National News
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A Man Has Died Following Assault In Tallaght
The assault took place in the early hours of this morning and gardaí are currently at the scene
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Raymond Shorten Handed A 17-Year Sentence For The Rape Of Two Women In His Taxi
Today's sentence will run consecutively to the 13-year prison sentence he received on Monday for sexually abusing a young girl
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Michael Jacob Appeals For Information Ahead Of The 26th Anniversary Of Deirdre Jacob's Disappearance
Deirdre was last seen on July 28th 1998, near her home at Roseberry in Newbridge, Co. Kildare
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Robbery Took Place On Dublin's Talbot Street
The man has been taken to the Mater Hospital
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The Cost Of Ice Cream Is Skyrocketing
The fan favourite Cornetto cones have increased the most by 38% in just two years
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BREAKING: Aer Lingus Pilots Vote To Accept Labour Court Pay Deal
An electronic ballot was opened on Thursday and closed this morning
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Taxi Driver Sentenced 13 Years For The Rape Of Girl Aged 7
Later today, Raymond Shorten will also be sentenced for two separate incidents where he raped two female passengers in his taxi
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Breaking: Eleven-Year-Old Irish Girl Has Died After Falling From Balcony In Mallorca
The incident occurred early this morning in a family resort in Puerto de Alcudia
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Sinn Fein Leader Mary Lou Mc Donald Says The Government Needs To Move 'Beyond Condemnation'
There is a need to restore calm and order to Coolock
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The Irish Prison Service Issues Urgent Drug Alert
The drug nitazene has been linked to overdoses
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Calls For People Behind Anti-Immigration Protests In Coolock To 'Take A Step Back'
Three Gardaí were injured last night
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Six-time World Snooker Champion Ray Reardon Has Died
He was one of the most successful players of all-time
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Concerns Rise Around Joe Bidens Age
This has led to 35 Democrats calling for the 81-year-old to drop out of the race
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Deposit Return Scheme Operating In Full Swing
Over 3 million drink containers are being returned daily
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Farmers May Loose Out On Thousands Of Euro
Government could refuse to reinstate a 12 Million Euro scheme
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League Of Ireland Fans Asked To Support FAI Workers Today
Staff are campaigning for more respect and pay
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Global Cyber Outage Is Affecting Multiple Countries
The outage is also causing problems for Ryanair and NCT centres across Ireland
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Four Road Deaths In 24 Hours As Woman In Her 80s Dies In Crash In Enfield
The two-car collision happened on the R148 in Enfield yesterday afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock
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Several Arrests Made In Coolock As Fire Is Set To A Building Slated To House International Protection Applicants
Gardai and the Fire Brigade remain at the scene
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Human Remains Found In Tenerife In Search For Missing Teenager Jay Slater
The body is yet to be identified
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Serial Fraudster Samantha Cookes Has Been Arrested With Almost €60k Social Welfare Fraud
The fraudster, who most recently went by the alias "Sadie Harris", has connections to Kildare, as she accused a family in Celbridge of owing her over €7,000 in unpaid wages
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Maxol's Naas Fuels Acquisition Approved After Competition Review
An investigation was launched last year to scrutinise the potential impact of the deal on competition levels among service stations.
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Carpetright, Which Has A Store In Naas, Is On The Verge Of Collapsing
Its parent company says it's trying to find investors, but is predicting job losses.
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Kildare Animal Welfare Leader Condemns XL Bully Ban As "Mass Murder"
She said while these dogs should be registered and their training documented, an outright ban is both impractical and inhumane.
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Eleven 'The Health Store' Outlets in Kildare, Wicklow, And Dublin To Be Liquidated
The stores, one of which is located in Newbridge, have been losing money for years.
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Fake Doctor Jailed For Circumcising Seven Boys In Kildare, Dublin And Wexford
He charged parents between €300 and €350, sometimes using anesthetic spray but not in all cases.
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BREAKING: FAI Appoint Former Iceland Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson As New Ireland Manager
His first game in charge will be against England on September 7th
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Academic And Former Horse Sports Ireland Chairman To Lead Horse Abattoir And Traceability Task Force
It follows concerns that the Department of Agriculture would be investigating itself.
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Fine Gael's Simon Coveney Announces Retirement From Politics
“Now is the right time for renewal in FG and for me to change direction," he said.
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Houseboats Could Help Ease Housing Crisis, Says Green Party TD
The only serviced moorings for houseboat living are in Sallins, at Shannon Harbour, and Grand Canal Dock in Dublin.
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Criminal Barristers Are Protesting Outside Naas Courthouse Today In A Row Over Pay
Protests are happening at courthouses across the country.
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Rain Warning Issued For Kildare And 17 Other Counties Tomorrow
Met Éireann says the possible impacts include localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions, and poor visibility.
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Labour Court Recommends Almost 18% Pay Rise For Aer Lingus Pilots
The Labour Court today ruled the recommendation
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Taxi Driver Convicted Of Raping Two Female Passengers Now Awaits Sentence For Raping A Seven-Year-Old Girl
The court heard Raymond Shorten knew the young girl’s family, and first raped her just a few days after her mother died.
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Roderic O’Gorman Elected As New Green Party Leader
he Minister for Integration narrowly defeated Senator Pippa Hackett in the race to replace Eamon Ryan, on a margin of just 72 votes.
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FAI To Address Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct And Homophobic Abuse In Press Briefing Today
Some of the allegations centre around the conduct of particular coaches in the 1990s during the all-female FÁS course in Leixlip.
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Taoiseach Welcomes British Governments Plans to Scrap Legacy Act
He hopes to reset British-Irish relations.
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Major Investigation Reveals Allegations Of Inappropriate Sexual Advances by FAI Coaches
A joint investigation by RTE Investigates and the Sunday Independent looks into sexual allegations during female soccer course in Leixlip in September 1996.
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Sinn Fein Has Become The Party With The Most MPs In Northern Ireland
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be visiting Northern Ireland
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Irish Swimmer Planning A Record Breaking Swim
Fergal Sommerville has spent years preparing for this moment
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Sabrina Carpenter Has Broken Records In The UK
Reports show:
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Talks Arise If Joe Biden Should Run For President
Admitting his recent performance was a 'bad episode'
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Calls For A United Ireland In The Near Future
Sinn Fein has become the party with the most MPs in Northern Ireland
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Local Families Struggle To Find School Places For Their Autistic Children
Children with additional needs are having their human rights violated
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"One Of The Greatest Planning Scandals To Hit The Country," Wicklow County Council Orders Demolition Of Unauthorised Refugee "Town" In Manor Kilbride
Historical trees and the Old Belfy that dated back to 1840 demolished to build the development.
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Labour Party Backs Calls From Protestors To Reinstate Eviction Ban
The eviction ban expired at midnight on Friday.
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Kildare’s Ulster Bank Customers Will Have Accounts Frozen From Friday
5 branches in Co. Kildare
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