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Sunday 24 January 2021
# BACKLOG
# mother-and-baby homes
The app, Synch Payments, hit a roadblock last week.
Very icy conditions have been reported in many areas, particularly on minor roads.
HSE CEO Paul Reid said health teams are ‘battling to save lives’.
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
We have been answering readers’ questions in our Q&A and covering the roll-out extensively on The Explainer Podcast.
NUIG historian Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley says the recent Commission report into mother and baby homes needed to have a deeper look at Protestant institutions and the neglect of children like Derek.
Brendan Macken has retired at the age of 29 after a career with Leinster, Wasps, and London Irish.
Demonstrators calling for the opposition leader to be freed braved temperatures as low as minus 50C in some places.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to contact them.
We spoke to one parent whose son’s class was crashed by a stranger who shared inappropriate material.
Reflecting on the trophy-laden Dublin career of Michael Darragh Macauley.
Dustin Poirier got the better of Conor McGregor in the UFC 257 main event in Abu Dhabi.
Why has it taken so long for Irish banks to address competition from fresh-faced fintech companies?
A minister has said that the pandemic has had a “profound effect” on theory testing services leading to a large backlog.
Good ol’ Garreth sorry I mean Garth.
Leinster win 13-10 at Thomond Park. Johnny Sexton was taken off in the second half.
A man, 29, and a woman, 26, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking.
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Gardaí seized an estimated €57,000 of cocaine and €8,450 in cash.
As Biden rolls back Trump’s controversial policies, advocates still see new battles ahead.
The Government needs to take action and implement the model of care for infertility, writes Emma Mc Dade.
There will be falls of hail, sleet and snow, creating icy and hazardous conditions.
An inter-pro to tee up the Six Nations and we went minute-by-minute.
Paul Davies said the controversy over his conduct had become a ‘distraction’ for the party.
The Taoiseach said that Ireland will be facing some form of restrictions for at least the first six months of the year.
More than 350 migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in two days.
Larry King’s media company has said that the tv and radio interviewer died this morning.
Five rising stars have been shortlisted for the award along with six top managers.
Current supply is being used to provide second doses to those who have already received their first dose.
€40,000 worth of drugs were seized as part of an intelligence operation.
The British Medical Association said extending the gap between the first and second Pfizer vaccine doses is not justified by the science.
Paul Wallace lit up the 1997 Lions tour but also thrived for both Munster and Leinster in Irish rugby’s bitterest rivalry.
The woman remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Micheál Martin said he is concerned about the UK strain of the virus, and vaccine delivery delays.
The man, aged in his 60s, appeared before a special sitting of Bandon District Court today.
Northern Ireland decided this week to extend its lockdown to the start of March.
The US struck a deal with the Taliban in Qatar last year.
Sean Long is preparing for his side’s game at home to Pep Guardiola’s men later today.
Medical experts have warned about the danger of a challenge being taken up by some young people.
IRISH BANKS SEEKING to set up payments app, Synch Payments, to rival digital challenger banks, were dealt a blow last week.
Over the last few years, fintech firms like Revolut and N26 have expanded their operations in Ireland, offering online current accounts and instant money transfers.
Many people feel Irish banks have left it too late to compete, but four Irish retail banks — Bank of Ireland, AIB, Permanent TSB and KBC — were moving ahead with plans for the app.
However, the project hit a speed bump last week with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission rejecting a merger notification submitted by the four banks.
We want to know: If it gets the green light, would you use the payments app being planned by Irish banks?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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