The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know this morning as we edge closer to the weekend.
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Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know this morning as we edge closer to the weekend.
Everyone’s talking about the Tuam babies, redundancies and a manhunt in Canada.
The misogynistic meddling of the Catholic church in affairs of this young state was detrimental to the blossoming of a whole, enlightened and fulfilled society – and nobody bore the brunt of that more than vulnerable women and their babies.
Archbishop Michael Neary has welcomed the Government’s announcement that a number of departments will examine the issue.
Everyone’s talking about the mass grave in Tuam, the Leaving Cert and a spat between a Dublin Bus driver and a cyclist.
The issue has come to light as a result of research which found death records for 796 infants in an unmarked grave beside a children’s home.
Sinn Féin’s deputy leader has called for a public inquiry to look into all mother and baby homes nationwide.
Everyone’s talking about the Labour Party, the bodies of 800 babies in Tuam and a review of the Justice Department.
“This is turning into a horrific account of maltreatment, neglect and a complete abdication of responsibility”.
Plus: How many postmen are attacked by dogs every week.
The bodies of 800 “illegitimate” children, ranging in age from nine years to two days, have been uncovered in Tuam. But do people care any more now than they did then?
A campaign is now under way to construct a memorial.
The victim remains in a serious condition in Beaumont Hospital.
The victim remains in a serious condition in Beaumont Hospital.
Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses.
The 57 km four-lane motorway between Tuam and Gort is to be completed by the end of 2018.
During the arrests a large quantity of power tools were also seized.
A man has been arrested following the discovery.
The team have lost all three league games to date and are now in serious danger of relegation to division three.
Connacht won comfortably by 2-19 to 1-7 against Ulster in Tuam today.
The event is being organised in aid of Shane Grogan.
Pieta House West opened its doors yesterday, thanks to the hard work of a lot of people.
Gardai in Tuam are investigating the incident at Airglooney on the Balgaddy Road at around 1.20am in the early hours of this morning.
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today…
The 3,000 plants were seized following the planned search of a business premises in Tuam, Co Galway.
The incident happened around 9.30pm last night when four men entered the man’s home, tied him up and took a small sum of cash.
Micheal Meehan was to the fore as the Tribesmen got their 2013 campaign off to a winning start in Tuam yesterday.
Two or three people left the scene of a crash in Galway on Thursday night, Gardaí say.
The woman was reported missing from Strabane, Co Tyrone, but has since been located.
The fatal road collision occurred at Kildaree, Williamstown, at around 9.15am today.
In the past five years, benzodiazepine use has increased by nearly 40 per cent in Ireland. People are being encouraged to dump their old stockpiles of medication.
The young girls who died following the road crash were named locally as Kate and Grace Gilmore.
Gardaí arrested six people at the weekend in connection with the major haul of cannabis plants in Tuam and Oughterard.