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Clare TD Michael McNamara to contest European election

Independent TD Michael McNamara has announced he will be contesting the European Parliament elections in the Ireland South constituency. He has said he will be contesting the elections as an Independent candidate. Mr McNamara, who is also a barrister, was elected as a Labour Party TD in the Clare constituency …

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Ministers warn Cabinet colleagues to rein in spending

The Cabinet has been warned by the Finance and Public Expenditure Ministers that spending must be reined in as it is already well ahead of where it was this time last year. Ministers were told that while tax is increasing at a modest level, spending is running at a much …

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ED staff were in ‘an impossible situation’, inquest told

A doctor who was working in the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick on the evening Aoife Johnston presented has said staff were in “an impossible situation” as a result of chronic overcrowding at the facility. Dr Leandri Card was the only senior house officer on duty on the night …

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Ní Riain clinches gold in Madeira to add to medal haul

Róisín Ní Riain enjoyed more medal glory at the 2024 Para Swimming European Open Championships after clinching gold in the SB13 100m breaststroke final on Monday. The Limerick swimmer had already bagged a silver in the S13 Butterfly final on Sunday at the championships which are being held in Madeira, …

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Spy claims in Germany and Britain ‘malicious’

Beijing said on Tuesday that the arrests and charges in Germany and Britain of people accused of spying for China were designed to “smear and suppress” the country. Investigators in Germany arrested three German nationals in the west of the country on Monday suspected of sharing information on maritime technology, …

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At least five die in attempt to cross English Channel

At least five migrants have died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from an area near the French town of Wimereux, French police said. The French coast guard confirmed a police rescue operation had found several “lifeless bodies” following a failed attempt to cross the Channel. A coast …

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‘a blank slate for rewilding’

Opinion: The new national park is an opportunity to think big and see the connections between different parts of the landscape Ireland is undertaking a genuine innovation in conservation practice. Today’s announcement of the State’s newest and largest national park in Kerry, Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí, includes the purchase …

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Donald Trump’s hush money trial: the key players

Donald Trump is the first former US president to face criminal trial and his defence as well as New York prosecutors have presented their opening arguments in the closely-watched case. The trial is a watershed moment for the country, coming in the run up to November’s election, and it could …

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Shop that sold record-breaking lotto ticket strikes again

A shop that sold Saturday’s winning lotto jackpot ticket also sold Dolores McNamara’s record-breaking EuroMillions ticket worth €115m in 2005. The National Lottery revealed that G O Stores in Garryowen, Limerick, also sold this weekend’s winning ticket worth €8,970,934. The city shop sold the ticket for one of the largest …

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Silent and brooding, Trump endures courtroom ordeal

Donald Trump sat in a New York courtroom yesterday watching history unfold, a glum witness to his own turn as the first US president to face criminal prosecution. Most court proceedings are deliberate, scripted and glacial – tedious for any observer to sit through, let alone a brash real estate …

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