a referendum to make sure Irish Water isn't privatised

The party’s councillors will submit the motion in the coming weeks.

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Oct 27th 2014, 5:45 PM

# Water protests

Limerick protesters plan to burn Irish Water forms to give Government a 'Halloween scare'

It’s estimated that approximately 6,000 turned out to protest against the charges.

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Oct 25th 2014, 8:35 PM

# terror charges

UK terror trial suspect had Tony Blair's address on a scrap of paper

Erol Incedal is accused of “intending to commit or preparing acts of terrorism” and possessing a document about bomb-making.

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Oct 14th 2014, 7:23 PM

Voices

Opinion: Communities are reaching boiling point over unfair water charges

People see the concept of charging for a basic human right for what it is – a deeply unfair political choice.

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Oct 10th 2014, 6:19 PM

# Charges

Adrian Peterson 'smoked a little weed' before drug test - reports

A motion has been filed to revoke the NFL star’s bond.

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Oct 9th 2014, 9:40 PM

# Water Charges

Kenny says Irish Water (and your PPS number) "will not be sold"

The Taoiseach made the comment during Leaders’ Questions today.

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Sep 30th 2014, 4:39 PM

# Irish Water

From flushing the loo to a cup of tea - how much will water cost?

What about filling water balloons? How much will that cost?

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Sep 30th 2014, 1:01 PM

# Dublin

Anti-water charges protest takes place outside garda station

There were no arrests during the incident.

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Sep 25th 2014, 11:13 PM