National News
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Ryanair Has Posted A €355m Yearly Loss
The airline says passengers numbers are still behind pre-covid figures.
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Self Confessed Sunworshipper Almost Had Her Leg Amputated Over Untreated Moles
She's urging people to get their moles checked.
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Boris Travels To NI Today For Crisis Talks After DUP Blocked Election Of A Speaker At The Stormont Assembly
Powersharing in Northern Ireland has been suspended since elections earlier this month.
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Affordable Homes For €100k Earners 'A Mockery,' According To The Opposition
Opposition takes swipe at housing scheme, saying it is aimed at those who don’t need it.
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Diesel Prices Set To Hit €2.00 Per Litre
Average price in Ireland currently stands at €1.95
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Maternity Hospital Protest Takes Place At The Dail
Demonstrators want new facility free of religious control.
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Return Of Northern Ireland Assembly Set To Be Blocked By DUP
The party will refuse to nominate Stormont speaker.
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Flooding Will Threaten Over 8,500 Dublin Buildings By 2100, According To A Study
Major climate action is required to avoid the damage that flooding would cause.
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Bathing Water Quality Has Improved, According To The EPA
The Front Strand Beach in Balbriggan is deemed to have poor quality water.
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DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson's Resigned From Stormont Assembly
He will remain as an MP in London.
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Over 50,000 Construction Workers Needed To Meet Government Housing Targets
There's a severe lack of electricians, plumbers, painters and bricklayers.
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Two People Arrested In Cork For Cyber - Crime
Following an FBI and Gardaí investigation.
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Coveney Urges British Government Not To Trigger Article 16
The DUP is calling for the Northern Ireland protocol to be scrapped.
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Dentists Call For Reforms To The Medical Card Scheme
Less than 700 dentists are participating in the scheme.
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WHO: Number Of People Dying Directly Or Indirectly Due To Covid-19 Pandemic Approx. 14.9 Million
The figures relate to the period of 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2021
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Child Dies From Case Of Hepatitis
The HSE has confirmed.
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Labour Party Calls For Minimum Wage To Match Living Wage
Labour says the most recent increase of 30 cent to the minimum wage in January was inadequate.
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Donnelly Says Moving Away From Leasing Land For NMH Could Delay Plans By A Decade
The Health Minister is appearing before the Oireachtas Health Committee
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Fine Gael TD Harassed With "Sexually Explicit Content" On Facebook
A 43 year old Limerick man has pleaded guilty to the charge.
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Mandatory Masks For Air Travel Have Been Scrapped In Europe
It will come into effect from next week.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Travels To Belfast Today For Talks With Stormont Parties
Pressure is mounting in the North for a Government to be formed.
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Woman (50s) Killed In Frenzied Knife Attack At Her Home In Ballymun
Gardaí think the woman may have known her killer.
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Energy Expert: 5 Household Appliances Responsible For 50% Of Energy Costs
Irish households spending €250 more on energy costs, compared to EU counterparts
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Climate Change: 'Fifty-Fifty Chance' Of Breaching 1.5C Warming Limit
Rising temperatures are linked to more extreme weather events.
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Hottest Days Of The Year Forecast For This Weekend
Met Eireann has forecast long sunny spells for this weekend.
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Dr. Ronan Glynn Is Stepping Down As Assistant Chief Medical Officer
He will leave the job at the end of he month.
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Irish Households Paying €250 A Year More For Electricity Than European Counterparts
The new figures were compiled before the war in Ukraine.
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VAT Rate Of 9% To Be Extended For Hospitality
The measure was due to expire in August.
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Barbie Kardashian Found Guilty Of Threatening To Kill Her Mother
Kardashian, of no fixed abode, had pleaded not guilty to all counts that she made threats to kill her mother Maria Luque.
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Politicians In Northern Ireland Are Being Urged To Form A Government This Week
The British And Irish Governments have urged a the forming of a Government.
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Ireland Among The Worst In Europe For State Paid Maternity Leave
The study shows Ireland is making smaller payments for less time than most of our European counterparts.
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Belfast Man (68) Arrested On Suspicion Of Human Trafficking
It's part of an investigation into human trafficking for sexual exploitation in the Greater Belfast area.
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One In Five Households Say They Experienced 'Great Difficulty' Making Ends Meet
According to findings from the CSO.
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All Public Transport Fares In Greater Dublin Area To Fall By 20% From Monday
This includes parts of Kildare.
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Six Public Health Areas Launched Across The Country
It's expected to be fully operational by early 2024.
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Ireland Has One Of The Highest Death Rates From Ovarian Cancer In Europe
A Professor of Gynaecological Oncology spoke on Kfm about how to spot the signs.
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Swim Coach Arrested In Sexual Exploitation Probe
It's alleged that recording devices may have been placed in changing rooms used by children.
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Sinn Féin Expected To Be The Largest Party In Northern Ireland Following Today's Elections
It is thought to be the most important election in a generation.
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Over 11,000 Children Waiting For Initial Speech And Language Therapy Assessment
1,300 have been waiting over a year.
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Taoiseach Says 299 Year Lease On National Maternity Hospital Site Is Effective Ownership
Two opposing sides have emerged in the talks around the National Maternity Hospital.
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Overcrowding In Hospitals Has Led To An Increase In Violence, Says INMO
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's annual conference begins today in Sligo
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Northern Ireland’s Political Leaders Clash Ahead Of Thursday's Elections
NI Protocol questions dominate Stormont pre-election TV debate.
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A Man (40s) Has Died Following An Assault in Kilkenny
It happened around 1pm this afternoon.
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Concern Over The Governance Of The New National Maternity Hospital
The health minister has insisted the hospital will not be influenced by religious orders.
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Data Centres Consumed More Electricity Than Rural Dwellings In 2021
Last year they used 14% more of the electricity supply.
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Government Expected To Approve Increased Third Level Education Funding
Ministers will back a significant increase worth hundreds of millions of euro in additional funding each year to secure the third-level sector.
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Temperatures Set To Hit 19°C This Week
Met Éireann says settled summer weather is on the way.
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CAB Will Have New Powers To ‘Name And Shame’ Criminals
Criminals will be named and shamed under new powers from the Criminal Assets Bureau.
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Frequently Quoted Figure For Deaths Due To Fuel Poverty Overstated, Says Expert
‘It is really overstating it saying it is 3,000,” says Dr Colm Byrne.
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Farmers To Get Up To €1,000 For Growing Silage
The scheme looks set to be signed off today.
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Energy Price Hikes To Hit
Kildare users to see rise in cost of gas and electricity
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Drivers Aged 75 And Under No Longer Need A Medical Cert To Drive
Previously, anyone over 70 needed a medical check-up.
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Women ‘Leaving Political Life’ Because Of Online Abuse
Political parties in Ireland are not doing enough to support their members, a report found.
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Prison Officers Warn There Could Be A Murder Due To Overcrowding In Jails
The number inmates has increased in the last year.
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German Man Pleads Not Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Two Girls In Ikea
The girls were 10 and 13.
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Sinn Féin Proposes €1500 Refundable Tax Credit For Renters
It says the tax credit would off set the rising cost of rent.
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50% Of GAA Players Think A Player Would Face Discrimination If They Came Out LGBTQ+
69% of female players are aware of a teammate who's out.
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Man Injured Following Assault In Waterford
The incident happened at around 11am today.
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Calls For The Prison Service To Eliminate Discrimination In Jails
One in seven people in prison are foreign nationals.
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Two Men In Custody Following High-Speed Chase In Kildare & Meath
Gardaí waiting to question 3 other men
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Taxi Fares Set To Rise By 12.5% Under Recommendations By National Transport Authority
It has also proposed implementing cashless payment options across all taxis.
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Mary Lou McDonald Takes Legal Action Against RTÉ
The Sinn Féin leader has lodged papers with the High Court.
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Man Who Shot His Neighbour Has Been Jailed For Fifteen Years
The 34 year old woman was left with catastrophic, irreversible spinal injuries.
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"We Don't Need The Greens With A Big Stick To Beat Us Into Submission"
The Kerry TD spoke to Kfm on Tuesday morning about the proposed ban on turf.
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Twitter Employees Awaiting To Hear Of Impact Due To Musk Takeover
The firm's European Headquarters are in Dublin
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Some Hospital Charges For Children Set To Be Scrapped
For children under the age of 16.
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Taskforce Set Up To House Ukrainian Refugees Long Term
Cabinet will be updated today on plans to house people fleeing the war
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Woman (70s) Found Dead In Sligo
The discovery was made at 2pm on Sunday.
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Hundreds Of Reports Of Men Claiming To Be Gardaí Attacking Sex Workers
The reports range from demanding free sex “or else they will arrest” the worker, to violent abuse, including rape, choking, and assault.
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Boy (16) Accused Of Murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj To Face Retrial
The retrial is due to get underway in October.
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Man Accused Of Murdering Ashling Murphy To Go On Trial In June 2023
Jozef Puska is charged with murdering the school teacher after fatal assault in Tullamore
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