49 m. ago China ‘elects’ two bishops despite Pope Francis's death, defying Vatican agreement

The Vatican is unable to ratify any bishop appointments following Pope Francis’s death, as only the pope has the ability to do this.

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11 h. ago Chimney installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel as conclave to elect new pope nears

The conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor will begin on 7 May.

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11 h. ago Chay Bowes, an Irishman working for Russian state media, ‘deported’ from Romania

Bowes says he travelled to Romania to cover the country’s presidential election

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12 h. ago RT broadcaster Chay Bowes reportedly detained and deported from Romania

RT’s editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan claimed on social media that Bowes had been ‘deported from Romania’ yesterday evening.

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12 h. ago RT broadcaster Chay Bowes detained and denied entry to Romania

RT’s editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan claimed on social media that Bowes had been ‘deported from Romania’ yesterday evening.

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13 h. 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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14 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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15 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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15 h. ago Smartphones in the Sistine Chapel didn’t feel out place to me. It’s 2025

We love to plonk a dead relative in the sittingroom for a day or two

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22 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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24 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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24 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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26 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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28 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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31 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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31 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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32 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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33 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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33 h. ago Watchdog ‘deeply concerned’ over accuracy of electoral registers

Hundreds of thousands of names on Ireland’s electoral registers that should not be there, but audit is needed according to An Coimisiún Toghcháin

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33 h. ago Council staff check radio death notices and RIP.ie to help identify correct people to strike off electoral register

Hundreds of thousands of names on Ireland’s electoral registers should not be there, An Coimisiún Toghcháin warns

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