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'Not on my horizon' - What Micheál Martin said when we asked if he'd ever run for the Áras

The Fianna Fáil leader isn’t giving much away about his party’s Áras plans either.

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Dec 30th 2017, 7:05 AM

Government says it has no plans to ban the use of animals in circuses

Earlier this year, the ISPCA launched a nationwide campaign calling for the use of performing animals to be halted.

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Jul 24th 2016, 7:15 AM

9 awful friends you probably have in your crew

Who is guilty of this bad behaviour?

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Feb 10th 2014, 9:30 PM