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Enoch Burke could be forced to pay for security guard who is hired to keep him away from school
The Morning Lead
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO in September
Four of the properties were in Limerick, which has been leading national efforts to tackle dereliction.
The Morning Lead
Tens of thousands of pre-school age children in Gaza are starving to death
A new study in The Lancet is based on examinations of 219,783 children from January 2024 to August 2025.
And then there were two
Who could benefit more from a two-horse Áras race: Catherine Connolly or Heather Humphreys?
Aras2025
Heather Humphreys has spent four times more on social ads than her presidential rivals combined
The Morning Lead
Palestinian GAA club's visas for summer tour of Ireland were refused due to 'risk of overstay'
The club was told at the time that the decision was due to issues with documentation.
tricolours
'Raise the colours': How the British far right influenced a campaign to 'reclaim' the Irish flag
The UK-based Operation Raise the Colours has spread to several countries since emerging in August.
Dublin City Council suggested this week that it will take action over the impromptu appearance of the flag on lampposts.
Politicians and local groups have concerns that flags are being used as a form of anti-immigrant 'territorial marking'.
FactCheck
Debunked: A viral image appearing to show UK 'patriots' waving British flags is AI-generated
The Morning Lead
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO in August
There are currently almost 20,000 derelict residential properties in Ireland.
Local authorities can apply to acquire these properties via a Compulsorily Purchase Order.
Two councils sought to acquire derelict houses in August.
The Morning Lead
Ireland has €97m worth of shares in companies linked to 'occupation and genocide' in Palestine
The companies were among 48 named on a United Nations list earlier this year.
UN's Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories has called on the named companies to end their complicity in "human rights violations and international crimes".
Ireland's Strategic Investment Fund holds direct investments in almost of a quarter of the companies named on the list.
Investigatesscam ads
How to spot a scam if you see an ad for discount clothes on social media
Tips on the five things you can ask yourself to make sure a shop is real.
Investigatesscam ads
'Never order off this site': Massive web of fake shops targeting Irish Facebook users uncovered
The Journal Investigates reveals that almost 100 pages have attempted to scam shoppers with more than 50,000 Meta ads.
Websites use Irish names or locations without actually being based in Ireland.
Similar pages are operating around the world, where they have reached potentially millions of social media users.
Customers complain of goods that are cheaper quality than advertised, or which never arrive.
No entry
Irish immigration officials refuse 265 Palestinian visa applications since 7 October attacks
FactCheck
FactCheck: Are families really spending €3,000 more a year on groceries than they were in 2021?
Opposition TDs have rounded on the government over the spiralling cost of living.
As part of their criticism, the €3,000 claim has been made 18 times in the Dáil in the past few weeks.
The Morning Lead
Irish sovereign wealth fund stops investing in two more companies linked to Israeli settlements
The government saw its shareholdings in four other companies increase from €2.1m to €5.3m in 2024.
The companies are listed on a UN report of businesses that enable the existence of illegal settlements on Palestinian land.
Finance Minister revealed this week that the fund divested €3.6 million worth of Israeli bonds in recent weeks.
Housing Crisis
Bid to end homeless services for those who refuse multiple housing offers slammed as 'cruel'
Charities say the move won’t lead to a decrease in those who become homeless.
InvestigatesState Investments
Irish sovereign wealth fund pumped millions into companies contracted by Israel Defence Forces
The ISIF invested almost €5 million in just two companies with links to the IDF.
The two companies were contracted to provide fuel, surveillance and other communications technology to the Israeli military.
InvestigatesState Investments
Who are the 8 companies that Ireland invests in that have links to illegal Israeli settlements?
The State holds shares in the companies via the Irish Strategic Investment Fund.
The companies have been named on a UN database for enabling the continued existence of Israeli settlements.
The ISIF divested from five companies last year, but continued to hold more than €10 million in other companies.
derelict ireland
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO in June
The Morning Lead
'Remove the rats': How online rumours and threats sparked a week of anti-immigrant riots in NI
Unrest fuelled by inflammatory rhetoric and misinformation visited several towns in the North this week.
A sexual assault in Ballymena enabled a wider narrative to take hold that women are unsafe because of immigration.
An online 'paper' trail shows how a wave of speculation fed what some have called a "pogrom".
Public Spending
Dept of Transport spent €600,000 on revamp of entrance and small plaza at Dublin headquarters
The works went €39,000 over an initial estimate, despite a contingency of almost €105,000 being included.
An outline for the project cited the need to upgrade security and to 'discourage skateboarders and loiterers' from the building.
FactCheck
FactCheck: Have one in eight women in Ireland visited an emergency department after an abortion?
The claim was made by the Pro Life Campaign this week.
The Morning Lead
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked ABP to CPO in May
Three councils sought to CPO three houses across the country last month.
FactCheck
'Death, death, death': How Trump embraced South Africa's 'white genocide' conspiracy theory
Lobbying
Meta warned minister that €200m EU fine last month would harm Irish businesses and consumers
The Morning Lead
Here are the derelict buildings that county councils applied to An Bórd Pleanála to CPO in April
Derelict buildings contribute significantly to Ireland’s housing crisis and the Government wants to bring them back into use.
Local authorities can apply to acquire derelict properties via a Compulsorily Purchase Order.
Four councils sought to acquire derelict houses and a former shop that was damaged by fire in April.
The Morning Lead
Children's Ombudsman hugely concerned over use of AI 'nudify' apps on images of underage girls
Teenagers have cited a ‘chilling’ effect on their online behaviour as a result of the apps.
The cost of doing business
Central Bank went €3.6m over budget on new data system despite giving reassurances about cost
The overspend was one of 15 capital projects in which the bank has gone over budget since 2020.
Staff raised questions about the risks and costs involved when programme was first proposed in 2017.
Double Rainbow
Sculpture at Central Bank HQ cost €616,000 - more than double its initial price tag
The bank lists the cost of the sculpture as €320,000 on its website.
Wilson's Hospital School
School will ask for Enoch Burke to be jailed if he disrupts State exams or shows up next year
The Late Late Show
To whom it concerns: Here's how the Taoiseach was briefed ahead of his Late Late Show interview
FactCheck
'Dangerous Dublin': How two viral headlines were behind Conor McGregor's White House comments
An image of two Irish news articles has gone global among anti-immigrant groups.
Housing Crisis
Majority of county councils failed to collect the Derelict Sites Levy for two years in a row
17 out of 31 local authorities didn’t collect any money from landowners.
The Morning Lead
Pastors, protests and claims of persecution: The Burke family's ties with conservative America
The family’s cause has been taken up by religious groups in the US.
Enoch Burke has no shortage of supporters in the US, where his case has been supported by prominent members of the Christian right.
The activities of the Burke family adopt tactics used by other Christian groups in a wider culture war crusade.
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