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Carlow Kilkenny Fine Gael TD Catherine Callaghan calls on Government to fast-track life-saving blood tests to tackle ‘devastating’ cancer mortality rates

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The Carlow Kilkenny Fine Gael TD is calling on the government to fast-track life-saving blood tests to tackle “devastating” cancer mortality rates locally. Catherine Callaghan says figures from the Irish Cancer Society show that, in 2024, one person died almost every day from the disease across the two counties. She told the Dáil we need … Read more

Here are the 35 politicians who declared themselves as landlords last year

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Taoiseach says Department of Justice has ‘no knowledge’ of claims woman was trafficked into Ireland – The Journal

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Taoiseach says Department of Justice has ‘no knowledge’ of claims woman was trafficked into Ireland  The Journal Irish Government has no files on Jeffrey Epstein, says Taoiseach  The Irish Times Epstein survivor calls for ‘thorough’ Irish investigation  RTE.ie Epstein abuse survivor to tell her story on Late Late Show for the first time  RSVP Live ‘I wasn’t expecting this’ … Read more

Fianna Fáil TD apologises after claiming in Dáil that British Army never shot civilians in Ireland

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Social media 'destroying social conscience' after onlookers filmed man's final moments, TD says – The Journal

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Social media ‘destroying social conscience’ after onlookers filmed man’s final moments, TD says  The Journal Dáil hears tragic incidents being filmed for social media  RTE.ie Áilín Quinlan: Shameful scenes at Lee tragedy make me fear for Irish society  echo live Funeral of Cork man who drowned in River Lee heard of his ‘loving, caring nature’  Irish Examiner ‘Luke’s law’ … Read more

Macron, Merz and Micheál Martin plot ways to fill gap left by US on Ukraine – The Irish Times

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Good morning. Yesterday the world marked three years of the war in Ukraine. It’s the front-page lead story in The Irish Times and in many newspapers and on news sites around the world. “Ukraine urged the West to unite as it marked three years of all-out war with Russia and heard pledges of solidarity from … Read more

'More Mercs and more perks': Dáil passes bill to increase number of junior ministers – TheJournal.ie

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‘More Mercs and more perks’: Dáil passes bill to increase number of junior ministers  TheJournal.ie Dáil passes bill to increase number of junior ministers  RTÉ News Legislation to increase number of Ministers rushed through Dáil, passing by 92 votes to 72  The Irish Times ‘Jobs for the boys’ bill’ paves way for junior ministers to take up roles  Irish … Read more