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UK Tightens Asylum Laws – Is Ireland Ready to Respond? | The Tonight Show
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- UK Tightens Asylum Laws – Is Ireland Ready to Respond? | The Tonight Show
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- 19:48
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan warns that Ireland will need to be “nimble” in responding to any changes in British asylum policy, following tough reforms announced by UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Joining Fionnán Sheahan on The Tonight Show to discuss the implications:
-Fianna Fáil Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee
-Independent TD Ken O’Flynn
-Immigration Lawyer Cathal Malone
They explore what the reforms could mean for Ireland’s asylum system and how the government might respond to shifting UK policies.
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- Cork Man Charged With Murdering Mother and Assaulting Father
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A 25-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his mother, Stella Gallagher, in Cork City.
David Gallagher of Shrewsbury Downs, Ballinlough, is also charged with assault causing harm to his father, Brian.
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- RAF Tracks Russian Vessel Capable of Interfering With Undersea Cables Off Scotland
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- British authorities say they are monitoring a Russian spy ship capable of interfering with underwater communications cables as it sails close to UK waters.
RAF aircraft have been tracking the vessel off the coast of Scotland, amid concerns it could move towards seas closer to Ireland.
The Defence Forces here have been contacted for comment as officials assess the situation.
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- Energy Credits Debate Returns as New Ministers Take Up Office
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The new cabinet ministers are getting to grips with their roles today, while the government continues to face criticism over last month’s budget.
The ongoing cold snap has led to renewed calls for the return of energy credits to help households manage rising costs.
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- US Congress Approves Release of Epstein Case Files
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- In the US, months of political pressure have resulted in a major breakthrough for survivors of Jeffrey Epstein.
The House and Senate have overwhelmingly approved a bill compelling the Justice Department to publicly release Epstein’s case files.
The move follows months of political pressure and comes despite earlier opposition from President Trump.
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- Funeral Plans Announced for Five Young Louth Crash Victims
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Funeral arrangements have been announced for the five young people who lost their lives in a car crash in Co Louth last weekend.
The sixth occupant of the car has now been released from hospital. Two other people who were injured in the collision remain in hospital as the communities continue to come to terms with the tragedy.
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- anel Examines Donohoe’s Impact on Public Finances
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ “We’re talking about billions for a rainy day – when it’s absolutely pouring on ordinary people.”
On the day Paschal Donohoe resigned as Minister for Finance, the panel looks back at his long stewardship of the country’s public finances - a period marked by significant budget surpluses but continuing strain on households facing housing challenges and the rising cost of living.
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- Paschal Donohoe’s Departure: His Legacy and the Fallout | The Tonight Show
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- 24:40
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Paschal Donohoe’s sudden resignation to join the World Bank has sent shockwaves through Fine Gael and the wider political system.
In this episode, the panel examines his long career in government, his influence on Ireland’s public finances, and the contradictions of overseeing major budget surpluses while households continue to struggle with housing pressures and the cost of living.
The discussion also looks at what his departure means for Fine Gael’s future and the political landscape ahead.
Joining Fionnán Sheahan on The Tonight Show panel:
- James Geoghegan TD, Fine Gael
- Pearse Doherty TD, Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson
- Claire Scott, Political Correspondent, The Sunday Times Ireland
- Eamon Dunphy, Broadcaster
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- Reshuffle Sparks Fresh Challenges and By-Election Pressure for Coalition
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The resignation of Paschal Donohoe leaves three ministers starting new briefs just ten months into the Government’s term.
His departure also triggers a by-election in Dublin Central, adding pressure to a coalition already facing a challenging electoral landscape.
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- Donohoe Exit Triggers Cabinet Shake-Up and Dublin Central By-Election
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A cabinet reshuffle has taken place following Paschal Donohoe’s decision to resign as Minister for Finance to take up a senior role at the World Bank in the US.
Simon Harris has been appointed as the new Minister for Finance, with Helen McEntee and Hildegarde Naughton also taking up new cabinet roles.
Mr Donohoe’s departure will trigger a by-election in his Dublin Central constituency.
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- Enoch Burke Returned to Prison After Judge Cites “Grotesque Behaviour”
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A High Court judge has ordered Enoch Burke to return to prison for contempt of court after he repeatedly trespassed at Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath.
Judge Cregan said the case was not about transgenderism, criticising what he called Burke’s “grotesque behaviour” and noting the school was forced to hire security at €1,000 per week solely to keep him out.
He said Burke had put his “ridiculous sense of himself” above the needs of pupils.
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- Books of Condolence Open as Communities Mourn Five Young Crash Victims
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Books of condolence have opened in Ardee, Drogheda and Dundalk for the five young people killed in a crash near Dundalk at the weekend.
Vigils are expected this evening as communities across come together in shared grief.
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- Donohoe Resigns as Finance Minister; Harris Expected to Move Into Finance
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has resigned from Government to take up a senior role at the World Bank, saying he is “departing from public life” in Ireland.
His decision triggers a minor cabinet reshuffle, with Tánaiste Simon Harris expected to assume the Finance portfolio.
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- Parents Share Experiences on World Prematurity Day
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Today is World Prematurity Day and around 4,500 babies are born prematurely in Ireland each year.
Parent's the neonatal ward at the Coombe Hospital spoke about their experiences.
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- Troy Parrott’s Loved Ones Celebrate After Ireland’s Victory Over Hungary
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ "I love you Troy and I'm delighted for you."
Republic of Ireland fans have been celebrating today after the team’s dramatic victory over Hungary.
Among those marking the moment were the family and friends of hat-trick hero Troy Parrott, whose last-minute goal kept Ireland’s hopes of reaching next year’s World Cup alive.
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- Life Sentences Handed Down for Brutal Killing of Croatian Man in Dublin
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Croatian man Josip Strok in Dublin last year.
The Central Criminal Court heard that Mark Lee, who described himself as a racist, had posted “ugly, ill-informed and discriminatory” content online before recruiting his co-accused, who had just turned 18, to take part in the fatal assault.
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- St Vincent de Paul Expects Over a Quarter of a Million Requests for Help This Christmas
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- St Vincent de Paul has launched its annual campaign to support families in the run-up to Christmas.
The charity says it expects requests for assistance to top more than a quarter of a million this year, citing rising living costs and growing financial hardship among households.
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- Taoiseach: Dundalk Road Tragedy “Hard to Comprehend”
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Taoiseach has said the fatal road accident that claimed five lives near Dundalk at the weekend is “shocking” and “very hard to comprehend”.
Speaking in Kerry, Micheál Martin also praised the work of the emergency services who were first on the scene.
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- Ireland Fans Return Home After Dramatic Win Sends Team to World Cup Play-Offs
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ "What it didn't give us. It was amazing."
Republic of Ireland fans touched down at Dublin Airport this morning after a memorable night in Budapest.
Ireland are through to the World Cup play-offs following a 3–2 win over Hungary, sealed by a Troy Parrott last-minute winner to complete his hattrick.
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- What Can President Connolly Deliver for the Irish Language?
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Catherine Connolly’s presidency begins during a major cultural resurgence for the Irish language, with it thriving in music and film.
The Group Chat look at what she can realistically deliver for the language.
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- What Can President Connolly Deliver for the Irish Language?
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Catherine Connolly's presidency begins during a major cultural resurgence for the Irish language, with it thriving in music and film.
The Group Chat explore what President Catherine Connolly can realistically deliver for the Irish language.
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- Templemore Welcomes Latest Garda Recruits, Including Oldest Ever Graduate
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ "You're never too old. If you're physically able, why not give it a try?"
194 Gardaí and 17 Garda Reserves graduated from Templemore today following nine months of training.
The graduates include a former journalist inspired to join after the Dublin riots two years ago, and the oldest ever Garda graduate.
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- Ireland Complete Captain’s Run Ahead of Test Against Struggling Australia
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Ireland completed their captain’s run this morning ahead of tomorrow’s test against Australia at the Aviva Stadium.
The Wallabies come to Dublin looking to respond after a challenging spell that has included losses to both England and Italy.
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- Should the Government Have Been More Radical with Its Housing Plan?
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ "Go for the bonfire of red tape or the state construction company. There’s no point in doing nothing here.”
The Group Chat discuss the criticism of the Government's new housing from both sides of the political spectrum and whether the plan should have been more radical to deal with the housing crisis.
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- Will The Housing Plan Get You A Home?
- Runtime
- 13:46
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Government’s new housing plan pledges 300,000 homes by 2030 - including 72,000 social homes and 90,000.
The Group Chat discuss what’s new, what’s not, and whether the plan is just a “repackaged” version of old promises.
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- Heavy Rain Alerts Renew Anxiety for Bantry Businesses Hit by Repeated Flooding
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “We don’t sleep at night… it’s sheer panic.”
With a rain and flood warnings in place, a Bantry shop owner says repeated flooding has left them sealing the building every night with sandbags and flood gates.
Her business has been hit four times in five years - the most recent only last week -and she believes West Cork urgently needs more localised weather alerts.
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- Met Éireann Warns Flood Impacts Could Last for Days as Heavy Rain Hits East
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ “Long after the warnings have expired, we could still be seeing impacts from this rain.”
Met Éireann meteorologist Liz Walsh says swollen rivers and saturated ground mean flood risks may linger for days.
Orange rain alerts are now in effect for Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford, with warnings of significant rainfall, flooding and hazardous travel. Several other counties remain under yellow warnings through to tomorrow morning
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- Ceasefire Stalemate Raises Fears of Gaza Partition
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “You don’t put that stuff up there unless you think it’s going to be there for a while.”
The Group Chat discuss the ceasefire in Gaza, and growing fears that Israel’s ‘yellow line’, set up by the IDF, could become a permanent fixture.
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- House Hunters Putting Life Plans On Hold Amid Bidding Wars
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- House hunters say they're being consistently outbid on homes and are delaying major life plans like starting a family until they can secure a place to call home.
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- Is the Government’s New Housing Plan Just “More of the Same”?
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “It’s like the old plan turned up to 11.”
The Government’s new housing plan pledges 300,000 homes by 2030 - including 72,000 social homes and 90,000.
The Group Chat discuss what’s new, what’s not, and whether the plan is just a “repackaged” version of old promises.
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- Government Unveils New Housing Plan
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Government’s new housing plan pledges 300,000 homes by 2030, including 72,000 social homes. But opposition parties say dropping annual delivery targets shows it doesn’t go far enough.
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- Shoppers React To Higher Christmas Prices
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Shoppers are reacting to rising festive costs, with 80% saying Christmas will be more expensive this year. Around 40% plan to spend less, according to a new KPMG survey.
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- ‘Everything Has Gone Up’: Cost of Christmas Expected to Climb
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ “Everything has gone up, it’s going to be a difficult time.”
Almost 80% of adults in Ireland believe the cost of Christmas will be significantly higher this year, and around 40% say they’re planning to spend less, according to a new KPMG survey.
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- Farmers Protest Outside Leinster House Over Mercosur Trade Deal
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Farmers from across Ireland have gathered outside Leinster House to protest against the proposed Mercosur trade deal.
If agreed, it would open the EU market to beef imports from several South American countries.
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- France Marks 10 Years Since Paris Terror Attacks
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Commemorations are taking place in France to mark 10 years since the Paris terror attacks, which claimed 132 lives and left more than 400 people injured.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the coordinated assaults.
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- New Housing Plan Targets 300,000 Homes — But Critics Question Ambition
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The Government’s new housing plan pledges 300,000 homes by 2030, including 72,000 social homes and 90,000 “starter homes”.
It also extends schemes like Help to Buy and boosts funding for long-term homelessness supports.
But critics say the plan falls short of the scale of the housing crisis.
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- “People Will Be Galled”: Anger as Delayed Housing Plan Finally Published
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🗣️ "There's very little here that's going to be offering you hope."
The government’s new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities, pledges 300,000 new homes by 2030 - including 72,000 social homes.
But, will it actually deliver for 'Generation Locked Out'?
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- Will The NEW National Housing Plan FINALLY Deliver? | The Tonight Show
- Runtime
- 13:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- “Hang in there” — the words of Housing Minister James Browne to aspiring homeowners, who believes the imminent National Housing Plan will deliver a real shift in how housing gets moving in Ireland. But can the government implement the radical change needed to fix the crisis?
Joining Fionnán Sheahan on The Tonight Show to debate the future of housing:
-Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
-People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Richard Boyd-Barrett
-News Correspondent, The Journal, Eimer McAuley
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- Harvey Morrison Sherratt’s Parents Meet Ministers Over Son’s Care
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Harvey Morrison Sherratt’s parents are meeting this evening with the Tánaiste and the Minister for Health as they press for a full inquiry into the little boy’s care.
The controversy surrounding Harvey’s treatment was also raised in the Dáil earlier during Leaders’ Questions.
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- Twenty Turkish Soldiers Killed in Georgia Plane Crash
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Twenty Turkish military personnel have been killed in a plane crash in Georgia.
The aircraft was flying home from Azerbaijan when it went down near the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
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- Hallgrímsson: Ireland’s Approach Won’t Change Against Portugal
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🗣️ "We will take calculated risks if we need to score a goal later on in the game."
Heimir Hallgrímsson says Ireland will need to take a cautious approach to tomorrow night’s World Cup qualifier against Portugal at the Aviva Stadium.
The Ireland head coach said their style of play won’t change even if results elsewhere dictate whether they need a win or a draw to keep World Cup hopes alive.
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- Students Speak About the Importance of Irish During President Connolly’s Visit
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- President Catherine Connolly began her first full day in office with a visit to a Gaelscoil in Inchicore, Dublin.
Students there spoke about the importance of the Irish language and what it means to have an Irish-speaking president leading the country.
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- Catherine Connolly Embarks On First Day Of Official Duties As President
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Catherine Connolly has spent her first night as Uachtarán na hÉireann.
Today marks her first full day of official duties, with visits to a Gaelscoil in Inchicore, a resource centre in Trim, and Merlin Park Community Nursing Home in her hometown of Galway.
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- Live: Catherine Connolly’s Presidential Inauguration At Dublin Castle
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- 1:28:05
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Live coverage from Dublin Castle as Catherine Connolly is inaugurated as the tenth President of Ireland.
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- Catherine Connolly’s Inauguration: Should the Government Rethink the Triple Lock?
- Runtime
- 15:16
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- With Catherine Connolly securing a landslide victory on a platform of neutrality, should the government now reconsider abandoning the Triple Lock?
In this episode of The Tonight Show, guest presenter Fionnán Sheahan of the Irish Independent is joined by:
-Fine Gael Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton
-Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell
-Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan
-Naomi O’Leary, Europe Correspondent, Irish Times
They discuss what we can expect from President Connolly over the next seven years, and the potential political and constitutional implications of her presidency.
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- Dublin Principal Warns Autistic Pupils Are Being ‘Set Up For Failure’
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- A North Dublin school principal says autistic children placed in inappropriate classes are being “set up for failure.”
Stapolin Educate Together National School is campaigning for two new autism classes.
In the meantime, eight autistic children are in mainstream classes because there’s nowhere else for them.
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- President Connolly Vows To Celebrate Ireland’s Diaspora During Her Term
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- President Catherine Connolly has paid tribute to Ireland’s global diaspora, saying there is “hardly a family on this island that does not have a personal experience of migration.”
She praised the contribution of Irish people abroad, adding they have “kept their love of Ireland and its culture deep in their hearts.”
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- Third Bird Flu Outbreak Confirmed in Monaghan
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- EXPLAINED: Poultry farmers are on high alert after a third case of bird flu was confirmed in a commercial turkey flock near Clontibret, County Monaghan. It follows recent outbreaks in Meath and Carlow.
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- President Connolly Emphasises Consent And Inclusion In Talks Of Unity
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- President Catherine Connolly says she will foster “inclusive and open dialogue” on a united Ireland.
She said any progress towards unity must honour the principle of consent and celebrate the heritage and traditions of all who live on the island.
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- Here’s How Ryanair’s New Paperless Boarding Will Work
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- From tomorrow, Ryanair’s boarding goes fully digital — no more paper passes at the gate. So, what does that mean for passengers? Mairead Cleary explains how the new paperless system will work.
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