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Politics

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UN adds Israel to blacklist for waging war that harms children
8 Jun 2024
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Explainer
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all politics is local
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As it happened
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Turnout rates reached above 50% in some parts of the country.
Updated 7 Jun 2024
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London
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7 Jun 2024
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election security
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7 Jun 2024
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Transport Committee
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7 Jun 2024
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FactCheck
20 years of legal migrant voting in Ireland but conspiracies about it are being shared online
7 Jun 2024
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Mistake
Rishi Sunak apologises for leaving international D-Day ceremony for election TV interview
Updated 7 Jun 2024
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Time To Vote
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Updated 7 Jun 2024
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Trial
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7 Jun 2024
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 The nation goes to the polls to vote in the European and local elections
Updated 7 Jun 2024
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Arizona
Trump returns to campaign trail and calls for appeals court to reverse his felony conviction
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Explainer
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Updated 7 Jun 2024
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7 Jun 2024
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6 Jun 2024
Gaza
Netanyahu to address US Congress next month, as Qatar says Hamas yet to respond to ceasefire plan
7 Jun 2024
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Exclusive
Cancer patients fighting Israeli government to avoid deportation to Gaza
Up to 40 people are affected and, to date, almost half have lodged petitions to stay in Israel and keep receiving medical care.
Lawyer Tamir Blank said patients who cannot receive the treatment or aftercare needed could end up in "a very dire condition"
Some people would have to return to refugee camps where the sanitation is poor and they may "not have access to even basic medical care"
Órla Ryan
7 Jun 2024
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heatwaves
A third of Irish people think about climate change when choosing their holiday destination
7 Jun 2024
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The Morning Lead
Life with cancer in Gaza: 'Access to treatment is the least we can ask for in this war'
A man speaks to The Journal’s reporter in Rafah about his wife’s diagnosis – and how she cannot access treatment or find healthy food.
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19 Feb 2024
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LE2024
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6 Jun 2024
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RELATED
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7 Jun 2024
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7 Jun 2024
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6 Jun 2024
UNRWA
'Why bomb us?': At least 40 people killed in Israeli airstrike on UN school in Gaza
Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official based in Beirut, said: “There is no (ceasefire) proposal – they are just words said by Biden in a speech.”
Updated 6 Jun 2024
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normandy
Biden, King Charles, Macron and Zelensky remember D-Day landings under the shadow of Russia's war
6 Jun 2024
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defective blocks
Party campaigning for Mica redress running six candidates in Donegal local elections
6 Jun 2024
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LE2024
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6 Jun 2024
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FactCheck
How Ireland's non-white election candidates are targeted with misinformation and racist abuse
6 Jun 2024
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in it together
Micheál Martin not ruling out another coalition with Green Party, citing 'strong' economy
6 Jun 2024
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European elections
And they're off! Dutch voters kick off European Parliament elections across 27 member states
6 Jun 2024
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The campaign trail
Mary Lou can't avoid 'Up the Ra' comment on Cabra canvass but she's not worried about election day
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5 Jun 2024
Green MEP candidate tests water supplies for nitrates as she canvasses in Ireland South
5 Jun 2024
Canvassing in inner city Dublin: bins, bikes and, yes, immigration (but not how you might expect)
30 May 2024
The Morning Lead
Vast majority of Irish people think the EU should impose sanctions on Israel
Around a third of voters have boycotted companies associated with Israel in recent months, according to a new opinion poll.
Over three-quarters of people support sanctions, according to the latest opinion poll by The Journal and Ireland Thinks
Eight in 10 younger voters (aged 18 to 34) are in favour of the move, as are at least seven in 10 people across all other age groups
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6 Jun 2024
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The campaign trail
Leo Varadkar grilled about lack of services for children, Phoenix Park and gout on his home turf
A few constituents in the Fine Gael stomping ground in Castleknock spoke about the new leader Simon Harris.
5 Jun 2024
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delaware
Hunter Biden gun trial hears from FBI agent about seizure of evidence from infamous laptop
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milkshaked
Woman who threw milkshake over Nigel Farage charged with assault and criminal damage
5 Jun 2024
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Housing
McDonald rules out Help-to-Buy 'cliff-edge' for buyers who 'baked in' deposit to their calculations
5 Jun 2024
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Grant
Home Loan scheme expanded to first-time buyers who wish to renovate vacant or derelict properties
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Biden in France to mark D-Day anniversary under Ukraine shadow
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Elections
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no longer taoiseach
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5 Jun 2024
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State Exams
Record number of Leaving Cert students to sit exams today - starting with English Paper 1
5 Jun 2024
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Local Elections
Some migrant candidates afraid to canvass or use posters amid fears their children will be targeted
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has raised concerns about candidates being threatened, as well as voter intimidation, ahead of Friday’s elections.
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5 Jun 2024
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20 May 2024
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11 May 2024
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