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42 murdered women
Tánaiste's trip to Nairobi settlement cancelled amid shock and concern over serial killer
UK-Ireland relations
Taoiseach to travel to Chequers to meet Keir Starmer for first time after UK election
Food Insecruity
Gaza famine: 'We are forced to eat what we used to consider animal feed'
Gazans tell The Journal’s Dima Jalal Saud that they are eating mulberry leaves to stave off hunger.
Over 20% of people in the Gaza Strip are now facing the prospect of famine.
"These mulberry leaves are from the large trees that survived the war. I thank God for this blessing," one Gazan said.
"Does the world know?" asks another Gazan.
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16 Jul 2024
Limerick
Local reps 'not surprised' by bus driver shooting, but say more than 'tea and sympathy' is needed
Recall
Brennans and Supermac’s baked products among those recalled due to possible presence of metal pieces
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Soccer
Ireland beat France in Euro 2025 qualifier
Eileen Gleeson’s team earned a memorable win over the number-two-ranked side in the world.
stepping down
Leo Varadkar confirms he won't stand in next general election
Varadkar said the ‘time has come to explore new options and opportunities’ and that he never viewed himself as a ‘career politician’.
glasnevin cemetery
Once inaccessible after a bomb attack, O'Connell Tower looks to its namesake to draw new visitors
Overseas Development
Micheál Martin announces €15m funding to tackle child hunger while in Kenya and Ethiopia
Books
Hayley Kilgallon on the history of ladies' GAA: 'Women were thought naturally weaker back then'
Housing
Law underpinning tenant's first refusal right to buy property from landlord approved by Cabinet
The Explainer
The Explainer: What was the political fallout from previous attacks on US presidents?
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Phibsborough
Phibsborough encampment cleared by gardaí following intimidation by anti-migrant groups
Courts
Man jailed for sexually assaulting woman after following her around Dublin city centre for 30 minutes
European Commission
Tánaiste 'understands' FF MEPs' opposition to Von der Leyen, but has 'own view' on president
paperless system
Paper tax discs to be scrapped alongside legislation to ‘streamline’ information on road collisions
Defence controversy
Micheál Martin: 'No issue' with President convening Council of State over Defence bill
dublin transport plan
Eamon Ryan warns Dublin City Council may 'lose' transport funding if it resists traffic plan
Strasbourg
Roberta Metsola, President of European Parliament, says housing needs to be at top of the agenda
Family Home
Taoiseach says inheritance tax changes deserve consideration in run up to October's budget
Friendship Test
Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour after band mate jokes about Trump shooting on stage
Jay Slater
'My beautiful boy': Jay Slater's mother shares heartbreak as his body is formally identified
Dublin
Coolock: GRA has sought an urgent meeting with the Commissioner amid Public Order Unit concerns
Fifteen people have already appeared before the courts.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee said she expects more arrests to be made.
Almost 200 gardai were involved in dealing with the disorder.
Taoiseach Simon Harris said the scenes were' reprehensible'.
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