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26th March 2023 - 1st April 2023
# The Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
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# Dail vote
Government block Sinn Féin bill to extend eviction ban to January 2024
The bill was tabled by Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin last week and was debated yesterday.
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Wed 7:48 PM
# High Court
Former principal says she 'felt hunted' by Enoch Burke after 'request' on student's name
When the case resumed this morning at 9.30am, which is an earlier start than normal, neither Burke nor his family were present.
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# MMR
Parents urged to check children are vaccinated against measles before travelling during Easter
The HSE is advising parents to make sure children are up to date with their MMR vaccines if they are travelling abroad.
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# dail ructions
FF's Barry Cowen compares extending eviction ban to 'making sweets free for children'
The Government comfortably won the confidence motion earlier this morning.
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Wed 5:32 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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Wed 5:01 PM
# biden visit
‘They can’t keep me out’: Biden vows to visit Northern Ireland despite increased terror threat
MI5 yesterday increased the terror threat level in Northern Ireland from substantial to ‘severe’.
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Wed 4:22 PM
# Logos
Adidas drops opposition to three-stripe Black Lives Matter trademark
It initially complained the Black Lives Matter design was too similar to its own.
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Wed 4:14 PM
# military abuse
DF Chief of Staff: 'Perpetrators of abuse don't belong in our organisation and will be held to account'
A report published yesterday details a raft of structural failures in the organisation.
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Wed 4:00 PM
# Security
Man arrested at Dublin Airport for boarding plane without passport or boarding pass
Gardaí confirmed that they arrested and charged a man in his 40s for trespassing offences at Dublin airport.
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Wed 3:11 PM
# Abortion
'Enormous burden': Labour call for removal of wait period for abortion care
Labour Senator Annie Hoey said women are “more than able” to make their own decisions around abortion.
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Wed 2:12 PM
# burke family
Judge tells Simeon Burke he could be out 'with one flick of a pen' if he wanted bail
Simeon Burke has refused to sign a bail bond and is charged with a breach of the peace for engaging in threatening, insulting and abusive words at the Court of Appeal.
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Wed 2:01 PM
# to infinity and beyond
Astronomers discover one of biggest black holes ever recorded using new technique
The ultramassive black hole, one of just four ever observed, is more than 30 billion times the mass of the Sun.
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Wed 1:52 PM
# Medicine
Almost 1 million doses of illegal and counterfeit medicine seized by HPRA in 2022
Almost half of the substances seized were sedative medicines or anabolic steroids.
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Wed 1:29 PM
# Overcrowding
Cork University Hospital reaches record overcrowding as 90 patients without beds
Across the country, there is a total of 635 patients without a bed in hospitals today.
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Wed 1:02 PM
# Zaporizhzhia
UN atomic watchdog chief arrives at Ukraine nuclear plant held by Russia in rare visit
There are persistent fears over the safety of the nuclear plant in the southern Zaporizhzhia region.
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# undefeated
Legendary Irish Paralympian Jason Smyth announces his retirement
The Derryman is calling time on a simply remarkable career.
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Wed 12:33 PM
# Comedy gold
A trailblazer who spoke his mind, fans share stories of Paul O'Grady and his 'iconic' Lily Savage
Paul O’Grady died yesterday at the age of 67.
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Wed 12:21 PM
# eviction ban
Government wins confidence motion in the Dáil by 86 votes to 67
Green TD Neasa Hourigan, who voted against the government over the eviction ban last week, was among those to vote confidence in the government.
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# RIP
Tributes paid to Paul O’Grady's 'warm heart and infectious humour' after TV star's death at 67
The TV star died ‘unexpectedly but peacefully’ on Tuesday evening, a statement said.
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# Your Say
Poll: When was the last time you read a novel?
Get your library cards out of the drawer.
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Wed 11:03 AM
# pairing agreement
Violet-Anne Wynne to resume Dáil pairing with McEntee after breaking it for eviction ban vote
Wynne last week broke the pairing to vote against the Government in the eviction ban motion.
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Wed 10:19 AM
# All aboard
New DART+ prototype unveiled, first carriages to enter service in 2025
185 new carriages have been ordered to date, with delivery commencing in 2024 and entering service from 2025.
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Wed 10:08 AM
# Newbridge
Two men due in court over armed robberies of two fast food outlets in Co Kildare
The incidents happened on Monday evening in Newbridge.
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Wed 9:11 AM
# Death Toll
At least 38 now dead following fire at Mexico detention centre near US border
The blaze broke out on Monday night at the National Migration Institute (INM) facility in Ciudad Juarez.
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Wed 8:56 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Abuse in the Defence Forces, a no confidence motion and house prices falling.
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# Gun violence
Nashville school shooter had seven guns hidden at parents' house
Hale shot dead three children and three adults during the attack at the Covenant School on Monday.
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Wed 8:18 AM
# Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter had never seen her so ‘shaken up’ after ski crash, US court hears
The court heard parts of statements given by Paltrow’s children, Apple and Moses Martin.
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Wed 7:50 AM
# Economic Outlook
Irish economy set for better-than-anticipated growth as inflation set to stabilise
That’s according to new researched published by the ESRI today.
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Wed 7:38 AM
# Daft Report
House prices in Ireland fell by 0.3% in the first three months of the year
The average listed price nationwide in the first quarter of 2023 was €308,497.
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Wed 7:17 AM
# Ukraine
Zelenskyy warns that losing Bakhmut would pressure Ukraine into taking Russian deal
Zelenskyy warned that a loss anywhere at this stage in the war could put Ukraine’s hard-fought momentum at risk.
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Wed 7:15 AM
# planning rules
New Govt proposals to increase density and slash residential car parking spaces in cities
The Government have proposed eliminating residential car parking spaces in areas where there are good public transport links.
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Wed 7:00 AM
# Abuse
Minister tells Grace case inquiry it is 'imperative' it completes report within 12 months
Minister tells Commission it is ‘fair and reasonable’ that work can be completed within the timeframe.
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THE MORNING LEAD
'Sadistic violence' in DF: Soldiers put in barrels with animal remains or chemicals for 'hazing'
A report by
Christina Finn
‘Tubbing’ is one of the hazing process within the Defence Forces described in the report published yesterday.
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Wed 12:10 AM
# january 6
Pence ordered to testify against Trump in insurrection probe
Investigators are probing Trump’s role in provoking the violence on Capitol Hill in 2021.
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Tue 10:56 PM
# Life Sentence
US court reinstates conviction of man at centre of Serial podcast case
Adnan Syed had been serving a life sentence but was released last September.
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Tue 10:14 PM
# Garda Traffic Probe
All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Pat Ryan convicted of perjury after telling a 'brazen lie'
The 27-year-old was jailed for two weeks by Judge Patricia Harney at Limerick District Court but he immediately appealed the sentence.
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Voices
Tom Clonan: Defence Forces are deeply misogynistic and an unsafe workplace for women and men
Today’s report is a profound indictment of the toxic workplace culture of Óglaigh na hÉireann, Tom Clonan writes.
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Tue 9:20 PM
# The Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
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Tue 9:02 PM
# Murder Investigation
Drew Harris: Gardaí keeping 'open mind' on what led to death of Annie McCarrick
Drew Harris said Gardaí are taking the murder investigation “very seriously”.
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