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‘Not a word of regret, apology or shame’
REMORSELESS paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson has shown no ‘regret, apology or shame’ for the rape and sexual assault of two women when they were children, a judge said, as he sentenced the disgraced former DUP leader to 15 years in prison yesterday. Judge...
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MURDERED OVER €20K DRUG DEBT
THERE are serious fears of further violence after four members of one family were killed in an arson attack – with the son of one victim saying the petrol bombing was over a €20,000 drug debt. Kim English, in her 30s; her husband Phillip, in his 50s;...
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FAMILY KILLED AS THEY SLEPT
A MANHUNT was under way last night for the killer responsible for a horrific arson attack on an innocent family which left four people dead, including two children. Two other children from the same family were last night fighting for their lives...
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GRIT YOUR TEETH AS 300,000 GO ON STRIKE
UNIONS yesterday rejected a last-ditch plea by the Government to call off industrial action, with up to 300,000 public sector workers set to strike. Tomorrow will see schools shut, hospital appointments pulled and court hearings – except for...
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RTE FACES GRILLING OVER JOB CUTS PLAN
RTÉ is facing a public grilling from TDs over how it is implementing its plan to slash its workforce by 400. Senior Public Accounts Committee member James Geoghegan warned: ‘The PAC will be calling RTÉ and the Department [of Culture, Communications...
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I WANT NEW CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OPEN FOR EU MINISTERS
HEALTH Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill wanted the €2.2billion National Children’s Hospital open in time for Ireland hosting the Presidency of the EU Council, to show it off to European ministers, private letters reveal. But after a presentation by...
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TAOISEACH BLINDSIDED BY MOVE TO CUT €20M FROM RTE
TAOISEACH Micheál Martin was blindsided this week when it emerged RTÉ was to be short-changed €20million in funding, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. This has emerged as station chief Kevin Bakhurst yesterday said, ‘I don’t know’ when asked, following...
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RTE ‘STUNNED’ AS O’DONOVAN SLASHES €20M FROM FUNDING
THE Media Minister stunned RTÉ yesterday by cutting €20million in ‘agreed’ funding over its failure to implement reforms quickly enough. Minister Patrick O’Donovan confirmed that the national broadcaster would receive €240million, rather than the...
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HARRIS THE BIG SPENDER
MIDDLE-INCOME workers received tax cuts, a new savings scheme and changes to inheritance tax as part of a Budget bonanza delivered with a ‘Fine Gael stamp’ yesterday. Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris was being hailed by Fine Gael TDs and...
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MY HEART IS BROKEN: FLATLEY’S WIFE DIES AGED 52
RIVERDANCE star Michael Flatley has said his ‘heart is broken’ following the death of his wife Niamh O’Brien. Ms O’Brien, 52, an Irish dancer and former lead performer in Lord Of The Dance, passed away from an illness which affected her lungs. The...
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SWEETENER OF €30,000 FOR TENANTS EVICTED BY METROLINK
TENANTS in a building to be demolished to make way for Metrolink were offered €30,000 per apartment by the State if they moved out within two months of an eviction notice, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. The College Gate building on Dublin’s Townsend...
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SCANDAL OF THE WASTED €4.4M AT DCU ...AND STILL NO STUDENT BEDS
A MISUNDERSTANDING between Dublin City University (DCU) and the Department of Higher Education has seen €4.4million of taxpayers’ cash wasted. The university has written off the €4.38million in professional fees associated with the development of a...
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‘WEAPONS SUPPLIER BROUGHT GARDAI TO A BROTHEL IN ITALY’
A WHISTLEBLOWER has alleged that Garda personnel were ‘wined and dined’ and brought to a ‘brothel’ in Italy by a weapons supplier, the Seanad has heard. Senator Michael McDowell told the Seanad this week he is concerned about ‘abuse of Garda power on...
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META: WE’LL STILL ALLOW DANGEROUS DRIVING VIDEOS
SOCIAL media giant Meta will not remove videos which glorify reckless driving and joyriding, unless it deems them to be encouraging ‘lifethreatening behaviour’. The company is expected to tell the Oireachtas Media Committee today it will only remove...
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ANGER OVER RTÉ RADIO DROPPING TOP IRISH GAMES
RTÉ’S sports department has been blindsided by a decision not to broadcast any of Ireland’s Nations League games on radio, with sources saying it sets a ‘dangerous precedent’. The Irish Daily Mail has established that none of the upcoming soccer...
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TENSION MOUNTING IN COALITION OVER BUDGET TAX PLANS
MAJOR fault lines are opening in the Coalition, with Tánaiste Simon Harris now fighting a rearguard action on a number of fronts as the Budget looms. Fianna Fáil TD and former minister Willie O’Dea, and his party colleague Deputy Séamus McGrath, have...
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Commisssioner gave ‘an RUC pal’ whistleblower role and blocked appointment of Army veteran
FORMER Garda Commissioner Drew Harris blocked the appointment of a decorated Defence Forces veteran to audit protected disclosures in favour of ‘a pal from the RUC’, according to explosive new claims from Garda whistleblowers. The force was rocked...
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Hours after Diana’s death, Charles was giddily elated... like a lottery winner
QUEEN Elizabeth dramatically offered to restore Princess Diana’s royal title on the day of her funeral, a bombshell book claims. Mr Spencer describes in his explosive memoir – being exclusively serialised by the Irish Daily Mail – how the Queen...
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‘Rest assured, we will forget her soon enough’
A FURIOUS Prince Charles told Charles Spencer days after Princess Diana’s tragic death, ‘rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough’, according to a devastating new memoir. In allegations that prompted an extraordinary response from Buckingham Palace,...
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ESB BOSS IN LINE FOR €480K SALARY
A NEW pay deal for the ESB’s boss will see his salary increase to €480,000 by 2028 if performance targets are met – almost €162,000 higher than it was earlier this year, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. The Government signed off on a €91,917 pay...
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As Connolly meets Trump in the Áras, her sister delivers a very undiplomatic message about the US president to American TV
A SISTER of President Catherine Connolly told CNN that the White House should be ‘flattened’ on the same day she met with Donald Trump at Áras an Uachtaráin. Outspoken activist Dr Margaret Connolly made the comments as she participated in a protest...
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A double Irish for Trump over unity and whiskey tax
HE may be a teetotaller, but Donald Trump called for an Irish double yesterday – reconfirming his support for unity and scrapping tariffs on Irish whiskey. It was a case of winners all round, with Shane Lowry’s winning shots, and Irish ‘shots’...
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AI RISK TO CIVIL SERVANTS’ JOBS
THE Government is considering plans to replace middle management and administrative roles in the bloated public service with artificial intelligence systems, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. Senior ministers have stressed that the plan – which is in...
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WOMEN’S GAA SHOULD GET EQUAL FUNDING
THE GAA must find a way to fund men and women’s games equally, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. The Fine Gael leader yesterday rejected an argument by GAA President Jarlath Burns, who said plans to integrate the men and women’s games had stalled...
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McALEESE’S HAND GRENADE FOR GAA
FORMER president of Ireland Mary McAleese is in a war of words with the GAA after making scathing remarks over its commitment to integrating women. Ms McAleese, who stood down as chair of a group overseeing the merger of the GAA, the Ladies Gaelic...
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€2 DIESEL WILL BE ‘NEW NORM’
STEEP diesel prices, which exceed €2 a litre at some filling stations, are the ‘new norm’, the Taoiseach has warned. His comment comes as Fuel for Ireland, which represents fuel firms, confirmed diesel has risen above €2 in some forecourts. Backbench...
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CITIZENSHIP ‘A PRIVILEGE’
NEW rules around gaining Irish citizenship will require applicants to demonstrate the capacity to ‘contribute to society’, the Taoiseach has said. Minister for Justice and Migration Jim O’Callaghan will bring new measures to Cabinet tomorrow,...
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TANAISTE: IF YOU GET UP EARLY YOU OUGHT TO FEEL THE BENEFIT
THE Tánaiste will pledge to in a pre-Budget speech today: ‘If you work hard, you should be able to get ahead, not just get by.’ Echoing former Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar, he will tell a breakfast meeting with small business owners: ‘If you get up...
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US SECRET SERVICE ‘ON EDGE’ FOR TRUMP VISIT
US SECRET Service agents planning Donald Trump’s short visit to Ireland next week are ‘on edge’ after high-profile threats were made against him in Turkey in July. Air Force One, carrying the US President, will land in Dublin next Saturday morning and...
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BACIK: I WILL NOT SAY SORRY FOR OGBU ‘BLUNDER’
IVANA Bacik yesterday refused nine times to apologise for falsely claiming that Labour colleague Helen Ogbu came to Ireland in 2006 after her husband died. Controversy erupted in the summer when it emerged Labour Party councillor Ms Ogbu, the Mayor of...
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NOW CHARITY HAS EVENT FOR ‘CHESTFEEDING’
THE HSE needs to ‘root out crackpot ideology’, a TD has warned, as another State-funded charity was criticised for promoting a breastfeeding and ‘chestfeeding’ event. It comes as a lactation conference, due to take place in Galway in October, will now...
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CHILDREN STILL GET ACCESS TO HORRORS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
ALMOST three quarters of children between the ages of eight and 12 still have social media accounts, while sexual content is being pushed to those aged between 12 and 15, research has found. CyberSafeKids has also warned that children’s access to...
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BUILDERS’ FUEL SUBSIDY BOOST
AN ENERGY bailout for the construction sector is set to become operational in a matter of weeks after three Government departments spent the summer in a ‘row’ over avoiding responsibility for it. The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) confirmed...
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ESCALATING PAY DISPUTE MEANS 17,000 NOW WAITING FOR EIRCODE
UP TO 17,300 properties are waiting for Eircodes to be issued, amid a growing row over pay conditions at Tailte Éireann, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. No new Eircodes have been issued in months due to the pay dispute between surveyors and management...
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HSE DEFENDS FORUM WITH U.S. EXPERT ON MEN BREASTFEEDING
THE HSE has defended a breastfeeding conference over its controversial plans to feature a speaker who specialises in helping men to lactate for ‘sexual gratification’. Pressure is now mounting on Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to intervene...
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WRONGLY IN PRISON
A MAN who allegedly assaulted the mother of his girlfriend was released from prison by a High Court judge last month due to the ongoing solicitors’ strike. The dispute has led to several defendants who did not have legal representation due to the...
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IRISH TOURISTS MISSING IN NEPAL FLASH FLOODING
A DESPERATE hunt was on last night for two Irish people missing following an apocalyptic mudslide in Nepal that is feared to have killed hundreds. More than 400 tourists, including 33 Britons, were among thousands caught in the monster flash flood...
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MINISTERS HAILED HOUSING FIGURES DESPITE WARNING
OFFICIALS in the Department of Housing privately warned that the pipeline for new homes was weakening just weeks before Cabinet ministers hailed ‘strong momentum’ in the Government’s housing plan. Briefing documents prepared for Minister for Housing...
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END THE LEGAL AID STRIKE NOW
PRESSURE is growing on Jim O’Callaghan to end the legal aid strike after the mother of one of the boys who died in the M9 crash said that two hearings were adjourned due to a lack of legal representation. Legal sources have warned that if the Justice...
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118,000 PATIENTS WAITING OVER A YEAR FOR CARE
MORE than 118,000 patients were waiting longer than a year for scheduled hospital care at the end of 2025 – including more than 9,500 people who had been waiting for more than three years, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. Internal briefing documents...
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MOLLY MARTENS IS PREGNANT, 11 YEARS AFTER SHE KILLED HUSBAND
TO passersby she is just another expectant mother heading home from the office, one hand resting on her bump, a roll of carpet samples tucked under her arm. But the glamorous blonde in the pale blue dress and wedges is convicted killer Molly Martens...
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Friends tell me Meghan is fully behind this shock move
In revelations that will surprise many, friends of the Sussexes tell the Mail the duchess wants to rekindle Harry’s English side, that the American Dream ‘might not be all that it was cracked up to be’ – and that this really could be a ‘forever return’...
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SEAN QUINN: I’M THE VICTIM OF A MAJOR COVER-UP
DISGRACED businessman Seán Quinn has alleged there was a ‘major cover-up’ by the government in relation to how it handled his assets. The former billionaire is set to release a podcast series in which he seeks to ‘put the true story on record’ about...
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TEENS’ BMW BOUGHT FOR €1,000 FIVE DAYS BEFORE FATAL CRASH
THE car used in the horrific motorway crash which left five teenagers dead was bought for just €1,000 days before the tragedy, it has emerged. The BMW, which gardaí initially thought had been stolen, was bought less than a week before last Sunday...
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You’ll end up in prison – or you’ll end up in the grave
CRIMINALS driving the wrong way down motor- ways will ‘end up in jail or in the grave’, the Justice Minister has said. The Government yesterday scrambled to deal with the fallout from a second incident of young males driving down the motorway into...
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WOMEN AND BOY IN M9 CRASH WERE ON WAY TO A WEDDING
THREE sisters and a seven-year-old child were ‘travelling innocently’ to a family wedding when a car driving the wrong way on a motorway ploughed head-on into their car. Five male teenagers, who were in the other vehicle, died at the scene yesterday....
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McALEESE: QUEEN COULD NOT STAND IAN PAISLEY
QUEEN Elizabeth ‘abhorred’ hardline unionist Ian Paisley and his politics and had ‘no time for him whatsoever’, ex-president Mary McAleese has claimed. Paisley had never been ‘nice’ to the late British monarch, who made a historic State visit to...
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MEDICS TREATING PATIENTS WITHOUT TRAINING
ADVANCED paramedics are not properly trained to carry out complex medical procedures, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. An internal report into air ambulance crews has identified critical gaps in care and shortfalls in the service. The major review,...
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MINISTER: I WON’T FIX PARKING FEES AT OUR HOSPITALS
THE Health Minister said she will not intervene in the car park charges set by hospitals, as new data shows parking revenue more than doubled in four years. Figures from the HSE show that patients and families spent a record €17.76million on parking...
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HOSPITAL ‘SHELVED’ REPORTS ON FIRE HAZARDS
MANAGEMENT at Connolly Hospital in Dublin voided incident reports of a number of fire safety breaches which posed a risk to patients, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. Unauthorised electrical and construction works carried out at the hospital caused...
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‘GARDAÍ TOLD: DON’T ENGAGE STOLEN CAR IN M50 CRASH’
THE Garda watchdog is investigating if officers were told not to engage with a stolen car with eight teenagers inside it as the vehicle drove the wrong way down the M50, sources say. The Irish Daily Mail understands that the stolen car, which had been...
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I KNOW I’M NOT GETTING BAIL
AFTER a decade-long battle to bring him back home, Daniel Kinahan’s court hearing last night lasted 12 minutes and 36 seconds, during which he admitted: ‘I know I won’t be getting bail.’ At 6.31pm yesterday evening, the Irish government jet carrying...
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SUPERMAC’S WINS BRITISH BATTLE IN WAR AGAINST MCDONALD’S
FAST-food chain Supermac’s has won the latest round of the ‘battle of the burgers’ with its rival McDonald’s – and is now set to expand into the lucrative UK market. The Irish-owned chain, with around 120 outlets here, has been locked in a...
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REPORT ON DATA CENTRES REWRITTEN TO SUIT STATE NARRATIVE
AN ‘independent report’ into the country’s data centres was rewritten after requests from the Department of Enterprise to ‘present a strong narrative’ to support the sector’s expansion. The Irish Daily Mail can reveal that there was extensive...
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IRISH FAMILY OF DESIGNER SUING OWNER OF THE YACHT SHE DIED ON
THE family of an Irish fashion designer found dead on board a luxury yacht in the US are planning to file a $50million wrongful death suit against the investor who owned the boat. Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, met with Christopher Durnan on the night...
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WATCHDOG WARNING ON VETTING GARDAI
JUSTICE Minister Jim O’Callaghan has been criticised for failing to implement vetting procedures and drug testing for gardaí, more than five years after the reforms were promised. A scathing new report by the policing watchdog has said ‘no significant...
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No wonder Ariana is feeling the strain
ON FRIDAY night, Ariana Grande took to the stage at Montreal’s Bell Centre. Draped in an ethereal, flowing white dress, she gripped her microphone and moved a little stiffly around the stage – but her voice was as magnificent as ever. As she belted...
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UP TO 47,000 HOMES WITH PLANNING ARE STALLED
ALMOST 47,000 new homes in Dublin have stalled, with building yet to begin, despite the fact they have been granted planning permission. The Department of Housing admits that it does not have data on the exact number of uncommenced permissions...
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HEATWAVE FUELLED CRISIS IN HOSPITALS
THE heatwave of recent weeks sparked a summer trolley crisis in Irish hospitals, with more than 10,000 patients without a bed in July for the first time since records began. Doctors have told how patients with heatstroke, severe sunburn, dehydration...
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ANTI-TERROR UNIT HUNT SEX PEST CALLER
ANTI-TERROR gardaí have been tasked with tracking down a man who has been sexually harassing scores of women councillors across the country by making explicit phone calls. More than 70 women councillors from across the political spectrum have reported...
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Glen Hansard, troubadour with a rasping growl that could become as fragile as gossamer
OSCAR-WINNING musician and homelessness activist Glen Hansard has been remembered for his talent, humility and heart following his death in a motorcycle crash in Co. Dublin. Hansard, 56, who had become a father for the first time less than four years...
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TWO-WEEK WAIT TO SEE YOUR GP
ACUTE GP shortages in the commuter belt – and in rural areas – are leaving people waiting up to two weeks to see their doctors, it has been warned. Commuter areas are among the worst hit, as they are dealing with large, sudden inflsuxes of people...
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WIND ENERGY ‘GRIDLOCKED’
IRELAND is losing enough wind energy to power every household in Dublin, Westmeath and Wicklow because the electricity grid is not strong enough to carry it, new research shows. The grid is struggling to keep pace with the country’s renewable energy...
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IT’S NOW TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC, Ms FORBES
THE Dee Forbes saga has returned to haunt RTÉ after photos published at the weekend showed the ex-DG shopping and socialising in public. Two Dáil committees want to cross-examine Ms Forbes as soon as possible after the photos were revealed in The...
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Zendaya channels her inner Liz Taylor
ONE of her latest films is an ambitious retelling of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey – which has ignited global interest in the original Greek myth. But Zendaya was less Athena and much more Cleopatra on the red carpet last night. The actress, 29, paid...
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200,000 DEFECTS IN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
AN explosive Cabinet memo has laid the blame for delays to the new National Children’s Hospital with main contractor BAM. More than 200,000 defects at the site are described in the confidential memo as ‘unprecedented’ and the National Paediatric...
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SOLICITOR TO GET €31K FOR ONE DAY’S FREE LEGAL AID
A SOLICITOR will earn over €31,000 in criminal legal aid fees for a single court appearance repre- senting a client charged with 130 money laundering offences, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. Invoice data reveals the solicitor submitted claims to the...
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POLICING DILEMMA AS GARDA DEPUTY ‘RETIRES’
THE Deputy Garda Commissioner responsible for security during Ireland’s EU presidency is to quit her role and will leave the force in November. The Irish Daily Mail can reveal that Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon informed the force yesterday of her...
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CYCLISTS FACE A CLAMPDOWN
THE Government is ‘considering’ forcing cyclists to put registration plates on bicycles and wear high-visibility vests and helmets as part of a major road safety clampdown. The measures are being considered alongside a suite of new restrictions on...
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OVER 16,000 ARRIVE AT AIRPORT WITHOUT PASSPORTS
MORE than 16,000 people have arrived in Dublin Airport since 2020 without passports. The total figure does not include the passenger traffic for the Cork, Shannon and Knock airports. In 2022, the year Covid lockdowns ended, a record 4,968 arrived at...
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