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# drone attack
Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to 'frighten' Russia after drones hit Moscow high-rise
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has faced a relentless wave of strikes by Russia in recent days.
# Prison
Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reports to prison in Texas for 11-year sentence
A court denied her latest request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction.
# hate crime
US synagogue shooter goes on trial four years after gunning down 11 worshippers
In a filing earlier this year, prosecutors said Bowers “harboured deep, murderous animosity towards all Jewish people”.
# Europe
Ireland is to join four European defence projects following cabinet approval
The four projects, which will need Dáil approval, are associated with purchase of military equipment, ammunition and also cyber security information sharing.
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“The benefits of having gone from a D2 to an A1 have been multiple” - Why this homeowner wishes he’d retrofitted his home sooner
Read how one homeowner cut his energy bills and fossil fuel use thanks to a grant from SEAI.
# retained firefighters
Firefighters should ensure safety of public not 'put at risk' in event of industrial action
The Local Government Management Agency has written to Siptu regarding planned industrial action.
# Search and Rescue
The state is dropping CHC as its contractor for Coast Guard helicopters
The Irish Coast Guard contract had been run by the Irish arm of CHC Helicopters.
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Artisan bakers, zero waste pioneers, and agritech trailblazers are just some of the nominees for 2023’s National Enterprise awards
Local Enterprise Offices around the country have come together to celebrate and recognise various businesses innovating and performing exceptionally.
# INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
Around 50% of international protection applicants this year granted permission to stay
The Department of Integration said 217 male applicants remained unaccommodated last week.
# Defence committee
Flanagan: TDs 'frustrated' by slow pace of Irish defence action plan implementation
The comments were made during a hearing with Julie Sinnamon, chair of an independent oversight group tasked with overseeing change management.
# ireland house
Ireland's getting a new embassy in London, but the building price tag is still unknown
The location of the new Ireland House embassy has also not been revealed.
# spoons
Wetherspoon's plans 13-metre sound barrier at Camden St pub that closed after noise complaints
The pub firm shut down the beer garden in its Keaven’s Port hotel and gastropub after neighbours complained about noise.
# housing committee
Having a job is 'no longer a way out of homelessness', TDs told
Wayne Stanley said the issue is arising particularly where younger people are gaining employment despite living in emergency accommodation.
# Succession
Succession finale reminds us that without great art, we'd have an awful lot less to talk about
Succession has ended to rave reviews, and leaves a vacuum in its wake.
# Evictions
RTB receives over 4,000 eviction notices for the third quarter in a row
Notices of termination are given when a landlord wishes to evict tenants from a property, which can be for a number of reasons.
# Anti-constitutional
EU and US criticise Polish anti-Russian influence commission
The EU has “special concern” over the committee, which would have powers to block citizens from public office, the bloc’s justice commissioner said Tuesday.
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# Housing
Census 2022: New stats show how much average rents have risen in the private sector since 2016
The number of owner-occupier properties also fell last year, according to the Census.
# park it
National Parks and Wildlife Service urges against barbecues and fires in public places
The appeal comes after a nature reserve in Wexford saw three separate fires in 24 hours.
# Housing
Leo Varadkar says he believes homeless figures will fall
There were 12,259 people in emergency accommodation last month.
# climate action
Dublin City Council begins project to upgrade over 40,000 public lights
It’s described as one of the city council’s key efforts in realising its ‘energy reduction and climate action goals’.
# Tension
Novak Djokovic could face fine for writing message about Kosovo on TV camera lens
Djokovic wrote on the camera lens: ‘Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence.’
# Naval Service
Former Naval instructor receives probation bond for sexually assaulting recruit
The instructor, who resigned after the assault, slapped a new recruit on the buttocks, winked at her and said ‘You’re lucky it wasn’t 14 or 15 years ago’.
# Squad News
Andy Farrell includes 4 uncapped players in 42-man World Cup training squad
Ireland will assemble in mid-June ahead of the World Cup warm-up fixtures in August.
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# Wicklow
Wicklow council refuses planning permission for €40m boutique resort at Magheramore Beach
The Council refused planning permission on seven separate grounds.
# Parking Shortage
Dublin Airport expect 425,000 passengers this weekend while car park demand is 'extremely high'
Demand for parking remains “extremely high” and DAA encourage passengers to find other methods of transport or arrange a lift.
# new children's hospital
'Not in interest of the State' to share estimates of Children's Hospital final cost
The Minister said that rising costs for the hospital will not impact other healthcare facility projects, despite the HSE warning that it will.
# North Kosovo
Kosovo tensions high after violent clashes as EU calls for calm across the Balkans
Violence sparked by disputed municipal elections left 30 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force injured on Monday after clashes with ethnic Serbs protesters.
# vaping
Selling e-cigarettes to under 18s will carry a €4,000 fine and possibly six months in prison
The Government is not considering an outright ban on vaping right now.
# Artificial Intelligence
AI poses 'extinction' risk to humanity if it grows too advanced, experts say
A statement signed by dozens of specialists said tackling the risks from AI should be ‘a global priority’ as important as preventing ‘pandemics and nuclear war’.
# lda
Planning permission granted for 852 new homes on site of former Central Mental Hospital
Initially, the Land Development Agency planned to deliver 1,200 new housing units, including a 14-storey apartment block.
# pandemic
Two-thirds of all Covid deaths occurred in care homes, study finds
Ireland had the second highest proportion globally of Covid-19 deaths from Long Term Residential Care homes.
# census 2022
Census 2022: Number who identify as Catholic falls by 10 percentage points to 69%
There has also been an increase in the ‘No Religion’ category.
As of Sunday, 3 April, 2022, there were 5,149,139 people in the State.
Census 2022 also revealed that there has been a drop in the number of people who identify as Catholic.
The 'No religion' category also increased from 451,941 people in 2016 to 736,210 people in 2022.
Births continue to fall while death rate rises, new CSO statistics show
Northern Ireland Census records more Catholics than Protestants for the first time
# RIP
'A true gent': Tributes paid as Irish artist Graham Knuttel dies
His death was confirmed this morning in a post on the artist’s Facebook page.
# Your Say
Poll: Do you consider yourself to be part of 'middle Ireland'?
Leo Varadkar said that looking out for middle Ireland is “part of Fine Gael’s identity”.
# RIP
Man killed in Co Donegal workplace accident named as Stephen Montgomery
A local priest who administered the last rites to Stephen said the community was experiencing ‘numbness and shock’.
# SFI
Prof Philip Nolan appointed as head of new research agency
The agency will amalgamate the activities and functions of the Irish Research Council (IRC) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).
# Tiangong
China becomes third country to put civilians into space
China is the third country to put humans in orbit.
# Income Tax
Peter McVerry says Varadkar has his 'priorities wrong' when it come to tax cuts
‘My priority, if you have €1.5 billion to give away, are the hundreds of thousands struggling to make ends meet,’ McVerry said.
# This Morning
Eamonn Holmes alleges ‘total cover-up’ at ITV over Phillip Schofield affair
Schofield resigned from ITV on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to the ‘unwise, but not illegal’ affair.
Voices
Opinion: 'How to spend the country's €65 billion surplus and make people happy'
Dr Mark Henry argues that Ireland’s budget surplus should be invested in the blueprint for national well-being.