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512 asylum seekers without State accommodation

There are now 512 recently arrived asylum seekers who have not been offered any State accommodation, according to the latest figures from the Department of Integration. That is 55 more international protection applicants left without shelter since Friday and 136 more since this day last week. All the asylum seekers …

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Trump to attend immunity hearing on election charges

Donald Trump plans to be in a Washington courtroom later today as his lawyers argue that the former US president should be immune from charges that he illegally sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election. His visit is likely to serve as a campaign stop, with the courthouse …

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Breivik still poses risk of ‘unbridled violence’

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, still poses a risk of “totally unbridled violence”, the Norwegian state argued in a lawsuit over his prison conditions. Breivik has sued the state, claiming his extended isolation is a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention …

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the ‘new Macron’ at helm of French government

Gabriel Attal, named France’s youngest ever prime minister at the age of 34, has had a meteoric rise that has invoked comparisons with that of his mentor President Emmanuel Macron. He is also the country’s first openly gay French premier whose most pressing task will be to ensure that Mr …

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Public sector pay talks to resume at WRC

Public sector pay talks are set to resume this afternoon at the Workplace Relations Commission after adjourning before Christmas without agreement. Unions have expressed concern and disappointment at the slow pace of the negotiations and have threatened industrial action if a new pay deal is not agreed. The existing public …

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Farmers feel abandoned by Govt, IFA president tells AGM

The new president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has said political parties cannot take farmers for granted as local, European and national elections approach. Francie Gorman, who takes over as president of the association today, said farmers feel abandoned and let down by the current Government. Addressing the IFA’s …

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Hospital waiting lists down by 3% in 2023

Overall hospital waiting lists reduced by 3% last year, according to new figures. The target reduction was 10%. A significant increase in the number of patients being added to waiting lists last year is the reason given for the lower than planned reduction in overall waiting lists in 2023. Minister …

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2023 hottest year on record as Earth nears 1.5C limit

Global temperatures last year reached exceptionally high levels averaging close to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, according to new analysis from the EU’s climate change service, Copernicus. The report highlights several record-breaking conditions, including the hottest month on record and daily global temperature averages briefly surpassing pre-industrial levels by more …

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‘Like a soap opera’ – Barn owl drama yields four chicks

Christmas came early for a group of conservationists in Co Down thanks to an extremely late winter brood of barn owls. The discovery of four chicks in November – one of the latest recorded in Northern Ireland to date – surprised and shocked conservationists from Ulster Wildlife, who inspected the …

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What regulators are doing about Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets

The latest setback for Boeing’s top-selling 737 MAX aircraft occurred on Friday when a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane forcing its pilots to make an emergency landing. US regulators have ordered a temporary grounding for safety checks on 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets installed with the same …

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