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kyle hayes
Limerick hurling boss asks judge not to jail All-Ireland player after his conviction for attack
Court of Appeal
Children who turn 18 during court proceedings can be identified, Court of Appeal rules
Student Accommodation
Govt building 500 new student beds in Dublin city, as part of €61 mill plan for hundreds more
Depaul explosion
Depaul CEO says homeless hostel residents 'dispersed' across city after man died in explosion
Exports
What you need to know about new Brexit rules for Irish exporters that enter force on 31 January
factcheck
FactCheck: People registered to vote don’t need to reapply or submit ‘additional information’
Big Money
Connacht's naming rights deal to offset over €40 million cost of redeveloping Sportsground
County Carlow
Gardaí launch investigation into disappearance of seized drugs from garda station
It is understood that a quantity of cannabis, believed to be in the region of €100,000, went missing from a room in the station in recent days.
Stormont collapse
NI secretary promises legislation to ease Stormont deadlock, doesn't shift on public sector pay
From The 42
the joe show
Joe Schmidt named as new Australia rugby head coach
Former Ireland head coach agrees two-year deal to succeed Eddie Jones at the Wallabies.
Little Britain Street
Homemade explosive device was found in room where explosion happened at homeless hostel - sources
A man in his 30s died after the explosion in a room in Dublin city centre.
the morning lead
'It's a real inequality': Educators call for teaching-through-Irish allowance to be reintroduced
The allowance was suspended in 2012 for any newly qualified teachers.
Thursday
18 Jan 2024
Gaza
Gaza death toll nears 25,000 as Netanyahu rejects calls for Palestinian state
Gaza’s health ministry said 93 people had been killed overnight, including 16 in a strike on a house in the southern city of Rafah.
Dublin City
Man dies in explosion at homeless hostel in Dublin
The Defence Forces’ bomb disposal team were called to the site near Capel Street.
No other injuries were reported, a spokesperson for gardaí said.
An explosion took place inside the hostel on Little Britain Street in Dublin 1, after 3.30pm this afternoon.
Explosive experts were called to the scene earlier this evening.
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Sky
Jan 18
Women in the Home
TD will 'take her chances' with current 'women in the home' wording rather than 'wishy washy' replacement
Court of Appeal
18-month jail term for man who falsely imprisoned, threatened to kill partner was too lenient, court rules
Raphoe Diocesan Pastoral Centre
Donegal counselling service for children and adolescents to close due to lack of state funding
Asylum Seekers
Varadkar says arrests will be made over recent arson attacks around the country
There have been a number of arson attacks at properties earmarked for asylum seeker accommodation in recent months.
NI Prison Service
Man convicted over PSNI officer’s death absconds and ‘may have travelled to the Republic’
Industrial Action
NI Strikes: Varadkar says public sector workers haven't got pay increases 'they should have'
Some 16 trade unions with joint membership totalling around 170,000 are taking part in industrial action today.
Unions in the North have been involved in long-running pay disputes, in some cases lasting for several years.
Workers are demanding that pay awards made to counterparts elsewhere in the UK are introduced in Northern Ireland.
Speaking at Belfast City Hall this afternoon, Nipsa general secretary Carmel Gates said strike action will grow if demands aren't met.
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