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Thursday 26 November 2020
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The42′s Emma Duffy reflects on a day that will live long in the memory of Cavan people.
Here’s your round-up of what made headlines today.
David Cunningham had been missing from his home in Dunboyne.
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It’s a coronavirus-free zone as we bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
The latest figures were confirmed by health officials this evening.
The men were discovered this afternoon.
Declan Hannon, 50, of Gorey, Co Wexford can now be named after a judgement by the Court of Appeal today.
Tipperary football’s long-serving stalwart on finally getting a Munster senior title win.
Take your coffee to the next level.
The fatal incident occurred this afternoon.
Here are our picks of TV movies this week.
The uptake of the nasal flu vaccine has reportedly been low.
The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that this is incorrect.
The incident happened last Wednesday.
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The new offences deal with the non-consensual distribution of intimate images.
As NPHET calls for more people to work from home, ICTU’s Dr Laura Bambrick says workers have no rights in law to work remotely, and this needs to change.
‘Maurice played a key role in the success of the Irish team in the 1980s and 1990s,’ reads an FAI statement.
Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
The Taoiseach has said that “no decisions have been made as yet” as to exactly what restrictions will follow Level 5.
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The woman was shot in the head by one of the many bullets fired at the house by a gang of three men.
The UK’s post-Brexit transitionary period ends on 31 December.
In a duel between parenting responsibly and satisfying one’s appetite for sport, there can be only one winner.
The new tool for frontline workers is an instant chat service.
There are over 2,100 children in direct provision and over 2,500 experiencing homelessness.
Kildare couple Niamh and Ollie take us through the process from start to finish.
The Northern Ireland Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
The taskforce will today discuss what groups should get the vaccine first, and the plan for vaccinating healthcare workers.
Alan Joyce said the jab will be a “necessity” for travellers.
Former Westmeath player John Connellan writes on the perilous state of football in the province.
O’Brien said the number of applications and permissions in Ireland are “comparatively high in the international context”.
The security consultant started his marathon swim at Carrickfin beach in Co Donegal in September.
The Taoiseach has said that the country will move back to Level Three restrictions from 1 December.
The vaccine has been developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
Here’s what’s making headlines this morning.
A season that started with a spate of players dropping off both squads, has seen the counties advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
Legal expert Róisín Á Costello discusses the recent sharing of images of thousands of women online without consent and says it’s now time to right the legal wrongs in this area.
Giulina Secrieru had been missing since 21 November.
It comes amid work within the UK to allow people to meet in a “careful and limited way” over Christmas.
There were over 85,000 online transactions for clothes on Black Friday, compared with 20,000 on a typical day.
Councillors last week rejected plans for developer Glenveagh to build 850 homes at the 17-hectare site.
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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