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Not our job to win referendums for the government, says chief exec of new electoral authority
Investigation
'Slaughtering the Liffey': The long battle to monitor Ireland's largest water treatment plant
Due to a quirk in planning regulations, the only agency providing oversight for discharges from the plant in Ballymore Eustace is Kildare County Council.
israel-hamas war
Israel warns Gaza war will continue throughout 2024, as overnight strikes kill more than 20
Road Deaths
Almost half of road deaths in Northern Ireland last year were among vulnerable road users
North Korea
Kim Jong Un says North Korea military should ‘annihilate’ US and South Korea if provoked
Threats
Taoiseach says he refuses to change his routine despite heightened threat to personal safety
War in Ukraine
Ukraine says it downed 21 of 49 drones after Russia launched fresh strikes
Six guided missiles had also targeted the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Kyiv said in a statement.
The fresh Russian strikes came a day after the deadliest attack on civilians in Russia since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
Both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are due to give New Year's Eve speeches today.
Gaza
At least 48 Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza, health ministry says
Gaza’s health ministry says the Israeli military campaign has killed at least 21,822 people.
A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Friday to discuss an Egyptian plan proposing renewable ceasefires.
Asked about the negotiations yesterday, Netanyahu said Hamas had been "giving all kinds of ultimatums that we didn't accept".
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