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UK Government ‘determined’ to pass Legacy Bill despite peers’ intervention

Victims groups, the main Stormont political parties and the Irish government have all expressed their opposition to the legislation.

The Independent UK

Leo Varadkar says Ryan Tubridy should appear before Dail committee for pay grilling if asked

The Taoiseach said it's up to Ryan Tubridy to make a call on if he should hand overpayments back

Irish Mirror

Irish premier, unions and politicians call for Dee Forbes’ committee appearance

Dee Forbes was suspended from the position of director-general of RTE last week and was already due to step down from her role next month.

The Independent UK

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Thousands march through Dublin for Pride parade 40th anniversary

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was pictured with some of the groups taking part at the start of the march.

The Independent UK

Murders in Ireland more likely to be women in own homes than gangland executions

Our data found there were 13 female victims of homicides in 2022 – a hike of 85% in one year. Already in 2023, there have been seven killings.

Irish Mirror

Ferghal Blaney - David McSavage too savage for our sensitive politicians

Our Man in the Mirror with the craic from down in the Dail

Irish Mirror

RTE chair set to meet with Media Minister over Tubridy controversy

It comes as the national broadcaster reels from revelations around the misreporting of how much it’s top star was paid.

The Independent UK

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Taoiseach admits he is 'very concerned' about RTE's Ryan Tubridy pay scandal

In a lengthy statement on Friday evening, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed that Media Minister Catherine Martin will brief Cabinet about the issue on Tuesday

Irish Mirror

Visa legislation could ruin tourism industry, warn Derry Sinn Fein after NIO Minister comments

NIO Minister Steve Baker confirmed government plans to give no exemption from electronic travel authorisation passes to tourists

Belfast Live

Helen McEntee says people should be 'screaming from rooftops' about number of women being killed in Ireland

Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview with the Irish Mirror, Justice Minister McEntee spoke about the 'upsetting' number of women being killed in Ireland

Irish Mirror

State failed in its care to nursing home resident who was raped by healthcare worker, Varadkar says

A healthcare worker was jailed for 11 years for the rape of a resident who was known by the pseudonym 'Emily'

Irish Mirror

Five years to reach 6,500 students at UU Magee campus after Irish government cash boost

Campaigners have been calling for student numbers to increase to 10,000 at Magee for decades

Belfast Live

Irish government ‘has duty to take legal action against UK over legacy Bill’

Mark Thompson, CEO of Relatives For Justice, said the Irish government should take an interstate case against the UK.

The Independent UK

No exemption for tourists visiting Northern Ireland via Ireland, says minister

Steve Baker made clear the Government does not intend to grant waivers to Electronic Travel Authorisations.

The Independent UK

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Ireland will consider taking interstate case if UK legacy Bill passed – Varadkar

The Irish premier said his government were ‘very much against’ the Bill and had ‘made that very clear’ to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach hits back at fresh Children's Hospital delay and costs claims

Sinn Féin health spokesman, David Cullinane, said he has sources that have informed him that 11 of the 22 operating theatres in the hospital will require major extra works that could cost the taxpayer “tens of millions” more euro

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar vows that childcare costs will be cut in Budget

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was criticised for saying in an interview that he did not know if childcare would be cut by 25 per cent in Budget 2024

Dublin Live

Cost of living: New report finds no evidence of 'price gouging' by supermarkets

Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney published the report from the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) examining the rise in the price of food

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Irish Mirror

New report finds no evidence of 'excessive pricing' in Irish supermarkets

Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney published the report from the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) examining the rise in the price of food

The Independent UK

Historical convictions for sex between men in Ireland to be disregarded

So-called conversion therapy is also set to be criminalised in Ireland, it has been announced on Pride Week in Dublin.

Irish Mirror

Government confirms that historic convictions for homosexual sex will be quashed

Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalised in 1993 but the Government has just confirmed that historic convictions will now be quashed

Belfast Live

Magee expansion cash from Dublin should 'address long-standing disparities'

Funding from the Irish government for the expansion of Ulster University's Magee campus was announced on Tuesday

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach says Ireland is experiencing 'epidemic of gender-based violence' as number of women killed increases

An investigation by The Irish Mirror found that the number of women and girls that were killed in 2022 had doubled compared to 2021

Belfast Live

Ulster University's Magee campus gets €56 million funding boost from Irish government

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the expansion will 'foster new jobs and economic growth'

Dublin Live

Cost of living: Energy bills set to rise for customers who switched providers

Customers who switched providers to avail of 12 months' worth of a discounted price will see bills soar once again

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