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Friday 7 May 2021
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The results of some constituency seats still need to be announced.
Munster defeated Ulster 38-10 at Thomond Park.
The bank is asking customers not to respond to fraudulent texts that try to obtain their account details.
The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said 53 people were wounded.
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said in the Dáil yesterday that it would be “ideologically extreme” to ban investment on certain types of housing.
We bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
The guidance also applies to carers and children.
On this week’s podcast episode, we look at how working from home might work in a post-Covid world.
A round-up of NPHET’s press briefing at the Department of Health this afternoon.
Greene was before the District Court in March in respect of two charges of dangerous driving.
Harris says there were “about six people” involved in the ‘Barbara J. Pym’ account.
All you need to know about your Irish and international chat show options.
The woman was stabbed 19 times by her former partner after their daughter was placed in her custody.
How closely have you been paying attention to this week’s headlines?
In spite of all the calls for hospitals to ease their Covid measures it was impossible to get a clear answer on whether my partner would be allowed in, our contributor writes.
This is the sixth vaccine to receive WHO validation for safety, efficacy and quality.
This is the first time the invasive species has been found in the wild in Ireland.
Donegal has experienced a rise in cases in recent weeks.
The Tánaiste said the decision by Teva to close its plant in Baldoyle was “devastating news”.
The men are charged with violating George Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and excessive force.
The defender endured a torrid time following a loan move to his boyhood club.
The parking fines will run in tandem with other initiatives such as clamping and towing.
Gardaí are trying to locate Michelle O’Riain, who was last seen wearing a beige coat.
The latest figures were released by the Department of Health this afternoon.
Work is underway on developing an appropriate stabilisation package for the sector.
Columnist Eoghan Harris was part of a now-suspended Twitter account called ‘Barbara J Pym’.
Smith, who is due to stand trial next year, wanted to be able to cross the border into Northern Ireland.
Veronica Carberry said her life has been turned upside down by the murder of her father Aidan McMenamy.
In a letter, Dr Colm Henry suggests that the guidance has not been implemented by some hospitals.
The INMO’s annual conference today heard from a number of nurses who are suffering longer term effects of a Covid-19 diagnosis.
The former BBC correspondent and author looks at a week where the UK prime minister set the cat among the pigeons in the North.
If approved, the Council said works will begin later this month.
“It appears that preparations have been made for a long time, that it would be impossible for me to win a convention,” O’Connell said.
O’Brien attended the Tommie Gorman’s leaving party.
Counting has begun for the Scottish parliamentary election, with results expected tomorrow.
DONEGAL TD THOMAS Pringle will bring a bill to the Dáil today calling for a referendum on lowering the voting age to 16.
Pringle is bringing the bill to coincide with Scottish and Welsh elections being held today, which are allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote.
“My bill would put the question to the people of Ireland on whether or not they agree to amend Article 16 of the Constitution, reducing the age of eligibility to vote in Dáil elections down from 18 years of age to 16 years of age,” said Pringle.
So our question to you today is: Do you think Ireland should lower the voting age to 16?
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The housing expert says the investor takeover of homes is no accident – it’s Government policy.
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