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Foreign Affairs Minister Calls For Stronger EU to Israel Response After Flotilla Incident
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- Foreign Affairs Minister Calls For Stronger EU to Israel Response After Flotilla Incident
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “We need to be strong at the European level...We haven’t been strong enough.”
Speaking on #MondayGR, Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee says the EU must respond more collectively following the detention of at least eight Irish citizens on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza by Israeli forces.
She also said the EU needs a stronger collective response to strikes on Lebanon and violence by settlers in the occupied West Bank.
📺 Watch the full discussion on the Virgin Media News YouTube Channel.
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- Frog Found Alive In Bag Of Lettuce At Australian Supermarket
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “We thought we’d give him a wee send-off tune so we played Crazy Frog for him.”
A live frog has been found sealed inside a bag of lettuce bought at a Woolworths supermarket in the remote Western Australian town of Esperance.
The roomates who discovered the small green frog released him near a local dam “with his little snack of lettuce."
Woolworths described the incident as isolated and said no similar reports had been received.
#VMNews
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- Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee Says EU “Hasn’t Been Strong Enough” In Response To Israel
- Runtime
- 13:39
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Monday with Gavan Reilly | Mondays at 10pm | Virgin Media One & Virgin Media Play
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- Documentary Examines Strains In US–Irish Relations Over Gaza And Airspace
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “Be careful who you criticise.”
Make Ireland Great Again, a new Virgin Media News documentary, explores the issues complicating the historing US-Irish relationship in the Trump era.
Ireland's stance on Gaza, and domestic pressure on the Government over US military use of Irish airspace, has attracted the attention of the US President's allies in Congress who have warned that Ireland's 'pacifism' would not be respected in the Middle East.
📺 Make Ireland Great Again | Tomorrow at 9pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media Play
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- “RTÉ Has A Lot Of Work To Do” To Rebuild Trust, Says Columnist Sarah Carey
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Columnist Sarah Carey says RTÉ has “a lot of work to do” to rebuild trust with both the public and staff - suggesting bringing the broadcaster under the Comptroller and Auditor General “may be the only way out”.
#MondayGR
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- “An awful lot of long fingering” around the Occupied Territories Bill
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Political Correspondent Seán Defoe says there’s been “an awful lot of long fingering” around the Occupied Territories Bill - arguing Ireland may need to “go it alone” rather than wait for wider EU consensus.
He said you could look at it as being "potentially dead".
#MondayGR
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- Helen McEntee says the EU “hasn’t been strong enough” in responding to Israel
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee says the EU “hasn’t been strong enough” in responding to Israel.
#MondayGR
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- 📺 Tonight's #MondayGR line-up at 10.15pm
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- 0:14
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- 📺 Tonight's #MondayGR line-up at 10.15pm:
🏛️ Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee on the detention of Irish citizens by Israel.
Plus on the panel:
Eamon Ryan, former Green Party Leader & Minister
Sarah Carey, Columnist
Seán Defoe, Political Correspondent, Bauer Media
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- 📺 Monday with Gavan Reilly | 10.15pm on Virgin Media PLAY and Virgin Media One.
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Monday with Gavan Reilly tonight at 10:15pm:
Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee on the detention of Irish citizens by Israel. Plus: RTÉ finances, cost of living and by-elections.
📺 Monday with Gavan Reilly | 10.15pm on Virgin Media PLAY and Virgin Media One.
#MondayGR
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- Strike Suspended As Ambulance Service Pay Talks Resume
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Talks on the pay dispute at the National Ambulance Service have resumed at the Labour Court.
Planned strike action this week has been suspended to allow the latest round of discussions to take place.
#VMNews
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- New Documentary: Make Ireland Great Again
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- 📺 Make Ireland Great Again
In a new Virgin Media News documentary, Richard Chambers looks at the rapidly changing US-Irish relationship and the tensions driving a rift down the Atlantic between our countries.
🕘 Wednesday at 21:00 on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media Play.
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- Man Convicted Of Murdering Louth Teen Has Conviction Quashed
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- A man convicted of murdering Cameron Reilly eight years ago has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal.
Aaron Connolly’s legal team argued the trial judge “exceeded a boundary” in comments made about the evidence during his charge to jurors in the closing stages of the trial.
#VMNews
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- Irish Activists Among Gaza Flotilla Intercepted By Israeli Forces
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- 2:48
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Flotilla organisers say Israeli forces have intercepted vessels attempting to reach Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla mission.
Several Irish activists were on board, including Margaret Connolly, sister of President Catherine Connolly, along with Cat Graham, Louise McCormack, Cormac O'Daly and Tom Deasy.
Irish activist Mikey Cullen has called on the Irish Government to ensure the protection of the human rights of those detained by Israeli forces.
#VMNews
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- Immigration Back In Focus After Bertie Ahern Video?
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “When people feel they're losing out, they tend to strike out. And the problem is, they're striking out at who's not the cause of their problem,”
The #TonightVMTV panel discusses whether the Bertie Ahern video has brought immigration back to the centre of political discussion.
📺 Watch the full discussion ➡️ https://youtu.be/3W0Lv83eQIY
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- Jozef Puska Appeal Against Ashling Murphy Murder Conviction Set For July
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Convicted killer Jozef Puska’s appeal against his conviction for the murder of Ashling Murphy will be heard by the Court of Appeal in July.
The hearing is expected to last two days.
#VMNews
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- Drivers in France were warned to watch out for a “drunk” deer
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Drivers in France were warned to watch out for a “drunk” deer spotted stumbling near roads after eating fermented vegetation.
#VMNews
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- "We Won't Be Cancelling Flights"
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has said he doesn't expect his airline will have to cancel flights or bump up its fares this Summer, despite the spike in airline fuel costs.
#VMNews
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- Inflation in Ireland has hit its highest level in almost two years
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- Inflation in Ireland has hit its highest level in almost two years, with rising fuel and energy costs linked to the war in Iran driving prices up to 3.7%, according to the CSO.
#VMNews
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- A row has erupted in the Dáil after new figures showed a sharp rise in eviction notices
- Runtime
- 0:14
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- A row has erupted in the Dáil after new figures showed a sharp rise in eviction notices.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty accused the Government of “failing renters” and said families are being left with nowhere to turn as the housing crisis deepens.
#VMNews
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- Mother Who Wrote Children’s Book About Grief Jailed For Husband’s Murder
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- A mother who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering him with a fentanyl-laced cocktail.
Kouri Richins had previously tried to poison him with a fentanyl-laced sandwich.
#VMNews
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- Fuel prices easing but Irish motorists are still paying more than they were earlier this year
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- Fuel prices easing but Irish motorists are still paying more than they were earlier this year.
#VMNews
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- Has The Bertie Ahern Video Reignited The Migration Debate?
- Runtime
- 21:31
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said he has “no beef” with people coming to Ireland following a video that circulated widely online.
His comments have prompted political reaction, with Fianna Fáil distancing itself from the remarks and opposition figures weighing in on the wider migration debate.
The Tonight Show panel discusses whether the video has brought immigration back to the centre of political discussion, how Government parties are responding, and whether the issue risks intensifying existing tensions in the debate.
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- Most of Ireland’s bathing waters remain rated excellent despite rise in pollution incidents
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- Most of Ireland’s bathing waters remain rated excellent despite rise in pollution incidents.
#VMNews
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- Ireland On Empty
- Runtime
- 45:47
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- Presented by Virgin Media Southern News Correspondent Zara King, this one-hour special examines the recent fuel protests that unfolded over several days, bringing parts of Ireland to a standstill. Set against a backdrop of rising fuel costs and mounting pressure on farmers and hauliers, protests spread rapidly from rural communities to key national infrastructure.
As prices surged, demonstrations escalated, culminating in blockades at major fuel depots, causing widespread disruption. Ireland on Empty charts how an initial expression of economic strain quickly evolved into a national crisis.
Le tacaíocht ón Scéim Nuachta agus Cúrsaí Reatha na Teilifíse Tráchtála Neamhspleáiche
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#VMNews #Ireland #IrelandOnEmpty
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- Ireland On High Alert Ahead Of EU Presidency Amid Fears Of Cyber Attacks And Sabotage
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- With just seven weeks until Ireland takes over the EU Presidency, security has been ramped up on land, at sea and in the air.
Authorities are preparing for threats including drone strikes and potential sabotage of critical undersea cables and infrastructure.
#VMNews
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- Child Abuse Material Being Moved Behind Paywalls
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- A key report on online safety has highlighted growing alarm around the movement of child sexual abuse material behind paywalls and closed-access platforms.
#VMNews
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- Emotional Scenes In Dáil During Abortion Law Debate
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- A Dáil debate on changing Ireland’s abortion laws turned emotional today, with one TD breaking down in tears in the chamber. TDs will vote tonight on proposals to remove the three-day waiting period and change rules around fatal foetal abnormality.
#VMNews
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- Ambulance Strike: Is There A Link To Fuel Protests?
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “You can see this in the utterances from the trade union sector in the aftermath of those fuel protests – there is an increased militancy.”
Following the 24-hour strike by National Ambulance Service trade union members, the #TonightVMTV panel discussed whether the fuel protests influenced industrial action.
📺 ▶️ https://youtu.be/BXpdu4YxK2A
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- 1,700 Passengers Confined To Cruise Ship After Illness Outbreak
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- More than 1,700 passengers and crew, including some Irish passengers, were ordered to remain onboard a British cruise ship in Bordeaux after a gastrointestinal illness outbreak.
French authorities have ruled out any link to the recent hantavirus alert.
#VMNews
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- Ambulance Workers Expected To Hold Fresh Talks Ahead Of 48-Hour Strike
- Runtime
- 0:26
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- Unions are expected to enter Labour Court talks tomorrow in a bid to resolve the ambulance workers’ dispute.
A planned 48-hour strike next week remains in place after 2,000 ambulance staff joined picket lines on Tuesday.
#VMNews
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- Ireland On Empty | Tonight at 9PM on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media Play
- Runtime
- 2:48
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- Tonight, a new Virgin Media News documentary explores the fuel protests that brought parts of the country to a standstill.
📺 Ireland On Empty | Tonight at 9PM on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media Play
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- Littering and dog fouling fines will rise to €250 from September
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- Littering and dog fouling fines will rise to €250 from September.
#VMNews
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- Dáil Debate Hears Emotional Plea On Abortion Access
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- TDs are debating changes to Ireland’s abortion laws, including access in cases of fatal foetal abnormality. During a Dáil debate, Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore broke down in tears as she outlined how women have to travel to the UK to access care unavailable here.
#VMNews
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- Electric Car Sales Surge 73% As Fuel Prices Drive Motorists Towards EVs
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- New electric car registrations jumped 73% last month compared to a year ago, as soaring fuel prices push more motorists towards EVs.
Demand has continued to rise steadily over the first four months of 2026.
#VMNews
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- Ambulance Strike: Ireland’s Health System Under Strain
- Runtime
- 17:19
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The National Ambulance Service strike has sparked debate after the HSE warned it could put public safety at risk, a claim strongly rejected by those on the picket line.
Workers say increased skills and responsibilities have not been reflected in pay or recognition.
Guest Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:
Martin Daly TD, Fianna Fáil
George Lawlor TD, Labour
Jack Horgan-Jones, Political Correspondent, Irish Times
Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent, Irish Examiner
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The Tonight Show | Tuesday & Wednesday at 10pm | Virgin Media One & Virgin Media Play
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#TheTonightShow #Ireland #HealthService #AmbulanceStrike #HSE #PublicHealth #IrishPolitics #CostOfLiving #IndustrialAction #Healthcare #HospitalCrisis #WaitingLists #VirginMediaNews
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- Jason Bonney Appeals Regency Attack Conviction To Supreme Court
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A Dublin man jailed for helping the Hutch Gang as a getaway driver after the Regency Hotel attack has appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court.
Jason Bonney claims he was not driving the car after the 2016 shooting and disputes how alibi evidence was handled.
#VMNews
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- Living With A Disability Can Cost Up To €15,000 Extra A Year
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- People with disabilities can face up to €15,000 a year in extra living costs, with many saying everyday essentials and taking on work come with financial penalties.
A Government summit tomorrow will discuss a permanent Cost of Disability Payment.
#VMNews #TruthMatters
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- Debate Over Fianna Fáil Identity After Martin Interview
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- 🗣️ “[Micheál Martin] wasn’t able to distinguish Fianna Fáil, at all, from Fine Gael.”
🗣️ “The reason his approval rating is so good is because he’s popular with Fine Gael voters.”
Kevin Cunningham of Ireland Thinks discussed Micheál Martin’s leadership of Fianna Fáil, saying the party has become increasingly similar to coalition partners Fine Gael.
📺 Watch the full discussion on the @virginmedianewsireland YouTube Channel.
#MondayGR
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- Keir Starmer Fighting For His Political Survival
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Keir Starmer is under huge pressure tonight as Labour fractures over his leadership. Nearly 90 MPs - including ministers - want him gone after disastrous election results. Supporters insist he should stay, but momentum appears to be turning against him.
#VMNews
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- Could Micheál Martin Be Forced Out Before The Next Election?
- Runtime
- 16:29
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Following An Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s interview on Monday with Gavan Reilly, Ivan Yates, Aisling Moloney and Kevin Cunningham analysed his performance, leadership style, and growing political pressure within Fianna Fáil.
The panel discussed whether there is any meaningful difference between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, whether Micheál Martin can survive potential by-election setbacks, and if he will still be leading the party into the next general election.
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- Enterprise Minister Peter Burke Says Welfare Supports Available After Waterford Blaze
- Runtime
- 0:21
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Enterprise Minister Peter Burke says workers impacted by the Waterford fire should look to welfare.ie for supports, as concerns grow for around 40 businesses and potentially 200 employees affected by the blaze.
#VMNews
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- Chicken Products Recalled Over Salmonella Fears
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Several supermarkets are recalling some chicken products over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella.
Consumers are being advised not to eat affected items and to check recall notices in stores and online.
#VMNews
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- National Ambulance Service Strike: Paramedic Says Patients In Emergencies “Will Not Be Let Down”
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- 0:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Paramedic says anyone in an emergency situation during today's 24-hour strike by National Ambulance Service Workers "will not be let down" by staff operating frontline services.
Meanwhile, the HSE has asked the public to consider other alternatives to an ambulance.
#VMNews
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- Ireland On Empty Airs Wednesday 13 May At 9PM | Virgin Media One and Virgin Media PLAY
- Runtime
- 0:20
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Ireland on Empty:
Virgin Media News investigates the fuel protests that brought the country to a standstill.
TD Danny Healy-Rae says he knew the small green diesel relief would spark backlash.
🕘 Wed 13 May, 9pm
📺 Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY
#IrelandOnEmpty #VMNews
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- Liam Murray Murder Probe: Gardaí Continue Land Search 17 Years On
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Gardaí investigating the murder of Liam Murray will continue searching lands in Rathfarnham, Dublin today - 17 years after his body was discovered at his home.
No one has ever been charged with his murder.
#VMNews
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- A new Garda recruitment campaign has officially launched
- Runtime
- 0:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A new Garda recruitment campaign has officially launched.
Applications are now being accepted, with prospective recruits given until Wednesday June 3rd to apply.
#VMNews
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- Micheál Martin On Cost Of Living & His Fianna Fáil Future
- Runtime
- 19:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- An Taoiseach Micheál Martin joins Monday with Gavan Reilly live in studio for a rare extended television interview.
The Taoiseach discusses the Government’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis and protests, spending priorities for next year, and questions around his future as Fianna Fáil leader.
Micheál Martin also addresses public spending pressures, education funding, and the measures Government says it can take to support working families.
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- Priceless Historic Items Lost In Devastating Waterford Fire
- Runtime
- 0:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- “Some of the suits dated back to 1921 and 1936. You could never replace them.”
A business owner says priceless historic pieces were destroyed in the devastating Waterford city fire that tore through the old Jute Factory site over the weekend.
#VMNews
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- Abuse Survivor Speaks Out After Cousin Jailed For Nine Years
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- “Don’t be ashamed. You’ve done nothing wrong.”
Frances McGregor waived her right to anonymity after her cousin Edward McGregor from Wicklow was jailed for nine years for sexually abusing her and her sister over an eight-year period.
She said survivors are “not broken”
#VMNews
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- Drone Footage Shows Scale Of Damage Caused By Waterford Factory Fire
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Drone Footage Shows Scale Of Damage Caused By Waterford Factory Fire.
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