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Friday 27 May 2022
Fletcher was born in 1961 in Nottingham and was a founding member of Depeche Mode.
The man pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault and five counts of unlawful carnal knowledge of his sister.
The cyclist, a teenage girl, was taken to Cork University Hospital by helicopter and remains in a critical conditon.
‘What I want to do is bring in a living wage, do it as quickly as possible, but not in a way that has unintended consequences,’ the Tánaiste said.
The corporation needs to save an additional £285 million after the Culture Secretary announced the licence fee will be frozen for the next two years.
19 students and two teachers were shot dead by a gunman at around midday local time on Tuesday.
The former US president’s lawyers had argued that ordering Donald Trump and his two eldest children to testify violated their constitutional rights.
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
PAC Chair Brian Stanley said wait times in emergency departments is an intolerable situation in a well funded health system.
His agent confirmed he had died in his sleep while filming a new movie in the Dominican Republic.
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
The 22-year-old and two Northern Ireland team-mates have been told they are ineligible to compete in the event.
Caoimhín De Barra says threats to safety on campus are always on your mind when you work as a teacher in the US.
The jury was told Mr Lynn tried to divert blame onto the courts, the prosecution, Michael Fingleton, the late Sean Fitzpatrick, the Brazilian and Irish authorities
Minister of State Thomas Byrne said that 25,000 passports are being dispatched every week.
More than a dozen countries across Europe have reported cases.
Leo Varadkar said the issues raised by refugees will be looked into.
John McGahon, of Faughart Gardens, St. Patrick’s Terrace, Dundalk, has pleaded not guilty to assault causing harm in June 2018
At an RSA event today, Waide said that an increase in fines and penalty points this year isn’t “ruled out”.
The UK Prime Minister has also ‘apologised in person’ to cleaning and security staff who were treated poorly.
Two men and two women were detained.
The Everton manager has been speaking about the influential role played by the Ireland defender in helping the club avoid Premier League relegation.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Taoiseach Micheál Martin were in the Swiss Alpine summit this week.
Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party will continue to block a return of powersharing until there is action over the protocol.
The charges relate to three different male complainants and alleged incidents in 2005, 2008 and 2013.
Five centres are set to open in Dublin in September as an “interim” solution for children without a special class place in school.
The Ulsterman finished eighth at last week’s PGA Championship in Southern Hills.
Congressman Richard Neal led a delegation of US politicians in meetings with the Stormont parties today.
The tragedy unfurled on Tuesday when an 18-year-old killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
George Nkencho died in December 2020.
Video footage of the vicious assault was widely shared on social media.
The curious case appears in the latest edition of the Irish Medical Journal.
A sell-out is expected in Thurles on Sunday week.
A local politician said the tragedy was caused by “a short circuit”.
Abortion providers have said they will stop performing the procedure as soon as the bill is signed.
A new study has found that more than half of renting households receive State support.
MORE THAN HALF of renting households receive State support in order to meet their housing costs, according to fresh research released today.
A new study from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) found that as many as 293,673 households received assistance with the financial burden of rent.
This amounts to 16% of households overall and 54% of those renting. The figure is more than double the number in receipt of equivalent housing supports in 1994.
The ESRI noted that the qualification criteria for housing supports have become more restrictive in recent years.
The report estimates that the share of households eligible to apply to their local authority for support with housing costs fell from 47% to 34% between 2011 and 2019, largely because of a freeze to most income limits.
So, today we’re asking: Do you struggle to pay your rent?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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