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THE HSE’s autumn winter vaccination programme gets underway today with the roll out of free flu and Covid-19 vaccines to recommended groups.

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The flu vaccine is recommended for people aged 65 and over.

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Tuesday 3 October

Today's Top Stories

# Ukraine

Tánaiste warns Russia will try to ‘freeze' Ukraine this winter by bombing energy infrastructure

Tánaiste in Kyiv on wavering US support for Ukraine: 'Elections will always create challenges'

The three cases came before the High Court today.

# insolvency

Accountant given €5 million debt write-off in exchange for paying around €15,000

Firefighters carry out a covered body on a stretcher.

# Murcia

Spanish nightclub hit by fire which killed 13, with two still missing, was ordered shut in 2022

District court barristers protesting earlier this year.

# criminal legal aid

Explainer: Why are Irish criminal barristers going on strike for the first time ever?

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# Cabinet

Pharmacists to be allowed dispense some medicines, including the pill, without GP prescription

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will bring the proposal before Cabinet this morning to help alleviate pressure on GPs.

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# budget 2024

Budget 2024: What exactly can we expect in next week's package?

All will be revealed this day next week.

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# MV Matthew

Three men due to appear in court tomorrow over cargo ship cocaine seizure

Gardaí said the seizure was the largest in the history of the state.

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# Oxford

Lightning strike hits UK food waste recycling plant, creating a huge 'fireball'

A digester tank was struck by the lightning at around 7.20pm, causing the gases within the tank to ignite.

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# US

Donald Trump condemns ‘disgraceful’ fraud New York trial amid misstated wealth allegations

The former president is accused of deceiving banks, insurers and others for years in financial statements.

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# Catholic Church

Pope Francis signals openness to blessing same-sex unions in response to conservative cardinals

Five conservative cardinals had challenged Pope Francis to affirm Church teaching on gay people, women’s ordination, the authority of the pope and other issues.

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SPOTLIGHT

The hunt for the MV Matthew

A dramatic, multi-agency operation on the high seas netted Ireland’s largest-ever drug haul

captured

Army rangers fast-roped onto the ship and diverted it to port

contained

The cocaine is worth €157m. On the streets it could have fetched far more

in detail

Inside the international pursuit of the Matthew and her cargo

training day

Our exclusive report from a ranger training exercise in the Irish Sea

# Haiti

UN Security Council approves multi-national force to stabilise Haiti after year of pleas

A breakthrough in plans came in July, when Kenya volunteered to lead the force and send 1,000 personnel.

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# Inquest

Woman repeatedly tried to take her life within hours of being discharged from hospital, inquest hears

An inquest heard Linda Kennedy (56) of Co Meath was found dead in her home just hours after being discharged from Drogheda Department of Psychiatry.

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2 hours ago

# evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Here’s your roundup of what made the headlines today.

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4 hours ago

# Céad Míle Fáilte

Over 3,000 people conferred with Irish citizenship at ceremonies in Dublin

Ireland’s newest citizens come from 131 countries across the globe and are living across the 32 counties of Ireland.

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4 hours ago

# Aertel

RTÉ to close Aertel service next week

Aertel was formally launched in 1987 and will close on Thursday, 12 October.

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5 hours ago

# Northern Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson says he will not ‘bow to threats’ amid warning of loyalist protests

In response to a letter sent by loyalist activist Jamie Bryson, the DUP leader said his party would not be intimidated over any return to Stormont.

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6 hours ago

# Courts

72-year-old Cork man jailed for 18 years for sexually abusing three of his nieces

Imposing sentence, Mr Justice Hunt said the man was a ‘voracious sexual predator, masquerading as a kindly uncle’.

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6 hours ago

# Ukraine

Tánaiste warns Russia will try to ‘freeze' Ukraine this winter by bombing energy infrastructure

Micheál Martin said ‘people are conscious of what happened last year’, when Russia was accused of a campaign to weaponise the coming winter cold.

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SPOTLIGHT

Voices

A wide mix of viewpoints, analysis and first-hand experiences

The state of the US

A poor GOP debate, questions about Biden and a dysfunctional Congress

Larry Donnelly

SPHE curriculum

The new sex ed curriculum is being misrepresented by a small but loud group

Eoghan Cleary

Russell Brand

Clips from the mid-2000s show how change still needs to happen

Aoife Barry

Rugby singalong

The crowd sang 'Zombie' because it just sounds great when thousands sing it

Tom Savage

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# criminal legal aid

Explainer: Why are Irish criminal barristers going on strike for the first time ever?

The Bar of Ireland is leading a withdrawal of services for the first time ever, but some barrister’s feel it isn’t going far enoug

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Tánaiste defends Dáil round of applause for Azerbaijani delegation

So far over 100,000 ethnic Armenians have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region out of a population of 120,000.

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7 hours ago

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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8 hours ago

# insolvency

Accountant given €5 million debt write-off in exchange for paying around €15,000

Two other cases before the High Court today involved €3.5 million in debts.

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8 hours ago

# Murcia

Spanish nightclub hit by fire which killed 13, with two still missing, was ordered shut in 2022

All of the people who were reported missing after the fire have been accounted for, local officials have said.

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# Murder Trial

Trial of man accused of murdering Ashling Murphy to begin in two weeks

Jozef Puska, 32, is charged with murdering the young schoolteacher in Co Offaly last year.

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# Charged

Third man appears in court after being charged over MV Matthew cargo ship drug seizure

He was remanded in custody to appear again at Wexford District Court via videolink on 9 October.

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Tánaiste in Kyiv on wavering US support for Ukraine: 'Elections will always create challenges'

Martin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met today in the Ukrainian capital.

Micheál Martin is in Kyiv for the first-ever full meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers outside of the EU.

Martin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital.

Zelenskyy told the EU ministers that Ukraine's victor "directly depends on our cooperation".

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# Hitler

Work has begun on turning Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria into a police station

The aim of the project is to deter people who glorify the Nazi leader from visiting the site.

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9 hours ago

# Vaping tax

Excise duty on vapes likely to be rolled out by Government, but implementation will take time

Earlier this year, legislation was introduced to ban the sale of vaping products to under 18s.

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9 hours ago

# Brand

Second police force investigating allegations of stalking and harassment against Russell Brand

Thames Valley Police is looking again at previous allegations of stalking and harassment against the comedian.

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10 hours ago

# Industrial Relations

Vote of no-confidence in Drew Harris was not solely down to rosters dispute, GRA says

GRA president Brendan O’Connor said the organisation had seen a “deterioration” in the relationship with the Commissioner in recent years.

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10 hours ago

# Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize for medicine awarded to scientists behind Covid-19 mRNA vaccines

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman’s discoveries enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines.

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# Special Criminal Court

Man who shot at Monk's brother before trying to murder another man given 22-year sentence

Michael Carroll was sentenced at the non-jury Special Criminal Court today.

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11 hours ago

# The fly on the wall

'Astonishing and admirably raw': International reviews praise U2's opening nights in Las Vegas

Over the weekend U2 played two shows at the futuristic venue and reviews of the “spectacle” are now in.

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11 hours ago

# inspired

'Make Britain grow again': Liz Truss takes up Trump trademark at Tory conference

“Make Britain grow again” is almost identical to the slogan of former US President Donald Trump.

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11 hours ago

# your stories

What would you like to see in Budget 2024? We want to hear your stories

The Budget is set to be unveiled next week.

11.5k

12 hours ago

# Your Say

Poll: Will you get a Covid-19 booster vaccine this autumn/winter?

The HSE launched its autumn winter vaccination programme today.

36.7k

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# forgiven not forgotten

Gardaí investigating theft of live-streaming camera from St Ann's Church, Dawson Street

The camera is said to have been taken during the main service on Sunday.

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12 hours ago

# Vaccines

HSE's autumn winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme gets underway today

The Covid-19 autumn winter booster vaccine is recommended for people aged 50 and over. The flu vaccine is recommended for people aged 65 and over.

13.0k

12 hours ago

# Kyiv

Tánaiste reaffirms Ireland's support for Ukraine and lays roses for fallen soldiers in Kyiv

The gathering of all of the EU’s foreign ministers is the first timeit’s meeting beyond its borders,

Martin was previously in Kyiv as Taoiseach in July 2022.

An Tánaiste will meetin with members of the Irish community living and working in the city.

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# just for one day

Live Aid stage musical 'not a tribute', says Geldof

“There isn’t a person dressed up as Freddie wearing a crap moustache.”

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15 hours ago

# West Belfast

Appeal for witnesses made one year on from fatal shooting of Sean Fox at Belfast social club

Fox was murdered at around 2.55pm on Sunday, 2 October 2022 at the Donegal Celtic Sports and Social Club on the Suffolk Road.

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16 hours ago

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nokia to meet Government over undersea cables; Ashling Murphy murder trial to open today

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# Strike

Bus Éireann services not running in Limerick this morning due to 'unofficial' industrial action

Bus Éireann said it is “continuing to make every effort to resolve this situation and would like to apologise to affected customers”.

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# fico

Pro-Russia ex-PM leads party to win in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections

The election was a test for the small European country’s support for neighbouring Ukraine in its war with Russia.

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