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Irish Citizens Begin Arriving Home From Middle East
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- Irish Citizens Begin Arriving Home From Middle East
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Irish citizens stranded in the Middle East began arriving back in Dublin last night after an Emirates flight from Dubai landed in the capital. More flights from Dubai are expected today, ahead of a Government-chartered flight from Oman later this week which could bring up to 280 Irish citizens home. Dublin Airport Authority says disruption continues for a sixth day, with 11 of the 13 scheduled flights between Dublin and the Middle East cancelled.
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- Rwandan Villagers Await Relocation as Flood Risk Grows
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- More than 1,000 people in a village in Rwanda are waiting to be relocated due to the growing threat of extreme flooding. Villagers told Virgin Media News they fled with their children during a deadly 2023 flash flood.
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- Truth Matters | Why Fuel Prices Are Rising
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- ⛽Filled up lately and noticed the jump? Here’s the reality.
Oil prices have surged since the attacks on Iran, pushing global fuel markets higher. That means petrol and diesel at Irish pumps are rising too — because prices here follow international benchmarks, not where the oil comes from.
Heating oil has seen some of the sharpest increases, with the cost of a typical 500-litre delivery jumping dramatically in just days.
#TruthMatters — cutting through misinformation.
#FuelPrices #CostOfLiving
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- Autistic people are four times more likely to feel loneliness than non autistic people.
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Autistic people are four times more likely to feel loneliness than non autistic people.
18-year-old Kate Darcy explained how isolating it can feel to be othered.
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- Update on the latest developments as attacks continue across Gulf region.
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Iranian attacks have been continuing across the Gulf region.
We were joined from Dubai by news correspondent Blake Sifton who provided an update on the latest developments.
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- Irish Citizens Begin Journey Home From Middle East
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Some Irish citizens have begun to find their way home as the first flight from the Middle East since the war began heads to Ireland. Another commercial flight is expected tomorrow, while citizens are being contacted about a Government charter flight from Oman on Friday.
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- Update on the latest developments as attacks continue across Gulf region.
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Iranian attacks have been continuing across the Gulf region.
We were joined from Dubai by news correspondent Blake Sifton who provided an update on the latest developments.
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- Government Rules Out Cost of Living Measures Linked to Iran War
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Government says it is not currently planning any special measures to offset cost of living increases linked to the war in Iran. The scheduled carbon tax increase in May will still go ahead, even if fuel prices rise.
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- Fuel Prices Row: Fuels Industry Rebukes Taoiseach’s ‘Price Gouging’ Claim
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- 18:33
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Taoiseach has told the Dáil it could be three to four weeks before fuel price increases are felt at petrol pumps.
However, Kevin McPartlan, CEO of Fuels for Ireland, disputes that timeline and argues the Government should examine domestic policy decisions more closely when addressing rising energy costs.
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- Government Criticised Over Response To US And Israel Military Action Against Iran
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ “Israel and the US have broken international law and our government is failing to condemn that – I cannot accept it,”
Criticism of the Government’s response to US and Israel military action against Iran, with questions raised about Ireland’s position.
📺 Watch the full discussion ➡️ https://youtu.be/cr_m1Qp8CvU
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- First Ireland–Middle East Flight Since Airspace Closure
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- 0:23
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The first flight between Ireland and the Middle East since airspace largely shut on Saturday has departed Dublin Airport shortly before 1.30pm. The flight is believed to be carrying Dubai residents. Meanwhile, a flight carrying Irish citizens in the opposite direction is due to land in Dublin Airport tonight.
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- No Measures Being Considered To Help With Cost Of Living Increases Amid Iran War
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The government says its not currently planning any measures to help with cost of living increases here, arising from the Iran war. The Carbon tax increase in May will still go ahead even if the war has driven up the cost of fuel. #vmnews
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- BREAKING: Around 140 Missing After Iranian Navy Ship Sinks
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- 0:18
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Around 140 people are missing after an Iranian navy ship sank off the coast of Sri Lanka.
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- 🚨 Developments for Irish Citizens Stranded in the Middle East
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- There have been developments for Irish citizens stranded in the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict and airspace closures.
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- Martina and Ammi Burke To Be Jailed For Two Weeks
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- 0:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Enoch Burke’s mother Martina and sister Ammi have been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to two weeks in prison by a High Court judge. Mr Justice Brian Cregan made the ruling over the pair’s behaviour at a recent court hearing and said it was long past time for the court to draw a half to this family circus. More on #vmnews
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- Teacher Shortages Force Schools to Drop Subjects
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Almost one in five schools have been forced to drop subjects due to recruitment and retention problems. New research says students are losing out daily as the issue remains unresolved.
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- Plans Under Way to Bring Home Irish Stranded in Middle East
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Preparations are under way to bring home Irish people stranded in the Middle East due to escalating conflict and airspace closures. The Government plans to charter a flight from Oman in the coming days.
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- Ireland and the Middle East Conflict: War, Diplomacy, and Global Markets
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- 19:06
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- War spreads across the Gulf as Iran targets neighbouring oil producers, sending shockwaves through global markets.
This segment examines the US/Israeli campaign, President Trump’s objectives, and the potential resolution to the conflict.
We explore whether the EU will back military action, Ireland’s position ahead of Micheál Martin’s upcoming White House visit, and the broader international implications.
Guest presenter Shane Coleman is joined by:
Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State
Sinead Gibney TD, Social Democrats
Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, UCD
Secunder Kermani, Foreign Affairs Correspondent in Tel Aviv
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- Increase in Garda Investigations Linked to Grok Images
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Gardaí say there has been an increase in investigations linked to images generated by the AI chatbot Grok on X. A senior officer told politicians around half of the cases relate to child sexual abuse material.
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- Truth Matters | Flood Lessons From Rwanda
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🌍 ⚠️ Deadly floods. Real solutions.
What can Ireland learn from Rwanda’s early-warning alerts, rainwater harvesting and tree planting? Richard Chambers reports from the frontline of climate impact.
#TruthMatters — cutting through misinformation.
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- Wexford Mother Calls for Law Change After Baby Dies in Crash
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A Wexford mother is calling for new legislation to recognise babies who die in road traffic collisions during pregnancy. Saoirse Alyward was just under eight weeks from her due date when her baby lost his life in a crash.
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- Government to Charter Flight as Irish Told to Shelter in Place
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Government is to charter a flight to get Irish people out of the Middle East as US and Israeli strikes on Iran continue. More than 20,000 Irish citizens in the region have been told to shelter in place.
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- Explosions Across Middle East as Conflict Enters Fourth Day
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Explosions are ringing out across the Middle East as the conflict enters its fourth day. Strikes have hit Tehran and Beirut, embassies have closed, and oil-rich Gulf states are on alert as tensions escalate.
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- Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Stephen Ring
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A 42 year old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Stephen Ring, whose body was discovered in a quarry in Co Wexford in 2024. Christopher Judge was remanded in custody for sentencing later this month.
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- Clinton Deposition Footage Released
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Video footage of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s depositions in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation has been released. Hillary Clinton appeared visibly angry after learning a photo from the closed-door hearing had been leaked.
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- Minister Defends Decision Over Cresslough Meeting
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️“My job is not to be sensitive.”
The Justice Minister has defended his decision not to meet families of the Cresslough tragedy, as they continue to call for a public inquiry. Ten people were killed when an explosion destroyed a service station and apartment complex in the Donegal village on October 7th 2022.
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- Truth Matters | What Ireland Can Learn From Rwanda On Flooding
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🌍 As extreme weather events become more frequent, what can Ireland learn from countries already living with the devastating impacts of climate change?
In this edition of Truth Matters, Virgin Media News looks at how Rwanda is responding to deadly flooding and landslides — from early-warning systems and rainwater harvesting tanks to large-scale tree planting and nature-based solutions.
Reporting from Rwanda, Richard Chambers explores the real-world measures being deployed and examines what lessons Irish authorities could take from them.
#TruthMatters — cutting through misinformation.
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- Irish Troops Bunkered Down as Lebanon Fighting Intensifies
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Defence Forces say Irish troops in Lebanon are bunkered down as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies. All personnel are safe and accounted for.
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- Minister to Brief Cabinet on Irish Citizens in Middle East
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Foreign Affairs Minister will brief Cabinet today on Irish citizens stranded across the Middle East. An estimated 20,000 are in Gulf states that have come under attack.
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- Rubio Warns Worst May Be Yet to Come in Iran Conflict
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that the hardest hits on Iran may be yet to come as the conflict enters its fourth day. Israeli airstrikes struck locations in Tehran and Beirut this morning. The US Department of State is urging Americans to immediately leave more than a dozen countries in the Middle East “due to serious safety risks”. Iran claims 555 people have been killed since the strikes began.
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- US Warns Hardest Hits on Iran ‘Yet to Come’
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The US says the hardest hits on Iran are still to come as the war enters its fourth day. Airstrikes hit Tehran and Beirut. Washington urges Americans to leave parts of the Middle East “due to serious safety risks”.
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- Dozens Killed as Middle East Conflict Widens
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- At least 31 people have reportedly been killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon. Hezbollah fired missiles in retaliation, as explosions were also reported in Tehran, Bahrain and Dubai. Donald Trump warns US strikes on Iran could last weeks.
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- Up to 20,000 Irish Stranded in Middle East
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Up to 20,000 Irish citizens are stranded across the Middle East as major airports remain closed. At present, there are no plans by the Irish Government to carry out evacuations. Citizens in the region are being advised to shelter in place as the situation continues.
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- Irish Personnel in Middle East ‘Well and Accounted For’
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Defence Forces say Irish personnel on missions across the Middle East and North Africa are well and accounted for as tensions escalate. Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee has reassured Irish citizens in the affected region that all possible consular assistance will be provided.
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- Israel Strikes Tehran After Death of Iran’s Supreme Leader
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Israel has launched new attacks “in the heart of Tehran” following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. A massive explosion shook the capital as retaliation escalates across the region.
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- Israel Strikes Tehran After Death of Iran’s Supreme Leader
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Israel has launched new attacks “in the heart of Tehran” following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. A massive explosion shook the capital as retaliation escalates across the region.
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- Major Escalation as US and Israel Strike Iran
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The US and Israel have launched attacks on Iran, as President Donald Trump confirmed “major combat operations” are under way. Explosions were heard in five Iranian cities, with smoke rising over Tehran. Iran is targeting US military bases in the region, with missiles intercepted over Doha. At least one person is reported killed in Abu Dhabi. Irish peacekeepers are safe. Dublin Airport warns of travel disruption.
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- US and Israel Launch Strikes on Iran
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The US and Israel have launched attacks on Iran, with Donald Trump confirming “major combat operations” are under way. Explosions were reported in multiple Iranian cities. Iran has targeted US bases in retaliation.
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- Netflix Declines to Raise Bid for Warner Bros Discovery
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Netflix has declined to increase its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studio and streaming business. The move puts rival bidder Paramount in a stronger position. Concerns remain over the impact on content and networks like CNN.
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- Joseph Lawlor Jailed for Life Over Michael Ryan Murder
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Joseph Lawlor has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his friend Michael Ryan in Dublin nearly two years ago. In delivering the sentence, the judge said Mr Ryan’s death was wholly unnecessary and unjustified, at the hands of a man he considered a friend.
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- Green Party Wins Shock By-Election in Labour Stronghold
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Britain’s Green Party has won a crucial by-election in Gorton and Denton, a seat held by Labour since 1931. Labour came third, Reform second, as Green candidate Hannah Spencer said voters chose “hope over hate.”
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- Cresslough Families Call for Justice Meeting
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Families of those killed in the Cresslough tragedy are calling on the Justice Minister to meet them. Ten people died when an explosion destroyed a service station and apartments in 2022. Almost four and a half years on, they are still seeking answers.
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- Homeless Figures Reach Record High
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Homeless figures have reached a record high of over 17,000 people in emergency accommodation, including more than 5,000 children. It comes as rents and health insurance costs rise, and more households struggle with energy bills.
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- Thalidomide Survivors Told State Apology Is Forthcoming After Government Talks
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Irish Thalidomide Association says it has been promised a State apology following a meeting with Government leaders.
The drug, linked to serious birth defects, remained on sale in Ireland for months after being withdrawn worldwide in the early 1960s.
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- Sex Offender Contacted Child Within Hours Of Prison Release, Court Hears
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A convicted sex offender contacted a child just hours after his release from prison, Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard.
After his arrest, he told Gardaí that “Snapchat is like a haven to paedophiles.” The judge described the breach of his sex offenders order as “extraordinary.”
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- Panel Discusses Ireland’s Largest Landlord Signalling 25% Rent Hikes After Rule Changes
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🗣️ "Landlords will be putting up their rents, that is just the inevitable outcome of this."
IRES-REIT, Ireland’s biggest landlord, has signalled that changes to rental regulations could allow rent increases of up to 25%.
📺 Watch the full discussion ➡️ https://youtu.be/1OIgDUhWBhc
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- Will Tenants Be “Thrown To The Wolves” Under a New Era of Rental Rules?
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- 18:12
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The country’s biggest landlord has told investors they will be able to raise rents by up to 25%. The Ires Reit report comes ahead of changes to tenancy rules taking effect this weekend.
IREs Reit CEO Eddie Byrne told investors the regulatory landscape in Ireland has changed “for the better”. Taoiseach Micheál Martin defended the reforms during an exchange with Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald in the Dáil.
What will the new tenancy rules mean for renters — and will rents rise sharply?
Guest presenter Shane Coleman is joined by:
Seamus McGrath, Fianna Fáil TD
Senator Patricia Stephenson, Social Democrats spokesperson on Foreign Affairs
Eimer McAuley, News Correspondent with The Journal
They debate the tenancy rule changes, the political reaction, and what it could mean for Ireland’s rental market.
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- No SNA Cuts: Government Defends Dramatic Reversal
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️“That’s gross incompetence, isn’t it?”
The Government defended its U-turn on proposed SNA changes, saying Cabinet was not made aware of the potential impact on nearly 200 schools. The review has now been scrapped.
📺 Watch the full discussion ➡️ https://youtu.be/UXFx5NjsAT0
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- Katie Taylor Confirms 2026 Will Be Her Last Year As She Plans Dublin Farewell
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️ “I’m so excited to end my career here in Dublin.”
Katie Taylor has confirmed she intends to retire this year and is hoping to sign off with a homecoming bout at Croke Park.
Taylor previously fought at 3Arena and said that, along with Aviva Stadium, would be options, but admitted a final night in Croke Park would be the "icing on the cake" for her glittering career.
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- No SNA Cuts: Taoiseach Defends Dramatic Reversal
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- 15:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The Taoiseach has defended his government's dramatic U-turn on SNA cuts, saying the potential impact on nearly 200 schools was not made clear to Cabinet.
The rollback means the review will now not go ahead. There will be no reductions in Special Needs Assistants, and any promises of additional SNAs will be honoured — to the tune of €19 million.
Guest presenter Shane Coleman is joined by:
Malcolm Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin TD and Finance Spokesperson
Kate English, Chief Economist with Deloitte
They discuss the government’s reversal, how it happened, and what it means for schools and public spending.
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