Category: News
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Retention fee standoff threat to health system
St Vincent’s Hospital (Photo: Sinéad Fitzgerald) It goes without saying how important our Nursing staff are to our Health system. There are currently in and around 60,000 nurses on the Irish Register. Each year they pay a retention fee in order to…
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Will 2015 be another year of intolerance?
Freedom: The voice of silence. Illustration by Ricardo Campus By Maira DeGois Undoubtedly, the beginning of this year has been most unwelcome for media workers. Through the news, we saw events that made us think about the fate of humankind such as the Charlie…
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McIlroy’s case set to tee off at 11am on Wednesday
(Image by Mark Shierbecker/Wikimedia) By Donal Lucey The first major of the season, the Masters, is just nine weeks away but world number 1 Rory Mcilroy must first face a tough battle in the High Court. The multi-million euro case involving…
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New York battles storm Juno and Ireland is issued yellow weather warning
Wednesday, 28th January By: Hannan Raisuni The weather in New York this week has reached dangerous levels. Streets have been closed, school has been cancelled and the city is at a total standstill. Last night storm Juno ripped through New England with ferocious…
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Liverpool vs Chelsea – Three of the Best
Net photo Liverpool and Chelsea meet tonight at Stamford Bridge in the second leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final. Tempers flared between Diego Costa and Jordan Henderson during last week’s 1-1 draw at Anfield and with the added tension from the astonishing…
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Welcome to The City
Welcome to the new version of The City. We have a new team taking over and we have lots in store for 2015! As editor of The City I hope to bring you the stories you are interested in with a focus on…
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Auschwitz liberated 70 years ago today
Today marks 70 years since Jewish prisoners were freed from Auschwitz concentration camp. Many different communities and religions will remember the victims throughout the world on this memorable day. However many Jews did not make it out of the gates they walked…
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Wolf Tones hope to reach Christmas Number One with Charity Single
The Wolf Tones are trying to reach the Christmas number one with a special release of their ballad ‘Joe McDonnell’, with all proceeds going to charity. Just a couple of weeks ago Football Association of Ireland CEO John Delaney was forced to make a grovelling apology,…
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Forthcoming Public Service Broadcasting Charge To Be Deferred
A proposed public service broadcasting charge, which was due to come into Effect on Janurary 1st 2015 has been postponed until further notice. The charge, which former Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte proposed in 2013 to replace the current television licence, has been postponed…
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