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BBC libel case
Gerry Adams had reputation of being in the IRA Army Council, Michael McDowell tells court
Courts
Family linked to 26 personal injury claims facing €150k legal costs after new case thrown out
Medieval literature
Medieval manuscript the Book of Leinster goes on public display in Trinity College
not-so sweet home
Mayo council official defends proposal to 'boycott' people who own holiday homes
One Sinn Féin councillor said holiday homeowners should be financially incentivised to sell or rent their property.
Housing Crisis
'Stop screwing up': Mary Lou McDonald tells Taoiseach the government is gaslighting renters
Give Blood
'Urgent appeal' for blood donations after transfusion service warns of critically low stocks
john stanley purcell
Irish Nationwide exec fined €130,000 and disqualified for four years for 'high-risk lending'
Far right intimidation
Gardaí have found foreign actors using social media to 'amplify' far-right content in Ireland
Garda Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon was speaking this week at a conference on Policing of Far Right Intimidation in the Republic of Ireland.
Palestine
Palestinian leader welcomes international rejection of Israel's 'starvation' of Gaza
Israel said 93 trucks had entered Gaza on Tuesday but the UN said the aid had been held up.
parcel levy
EU plans €2 flat fee on small parcels from outside bloc as Fine Gael TD warns of 'fast fashion wave'
Sanctions
UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israeli settler movement featured in Louis Theroux documentary
SEAI Report
Transport emissions down slightly as ‘over-reliance’ on private vehicles ‘erodes progress’
Ukraine-Russia war
Putin visits recaptured Kursk as Russia intercepts 159 Ukrainian drones in overnight attack
the man with the golden dome
Trump promises to deliver $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence before end of term
Trump directed the Pentagon to pursue the space-based interceptors in an executive order.
Lobbying
Meta warned minister that €200m EU fine last month would harm Irish businesses and consumers
Badger cull
Almost 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease
More than 8,000 badgers destroyed by DAFM in a nation-wide crackdown to eradicate bovine tuberculosis were found to be infection free following post-mortems.
Over 66,000 badgers culled in last 10 years
Concerns over ‘barbaric’ traps used to snare protected species
Over 4,000 foxes mistakenly snared in government-issued traps
Tuesday
20 May 2025
kiea mccann
'There is no moving on': Parents of Kiea McCann recount night of Monaghan debs crash
Frankie and Teresa McCann said they did not believe the seven-year sentence given to Anthony McGinn, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, was fair.
TB crisis
‘It’s the next worst thing to losing a family member’: The toll of Ireland’s bovine TB crisis
As TB numbers continue to rise across Irish farms, The Journal Investigates speaks to those in the farming community carrying the huge financial and emotional loss.
Sponsored
With the bank holiday coming up, road accidents could be reduced with this music playlist
Allianz
May 20
Gaza
Pressure mounts on Israel as EU to review trade and cooperation over Gaza aid blockade
Meanwhile, the UK government announced this afternoon that it will sanction West Bank settlers and suspend trade deal discussions with Israel.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said the EU's review reflects the "grave concerns" of member states.
Conor O'Neill of Christian Aid Ireland said the review is welcome but "it is not enough".
International pressure has been building on Israel following a months-long blockade of aid into Gaza that prompted famine warnings.
norman people
Sinn Féin blasts 'offensive' Government plan to commemorate birth of William the Conqueror
Explainer
Why is a teenager sleeping outside the Dáil tonight and what's going on with 'assessments of need'?
Murder Trial
Tina Satchwell's cause of death could not be determined due to skeletal nature of remains, court told
Brendan McDonagh
Nama boss who was tipped for housing tsar role to face salary questions at Finance Committee
defamation case
Claims about Gerry Adams in BBC programme would 'probably' not breach UK regulations, court told
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