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Victims taken ‘out of the darkness and into the light’

The survivors and families of the Stardust fire victims have said “this day is for the 48” after receiving the verdicts from the inquests into the 1981 nightclub fire today. Bridget McDermott, who lost three children in the fire – William, Marcella and George, was in court for the verdicts. …

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New health insurer plans to enter market later this year

Consumers look set to see more competition in the health insurance market with the backing by Aviva of a new joint venture led by former VHI boss Oliver Tattan. Mr Tattan has set up a company called Douglasdale with former Aviva and Irish Life Health boss, Jim Dowdall, and health …

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Travellers being denied adequate accommodation, Ctte told

Travellers are being subjected to “a grave violation of human rights” and systematically denied adequate accommodation, an Oireachtas committee has heard. “In 2022, over 1,000 Traveller families, including over 2,5000 children, have no permanent electricity or heating,” Barney Joyce, Director of the Irish Traveller Movement, said. The Committee on Key …

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Facade of Copenhagen stock exchange collapses after fire

The facade of Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange has collapsed, rescue services said, as firefighters continued to battle a blaze that broke out on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, there has been a collapse of the facade,” Copenhagen’s rescue service said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, adding that all workers had …

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725 vacant posts in mental health services

The Psychiatric Nurses Association has said it has identified 725 vacant posts in the mental health services. At its annual delegate conference in Meath, PNA General Secretary Peter Hughes said several services are carrying vacancies of between 20-30%. He said this has not only resulted in the curtailment of services …

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Man charged with murder of Tristan Sherry

A man has been charged with the murder of Tristan Sherry who was killed after fatally shooting another man in a Dublin restaurant on Christmas Eve. Mr Sherry, 26, was attacked after carrying out a gun attack on Jason Hennessy Sr, 48, inside Browne’s Steakhouse in Blanchardstown. Wayne Deegan, 26, …

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The long road to the Stardust inquests

The longest-running inquests in the history of the State have ended with verdicts of unlawful killing in the case of all 48 victims. As lengthy as it was, the campaign to get them established has been longer. Relatives of the dead have been campaigning for years, for a lifetime. Ever …

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Leinster to play all home games at Aviva and Croke Park

Leinster Rugby has confirmed its men’s senior team will play all of their home games at the Aviva Stadium and Croke Park next season. Due to planned regenerative works of the RDS, their usual base, the province has had to explore alternative options for matches on Irish soil. On Thursday, …

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Govt to consider Stardust findings in full

The Government will consider the verdicts of the Stardust inquests, and the recommendations of the jury, in full, the Taoiseach has said. The jury has returned verdicts of unlawful killing at the inquests into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 nightclub fire. The 12-person jury delivered the …

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Man guilty of dangerous driving causing death of Palmer

A 33-year-old man has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of GAA commentator Paudie Palmer. Bohdan Bezverkhyi, who is a native of Ukraine but has an address at Rigsdale House in Ballinhassig, Co Cork, had denied dangerous driving causing the death of Mr Palmer at Dunkereen Cross, …

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