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General Election
Leo Varadkar says Govt 'not planning' general election this year, but doesn't rule it out
parnell square attack
Girl critically injured in Parnell Square attack has entered new phase of recovery, family say
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Inside the new biography about Elon Musk, 'the boy who wanted to be a man'
Ballinrobe
Protest in Co Mayo town that was to welcome 50 asylum seekers continued overnight
A protest was held outside JJ Gannons Hotel on the main street of Ballinrobe overnight.
Cost of Borrowing
The ECB is likely to cut rates in 2024, but will this help Irish mortagage holders?
the morning lead
HSE forms national 'red alert' team after clusters of drug overdoses in Dublin and Cork
Each HSE region will be asked to form their own localised response teams in case dangerous batches end up on the market in their area.
Saturday
6 Jan 2024
wind farms
Maritime College head: Ireland must seize opportunities presented by major off-shore projects
As Ireland begins the process of shifting energy production to offshore wind farms the need for an increase in Irish trained mariners will see
January blues
Dublin city 'Winter Lights' to be left on in some places through January to 'cheer everyone up'
District Court Judge
McEntee confirms resignation of judge Gerard O'Brien following sexual assault conviction
Anti-immigration
McEntee asks public to inform Gardaí on 'upcoming' threats in wake of Galway hotel arson attack
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: First week of the new year marked by "preventable trauma"
Gaza
Micheál Martin warns of ‘devastating consequences’ for the world if Middle East conflict widens
Corduff
Jason Hennessy Senior: Feuding, drugs and violence in his life as a west Dublin gang member
Jason Hennessy Senior died on Thursday from gunshot wounds sustained in a shooting at a restaurant in Blanchardstown, Dublin.
the morning lead
RTÉ advertise Operation Transformation sponsorship at 30% less than it charged Department of Health
Friday
5 Jan 2024
Tucker McConville
Thomas 'Tucker' McConville, son of 'Disappeared' mother-of-10 Jean McConville, has died aged 59
Drug seizure
Over €1.1 million worth of cannabis seized in separate searches by gardaí and Revenue officers
costly homes
Singer Chris de Burgh sold the most expensive home in Ireland last year, edging out Dermot Desmond
Medical Emergency
Flight from Tenerife to Manchester diverted to Cork Airport after passenger died on board
Homeless
Homelessness: Children in emergency accommodation tops 4,000 for first time
Official figures show 9,409 adults and 4,105 children were in emergency accommodation in November.
The figures are an increase of 335 compared with October 2023.
Over 190 more children are now living in emergency accommodation.
The numbers have been labelled a stark beginning to the new year.
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