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8 stores closed today as Lloyds Pharmacy workers strike continues

Workers are picketing as many as 40 stores around the country.

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Aug 18th 2018, 9:22 AM

Judges to get new sentencing guidelines after Sinn Féin deal with government

It is hoped that the bill will be at committee stage before the end of the current Dáil term.

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May 22nd 2018, 9:18 PM

'We don’t have a lot of time': Last-ditch Stormont talks start next week

It’s been one year since the power-sharing administration collapsed in Northern Ireland.

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Jan 18th 2018, 2:45 PM