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Protected disclosures to GSOC rose by over 50% in 2023

Protected disclosures to the garda ombudsman rose by more than half last year, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) received 28 disclosures in 2023, its Director of Operations Peter Whelan revealed. This compares to 18 the year before, he told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). …

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Russian anti-war candidate Nadezhdin barred from election

Russian anti-war presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin said he would appeal to the Supreme Court after the Central Election Commission (CEC) barred him from a March election expected to be easily won by President Vladimir Putin. The CEC had previously said that it had found flaws in signatures that Mr Nadezhdin …

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Glen Dimplex to close two sites in reorganisation plan

The Glen Dimplex electrical group has announced a reorganisation plan for its operations across the island of Ireland, which will see up to 300 net redundancies between late 2024 and 2026 and the closure of two of its sites. However, the company said it plans to invest €40m in its …

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‘No desire’ to consider Croke Park naming rights

The GAA’s top officials have poured cold water on a potential naming rights deal in the near future for Croke Park. Speaking at the launch of the GAA’s 2023 financial report and report to Congress, Ard Stiúrthóir Tom Ryan said that while still talking about hypotheticals, there was “no drive, …

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Prison Service ageist pay discrimination claims dismissed

Senior officials in the Irish Prison Service who claimed they were being subjected to ageist discrimination because one of their colleagues was earning tens of thousands a year more for similar work have lost their claims at the Workplace Relations Commission. In equality claims heard last year, two serving directors …

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€3.4m in damages for farm worker injured in New Zealand

A man who suffered a catastrophic injury while working as seasonal farm worker in New Zealand has been awarded €3.4 million damages by the High Court in Dublin. Padraig Lowry from, Cappalinnan, Rathdowney, Co Laois had his arm amputated after it was sucked into a combine harvester as he tried …

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Sherkin Island celebrates birth of first Ukrainian baby

A Ukrainian couple who met on Sherkin Island off the south coast of Cork where they are living, are celebrating the birth of the Island’s first Ukrainian baby. Andrii Grachov and Kateryna Muzychko said baby Olivia is also the world’s first “Sherkrainain,” as first reported in the Journal.ie. The tiny …

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Cillian Murphy’s son Aran cast in Taika Waititi film

Cillian Murphy’s son Aran has been cast in New Zealand director Taika Waititi’s latest film Klara and the Sun. US entertainment industry website Deadline reports that he has boarded the Sony 3000 Pictures project alongside newcomer Mia Tharia. They join previously announced stars Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams. Mia Tharia …

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€2.1m tender to supply garda bodycams in four divisions

It is estimated that supplying bodycams to gardaí in the first four divisions that will use them will cost in the region of €2.1 million. Today a tender request was published inviting suppliers to express an interest in taking up one of three contracts, with each one focused on providing …

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€2.1m tender to supply garda bodycams in four divisions

It is estimated that supplying bodycams to gardaí and the digital system to manage them in the first four divisions that will use them will cost in the region of €2.1 million. Today a tender request was published inviting suppliers to express an interest in taking up one of three …

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