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Children's BBC star Mya-Lecia Naylor dies suddenly, aged 16
The CBBC star died suddenly on Sunday 7 April.
Poll: Should Ireland mark the anniversary of the day it became a Republic?
Ireland officially left the Commonwealth on 18 April 1948.
Ireland captain Rory Best to retire from rugby after the World Cup
The 36-year-old will hope to go out in style in Japan later this year.
From Swords Central to Charlemont: here's what ten of Dublin's new Metrolink stations will look like
The NTA has published artist’s impressions of 10 proposed stations on the line.
Easter treats, dinner party eats - and power tools from €19.99: Check out this week's great Lidl deals
Here's what you'll find in store ahead of the bank holiday.
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Today marks 70 years since Ireland became a republic
This meant that Ireland left the Commonwealth, and formally ended the statutory role of the British monarchy in Ireland.
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'This club is building something special again' - Toulouse in confident mood ahead of trip to face Leinster
Toulouse saw off Clermont Auvergne in a top of the table clash on Sunday in France.
At least 637 young people in or near queue on night of Tyrone disco tragedy
Police say they want to ensure they’ve spoke to everyone.
Man (50s) killed in late-night road collision in Clonmel
A section of the N24 remains closed in both directions to facilitate an examination of the area.
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North Korea test-fires weapon with 'powerful warhead' in first since US nuclear talks broke down
The country’s news agency reported that Kim Jong-Un guided the test-fire.
Trump prepares response as Mueller report finally gets published today
The 400-page report will be published with redactions.
Scammers are calling and emailing people asking for Notre-Dame donations
The French Heritage Foundation is accepting donations only through its website; it’s so far collected €13 million.
Opinion: 'Big businesses will cry wolf and fire accusations of nanny-statism at any public health intervention'
But education and individual agency cannot help people to ‘do the right thing’ when it comes to their health, writes Maebh Ní Fhallúin.
Death toll in Portuguese tourist bus crash rises to 29 after woman dies in hospital
Televised images showed the bus had spun off the road.
Taoiseach says they've run into 'real difficulties' around legislating for exclusion zones at GP surgeries
Varadkar says government needs to ensure they are on solid ground if one is going to restrict the right to protest.
DCC forfeited almost €90k in library fines to boost memberships
Dublin City Council abolished library fines at the start of this year.
Ireland warned its highly concentrated media ownership is 'single largest threat to press freedom'
Ireland ranked 15th in the 2019 Press Freedom Index.
'It’s like a prison, it’s just horrible': Family hubs through the eyes of homeless children
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office spoke with 80 children living in family hubs around the country.
'I left feeling like s**t': AIB criticised for 'presuming' Irish woman was international student Exclusive
Sarah* (20) was born in Ireland to Chinese parents. She now attends the National College of Ireland (NCI).
Yesterday’s News
Eighth man arrested in connection with Strokestown eviction
The events in December followed the repossession of a property by private security personnel days earlier.
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Tottenham stun Man City in all-time Champions League classic
Spurs lost 4-3 on the night but went through on away goals.
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Looking for something different? Try one of these creations at the city's best bars.
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As it happened: Man City v Tottenham, Champions League
Man City faced Tottenham with a place in the competition’s semi-final up for grabs.
First of its kind fund launched to tackle loneliness
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Pig brains partially revived hours after animals died
Certain brain cells’ normal functions had restarted and the immune system appeared to work.
John Boyne quits Twitter after criticism from trans activists following newspaper article
‘He spoke of his rejection of the term ‘cis’ used to refer to those who are not part of the trans community.
Ex-Man United player Nicky Butt receives bail after being arrested on suspicion of assault
The Red Devils’ head of academy was held by police following reports that a woman had been assaulted.
Ex-Peru president kills himself after attempted police arrest
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Canadian police officer cleared over fatal road collision with Irishman
Twenty nine-year-old Brendan Keogh was struck by an unmarked police vehicle in March 2018.
FDA orders medical device companies to stop selling pelvic mesh
The FDA said it couldn’t assure women that these devices were safe and effective longterm.
More than 2,270 women reported a rape or sexual assault to Gardaí last year
The majority of those who reported sexual assaults were female.
Luscious slow-cooked lamb and egg-citing treats: Try these M&S dishes for an Easter to remember
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France launches international contest to help design rebuild of Notre Dame
There’s also growing unease about the vast sums pledged by donors for the rebuild.
UK to officially ban use of porn websites among under-18s from July
The new laws will come into effect from 15 July.
Join The42 for a monster table quiz and support a great cause
We’re dusting off the Quizmaster 2000 to help raise funds for Sinéad Lowndes.
Ross O'Carroll Kelly column did not 'promote negative hatred' towards English people - Press Ombudsman
A complaint against The Irish Times’ column, published in February, was not upheld.
Bono pays a visit to the Dáil to hear US Speaker Nancy Pelosi speak
She repeated that a US-US trade deal is off the table post-Brexit if the Good Friday Accord is compromised.
CAB seizes €31k, vehicles and Rolex watches in sting on family suspected of extorting elderly people
11 searches were carried out on premises across Cork this morning.
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Poll: Should Ireland mark the anniversary of the day it became a Republic?
TODAY MARKS 70 years since Ireland officially became a republic.
At midnight on 18 April 1949, Ireland officially left the British Commonwealth and became a Republic.
But while a number of countries around the world celebrate the anniversaries on which they gained independence or became a republic, Ireland doesn’t do either.
Leo Varadkar has previously raised the possibility of having a Republic Day, while it’s also been suggested that the day would not even need to be a public holiday.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland mark the anniversary of the day when it became a Republic?
Poll Results:
Yes (1641)
Yes, but not as a public holiday (289)
No (204)
I don't know/No opinion (48)
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