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Back Together
Major new 'reset' deal means UK travellers may soon make a return to the EU line airports
A key post-Brexit deal between the UK and EU has been reached in London this morning.
The Candidate
The big difference between Keir and Jim on immigration
We look across the Irish Sea to Keir Starmer’s decision to lean Labour into much blunter rhetoric around immigration. Back home, a similar policy shift is happening, but behind a much quieter tone.
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Electoral Commission
94% of Irish people trust elections, while work and holidays are the main reasons for not voting
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Walking Away
There's been a surge in the number of gardaí leaving within five years of joining up
TD Peadar Toíbín said a lot will hinge on who is hired to be the next Garda Commissioner.
Sunday
18 May 2025
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Citywest
Migration Minister says he is unaware of reported plans to purchase Dublin's Citywest Hotel
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regional independent group
Minister of State Robert Troy ‘unaware’ ministers have been briefing Michael Lowry’s grouping
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Analysis
Ireland’s 'right to request' remote work law is useless - it should be overhauled
One prominent employer has called the law a ‘toothless tiger’. Frankly, that feels kind.
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Eurovision
Austria's JJ has won the Eurovision final, with Israel finishing second
Two people were detained after a protest during the Israeli peformance, but were later released by police.
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Housing Crisis
'Highly coincidental' Airbnb launched €100k in rural Ireland grants two weeks after clampdown, says TD
Airbnb’s new grants range from €1,000 to €10,000 and are available to local organisations and community groups.
Two weeks after government announced it is moving to ban planning permissions for short-term lets in towns of more than 10,000 people, Airbnb launched its 'Rural Tourism Fund'
Saturday
17 May 2025
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live from basel
Ireland are gone - but here are eight acts to keep an eye out for in the Eurovision final
From French sand to Swedish saunas, we’ve got you covered.
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Shannon Airport
Garda hospitalised after US plane at Shannon Airport spray-painted by pro-Palestine protestors
Three women were arrested following the protest.
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Famine
President highlights 'forced starvation' in Gaza in speech during commemoration of the Famine
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SIPO
Public ethics watchdog to investigate comments made by Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn
Friday
16 May 2025
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Albania
European leaders prepare fresh sanctions package on Russia, coordinating with the US
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kincora
New claims Mountbatten sexually abused children from notorious Belfast boys' home
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Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin banned from trans Pride march following last-minute meeting with Mary Lou McDonald
Thursday
15 May 2025
As it happened
Liveblog
Ireland are out of the Eurovision after being eliminated in tonight's semi-final
Ireland didn’t make the cut this time around – here’s how the show played out.
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Defamation trial
BBC reporter denies claims she had ‘no regard or care’ about Gerry Adams allegation
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children's health ireland
'Settlement' allowed former CHI boss keep salary after taking up new role, PAC told
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Bike Shed
No value for money assessment conducted on bike shelter project, long-awaited audit finds
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hip dysplasia
'It's damning': Children had hip bones cut into unnecessarily, Doherty tells Dáil
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Tariff wars
Harris cites US 'fundamental misunderstanding' of pharma industry as EU holds tariff talks
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Casement Aerodrome
Fears Air Corps may have to cut down on night flights due to lack of air traffic controllers
Air traffic control for the Air Corps is managed from Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel in southwest Co Dublin.
Wednesday
14 May 2025
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Israeli Blockade
Families in Gaza eating grass and animal feed as doctors witness record levels of malnutrition
Israel’s blockade has entered its eleventh week.
'It's a collapse of basic survival. It's a collapse of dignity. It's a collapse of the international order.'
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uncharted
Ex-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joins singer Lyra on RTÉ's new adventure show tonight
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hip dysplasia
Over 2,200 letters sent to parents of children who underwent hip surgeries
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driving test wait times
Fianna Fáil TD says learner drivers should be allowed drive a car unaccompanied
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Grand Canal
Dublin building collapse example of why derelict site levy should rise, says councillor
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Middle-East visit
'Young, attractive guy': Trump praises new Syrian leader after lifting US sanctions
The US President is expected to arrive in Qatar at noon today.
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Explainer
What is in Scotland's divisive assisted dying bill and is it likely to become law?
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rising costs
'Cost of a bag of potatoes has doubled': Taoiseach told the cost-of-living crisis hasn't gone away
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child mental health
Irish teens 'succeeding in school but struggling in life', says UN report
