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# nursing home charges

Public Accounts Committee to probe whether Government hid information about nursing home charges

The committee is meeting this afternoon to discuss the strategy.

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Wed 12:53 PM

# Roderic O'Gorman

Minister: 'No level of consultation' would change views of some on housing asylum seekers

Minister Roderic O’Gorman also expressed concern about the impact of some ‘untrue, online rumours’.

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Wed 12:30 PM

# rent credit

'Exceptionally high volume' of calls to RTB leading to backlog on queries about renters' credit

Green Party TD Patrick Costello said that the RTB are overburdened and don’t have the resources they currently need.

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Wed 11:28 AM

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# strike action

Walkout Wednesday: Up to 500,000 workers across the UK on strike today

Teachers, university lecturers, train drivers, civil servants, bus drivers and security guards are going on strike.

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Wed 8:04 AM

# Ukraine

Ukraine to push for European Union membership at summit in Kyiv

Ukraine gained EU candidate status in June last year, several months after Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops rolling across the border.

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Wed 7:49 AM

# tech lay offs

PayPal to cut around 2,000 jobs, 7% of its global workforce

PayPal employees around 2,000 people in Ireland and has operations here in Blanchardstown and Dundalk.

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Wed 7:33 AM

Voices

Opinion: Will it take a miracle for State to do right thing on Mother and Baby redress scheme?

The proposed redress scheme – which is expected to pass in the Dáil today – is deeply flawed, James Smith writes.

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Wed 7:00 AM

# tyre nichols

Tyre Nichols to be laid to rest three weeks after deadly assault by police

A funeral will be held on Wednesday for the 29-year-old skateboarder and amateur photographer.

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Wed 6:56 AM

# ChatGPT

ChatGPT creators release new tool aimed at easing concerns over university plagiarism

Various universities have now banned the software.

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Wed 6:48 AM

# heatwaves

Planting more trees in cities could reduce deaths from intense summer heat, study finds

“This is becoming increasingly urgent as Europe experiences more extreme temperature fluctuations caused by climate change,” one researcher said.

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Wed 6:45 AM

# Mortgages

Ireland had the highest number of mortgage drawdowns last year since 2008

That’s according to two reports published today by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.

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Wed 6:00 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Ireland three years past deadline to send long-term climate strategy to European Union

A report by

Lauren Boland

The government has repeatedly fallen short of promises to get the important strategy finished.

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Wed 12:05 AM

# rust

Alec Baldwin formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over fatal film set shooting

Baldwin was holding a Colt .45 during rehearsals when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins in October 2021.

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Tue 10:27 PM

# Done Deal

Spurs terminate Matt Doherty's contract to enable Atletico Madrid move

Meanwhile, Tottenham have signed Pedro Porro in a reported €45 million deal.

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Tue 10:14 PM

# Nuclear Weapons

US says Russia is not complying with last remaining nuclear treaty

Moscow announced in early August that it was suspending US inspections of its military sites, which were part of the New START treaty.

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Tue 9:54 PM

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# Andrew Gearns

Prison staff knew Cork man was suffering 'delusions' prior to fatal suicide attempt

Report finds staff did carry out a significant number of checks on cell – more than what is required by Irish Prison Service procedures.

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Tue 9:49 PM

# Bah Non

1.27 million people joined protests over French pension reforms, say officials

11,000 police were on duty for an estimated 250 protests nationwide.

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Tue 9:43 PM

# accommodation crisis

Ministers sign off on new €10m International Protection Fund to support community needs

The minister emphasised the need for urgent access to large-scale temporary facilities.

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Tue 9:00 PM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.

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Tue 8:39 PM

# Welsh ties

'I’d made my decision that I wanted to wear green, not to be in red'

Tadhg Beirne had the option of playing for Wales but decided to return home to Ireland.

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Tue 8:27 PM

# Paris 2024

Olympic Committee rejects Russian demand that its athletes compete without restrictions

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it considered if Russians could compete as neutral athletes rather than under their national flag.

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Tue 8:10 PM

Voices

Money Diaries: Have you been affected by the cost of living - would you like to keep a diary for us?

We are asking readers to keep a Money Diary to let us know how your spending and savings are changing.

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Tue 8:00 PM

# nightlife

Longer drinking hours could harm public health, committee warned

An Oireachtas committee heard from public health organisations that deal with alcohol-related harm.

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Tue 7:59 PM

# nursing home charges

Varadkar defends controversial 'legal strategy' for limiting nursing home payouts

Opposition parties have called on the Government to release documents relating to the strategy.

The government has confirmed the legal strategy existed to block refunds to nursing home residents and that the plan was "pursued by successive governments".

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar agreed with the policy, calling it a "sound policy approach" and "legitimate legal strategy".

Wexford TD Verona Murphy told The Journal that some families who have contacted her feel "aggrieved" at the legal strategy, as they made sacrifices in order to pay for the nursing home care.

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Tue 7:00 PM

# Congo

Pope Francis denounces 'economic colonialism' in Africa on first day of tour

‘Stop choking Africa: It is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered,’ the pope said.

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Tue 6:49 PM

Voices

Analysis: The six-month rule for Mother and Baby Homes redress does not add up

Barrister Seán Beatty says the government’s six-month rule around compensation is impossible to justify.

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Tue 6:33 PM

# Courts

Second man admits facilitating gang in murder of Thomas McCarthy

Charles McClean (32), of St Mark’s Drive, Clondalkin was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court this morning.

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Tue 6:20 PM

# Criminal Assets Bureau

Man arrested after CAB seizes cash, luxury watches and designer handbags

Raid were carried out at 15 locations today.

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Tue 6:10 PM

# Comment

Replay decision made but twists remain in sorry All-Ireland club final saga

Kilmacud Crokes have three days to appeal the CCCC’s decision that the game should be replayed.

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Tue 5:14 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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Tue 4:59 PM

# Natalie McNally

Man arrested for second time in connection with murder of Natalie McNally

The man was previously arrested on 19 December.

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Tue 4:54 PM

# Job Losses

Tesco says its Ireland stores are unaffected by UK overhaul of 2,100 jobs

It announced that it will extend changes to store management roles, shut remaining counters and hot delis and shut a number of in-store pharmacies as part of the shake-up.

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Tue 4:48 PM