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Thursday 26 November 2020
The Social Democrats have launched a bill aiming to end funding for the sector.
In 2017, the CCPC began an investigation in relation to the ticket sales and the operation of ticketing services for live events.
The theft occurred on Moore Street yesterday morning.
Here’s what’s making headlines this morning.
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It comes following a heated row between the government and the opposition.
The child suffered brain damage and significant life-changing injuries in 2016.
Fabian Costello is a former Argentine footballer now living in Cork, and he talks to The42 about the sad death and enduring legacy of Diego Maradona.
Ski slopes could be shut until 10 January.
The warning is in place until 10am today.
Dr Rory Hearne says the Government’s housing model is fundamentally flawed and it’s time for a complete overhaul of the system.
The South East Antrim UDA is being linked to the latest threat.
NPHET convened yesterday and finalised its advice for Government which the sub-committee will consider when it meets this afternoon.
Presenter Ryan Tubridy said they’ll acknowledge the pandemic on the show, but do it with “a twist of seasonal silliness”.
A number of different posts on Facebook with the same text have claimed that the assertion was made at a WHO briefing.
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Gardaí and Michael Murphy’s family are concerned for his safety.
A judge refused the actor permission to appeal against his ruling, but Depp can still apply directly to the Court of Appeal.
The Reds were beaten at home by an Atalanta side they defeated 5-0 in Italy three weeks ago.
Drew Harris said there were no images of child abuse found among the pictures.
Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI over his Russian contacts.
Plus watch the story of the Doorman and the Duck.
Here’s your round-up of what made headlines today.
“It’s just a privilege,” Eason Novel of the Year winner Donal Ryan told us.
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Trevor Byrne has pleaded not guilty to possessing a semi-automatic weapon, ammunition and cash at Woodford Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
Kildare couple Niamh and Ollie take us through the process from start to finish.
Drew Harris said there is a “small risk” that some of these individuals have engaged in other crimes.
Maradona embodied so much of his people and his country that he elevated football to beyond just a game and the World Cup to a level it will perhaps never again reach.
Gardaí are investigating the deaths, and they are not being treated as suspicious.
There are thousands of children waiting for services such as speech and language therapy, the Dáil heard.
The judge urged both men to get legal advice.
Carolan Lennon has since clarified her remarks and said Eir is “committed to Sligo”.
The latest figures were confirmed by health officials this evening.
Baroness Sugg, whose brief included sustainable development, said promises should be kept in the ‘tough times as well as the good’.
The football icon has passed away at the age of 60.
The object was discovered by local officials who were counting sheep from a helicopter.
At a pre-inquest hearing today, coroner Dr Myra Cullinane explained how evidence would be heard in three modules.
The macabre phenomenon was observed at an improvised mass grave in a military training field
Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
The man was killed in his home, which is a residence operated by the HSE.
There had been suggestions the game should be played at a neutral venue.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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