17 h. ago Threat of industrial action in secondary schools as ASTI rejects Leaving Cert reform package

The second level teachers union voted 67% in favour of industrial action in opposition to the implementation of the reforms.

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30 h. ago Secondary schools face threat of industrial action after ASTI rejects Leaving Cert reform package

Second level teachers now divided after TUI voted to back measures last week

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31 h. ago Irish resident who was imprisoned in Iraq faces three 'ludicrous' legal battles, lawyer says

It was confirmed last night Australian-born Irish resident Robert Pether has been released on bail after four years of imprisonment.

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31 h. ago 'Admin error' led to continued admissions at Laois nursing home at centre of RTÉ investigation

The Taoiseach said he has spoken with both Kieran O’Donnell, Minister of State for Older People, and Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the issue.

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31 h. ago ‘Increased vigilance’ needed from Hiqa’s regulatory approach to nursing homes, Taoiseach says

Michéal Martin describes content of RTÉ investigative programme as ‘absolutely unacceptable’

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35 h. ago Taoiseach calls for HIQA’s regulations to be examined following RTÉ nursing home investigation

The Taoiseach said he has spoken with both Kieran O’Donnell, Minister of State for Older People, and Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the issue.

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37 h. ago Taoiseach says every effort will be made to bring Robert Pether home as soon as possible

Mr Pether, who is an Australian citizen, has been in prison in Iraq since April 2021, after he was arrested on fraud charges following a contractual dispute involving his employer that arose out of the building of a new Central Bank building in Baghdad in Iraq.

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37 h. ago Government working to bring Irish resident who was imprisoned in Iraq home, says Taoiseach

It was confirmed last night Australian-born Irish resident Robert Pether has been released on bail after four years of imprisonment.

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40 h. ago Robert Pether’s wife hopes his release from Iraqi prison will end ‘living nightmare’

Engineer, who lived in Co Roscommon, was released on bail having spent four years in an Iraqi jail after a contract dispute

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40 h. ago Wife shocked by her husband’s emaciated condition after he spent four years in an Iraqi jail

Engineer, who lived in Co Roscommon, was released on bail having spent four years in an Iraqi jail after a contract dispute

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42 h. ago Robert Pether 'unrecognisable' after being imprisoned in Iraq for four years, wife says

The Australian-born Irish resident has been released on bail.

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53 h. ago Irish resident inprisoned in Iraq for last four years released on bail

Engineer Robert Pether and his colleague were arrested in Iraq in 2021.

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53 h. ago Irish resident imprisoned in Iraq for last four years released on bail

Engineer Robert Pether and his colleague were arrested in Iraq in 2021.

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57 h. ago Man held victim in headlock as second attacker stabbed him during Dublin city attack, court hears

24-year-old Abdul Kouadria denied bail over joint assault on Algerian national, who remains in ICU after city centre attack.

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58 h. ago Young man (24) held Algerian in headlock during stabbing on Dublin bridge, court told

Abdul Kouadria (24) was refused bail at Dublin District Court on Thursday.

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59 h. ago Hungary's infamous ban on LGBTQ+ content deemed to be violation of EU law

Hungary has “negated” several of the EU’s fundamental values and “significantly deviated from the model of a constitutional democracy”.

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62 h. ago Naming new housing tsar a priority for Taoiseach but DPER 'blockage' frustrating the process

There’s tension between DPER and the Department of Housing when it comes to the Housing Activation Office.

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3 d. ago Deal reached for 800 homes at Leopardstown Racecourse – after Taoiseach Micheál Martin hauls in sides to sort it out

Deal reached for 800 homes at Leopardstown Racecourse – after Taoiseach Micheál Martin hauls in sides to sort it out  The Irish Independent

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3 d. ago Judge overseeing firearms case against Carlow gunman says court cannot overrule Garda consent to bail

Charges formally dropped against Evan Fitzgerald, who died from a self-inflicted wound

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3 d. ago Nursing home chain at the centre of RTÉ Investigates programme issues apology

Taoiseach Micheál Martin today said that he is “very, very concerned” about the investigation’s findings.

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