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Here’s How Ryanair’s New Paperless Boarding Will Work
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- Here’s How Ryanair’s New Paperless Boarding Will Work
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 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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- President Connolly: “The Normalisation Of War And Genocide Will Never Be Acceptable To Us”
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- In her first address as President, Catherine Connolly spoke of Ireland’s duty to lead on peace and sustainability.
She said the normalisation of war and genocide “has never been and will never be acceptable to us as a sovereign, independent nation,” warning of the “existential threat” from climate change and ongoing global conflicts.
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- Catherine Connolly Gives First Speech As President Of Ireland
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- President Catherine Connolly is delivering her first address as Uachtarán na hÉireann.
She said the people have given “their president a powerful mandate to articulate their vision for a new republic”
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- Catherine Connolly Begins Inauguration Day Ceremonies
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Catherine Connolly’s inauguration as Ireland’s tenth Head of State is under way at Dublin Castle. The ceremony in St Patrick’s Hall continues a tradition dating back to 1938.
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- US Senate Passes Bill To End Government Shutdown
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The US Senate has passed a crucial funding bill that could end the longest government shutdown in history within days.
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- Report Finds PSNI Failures Let Predator Contact Children While On Bail
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- A damning report has found that child predator Alexander McCartney was able to keep contacting children online while on bail, leading to the death of a 12-year-old girl in the US.
Cimarron Thomas from West Virginia took her own life in 2018, after online contact with McCartney.
The Police Ombudsman’s report found he was involved in abusive communications with at least seven other children during his two years on bail, criticising the PSNI’s handling of the case.
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- Niall Quinn Tells Of AI Scam Targeting His Family Amid Fresh Fraud Warnings
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️ “They impersonated my daughter… it can happen to anyone, at any time.”
Former Ireland footballer and FraudSMART ambassador Niall Quinn has spoken about how his family was targeted by online scammers who impersonated his daughter during a vulnerable time.
It comes as the Banking and Payments Federation warns of a rise in scams using AI-generated videos to impersonate Irish celebrities and promote fake investment schemes, particularly targeting people over 50.
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- End Of An Era As President Higgins Bids Farewell To The Áras
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina are preparing to leave Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening, marking the end of his 14-year tenure as Uachtarán na hÉireann.
President-elect Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow before she and her husband move into the official residence.
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- AI Changing How People Are Defrauded, Central Bank Warns
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The Central Bank says scams are becoming more sophisticated with the rise of AI.
It’s launching a new campaign to raise awareness and help people spot evolving fraud techniques.
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- Anger In Cork Village As School Loses Teacher
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Parents and pupils at Cloughduv National School in Co. Cork have been protesting after the school lost a teacher last month.
The Department of Education says staffing will remain “as was” for the rest of the academic year.
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- Healthy Ireland Study: CMO Urges Action On Binge Drinking And Vaping
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer says she’s “very concerned” about the targeting of young people by vape companies.
Professor Mary Horgan said that while smoking and drinking rates are broadly down over the past decade, more action is needed on binge drinking and vaping.
She was speaking at the launch of the latest Healthy Ireland study.
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- Ivan Yates Called Before Oireachtas Committee Over Coaching Role During Election
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Ivan Yates is being called before an Oireachtas committee to discuss his coaching of Jim Gavin in the presidential election, while also acting as a political pundit.
The Oireachtas Media Committee is also seeking talks with the media regulator about transparency and potential conflicts of interest for political commentators.
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- When Policy Failure Fuels Public Anger Over Immigration
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️ “There wouldn’t actually be this level of resentment or rhetoric against people coming into the country if the country was operating and functioning properly.”
The Group Chat discusses how frustration around immigration and asylum is being compounded by systemic failures and long-standing government shortcomings.
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- We Need To Talk About How We Talk About Immigration | The Group Chat
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- 13:08
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️ "Are we to be mad at the immigrants for the Government missing housing target, after housing target?"
With the Tánaiste saying migration levels are “too high”, The Group Chat discuss whether it’s a “sleight of hand” from Simon Harris to shift blame for housing pressures onto immigrants.
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- Energetic Bucks and Battling Stags Mark the Rut in Phoenix Park
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Rutting season is still underway in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.
The season runs from October to early November, when bucks compete for the attention of the park’s does.
Visitors are advised to stay clear of the deer, keep dogs on a lead, stay on marked paths, and avoid feeding the animals.
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- Former British Prince Andrew Receives Formal Request from US Congress Over Epstein Connection
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The US Congress has formally written to the former British Prince Andrew, requesting an interview in connection with his long-standing relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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- Media Transparency Under Scrutiny After Ivan Yates’ Work With Fianna Fáil Emerges
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️ "It is instrumental in the in the process of a functioning democracy."
Following the revelation that former Fine Gael minister Ivan Yates provided media training to Fianna Fáil, The Group Chat discuss transparency in the media.
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- Government Accused Of Shifting Blame For Housing Failures Onto Immigrants
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️ "Are we to be mad at the immigrants for the Government missing housing target, after housing target?"
With the Tánaiste saying migration levels are “too high”, The Group Chat discuss whether it’s a “sleight of hand” from Simon Harris to shift blame for housing pressures onto immigrants.
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- Tánaiste Rejects Calls For Referendum On Abolishing The Triple Lock
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Tánaiste Simon Harris has ruled out holding a referendum on abolishing the Triple Lock, despite opposition calls for the issue to go to the public.
Opposition parties say the presidential election - which saw Catherine Connolly, a vocal advocate for neutrality, elected - showed a clear public mandate not to pursue the abolition of the Triple Lock.
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- Heimir Hallgrímsson Names Ireland Squad With Ferguson To Feature
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Evan Ferguson has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for this month’s World Cup Qualifiers against Portugal and Hungary despite earlier concerns over injury.
Celtic striker Johnny Kenny misses out on the squad despite a recent run of good form.
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- “15 More Years” Of Housing Crisis Would Be “Pretty Grim”, Says Gibney
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️ "We are 15 years into a crisis of Fine Gael's own admission, and possibly facing another 15 years before we even see the light to get out of it,"
Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney has described new projections suggesting Ireland’s housing crisis could continue for another 15 years as “pretty grim”
The Department of Finance mapping exercise warns the shortage may persist into the 2040s before supply catches up with demand.
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- Israel Insists Ties With Trump Remain Firm After Mamdani Win
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The Israeli Government says Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral victory won’t undermine relations between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. The 34-year-old far-left lawmaker has accused Israel of genocide and vowed to honour an ICC warrant for the Israeli leader. His election has been welcomed by Palestinians in Ramallah.
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- Surge In Renters Seeking Help Over Homelessness Risk
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The housing charity Threshold has reported a significant increase in renters seeking help due to the risk of homelessness. A new report released this morning highlights that the main issue facing tenants who contacted the charity is landlords selling their homes.
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- Ireland’s Housing Crisis: 15 More Years? | The Tonight Show
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- 24:03
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Housing Minister James Browne has played down claims that it could take 15 years to end Ireland’s housing crisis — even though the estimate comes from the Department of Finance. A new mapping exercise suggests the shortage could persist into the 2040s, until building finally catches up with demand.
Joining Kieran Cuddihy to debate the government’s response and what it means for homebuyers:
-Fine Gael TD Naoise Ó Muirí
-Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney
-Executive Editor, Irish Independent Kevin Doyle
-Solicitor & Planning Law Expert Fred Logue
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- Ex-Fastway Staff ‘Left In Limbo’ Following Sudden Company Shutdown
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Former Fastway workers have gathered at Leinster House calling for government support after the courier company’s closure.
They say they have been left in limbo, unable to seek work or claim benefits without affecting their redundancy.
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- Pair Avoid Prison For Involvement In Romance Fraud Scheme
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- A man and a woman have avoided jail for their role in what a judge described as an “elaborate romance fraud”.
Both were described as “money mules” who were a small cog in a sophisticated operation.
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- Woman Goes On Trial Accused Of Murdering Four-Year-Old Boy
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- A woman has gone on trial accused of murdering a four-year-old boy in 2021.
The defendant has admitted to manslaughter but denies murder. Neither the woman nor the child can be identified for legal reasons.
The following report contains details that viewers may find upsetting.
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- Portiuncula Apologises To Family Of Woman Who Died After Two Misreported Smear Tests
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Portiuncula Hospital has apologised to the family of Maria Fitzpatrick, a 38-year-old mother of four who died in 2009 after two of her smear tests were misreported.
The High Court heard today that if Maria Fitzpatrick was referred for further investigation she "would be alive today".
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- Fastway Workers Say They’re Left in Limbo After Courier’s Collapse
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️"How are supposed to feed our children?"
Former Fastway workers have gathered at Leinster House calling for government support following the courier company’s sudden closure last week.
They say they have been left in limbo, unable to seek alternative employment or claim social welfare benefits without it affecting their redundancy entitlements.
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- Catherine Connolly Welcomed to Áras an Uachtaráin by Outgoing President Higgins
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Outgoing President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina have welcomed President-elect Catherine Connolly and her family to Áras an Uachtaráin.
Connolly will be inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president next week, as Higgins’ 14-year tenure comes to an end.
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- Is the Coalition Shifting Right on Immigration Amid Rising Deportations?
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️ “If one of them used the language that Simon Harris is using, they would be accused of racism.”
With the Tánaiste saying migration levels are “too high”, questions are being raised over whether the coalition is shifting to the right on immigration.
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- Newly Elected NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Delivers Defiant Message to Donald Trump
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Newly elected New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani used his victory speech to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Democrat’s remarks came after Trump threatened to withhold federal funding and take over the city if Mamdani won.
The 34-year-old makes history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage, and its youngest in more than a century.
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- UN Warns of Marathon Recovery After Hurricane Melissa
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The UN World Food Programme warns of a "marathon recovery" for nations hit by Hurricane Melissa. Jamaica is rushing to rebuild after the Category 5 storm devastated its western region.
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- UN Warns Sudan War ‘Spiralling Out of Control’
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- A UN summit in Qatar has heard that Sudan’s war is “spiralling out of control” after the paramilitary RSF seized the Darfur city of El-Fasher. Aid groups warn of civilians trapped or missing amid reports of hundreds killed in a hospital and ethnically targeted attacks, which the RSF denies.
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- Ireland’s Immigration Crackdown: Has the Coalition Shifted Right? | The Tonight Show
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- 21:00
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Seven children were among 52 people deported to Georgia last night on a chartered flight from Dublin Airport — the sixth deportation operation so far this year as the government clamps down on failed asylum applications.
With the Tánaiste saying migration numbers are now too high, is the coalition shifting to the right on immigration? And is Ireland seeing a broader change in public sentiment?
Joining Kieran Cuddihy to debate this on The Tonight Show:
-Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley
-Sinn Féin TD & Spokesperson on Justice and Migration Matt Carthy
-Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent, Irish Examiner
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- Man Imprisoned Over Pig Stabbings at Thornton Hall
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- A man’s been jailed for 15 months in connection with the stabbing of two pigs on the Thornton Hall site in Dublin last year. Darren Jackson pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty, with the judge saying that his actions were debased.
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- CAB Auctions Off Record Number of Properties and Luxury Goods in 2024
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The Criminal Assets Bureau had its busiest year in 2024, auctioning off 20 properties linked to crime, marking a record for the bureau.
High-end cars and luxury goods were also sold, generating hundreds of thousands of euros.
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- Republican Power Broker Dick Cheney Dies at 84
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Former US Vice President Dick Cheney, who served under George W. Bush during the Iraq war, has died aged 84.
A dominant figure in Republican politics, he later made headlines for endorsing Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
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- Government Leaders Respond to Ivan Yates’ Election Involvement
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The Taoiseach says it was “no secret” that his party received media training from Ivan Yates.
But the Tánaiste says he was “frustrated” that Yates’ comments during the presidential campaign caused damage to his party while working for a coalition partner.
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- Mixed Injury News for Ireland as Focus Turns to Japan Test
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Ireland are training ahead of their clash with Japan at the Aviva Stadium this weekend.
Andy Farrell’s side are hoping for their first win in the Autumn Nations Series after last week’s defeat to the All Blacks in Chicago, with mixed injury news from camp.
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- Polls Open in New York’s Mayoral Race with Mamdani Poised to Make History
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Voters are going to the polls today in New York City’s mayoral race.
34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is poised to become the youngest mayor in over a century and the city’s first Muslim and South Asian leader. His main rival, former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, is running as an independent after losing to Mamdani in the primary.
Donald Trump has backed Cuomo, threatening to cut federal funding to New York if Mamdani wins.
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- Garda Offers €10,000 Compensation To Teen Assault Victim
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- A garda who was convicted of assaulting a teenager four years ago has offered him ten thousand euro in compensation. Lorcan Murphy's sentencing was adjourned until February after the court heard that the teenager was in prison and couldn’t be contacted to see if the offer was acceptable.
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- DJ Carey Jailed For Conning Friends Out Of €400,000 With Fake Cancer Claims
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey has been jailed for five and a half years for conning 22 friends out of almost €400,000 by pretending he had cancer. The judge said he “cannot imagine a more reprehensible fraud.”
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- DJ Carey’s friend speaks on the reaction in Kilkenny following sentencing
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️“A lot of them are very angry, very mad, very bitter with him.”
John Crowley, a friend of DJ Carey who accompanied him to court, speaks to Virgin Media News about the reaction in Kilkenny after the former hurler was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for pretending he had cancer and defrauding more than 20 people out of hundreds of thousands of euro.
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- Author Speaks on DJ Carey Sentencing
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- 🗣️“I would like to say to those victims today, well done.”
Eimear Ní Bhraonáin, author of The Dodger: DJ Carey and the Great Betrayal, speaks to Virgin Media News following the sentencing of former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey to five and a half years in prison for pretending he had cancer and defrauding more than 20 people.
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- Death Toll Rises to 28 in Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The death toll in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 28. Aid has started arriving, but emergency crews are struggling to reach remote areas of the island.
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- Israel Receives Remains of Three Hostages from Gaza
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Israel has received the remains of three hostages handed over from Gaza, as families of those still missing continue to rally for their return. The humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza, with many living among the dead as aid remains limited.
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- Fastway Staff Left in Limbo
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Fastway Ireland staff say they’ve been left in limbo following the courier’s sudden closure, which has left them without wages and without social welfare entitlements for the next month. Employees and contractors gathered for a sunrise protest in Baldonnell, Dublin, less than a week after its parent company announced it would enter receivership.
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- Government Tensions Over Fianna Fáil’s Use of Ivan Yates
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- An internal row is brewing in government over Fianna Fáil’s use of broadcaster Ivan Yates during the presidential campaign. The party confirmed he provided debate and interview training for Jim Gavin following recent controversy.
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- Tributes Paid to Activist Sister Stan
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Tributes are being paid to activist and campaigner Sister Stan, who has died aged 86. Focus Ireland, which she founded in 1985, says her work changed thousands of lives. The Taoiseach has called her a “passionate advocate for helping those in need.”
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