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Politics

April
April 2025
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
17 Apr
6.3k
trade war
Trump in 'no rush' to reach a deal with EU on tariffs as he meets Italian PM Giorgia Meloni
17 Apr
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Election Countdown
Mark Carney has re-energised Canada's Liberals and tonight faces his main rival in a TV debate
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre looked set to lead his party back to power but Trump’s win changed everything.
17 Apr
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Viktor Orban
ICC opens inquiry into Hungary for failing to arrest Israel’s PM Netanyahu
17 Apr
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Highway to the Euro zone
IMF chief says Irish public should be allowed to be customers of European banks
17 Apr
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trans rights
Sinn Féin faces ban from Trans Pride march after statement from party's health spokesperson
17 Apr
30.8k
Green Party
Roderic O'Gorman to stand for re-election as leader of the Green Party
17 Apr
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brian tierney
SDLP reinstates former Derry mayor who gave reference for Irish soldier jailed for rape
17 Apr
5.9k
Steep price
Clare County Council paid 'higher than market value' for land at Cliffs of Moher, audit reveals
17 Apr
11.0k
30
European Central Bank
Boost for mortgage holders as European Central Bank cuts interest rates again
Updated 17 Apr
17.7k
31
Ukraine
Marco Rubio visits Paris to talk ceasefire with Macron and Zelenskyy's chief of staff
17 Apr
3.3k
disinformation
Government unveils counter-disinformation strategy as minister warns of 'threat to democracy'
17 Apr
7.5k
Opinion Poll
Sinn Féin is again the most popular party as public gives thumbs down to FF-FG deal with Lowry
17 Apr
30.0k
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CALLS FOR INQUIRY
Taoiseach says Michael Shine case 'truly harrowing', as more victims come forward
17 Apr
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good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
16 Apr
5.7k
What you need to know about the 'Grace' case scandal
16 Apr
11.8k
Russia
US officials and Vice President Vance set to arrive in Europe this week for wide-ranging talks
16 Apr
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38
area aesthetic
Young people blocked from living in towns due to objections over ‘character of an area’, says minister
16 Apr
38.0k
49
Grace case
Irish social workers say commissions of inquiries 'not suitable' for safeguarding reviews
Updated 16 Apr
11.4k
Grace case
Whistleblower told Simon Harris to ‘shut down’ Farrelly Commission in 2019
30 mins ago
42.5k
Harvard Univesity
Trump threatens to strip Harvard's tax-exempt status after freezing university's funding
4 hrs ago
17.5k
170
trade war
China warns US tariffs putting 'pressure' on economy and trade
8 hrs ago
10.2k
Farrelly Commission
'Stumped and baffled': Politicians give their views on the 'Grace' case final inquiry report
17 hrs ago
13.1k
RELATED
Grace Case report: Evidence woman in care was neglected, but not physically or sexually abused
15 Apr
€6.3 million settlement approved for woman at centre of Grace case
27 Apr 2017
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
19 hrs ago
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trade diversion
China will not flood Irish and European markets with goods, Ambassador says
19 hrs ago
11.5k
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Dublin
Conor McGregor hosts conservative American commentator Tucker Carlson in his Dublin pub
20 hrs ago
34.2k
10
Housing Crisis
Short-term let rules one step closer as Cabinet gives green light
Updated 21 hrs ago
17.5k
54
hormone replacement therapy
Free HRT will be available for all women from 1 June, as govt commits to covering dispensing costs
Updated 21 hrs ago
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40
Omagh Inquiry
Agreement reached allowing UK's Omagh bombing inquiry to access Irish documents about atrocity
Updated 21 hrs ago
3.0k
Grace case
Grace Case report: Evidence woman in care was neglected, but not physically or sexually abused
The report published today cost more than €13 million and runs to 2,000 pages long.
15 Apr
18.8k
big pill
Over €10 billion in Irish pharmaceutical products were exported to the US in February
15 Apr
30.0k
63
not welcome
Maldives bans Israelis from tourist hotspot in 'solidarity' with Palestinians
15 Apr
14.9k
White House
Harvard University hit with $2.2 billion funding freeze after rejecting Trump’s demands
15 Apr
22.8k
80
US Tariffs
Trump namechecks Ireland again as he suggests pharma import tariffs may be imposed soon
Updated 15 Apr
75.4k
130
BUSINESS SUPPORTS
New measures to be rolled out by May to deal with competitiveness challenges facing Ireland
15 Apr
9.8k
foster home sexual abuse
The 'Grace' case inquiry's final report will be published today after a six-year delay
'Grace', a woman with profound intellectual disabilities was left in a foster home in the Waterford area for almost 20 years despite a succession of sexual and physical abuse allegations.
In 2017, the former HSE boss apologised to the 47 families – including Grace’s – who were left in care.
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15 Apr
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RIP
'A true son of Cork': Businessman and Fine Gael politician John Mullins dies
Updated 14 Apr
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Coachella
Kneecap claim that a pro-Palestine message was ‘cut’ from their Coachella set
14 Apr
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Housing Crisis
Taoiseach says no decisions made yet on Rent Pressure Zone changes
14 Apr
6.1k
17
Trump Tariffs
EU tariffs on US goods suspended until July as Taoiseach says he hopes pharma forms part of talks
Updated 14 Apr
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