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President of Ireland calls on schools to stop giving pupils homework

Children should be able to use time at home ‘for other creative things’, says Michael D Higgins

The Independent UK

President Michael D Higgins says homework should be banned in Ireland

The country’s favourite leader believes that school activities should end at the school gate and students should be encouraged to engage in more creative pursuits

Dublin Live

President Michael D Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland

The country’s favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of students that the bane of their afterschool evenings could be scrapped.

Irish Mirror

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Irish president praises Pope Benedict’s ‘steadfast interest’ in Northern Ireland

Michael D Higgins led Irish tributes to the former pontiff after Benedict’s death on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Watch: Amazing footage shows moment Pele played in Dublin as football legend dies aged 82

Tributes have been paid by many including Ireland's President Michael D Higgins

Dublin Live

President extends Christmas welcome to Ukrainians in Ireland in heartfelt Christmas message

Michael D Higgins delivered his message as "the spectre of war once again hangs over our continent"

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar pledges humility and resolve as he becomes Irish premier again

The Fine Gael leader has replaced the Fianna Fail leader as Taoiseach under the terms of the 2020 coalition deal

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Leo Varadkar pledges ‘humility and resolve’ as he becomes Irish premier again

Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar has replaced Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach as part of a deal within the coalition government.

The Independent UK

Leo Varadkar set to return to power as Micheal Martin steps down as taoiseach

LEO Varadkar is set to return to power after the Irish parliament backed him to become the next taoiseach.

The National (Scotland)

Ireland’s Dail backs nomination of Leo Varadkar as taoiseach

Leo Varadkar replaces Micheal Martin in a planned handover of power within Ireland’s coalition government.

The Independent UK

Micheal Martin resigns as taoiseach ahead of power handover to Leo Varadkar

Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar will become premier for the second time on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Leo Varadkar set to return as Ireland’s premier - OLD

Micheal Martin will resign as premier on Saturday in a handover agreed as part of the deal that formed the three party coalition government in Dublin.

The Independent UK

Varadkar prepares to become taoiseach for second time

Micheal Martin will resign as premier on Saturday in a handover agreed as part of the deal that formed the three party coalition government in Dublin.

The Independent UK

Ireland 'knows what it means to struggle for right to exist’, says EU's Ursula von der Leyen

Ms von der Leyen is on a two-day trip to Dublin, where she was meeting Taoiseach Micheal Martin

Irish Mirror

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Irish Mirror

President Michael D Higgins urges Irish people to have courage to act on climate change

It comes amid the launch of an environmental film featuring the Pope

Irish Mirror

Vicky Phelan: Heartwrenching tributes paid as 'national treasure, mammy and aunt' loses brave cancer battle

Vicky Phelan, 48, died in the early hours of Monday morning at Milford Hospice in Limerick after battling cervical cancer since 2014 after she was misdiagnosed.

The Independent UK

Vicky Phelan remembered as ‘incredible’ woman with ‘powerful inner strength’

Mother-of-two Vicky Phelan died on Monday aged 48 after a long battle with cervical cancer.

The Guardian - UK

Vicky Phelan, who exposed Irish smear tests scandal, dies at 48

Campaigner highlighted health service failures after receiving a false negative cervical cancer result in 2011

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s better to go down fighting’: the extraordinary life of murdered journalist Lyra McKee

An intimate documentary on the writer, who was shot dead at a riot in Derry, is released this week – tracing her impact on those around her and the fury that followed her killing

Daily Mirror

Village mourns petrol station explosion victim, 5, killed buying birthday cake with dad

Five-year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe's dad Robert had taken her to buy a birthday cake when they were both killed in the Creeslough blast on October 7, and both have today been laid to rest

The Independent UK

Creeslough explosion: Funeral takes place for five-year-old and father killed in blast

Irish president attends final service for the 10 victims of petrol station catastrophe

The Independent UK

Funeral under way for five-year-old girl and father killed in Creeslough blast

Robert Garwe had taken his daughter Shauna to the shop to buy a birthday cake for her mother.

Irish Mirror

Minute's silence at scene of Creeslough explosion one week on as community grieves

Teachers from the local Creeslough primary school also left a balloon and flowers at the scene on behalf of their pupils

Daily Mirror

Boy, 12, narrowly escapes petrol station explosion that killed his dad and nine others

Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to Donegal explosion victim James O'Flaherty, described as a 'great father and partner' who did everything he could for his family

Irish Mirror

Creeslough funerals: Catherine O'Donnell and son James killed in Creeslough tragedy laid to rest together

“It is no wonder, under such circumstances, that words fail us this afternoon"

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