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Industrial Action
Criminal barristers to strike for three days next month over 'lack of progress' on pay restoration
Animal Cruelty
Dogs used in illegal hunting pose danger to the public, expert warns
A Noteworthy investigation exposes the underground world of dog-on-wildlife fighting and the dangers posed by the pets conditioned to attack.
Dogs bred to fight and kill protected wildlife in Ireland
Badgers, foxes and minks regularly targeted
Pets suffering serious injuries traded for cash on ability to kill
Monaghan Street
Security alert ends in Newry after controlled explosion on 'crude yet viable' pipe bomb
cathal crotty
Defence Forces begins process of dismissing soldier who beat a woman unconscious
Crotty was handed a fully-suspended sentence today and was ordered to pay the victim €3,000.
Dublin
Justice Minister urged to progress hate crime legislation after 'shocking' Phoenix Park incident
budget 2025
Free school books to be extended to Leaving Cert, as Harris says budget to target education costs
gsoc
‘Nothing to suggest’ GSOC accessing journalists’ phones is ‘current or widespread’, says minister
Cancellations
Aer Lingus to cancel between 10% and 20% of flights as a result of industrial action by pilots
ambulance crisis
Report exposing 'extreme risks' in National Ambulance Service 'kept under wraps', Dáil hears
Growing up in Ireland
The number of 13-year-olds who say they have drunk alcohol has fallen over the last decade
Cara Darmody
Teenager involved in Dáil protest over autism services to meet with Taoiseach Simon Harris later
No majority
Soc Dems, Sinn Féin, People Before Profit and independents form alliance on Dublin City Council
Defence Forces
Tribunal established to examine handling of bullying and harassment complaints in Defence Forces
Helen McEntee
Minister challenged on ‘garda surveillance’ of families of Dublin and Monaghan bombings victims
uk general election
Alliance eyeing Westminster gains amid call for end to Stormont ‘cycle of crisis and collapse’
Belfast
Kneecap given go-ahead to challenge UK government in court for blocking them from getting £15,000
FactCheck
FactCheck: How many times did the Dáil discuss the EU Nature Restoration Law?
Newly elected MEP Ciaran Mullooly claims the law was not properly scrutinised by TDs.
Think of the Children
Children due to go on holidays being used as 'pawns' in Aer Lingus dispute, Taoiseach claims
Addiction
Senator on helping woman who was likely overdosing: 'No one wanted to help, it was really horrible'
PodcastThe ExplainerThe Explainer: What will the next five years hold for the European Parliament?
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FactCheck
Debunked: Why terms like 'illegals' and 'people trafficking' mischaracterise the asylum system
Public Accounts Committee
Director of Kildare abattoir had previous conviction for 'cruelty to horses', committee told
Revelations about a Kildare abattoir and financial transactions involving an injured jockeys charity have come in for scrutiny today.
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