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Thursday 23 September 2021
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Irish politicians in the US have rubbished claims by a UK minister that Joe Biden doesn’t understand Brexit.
‘She’s only new in the door. We are in awe of her, she has an incredible CV.’
The singer has been accused of sexually abusing girls, boys and young women.
As part of his speech he also said that beloved muppet Kermit the Frog was wrong to say ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’.
Tim Sweeney said Apple’s decision was ‘another abuse of its monopoly power’.
Caoimhe de Barra of Trócaire says humanity must act as one on ending hunger and malnutrition.
This is the first time a Taoiseach has chaired the UN Security Council.
The cash-strapped behemoth has borrowings of $300 billion.
The changes were made as part of the roll-out of a new centralised model of disability services.
An Ireland Thinks poll indicates that younger people, educated people and non-religious people are the most likely to want to take in more than 230 refugees.
Around 30 gardaí responded to the scene in Tuam.
The Taoiseach congratulated Harris and his wife Caoimhe on the arrival of their second child.
Minister of State Ossian Smyth spoke to members of an Oireachtas Committee earlier today.
The Hammers had failed to win on their previous 17 trips to Old Trafford.
Micheál Martin sat down with two Irish-Americans who confronted him on the Mica issue.
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
Dahl’s books have been translated into 63 languages and sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.
The withdrawn French ambassador is set to return to the United States next week
Former Austin Stacks manager Stephen Stack is leading up a management ticket with plenty of big names.
Applications had been rejected despite engineers’ reports and tests confirming the presence of pyrite.
Micheál Martin said an announcement on the bonus will be made ‘shortly’.
The consent outreach coordinator says we owe it to victims of sexual assault to address and change our attitudes to these crimes.
Labour’s Aodhan Ó Ríordáin cited a row over promised free legal aid.
British farmers can now sell the US lamb, though.
Peadar Tóibín said that just eight women are using the CervicalCheck tribunal.
President Joe Biden yesterday warned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the Northern Ireland peace process should be not be jeopardised.
Aer Lingus announced a raft of money-saving changes last week.
The Department of Health reported the latest figures today.
The female pedestrian was brought to University Hospital Tallaght after the collision.
The accused told a garda it was “50/50 blame on both sides” and that he “tried to make her stop”.
The new guidance has been issued by the Department of Health.
‘It is heartbreaking to see how someone can change,’ says the 74-year-old’s wife, Bonnie.
The film is set in Connemara and is based on characters in Donal Ryan’s novel The Thing About December.
The claim was made in the Dáil during a debate on a Labour party bill.
People are being urged to think about what the unintended consequences of their actions might be.
Mary Fowler was a shining light for the Matildas last night – a reminder of what could have been.
He said that rejecting the deal would send out “the wrong message to the world”
IF YOU PAY an electricity bill, you might have noticed that your supplier has increased its prices this year.
Electric Ireland, Bord Gáis Energy and Airtricity have all announced price increases lately.
This means higher bills for customers, and all of the companies said the new prices were due to increases in wholesale energy costs.
Energy prices in Ireland and across Europe have been rising in recent months due to a surge in demand as economies have reopened while the energy stocks have been depleted following last year’s harsh winter.
Yesterday, the Taoiseach said that next month’s Budget will even include measures to protect the most vulnerable people against energy price hikes. He put the spike in costs down to inflation, and said that the government is “concerned about energy prices”.
The latest news might have convinced you to swap providers – or maybe you’ve already done so.
What about you: Have you changed energy supplier in the past year?
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Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Caoimhe de Barra of Trócaire says humanity must act as one on ending hunger and malnutrition.
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