7 h. ago Major boost for south west Donegal as local couple buy iconic hotel

Main pic: Paul and Brenda O’Donnell with their children, Cillian, Charley and Maggie and, inset, with new Blue Haven General… The post Major boost for south west Donegal as local couple buy iconic hotel appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Politics

8 h. ago Man charged with Parnell Square attack on children unfit to stand trial, court told

Judge orders legal representatives for defendant, and medical witnesses, not to be identified

Events

9 h. ago Presbyterian Assembly told of 'betrayal and fear' of grassroots

Presbyterian Assembly told of 'betrayal and fear' of grassroots  Belfast News Letter

Politics

9 h. ago Amid festive goodwill, Dáil reminded of 5,247 children facing homeless Christmas

British ambassador in attendance reminded of Irish position on Palestine protesters at final Dáil sitting

Science

10 h. ago Elderly patient died in ambulance engulfed by fire in seconds, inquest told

Paramedic says flames spouting from oxygen cylinder seemed ‘as if they were coming from a flamethrower’

Events

10 h. ago Man accused of Parnell Square attack unfit for trial due to brain injury, says defence lawyers

A man accused of stabbing children and a care worker in Parnell Square is unfit to stand trial due to a brain injury, a court has heard.

Events

11 h. ago Debunked: Death is not listed as a side effect of the flu vaccine

Other side effects are misleadingly categories, such as fussiness in children which is called a “psychiatric disorder”.

Events

12 h. ago Court Told Man Accused Of Knife Attack On Children Outside Dublin School Unfit To Stand Trial

Court Told Man Accused Of Knife Attack On Children Outside Dublin School Unfit To Stand Trial  kfmradio.com

Events

12 h. ago Gardaí will be permitted to use tasers on children and pregnant women

A pilot programme was launched on Thursday to equip 128 uniformed gardaí with the weapons to evaluate their use in advance of a proposed national roll-out

Politics

12 h. ago 'You're out of order,' TD told over Dáil stunt highlighting children in homelessness

Social Democrats TD Rory Hearne held up a flag emblazoned with the number of children spending Christmas in homelessness.

Politics

14 h. ago More than 40 investigations carried out into money going missing from Garda stations

Public Accounts Committee says it was told that €40m being stored as evidence in Garda stations across country

Events

14 h. ago TD chastised over Dáil stunt highlighting children in homelessness

Social Democrats TD Rory Hearne held up a flag emblazoned with the number of children spending Christmas in homelessness.

Politics

19 h. ago Rob and Michele Reiner's children describe 'unimaginable pain' following murder of parents

Nick Reiner, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Society

20 h. ago Ireland doesn’t ‘hold balance of power’ on Mercosur but should highlight benefit for dairy farmers

Ireland doesn’t ‘hold balance of power’ on Mercosur but should highlight benefit for dairy farmers  Business Post

Society

31 h. ago Murder accused told gardaí he hit hospital patient over 20 times thinking he’d kidnapped his son

Dylan Magee, on trial for the murder of Matthew Healy at Cork’s Mercy University Hospital, claims he was hallucinating and acting in a fit of rage.

Events

39 h. ago Court hears dozens of secret recordings of parents abusing their children

Six siblings were all taken into care after the two eldest children walked into a garda station to report the abuse.

Events

40 h. ago Micheál Martin says he will not put down motion of confidence in himself

Martin makes dogged defence of his leadership in wake of publication of internal report into Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign

Politics

40 h. ago Enoch Burke will not be prosecuted for criminal contempt, Attorney General tells High Court

In rare court appearance as AG, Rossa Fanning SC said likely outcome and benefit of contempt case must be considered

Events

41 h. ago HSE Dublin and Midlands offers free walk in children’s flu vaccine clinics in Kildare and South Dublin

HSE Dublin and Midlands offers free walk in children’s flu vaccine clinics in Kildare and South Dublin  Leinster Leader

Science

42 h. ago New Foundations project highlights citizen humanities and Ireland’s minor placenames

New Foundations project highlights citizen humanities and Ireland’s minor placenames  Dublin City University | DCU

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