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Monday 15 August 2022
A generation of women in Nicaragua are working to improve their lives in a society that isn’t always friendly to women.
“Did he control his wife in the past? Soza pauses for a second. “Yes,” he says.”
There was a lot to stomach in a Yes vote for a people caused so much pain over the past five decades, writes Michael Sheils McNamee from Medellin.
This week Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone announced it will be two more years before the report is published.
Rescuers were able to save three of the animals and return them to the sea.
TheJournal.ie has been speaking to Brendan J Byrne about his new film Bobby Sands: 66 Days
The practice has become less universal in recent years, but is still in use in many parishes.
There are nine garda divisions around the country with five or less guards committed to tackling drugs.
A new psychoactive substance has also been shown to be on the rise.
A number of these will be at a major warehouse in Newbridge, Co Kildare that is in the planning process.
Adrianne Elson has said that she would like to join the women’s section of the order.
A new survey by Barnardo’s has shown parents of first year secondary students paying almost €800 to send their child to school.
None of the children’s injuries have been described as serious.
Here is what they had to say…
Ireland’s non-religious parents face some tough choices about how their children participate.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has decided not to send trainee priests from Dublin to St Patrick’s College.
Then education minister Ruairí Quinn had high hopes when he wrote to bishops around the country back in 2013.
TheJournal.ie has spoken to the schools supposed to be offering choice to the parents of Ireland’s primary school pupils.
Dr Shaun O’Keefe has been talking to TheJournal.ie about the misuse of drugs in the treatment of older patients.
The pedal-powered cabs have faced calls for increased regulation.
Stephen Murphy was last seen on Wednesday.
“Catching a pocket fictional creature is not worth losing your life over.”
The new Red C/Paddy Power has also found Fianna Fáil is Ireland’s most popular party.
A new scheme will also be offer free advice from personal insolvency practitioners.
German research carried out over a 14-year period has cast doubts over the practice.
Irish people have won more than €258 million on the lottery since the start of the year.
It has been 18 years since the 18-year-old was last seen.
Around €104 million was raised through people dumping water over their heads.
Jack McHugh had been in a serious condition since a swimming accident last week.
Orthophosphate is used internationally to help prevent lead poisoning.
Councillors voted in favour of the motion last night.
New accommodation on the site will contain a mix of social housing and State-owned rental accommodation.
The company is currently paying out a €13.9 billion settlement to customers in the United States.
A former government minister was caught throwing bags of cash over the wall of a convent.
Kevin Shird spent almost 12 years in prison in Baltimore before becoming a leading community figure.
White had been prevented from doing by a Bar Council rule that restricts the type of work former judges can perform.
DESPITE OPPOSITON FROM environmental groups, Amazon has secured planning permission for two new data centres in Dublin.
The development prompted calls from the Social Democrats for a moratorium on the building of the computer system warehouses until their impact on electricity supply and prices can be determined.
The party’s climate spokesperson Jennifer Whitmore told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that the situation must be analysed in view of recent energy Amber Alerts and the potential of black outs this winter.
Data centres are responsible for 14% of all electricity usage in Ireland as of 2021. This is a 32% increase compared to 2020 and a 265% increase compared to 2015.
Last week a €450 million data centre was also granted planning permission in Co Clare, despite local opposition.
So, today we’re asking: would you support a ban on more data centres in Ireland?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Brendan McNamara says we cannot turn a blind eye while minorities are persecuted for their faith.
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