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Tuesday 20 May

Today's Top Stories

Kenmare

Michael Gaine: Specialist military search team brought in to hunt for fresh clues

Cara Darmody outside Government Buildings in July, 2024.
Cara Darmody

Minister responds to assessments of needs wait times as teen starts 50-hour protest at Dáil

Thunderstorm over mountains by the lake at Burren National Park in County Clare in 2023
Thunderstorm

Twelve counties under thunderstorm warning, with spot flooding and lightning damage possible

Displaced Palestinians flee from Khan Younis, Gaza, amid the ongoing Israeli military offensive in the area, on 19 May, 2025.
Gaza

UN receives permission to send more aid trucks to Gaza amid warning 14,000 babies could die

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc's council will have a
trade deal

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Kenmare
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The Engineer Specialist Search Team – drawn from the military’s One Brigade in Collins Barracks, Cork – are highly skilled soldiers with equipment and training in searching.
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trade deal
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The Daily Poll
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Gender diverse people
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national women's council
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UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said "significantly more aid must be allowed into Gaza, starting tomorrow morning."
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