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Politics
Analysis
SF immigration policy will soon be pinned to the mast as McDonald denies any pivot to the right
Defence Forces
President concludes meeting with Council of State to assess if Defence Bill is constitutional
Defence spending
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says cancelling public holiday not ‘necessary’ to increase defence spend
Moratorium on moratoriums
Electoral Commission recommends broadcast moratoriums should be removed from future referendums
behind the lens
'As a still photographer I don’t get a second chance': How this viral Trump image was captured
The photo has been hailed as one of the best in American photo-journalism’s history.
political violence
'Time to cool it down': Biden calls on US to unite after Trump assassination attempt
Assassination Attempt
'I'm supposed to be dead': Trump lands in Milwaukee for convention after assassination attempt
Sunday
14 Jul 2024
United States
Trump assassination attempt: Ex-President calls for Americans to 'unite' and not allow 'evil to win'
The former US president was speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania when the incident took place.
Thomas Matthew Crooks has been identified as "the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump".
Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump confirmed he was "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear".
The US Secret Service said one person in the crowd was killed and two people were critically injured after the gunman fired “multiple shots”.
Saturday
13 Jul 2024
Policy Matters
Can bin collections be brought back under public control? Yes, but it could take a while
election fall out
Sinn Fein 'lost the trust' of its supporters in referendums and elections, McDonald believes
al mawasi
Health ministry in Gaza says at least 71 killed in Israeli strike on 'safe zone'
The health ministry said more than 289 others were injured in the strike on camp for displaced persons in Al-Mawasi.
In a statement, the Israeli army said it targeted two senior Hamas officials in the strike "based on precise intelligence".
The Israel Defense Forces previously designated Mawasi, which is west of Khan Younis, a humanitarian area.
US Election
Defiant Biden tells rally 'I am running and we are going to win' as calls to quit continue
General Election
Politicians are 'lining up' to fill Coveney's shoes in Cork South Central, says Taoiseach
the morning lead
Half of voters found the European election ballot paper difficult to fill in and 'too long'
The poll also looked at what the top issues were for voters of each political party.
Friday
12 Jul 2024
Don't mind them Joe
Tánaiste: 'Biden is an outstanding friend of Ireland. We all make errors from time-to-time'
bargain town
Civil servant living in State-owned cottage for €104 per year 'not reasonable', says TD
CSO National Accounts Results
Irish economy up 5% according to ‘deglobalized measure’ but down 5.5% when using GDP metric
International Protection of Adults
Government ratifies Hague Convention which protects adults who lack capacity at home and abroad
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