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tusla

Review into Tusla's involvement with Kyran Durnin won't be published

A review identified policy and practice “weaknesses” in Tusla’s involvement with Kyran Durnin but said that there is no direct causal link between those weaknesses and the young boy’s “outcome”.

Salvador Plasencia

Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry jailed for 30 months

War in Ukraine

EU proposes plan to break deadlock and fund Ukraine using seized Russian assets

ice raids

Human rights groups warn against US immigration raids during World Cup

bluetongue

Surveillance being ramped up in the Republic after two bluetongue cases confirmed in the North

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War in Ukraine

EU proposes plan to break deadlock and fund Ukraine using seized Russian assets

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Dublin

Man arrested after gardaí targeting sale and supply of drugs seize vehicle and €100,000 in cash

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bluetongue

Surveillance being ramped up in the Republic after two bluetongue cases confirmed in the North

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Salvador Plasencia

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ice raids

Human rights groups warn against US immigration raids during World Cup

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on the long finger

Government leaders remain vague about timeline for enactment of Occupied Territories Bill

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News Fix

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Limerick

Woman arrested in connection with investigations into money laundering released without charge

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limerick circuit court

Retired superintendent tells garda trial he 'looked after' hundreds of summonses for people

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Sentencing

Teenager gets a suspended sentence for his involvement in the Dublin riots two years ago

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jeffrey epstein

US House Oversight Committee releases never-before-seen images of Epstein’s private island

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North Pole

Santa asks children to get their letters in soon so he can reply to as many as possible

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Go Slow

Taxi drivers holding another rush hour protest in Dublin this evening over Uber fixed fares

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Courts

Garda who poured water on teen's tracksuit bottoms in act of 'degradation' avoids jail

5 hrs ago

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good news

World-record setting knitted map of Ireland to go on display across the country

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Leighlinbridge

Man (21) who died in suspected hunting accident in rural Carlow is named locally

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Evening Wrap

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investigates

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Deportation Flights

What role do Irish companies have in the US deportation industry?

Badger Cull

Over 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease

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Planning Submissions

Series of unusual planning objections to vet practices uncovered in Dublin, Meath and Kildare

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TB Crisis

‘It’s the next worst thing to losing a family member’: The toll of Ireland’s bovine TB crisis

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Data Crunch

Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid

122

Femicide in Europe

Over 100 women murdered in Ireland since 2012 – and a gap in data on gendered violence

energy credits

Sinn Féin says Government scrapped energy credits ‘despite warnings from their own officials'

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Burglaries

'A night of madness': Four food businesses across Dublin targeted by masked burglars yesterday

The impacted owners believe that one group of masked men carried out the series of burglaries.

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Mooncoin

Man and boy injured in collision between car and van in Kilkenny

6 hrs ago

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Eurovision

Unions urge RTÉ to hold firm on Eurovision boycott over Israel inclusion ahead of EBU meeting

6 hrs ago

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Chrissie Treacy

Farmer who killed his 76-year-old aunt using a teleporter has sentence reduced by 18 months

6 hrs ago

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tusla

Review into Tusla's involvement with Kyran Durnin won't be published

A review identified policy and practice “weaknesses” in Tusla’s involvement with Kyran Durnin but said that there is no direct causal link between those weaknesses and the young boy’s “outcome”.

Eimer McAuley

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Central Criminal Court

Media coverage leads to State finding psychiatrist to assess mother charged with murder of son (6)

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new protocol

Every use of new tasers by gardaí will have to be reported to watchdog

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Lifford

Man (40s) arrested in connection with attempted murder in Co Donegal

7 hrs ago

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System overhaul

The government has a new plan to speed up big infrastructure projects - here's what's in it

It is being billed as a “move away from a culture of caution” when it comes to delivering much needed infrastructure.

Updated 7 hrs ago

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Courts

Garda accused of interfering in prosecutions told investigation he was following Superintendent's orders

7 hrs ago

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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

High social media use and sexting linked to poorer mental health in teenagers, study finds

7 hrs ago

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irish ambassador to israel

Tánaiste commends Irish ambassador after interaction with Israeli minister over Herzog Park

7 hrs ago

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Wicklow

Glen of the Downs nature reserve to expand as State buys over 40 hectares of adjoining land

The Glen of the Downs is designated as a Special Area of Conservation for the habitat old sessile oak woods and is one of Ireland’s few remaining ancient woodlands.

8 hrs ago

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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly

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MH370

Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume over 11 years after it went missing

9 hrs ago

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Russian aggression

Taoiseach says Putin's 'ready for war' comment is a 'direct threat' to Europe

9 hrs ago

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Enoch Burke

Judge rebukes Enoch Burke's 'Alice in Wonderland language' after he refuses to purge contempt

9 hrs ago

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Wexford

Rosslare Europort to seek planning permission for €220m offshore renewable energy hub

9 hrs ago

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Bam

Construction firm BAM to take legal action against National Children's Hospital

11 hrs ago

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The Daily Poll

Have you put up a Christmas tree yet?

12 hrs ago

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Draw

Ireland to face Scotland, Uruguay and Portugal in 2027 Rugby World Cup pool

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