3 h. ago Pope Francis: Thousands of Catholics to pay tribute as pontiff lies in state

Pontiff to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica for next three days, where thousands of Catholics expected to pay respects

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5 h. ago Rosie O’Donnell tells CNN Trump election win forced her, non

Rosie O’Donnell tells CNN Trump election win forced her, non-binary child to flee to Ireland: ‘Heartbreaking’  New York Post

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5 h. ago Death of Pope Francis latest updates: Trump, Zelenskiy and Michael D Higgins to attend pontiff’s funeral

Tributes paid to late pontiff who died of a stroke and heart failure

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6 h. ago Driver clocked at 179km/h in a 60 zone among Easter weekend speeding offences

Over 2,800 motorists were detected speeding over the Easter weekend.

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8 h. ago Gardaí searched fishing boat and other locations on west coast following suspicious activity

The Journal has learned that an operation was launched across the Atlantic coast of Clare on Friday.

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8 h. ago Gardaí attend mobile home of child sex offence suspect Fr Edward Gallagher

The priest has been suspended from his post in the Derry Diocese after he was charged with attempted sexual communication with a child.

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9 h. ago Gardaí treating fire at St Brigids in Ballinasloe as criminal damage

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Gardaí are treating last week’s fire at St. Brigids hospital campus in Ballinasloe as criminal damage. Last Tuesday night, April 15th, five fire engines attended the scene and extinguished a gorse fire. Gardaí now say they’re investigating an incident of criminal damage, and are appealing to witnesses […] The post Gardaí treating fire at St Brigids in Ballinasloe as criminal damage appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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10 h. ago Gardai examine Donegal mobile home belonging to child sex offence suspect priest

Gardai have attended a mobile home in Co Donegal owned by child sex offence suspect Fr Edward Gallagher and removed… The post Gardai examine Donegal mobile home belonging to child sex offence suspect priest appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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10 h. ago LIVE: President Higgins, Taoiseach and Tánaiste to attend funeral of Pope Francis

The Pope’s body will lie in state for mourners to pay their respects from tomorrow morning.

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13 h. ago LIVE: Zelenskyy and Trump to attend funeral of Pope Francis as Italy declares five days of mourning

The Pope’s body will lie in state for mourners to pay their respects from tomorrow morning.

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13 h. ago National debt now stands at €40,550 for every man, woman and child

While debt is falling nominally and as a percentage of GDP, it remains high in per-capita terms

Economics

28 h. ago NSPCC Northern Ireland launches ‘The Full Story’ campaign to combat child sexual exploitation

NSPCC Northern Ireland launches ‘The Full Story’ campaign to combat child sexual exploitation  Love Ballymena

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33 h. ago Supreme Court to consider approach to sentencing for violent offences against intimate partners

Issues arise in man’s appeal against near-doubling of sentence for false imprisonment and assault of partner

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34 h. ago Pope Francis death: Tributes paid to ‘good, decent man’; Taoiseach would be honoured to attend funeral

World leaders are paying tribute with the Taoiseach saying Francis’s papacy was marked by a commitment to ‘compassion, peace, and human dignity’

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39 h. ago 'Pope Francis did some good, but on the issue of clerical child sex abuse, he was disappointing'

Colm O’Gorman told The Journal that while he has “great admiration” for Francis, his handling of the child abuse issue has been “disappointing”.

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40 h. ago Britain's King Charles joined by Andrew at Easter Sunday service

Britain's Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend the gathering

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44 h. ago Whistleblower and families of sex abuse victims not interviewed for latest ‘Brandon’ case report

More than 40 intellectually disabled adults were abused in two HSE facilities in Stranorlar, Co Donegal

Events

54 h. ago Gardaí say they won't comment on 'uninformed remarks and unproven accusations' after McGregor interview

Conor McGregor, who has 19 traffic offences to his name, made the accusation that the Traffic Corps had ‘destroyed families’ during an interview last week.

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58 h. ago Israeli probe into killings of Palestinian medics finds ‘professional failures’

Mobile phone video recovered from one of the medics contradicted Israel’s initial account.

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58 h. ago Daughter of Easter Rising participant ‘proud’ to attend GPO commemorative event

President Michael D Higgins led a commemoration ceremony outside the GPO to mark the 1916 Easter Rising

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