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Trump faces twin legal woes amid fine deadline

Donald Trump faces twin legal woes in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his properties over a fine as he separately tries to delay a criminal trial even further. The 77-year-old, who has once again secured the Republican nomination despite facing several legal charges, has already …

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Four charged with terrorism over Moscow attack

The four men accused of involvement in the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 137 people have been charged with terrorism and ordered to be detained pending trial. All four risk a life sentence in prison, a statement from Moscow’s Basmanny district court said. The men were ordered …

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Report warns NI will not meet water quality targets

Targets for improving water quality in hundreds of rivers and lakes in Northern Ireland by 2027 will not be met, according to auditors. The report, carried out by the Northern Ireland Audit Office, found that the biggest pressures were agriculture and pollution from water treatment works. The Audit Office looked …

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Unions to formally ratify public sector pay deal

Union leaders will meet today to formally ratify the latest public sector pay deal. Agreement was reached with the Government at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in January on a deal that will provide for pay increases of 10.25% over a two-and-a-half year period. Since the negotiations concluded, individual unions …

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Litany of challenges await Simon Harris as FG leader

“Challenges never go away, they just change.” It was a phrase used by Simon Harris in his speech in Athlone, Co Westmeath today after winning the one-horse race to replace Leo Varadkar and become Fine Gael’s next leader. The now Taoiseach-elect said it was a line once said to him …

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Opposition restate calls for immediate general election

Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly has said it is now “very clear” that a general election is required after Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris became leader of Fine Gael today. The party’s spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade, Employment and Workers Rights said the appointment of Mr Harris is …

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Liam Cunningham ‘nearly eloped’ with Cillian Murphy

Liam Cunningham has said that Oscar winner Cillian Murphy’s talent was so apparent early on that he “nearly eloped with him”. Cunningham was a guest on Sunday with Miriam on RTÉ Radio 1 to discuss his new Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem when talk turned to the Best Actor …

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From ‘articulate’ teen to Taoiseach-in-waiting

Simon Harris’s first venture into the world of campaigning was as a teenager. In 2002, he spoke to the RTÉ ‘Open House’ programme about an autism awareness charity he had set up, Triple A Alliance. The 15-year-old Simon Harris spoke about his brother, Adam, who is autistic, and outlined to …

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Simon Harris’ address to Fine Gael party in full

Dia dhiabh, A chairde, My dear friends, It is the honour of my life to lead this great party, our great party, Fine Gael. On another day in March – it’s 13 years ago now – I nervously got to my feet in Dáil Éireann and delivered my maiden speech. …

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O’Shea provides snapshot of bright future for Ireland

John O’Shea offered the Ireland fans a glimpse of what the future could be like if the former Manchester United man was handed the permanent position as national team manager. Taking on the world number four ranked side – albeit in a friendly international – O’Shea sent out a side …

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