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# freedom - Saturday 13 October, 2018
Freed US pastor flying home from Turkey after case sparked crisis
The US President had pressed Turkey to release Andrew Brunson.
# freedom - Wednesday 25 April, 2018
Ireland has slipped down in press freedom rankings because of concentrated ownership and defamation costs
Ireland was ninth in 2016, but is down to 16th.
# freedom - Wednesday 25 October, 2017
Ibrahim Halawa's former cellmate has been advising him on his new life
Ibrahim Halawa arrived back in Dublin yesterday to a media-heavy welcome.
# freedom - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
# freedom - Sunday 1 October, 2017
Photos: From fear to freedom - the story of electricity in Irish homes
A new exhibition, Electric Generations, looks at how electricity was sold to Irish people.
# freedom - Monday 14 August, 2017
Canadian pastor returns home after being released from labour camp in North Korea
He was released after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security advisor, Daniel Jean visited Pyongyang.
# freedom - Thursday 22 June, 2017
Taoiseach urged to seek EU support to put more pressure on Egypt to release Ibrahim Halawa
Leo Varadkar is attending a EU Council meeting over the next two days.
# freedom - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
Chelsea Manning released from prison in US
The US Army confirmed that she had left Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.
# freedom - Sunday 7 May, 2017
82 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 have been released
They were exchanged for a number of Boko Haram fighters held by authorities in Nigeria.
# freedom - Friday 3 February, 2017
The Freedom of Dublin for Barack Obama? People are divided
Lord Mayor Brendan Carr wants to give it to both Barack and Michelle.
# freedom - Wednesday 25 January, 2017
Is it time Ireland had its own Independence Day?
It’s proposed 21 January – the first sitting of the Dáil – should be marked as Ireland’s Independence Day.
# freedom - Monday 28 November, 2016
'Con la simpatico': President Higgins is first to sign book of condolences for Castro
The president drew criticism for his comments on the death of the Communist leader.
# freedom - Sunday 14 August, 2016
Hate mail, attacks and hugs: Ten years after being freed from her kidnapper
“I am not angry,” says Natascha Kampusch
# freedom - Wednesday 27 July, 2016
John Hinckley, the man who shot US President Ronald Reagan, is now a free man
He had been residing in a psychiatric hospital after being found not guilty by reason on insanity following the crime.
# freedom - Thursday 5 May, 2016
Hippo escapes from circus, takes a stroll down busy Spanish street
Police and circus staff managed to coax the animal back to its enclosure.
# freedom - Friday 15 April, 2016
Take a break and watch this chimpanzee's dramatic attempt to escape a zoo
Zoo workers eventually shot Chacha
# freedom - Monday 28 March, 2016
Costumes, duck parades and a lively céilí as the capital is taken over once more
Crowds descended on the city today to honour the sacrifices made by Irish men and women 100 years ago – and to enjoy the freedom they fought for.
# freedom - Sunday 21 February, 2016
After years in solitary confinement, an innocent woman struggles to get on with her life
Of her first 29 months in jail, Hailey served about 27 alone in a 6-by-10-foot cell, with a bed, a toilet and a few books to pass the time.
# freedom - Thursday 4 February, 2016
UN panel has ruled that Julian Assange's detention is illegal, says Sweden
Julian Assange could be leaving the embassy he has been holed up in for three years.
# freedom - Wednesday 23 September, 2015
12 years after publican Charlie Chawke lost his leg in armed robbery, shooter is denied freedom
Frank Ward failed in his bid for freedom.
# freedom - Wednesday 2 September, 2015
Ex-junior minister Ivor Callely will not have to go back to prison
It was confirmed yesterday that the former minister will not have to go back to jail for six days to serve out the remainder of his sentence.
# freedom - Wednesday 26 August, 2015
11 reasons why being single is actually the best
Like you needed telling.
# freedom - Saturday 15 August, 2015
This 31-year-old Irishman ditched the '9 to 5' to travel the world and is making millions on the way
“The only time you set your alarm is for a flight, no boss, no schedule just the open road.”
# freedom - Thursday 13 August, 2015
It's jail Oscar, but not as we know it - Pistorius freedom after 10 months makes a mockery of justice
The South African sentencing model may be an affront, but we would do well to remember the Irish system is equally flawed, writes criminologist John O’Keeffe.
# freedom - Monday 27 July, 2015
Three lads Irish dancing at UCC have gone viral
River (Lee) Dancing.
# freedom - Sunday 26 July, 2015
Four killers on temporary release from prison this month
More than 500 prisoners were on temporary release across the country this month.
# freedom - Monday 22 June, 2015
Enda's Department is a lot less forthcoming than it used to be ...
…compared to 2009.
# freedom - Thursday 4 June, 2015
Two men on death row wrongfully convicted of killing little girl to get just $750k
New DNA evidence proved the two men were not guilty of the murder in 1983. They spent three decades in prison.
# freedom - Tuesday 14 April, 2015
The Irish are among the most free people in the world
When it comes to travel visas anyway. Not all nations have it so easy though…
# freedom - Friday 10 April, 2015
ANOTHER prisoner has escaped from Tallaght Hospital
This time the offender in question was in the custody of gardaí, not the prison service.
# freedom - Wednesday 25 March, 2015
Those escaped monkeys from Belfast Zoo are still on the loose
The two macaque monkeys are still on the loose on Cave Hill – to the West of the city.
# freedom - Saturday 17 January, 2015
Lucinda: Party will have free vote on 'life' issues like euthanasia, abortion
Creighton has defined more clearly what she considers to be ‘matters of conscience’ to which the whip of new party will not apply.
# freedom - Wednesday 24 December, 2014
The Interview can now be streamed on Youtube (with a little help from Ireland)
Payments for the US-only rental are being powered by Stripe.
# freedom - Sunday 9 November, 2014
In Photos: 25 years ago today the Berlin Wall fell
It signalled the end of the Soviet Union, which would eventually dissolve in 1991.
# freedom - Wednesday 5 November, 2014
Catalonia WILL vote on independence this Sunday, but Madrid won't be listening
The vote is set to go ahead in defiances of legal challenges by central Government.
# freedom - Tuesday 21 October, 2014
This man got a 13-year prison sentence for pouring paint over a statue
Turkish man Murat Vural had been given the sentence after pouring paint over statues of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
# freedom - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
Men freed after 30 years in US prison for crime they didn't commit
The two men are mentally impaired and one of them is the longest serving death row inmate in North Carolina.
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Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
Poll Results:
No (3643)
I read news articles about their policies (2168)
Yes (1903)
What's a manifesto? (144)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
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Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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