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HSE launches measles vaccination catch-up campaign

The HSE has launched its measles vaccination catch-up campaign to protect against the disease due to a rise in cases in the UK and Europe.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 10:03 am

FG's Ciarán Cannon to leave politics over 'toxicity'

Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon has announced that he will not contest the next general election blaming a "toxicity in politics".
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:19 am

Man released in Kenneth Fetherston murder inquiry

A man in his 40s, who was arrested yesterday in connection with the investigation into the murder of Kenneth Fetherston, has been released without charge.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:16 am

Arrest after cocaine worth €546k seized at Dublin Airport

A man in his 30s has been arrested after cocaine worth almost €550,000 was seized at Dublin airport yesterday.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:11 am

Japan, US push for ban on nuclear weapons in space

The United States and Japan have proposed a UN Security Council resolution stressing that nations should comply with a treaty that bars putting nuclear weapons in space, a message that appeared aimed at Russia.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:05 am

30% rise in demand for Cancer Society transport service

The Irish Cancer Society has said it saw a 30% increase in demand for its transport service last year, during which it brought over 2,200 patients to and from chemotherapy treatments.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 8:42 am

UK village faces cliff edge over coastal erosion

Residents of a village in Norfolk in England have been told that their homes will fall into the North Sea, possibly within months.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 7:41 am

Garda killer Pearse McAuley found dead in Strabane home

Convicted garda killer Pearse McAuley has been found dead at his home in Strabane in Co Tyrone.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 7:18 am

Rust armourer requests new trial after conviction

A weapons armourer on the film set of Rust has asked a judge to grant her a new involuntary manslaughter trial and release from prison "pending further proceedings".
Posted: March 19, 2024, 7:14 am

Kim oversees 'super large' N Korea rocket launcher drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw firing drills involving "newly-equipped super-large" multiple rocket launchers, state media said, a day after Seoul said Pyongyang had fired several short-range ballistic missiles.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 6:51 am

Princess of Wales seen publicly after photo controversy

British media has published new images of Catherine, Princess of Wales, a week after furore over an edited photograph.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 4:34 am

Reddit, YouTube ordered to face US lawsuits over shooting

Reddit and Google's YouTube have been ordered by a New York state judge to face lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for helping enable the avowed white supremacist who killed ten black people in 2022 at a Buffalo, New York supermarket.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 3:53 am

US warns of 'severe' levels of food insecurity in Gaza

The entire population of Gaza is experiencing "severe levels of acute food insecurity", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, underscoring the urgency for increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 2:45 am

Stormont to vote on extension of EU regulation to NI

Stormont MLAs will get their first opportunity to vote on the extension of a new EU regulation to Northern Ireland later today.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 12:01 am

Microsoft launches AI upskill course for rural Ireland

Microsoft has announced the rollout of 'AI Skill-Up-A-Thons' in rural communities across the country and AI masterclasses for businesses in the Kerry region.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 12:01 am

Almost 8,900 children waiting for HSE needs assessment

New figures show that almost 8,900 children were classified as overdue for assessment of need, under the Disability Act, by the end of last year.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 12:53 pm

English heiress turned IRA member Rose Dugdale dies

Rose Dugdale, an English heiress who became a member of the Provisional IRA and who took part in the Russborough House art theft, has died aged 83.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 12:32 pm

Cabinet due update on Defence Forces deployment proposals

The Cabinet is set to get an update before the Dáil summer recess on legislative proposals to change protocols around deploying members of the Defence Forces overseas.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 6:01 am

'Horrifying levels of hunger' in Gaza, says Guterres

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has said the latest report on food insecurity in Gaza was "an appalling indictment of conditions on the ground for civilians".
Posted: March 18, 2024, 3:17 am

Putin addresses crowd after election win blasted by West

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the "return" to Russia of annexed Ukrainian territories at a concert on Red Square after winning an election blasted as illegitimate by Western powers.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 1:04 am

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