Politics
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stop the lights
The NTA is planning to spend half a million euro adding solar lights to bus stops
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Third Level
Beyond the points: Leaving Cert students on pressure, support and what comes next
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criminal legal aid
Legal aid row: Justice minister says Law Society ‘bags’ concessions and wants more
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National Security
Civil servant arrested for leaks to hostile foreign power charged with breaking Official Secrets Act
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Policing Potus
Commissioner declares Trump visit an 'extraordinary event' so that policing demand can be met
Initial indications are that Donald Trump will arrive in Ireland on 12 September for a two day visit to Dublin and Clare.
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reap what you sow
Have you spotted fallen leaves on the ground? It's because 'false autumn' may be here already
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garda recruitment
Government falls short of garda recruitment targets for second year in a row
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Fuel Prices
No decision made on October carbon tax hike as government weighs policy options
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Skyclarys
HSE to fund Friedreich's ataxia drug after improved price but notes 'limited efficacy'
The HSE said it ‘took account of a substantially improved financial offer made in recent days by the company Biogen’.
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Scott Bessent
China rejects 'illegal' sanctions after US threatens Iran's economic partners
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school stress
'A crisis in parenting' and insufficient government support leading to ‘burnout’ in principals
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fiscal rules
Fiscal watchdog warns against big Budget spending (and warns EU rules are too easy on Ireland)
Monday
24 Aug
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Kyiv
Taoiseach attends 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting as Ukraine celebrates Independence Day
The EU said today it had released another €6.1 billion in military aid for Ukraine.
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Irish Prison Service
Electronic tagging for some offenders will begin by end of the year
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Friedreich's Ataxia
Pressure mounts as HSE to decide tomorrow on reimbursement of €280k-a-year Skyclarys drug
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Chris Bryant
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant to make first official visit to Dublin
Sunday
23 Aug
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: A travel writer visited Dublin. Her must-see destination? A supermarket
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backing the wrong dog
Is there a moral or business case for the Irish state to spend €20m a year on greyhound racing?
The government continues to prop up a seemingly dying industry, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
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Virgin Media Tonight Show
Shane Coleman on why he has no time for people who 'threaten and belittle' politicians
Saturday
22 Aug
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Anti-social behaviour
Parents can be reprimanded for their child's crimes under Irish law, but is it the right way to go?
It’s the go-to argument when bad things are done by young people: “Where are the parents?”
Friday
21 Aug
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M9
Funerals held for three of the teenagers killed in wrong-way motorway crash
Joe Carthy, Alex McCarthy and Kamil Pustkowski died when the car they were travelling in drove the wrong way down the motorway to evade gardaí and struck another car head-on.
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Road Safety
RSA quietly publishes advice on wrong-way motorway driving after first saying it had none
The organisation was contacted by the road safety minister this week over its lack of visibility in the wake of the M9 tragedy.
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Back to Work
Dáil recalls are rare enough, this is probably the least contentious one in some years
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Fuel supports
Dáil to be recalled next week so that planned excise duty increases can be postponed
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Fuel Prices
Pearse Doherty says there will be further fuel protests if excise duty cuts are not extended
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The Morning Lead
'Let us study': Palestinian students 'heartbroken' over Irish government visa refusals
More than half of a group of 59 Palestinian students awarded scholarships were refused permission to enter the country.
Thursday
20 Aug
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Child Safety
National review under way as Tusla reveals it had contact with three boys from M9 crash
Five boys aged in their teens died when the car they were travelling in drove into oncoming traffic on the motorway, causing a head-on collision.
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Skyclarys
'I don't want my parents to bury another child': Friedreich’s Ataxia patients 'beg' HSE for drug
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Dublin Bus
Debunked: Dublin Bus hired from overseas due to a driver shortage, not DEI programmes
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Car Chase
Stolen car sped wrong way down Dublin roadway in early hours of this morning to evade gardaí
The incident happened between 3am and 4am this morning after the Toyota SUV was stolen in the Dublin suburb of Drumcondra.
