Category: News
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Irish Navy spent €1.25 million on Mediterranean mission in 2016
The Irish Navy has been operating military missions in the Mediterranean because thousands of refugees have drowned trying to cross to Europe. The well-documented crisis led to the Irish Navy being deployed on a humanitarian mission but that stance has also changed. Ireland…
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Pyrite remediation works finally begin
After years of delays and hardship, progress is being made repairing and refurbishing homes in the Carleton House and Belmayne area of Dublin which were found to contain pyrite damage upon completion. Buildings in these areas form part of what was a widespread…
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CSO figures reveal Irish women are better educated than men
Latest census figures reveal that women in Ireland are better educated than men, as 43.2 percent of women aged 15 and over received third-level education in 2016 compared with 40.7 percent of men. Census figures released last month by the Central Statistics Office…
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Fine Gael’s €1.2 million deficit following 2016 election
Fine Gael saw its deficit rise to €1.2 million in 2016, whereas Fianna Fáil was in position to deliver a surplus of €500,000 according to the annual financial accounts released on Thursday. This drop in finances, according to Fine Gael’s report, has been…
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More than 1,600 cyclists fined since 2015
A total of 1,660 on the spot fines have been handed out to cyclists in the past two years. The fixed charge fines were introduced on the 31st of July 2015 by Paschal Donohue who was the transport minister at the time. Cyclists…
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Timeline of Tánaiste’s demise
The Irish government was on the brink of collapse at the most crucial time in Brexit negotiations but surprisingly it was not Brexit that almost caused an early election. Louise Burne explains the timeline of events that almost brought down the Dáil. The…
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Average Irish household to spend over €2,600 this Christmas
Retail Ireland’s Christmas Monitor 2017 predicts an increase in total sales of over €100 million, with sales over the Christmas season to increase to €4.5 billion from €4.4 billion last year. Retail Ireland Director Thomas Burke said: “Now that the uncertain political…
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The Irish Defence Forces deployed 1,300 troops on UN missions this year
On the 17th of November, 230 Irish troops returned home following a six month deployment to South Lebanon. The 110 Infantry Battalion of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), were greeted at Terminal 1 in Dublin Airport by overjoyed friends and…
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Varadkar outspends Kenny on gifts
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar spent €877.83 on twelve gifts since his inauguration in June this year. This is a substantial increase from the same period in 2016 when Enda Kenny was Taoiseach and spent only €98.59 on just four gifts for the Lord Mayor…
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Video: Justin Greene explains what life is like in RTÉ
Justin Greene, News & Current Affairs Director in RTÉ, tells Hajar Akl, Mary-Kate Findon & Leanne Salmon what life is like working in the media
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