1 hour ago Vatican firefighters install chimney on Sistine Chapel roof for papal election

Cardinals are set to vote on Pope Francis’s successor.

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1 hour ago 'Cycle of failure': McDonald says government unable to justify 'ill

McDonald said that the government planned to hire someone to “essentially job share” with housing minister James Browne.

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2 h. ago Age and Opportunity groups in Galway get funding for physical activity

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM 79 Age and Opportunity groups in Galway are to receive grants to fund physical activity for older people The groups will share just over 23 thousand euro to support diverse activities such as pickleball, kurling, tai chi and aqua aerobics The Scheme is a combined initiative from […] The post Age and Opportunity groups in Galway get funding for physical activity appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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2 h. ago New ankle monitors could be an alternative to being held on remand, Irish prisons boss says

Caron McCaffrey said electronic tags to reduce the number of people on remand will give ‘respite’ on overcrowding.

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3 h. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform beats Labour by six votes in English by

The by-election victory came on top of gains in local contests across England for Nigel Farage’s party.

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10 h. ago Irish journalist and RT correspondent Chay Bowes reportedly arrested in Romania

RT’s editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan posted on X to say Bowes had been ‘deported from Romania, and placed on a flight out of the EU to Istanbul’.

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12 h. ago ‘The Government has gone very quiet’: childcare providers protest for support after election promises

Pledges to address costs for parents and staff shortages for sector still without action

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12 h. ago Israel says its military strikes in Syria aimed at group that attacked Druze community

Syrian source says Israeli drone strikes targeted government security forces in mainly Druze town of Sahnaya

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12 h. ago The problem with State’s Electoral Register: Easy to get on, hard to get off

Many more names on register than legitimate voters

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12 h. ago Three people detained after protest group crashes van through Shannon Airport fence

The incident resulted in some inbound flights being placed in holding patterns until operations could resume.

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14 h. ago ‘Probably too many people’ being sent to prison in State, says O’Callaghan

Prison officers assured by Minister for Justice that electronic tagging of prisoners in place this year to ease overcrowding

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16 h. ago County Galway one of 11 areas to have more people on electoral register than population

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM County Galway is one of eleven areas to have more people on the electoral register than its population. The Electoral Commission says it’s dealing with multiple legacy issues and as a result, with mistakes such as duplicate registrations or people who have passed away. The first Oversight […] The post County Galway one of 11 areas to have more people on electoral register than population appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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16 h. ago Galway Theatre Festival includes climate change drag cabarets and politically provocative drama

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway Theatre Festival is kicking off its jam-packed programme of events tomorrow. Now in its 17th year, the festival aims to showcase emerging artists and entertain audiences with a variety of shows. It begins tomorrow and runs until Saturday May 10th, and promises everything from climate change […] The post Galway Theatre Festival includes climate change drag cabarets and politically provocative drama appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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19 h. ago Coolock riots: Gardaí arrest teen bringing total number of arrests to 40

There were violent scenes in the area after the Government announced plans to repurpose the building to house international protection applicants.

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19 h. ago Low pay and no places: Protesters at Dáil demand government fix 'broken' childcare system

Campaigners say the childcare system in Ireland is “broken”.

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19 h. ago Electronic tags to monitor people convicted or accused of crime to be rolled out this year

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said it is “embarrassing” that existing legislation has not yet been fully implemented.

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19 h. ago Roderic O’Gorman is the Green Party leader (still) after the leadership race went uncontested

O’Gorman said he’s been working to “understand why we lost support” after the party’s abysmal performance in the general election.

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19 h. ago Sean Brown's daughter labels government 'disgraceful' over legal challenge

Sean Brown's daughter labels government 'disgraceful' over legal challenge  BBC

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20 h. ago Hundreds of thousands of inaccurate entries on electoral register, report finds

The Electoral Commission said it was ‘deeply concerned’ about legacy accuracy issues in registers maintained by local authorities across the country.

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21 h. ago Electoral Commission: 'Hundreds of thousands' of names on electoral registers that shouldn't be

11 local authorities in Ireland have more people listed on their registers than the estimated eligible population for their areas.

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