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Welfare changes for Ukraine arrivals to go to committee

Legislation to cut weekly welfare payments for new arrivals from Ukraine will go before an Oireachtas Committee this morning. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys will bring the committee stage of the legislation to reduce the payments from €232 to €38.80 per week. The new payment rate is expected to …

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Trump closes in on Biden rematch after New Hampshire

Donald Trump won the key New Hampshire primary, moving him ever closer to locking in the Republican presidential nomination and securing an extraordinary White House rematch with Joe Biden. With vote counting ongoing, it was unclear if Mr Trump had secured the knockout victory to put his sole remaining challenger …

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Enterprise Committee to discuss minimum wages

The Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment will today discuss the regulatory and legislative changes required for the transposition of an EU directive on minimum wages. The Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages seeks to reduce working poverty and inequality by improving the adequacy of statutory minimum wages as well …

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Leading Conservative calls for Sunak to resign

A leading Conservative politician has called on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to resign as polls show the party heading towards a heavy election defeat. Simon Clarke, a key backer of Mr Sunak’s predecessor Liz Truss, was one of 11 MPs who rebelled against Mr Sunak’s Rwanda Bill last week. …

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Regional foes join UN Security Council Gaza meeting

Today’s United Nations Security Council meeting brought together some of the world’s greatest enemies, including Israel and Iran, to discuss the deepening crisis in the Middle East. Opening the afternoon session, the Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres said it had been “100 days of heartache and anguish” for …

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Turkey ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership bid

Turkey’s parliament has ratified Sweden’s NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Politicians voted 287-55 in favour of the Nordic nation’s bid to become the 32nd member of the alliance after it won …

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Stardust fire could have been electrical, inquests told

The Stardust inquests have heard the “probable” cause of the fire was either “electrical” or “deliberate”. Dr Will Hutchinson also told the proceedings that the most likely scenario is that the fire originated either in a hot press or in the partitioned-off seating area known as the west alcove. This …

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Pensioner murder trial hears pathologist evidence

A pathologist has described observing the heavily blood-smeared face of a 78-year-old widower lying on his kitchen floor, injuries which she said were “in keeping with multiple kicks, blows and stamping”. The Central Criminal Court heard that pensioner John O’Neill had suffered severe blunt force trauma to the face with …

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Musk will pay for challenges to Irish hate speech bill

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said he will fund legal challenges to Ireland’s new hate speech legislation. Mr Musk made the comments in a ‘Spaces’ conversation with Gript Media on the X platform that he owns. In the past, he has criticised plans by the Irish Government to combat hate …

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