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yves sakila
Concern over 'disturbing' footage of man being restrained on ground before his death
Yves Sakila died on Friday afternoon in Dublin.
Pay and Conditions
Talks between National Ambulance Service union reps and HSE to resume in Labour Court
2025 tests
Over half of septic tanks failed tests, and families could be risking health 'without realising'
California
Two teenage suspects fatally shoot three people at San Diego mosque in suspected hate crime
Police said the suspects, aged 17 and 19, were later found dead with self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Middle East
Trump claims 'positive development' in negotiations with Iran after calling off renewed assault
Popping over
Hungary's new PM sends signal to EU (and Putin) by choosing Poland for first official visit
off switch
Ireland needs to set a point after which no new gas and oil boilers can be installed - SEAI
Nursing Homes
28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes
Advocacy groups want reform of the discharge process, described by one law professor as “a hidden but growing problem”.
Families tell of “transfer trauma” and difficulties in organising alternative care
Some discharges relate to unpaid bills
Social workers believe current situation “a failure of the state’s duty to protect its most vulnerable citizens”
Monday
18 May
Flotilla
President Connolly 'very proud' of her sister who was detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla
Eurovision
The Moldovan equivalent of Kevin Bakhurst had to quit after uproar over the Eurovision jury vote
Artificial Intelligence
Jury rules against Elon Musk and finds he filed lawsuit too late in feud with OpenAI
visiting the neighbours
Catherine Connolly aims to 'decolonise our minds' in extraordinary 12 hours in London
It’s not every day you meet a king while your sister has been captured on the high seas.
West Belfast
Families of five people shot dead by British Army accuse UK government of ‘silence’ after inquest
Africa
The WHO has declared the new Ebola outbreak an international emergency – what does that mean?
As of 16 May, eight laboratory-confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths had been reported in the DRC.
Revenue operations
Detector dogs assist Revenue in seizing contraband worth close to €700k in operations last week
Final Countdown
Housing and cost of living dominate as Galway West left candidates enter final stretch
Heads of State
Britain's King Charles confirms State visit to Ireland following invite from Catherine Connolly
The president has not spoken since her meeting with Charles but is due to brief reporters on their encounter in the coming hour.
Andy Burnham
Keir Starmer says his government can 'turn things around' (and that he's still not resigning)
what's the password
Revenue staff warned not to use work passwords elsewhere after 137 staff caught in data breach
Across the water
A nod to Ireland's housing crisis as Catherine Connolly is greeted by song and dance on UK visit
The second overseas trip by the president includes engagements in London and Leeds.
not so small and humble
Never really knew they could tax like this: Shakira wins €60m in Spanish case
National Ambulance Service
Ambulance union reps and HSE to resume talks in Labour Court over pay dispute
galway west
How important is the Irish language in Galway West, home to Ireland's largest Gaeltacht?
MV Hondius
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship finally docks in the Netherlands as crew faces weeks-long quarantine
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