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Push for Peace
Taoiseach tells Palestinian Authority President that Ireland 'knows what it's like' to seek recognition
Lebanon
'There's no bed space': Fears Beirut hospital system could collapse in wake of Israeli attacks
Monday’s bombing represented Lebanon’s “worst day in 18 years”, an Irish UNICEF worker said.
Tuesday
24 Sep 2024
United Nations General Assembly
Taoiseach takes cautious approach when asked about US arming of Israel
cross-border strikes
Israel and Hezbollah continue exchanging fire as world leaders call for peace at UN assembly
Hezbollah claimed 18 attacks on Israel today, while the Israeli military said the group fired about 300 rockets across the border.
The UN refugee commissioner said Israeli airstrikes “are now relentlessly claiming hundreds of civilian lives” in Lebanon.
US President Joe Biden warned against a full-blown war in Lebanon.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue the devastating air campaign in Lebanon.
impacts
Dublin's Lord Mayor says journey times are down and footfall is up thanks to traffic plan changes
the second coming
'The centre has held': Joe Biden quotes WB Yeats in his final UN General Assembly speech
Helen McEntee
Creeslough families write to Justice Minister asking for public inquiry into explosion
As it happened
UN General Assembly
Israel condemned at the UN as Biden urges diplomatic solutions in the Middle East
The bombs continued to fall across Lebanon as world leaders gave speeches at the UN General Assembly in New York.
NPHDB
Children's Hospital: June 2025 completion date, board accuses BAM of 'disregard for sick children'
BAM will “not be given another cent beyond what it is entitled to under contract”, the board will tell TDs.
debunked
Debunked: A doctored image falsely claims to show Kamala Harris posing with Sean 'Diddy' Combs
L plates
Crackdown on long-held provisional licenses delayed over fears of longer test waiting lists
intermezzo
Irish bookshops expecting 'biggest publishing day this year' as new Sally Rooney novel goes on sale
Monday
23 Sep 2024
Gaza
World is turning its back on children and inconsistently applying international law, Harris says
Lebanon
Lebanon death toll rises to 492 in Israeli strikes, including 35 children
Lebanon has decided to close schools for two days in areas that Israel has targeted.
The Israeli military has fired on more than 1,300 sites in Lebanon yesterday.
The resulting death toll of 492 people includes 35 children.
The UN's Special Coordinator for Lebanon has warned that the "stability of the region is at stake".
Iran letter
'I did not use the word leaked': President has no regrets over comments about Israeli embassy
Earlier today the Taoiseach said the focus should be on Israel’s “failure to respect” international law.
State contracts
Procurement rules 'should factor past performances' in wake of Children's Hospital - Taoiseach
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'You can work at that high level with a disability, we're living in a different era': A day in the life with Seán Connick
Failte Ireland
Sep 23
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