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‘Good step forward’ as bishop to meet Sean Ross Abbey campaigners Bishop of Killaloe Fintan Monahan is willing to meet campaigners and survivors about the mother and baby home burial ground
08.08.2025 13:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Waterford trade unionist Pat Fitzgerald 'fought for justice', mourners hear Mr Fitzgerald, a father of three in his 70s, was found with injuries at a home in Waterford City on Friday. He died on Sunday
08.08.2025 13:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Justice Department and FBI sued for access to records on Jeffrey Epstein probe An advocacy group has sued the Justice Department and the FBI for records detailing their handling of the sex-trafficking investigation into Jeffrey ...
08.08.2025 13:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Family ties: When your parent finds love again Many adult children struggle when a parent embarks on a new relationship...
08.08.2025 13:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Losing ground: Coastal erosion in Ireland and what we can do about it Entire sections of coast are disappearing into the sea. And while erosion is a natural process, it’s now accelerating due to human activity and climate change. The question we face is no longer if we should act, but how
08.08.2025 13:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cork tourism boost as first-ever cruise ship stops at Baltimore harbour Captain Jose Fonseca of Noble Caledonia’s luxurious Island Sky vessel dropped anchor beneath Baltimore’s landmark beacon on Thursday
08.08.2025 12:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'More unbearable suffering': Condemnation of Israel’s new plans for Gaza  Israel's political-security cabinet approved a plan early on Friday to take control of Gaza City
08.08.2025 11:37 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Ukrainian troops have little hope for peace as Trump deadline for Russia arrives Ukrainian soldiers have expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war with Russia, as Donald Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin to stop ...
08.08.2025 11:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'More unbearable suffering': Condemnation of Israel’s new plans for Gaza  Israel's political-security cabinet approved a plan early on Friday to take control of Gaza City
08.08.2025 11:34 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Painkiller addiction warning as opioid prescriptions rise by 25% in eight years Study by RCSI and UCC experts shows the use of opioids rose by about 25% between 2014 and 2022, while prescriptions for paracetamol rose by 50%
08.08.2025 11:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tropical Storm Dexter to bring 'warmer and more humid conditions' to Ireland Storm Dexter was first spotted last Sunday evening, located about 300 miles west-northwest of Bermuda
08.08.2025 11:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Planning granted for 170 new homes on former Vita Cortex site on Kinsale Road Cork City Council has granted permission for 158 apartments and 12 townhouse apartments
08.08.2025 11:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Germany stops military exports that could be used in Gaza German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said his country will not authorise any exports of military equipment that could be used in Gaza “until further ...
08.08.2025 10:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Modern mens' toilet manners leave me flush with anger "I would like to draw the attention of the men of Ireland to toilet seat etiquette. I urge you to hear me out on this one: I believe men should be putting the toilet seat down after themselves. Why do I believe this, you ask?"
08.08.2025 10:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Clifford: 'To be told that we'd be put out of our misery... that's why we were so hurt' Paudie Clifford on criticism, Jack O'Connor's future and the fittest Kerry team
08.08.2025 09:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Robert Dunne, son of business tycoon Ben Dunne, dies aged 50 Robert Dunne, who lived in New York and hailed from Castleknock in Dublin, died peacefully on August 1
08.08.2025 08:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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US politicians lobby Trump to penalise Ireland if it passes Occupied Territories Bill Congresswoman claims Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions measures are anti-Israel, despite Irish Government saying the UN and ICJ have provided the legal basis for the law
08.08.2025 08:37 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Husband suspected wife of poisoning him before toxic mushroom murders The husband of a woman convicted of killing three people with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms suspected his wife had been poisoning him more than ...
08.08.2025 07:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What a Difference a Day Makes: ‘I asked for one more chance; to survive, to be well, and I got it’ Paddy Rafter found a way to live contentedly and in freedom, having from an early age lived a life of addiction and trauma. What helped him to find his way to peace forms the inspiration for his recently published self-help book ‘The 48 Acts’.
08.08.2025 07:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'We’ve had a man try and bring a car engine in their luggage': Behind the scenes at Cork Airport Cork Airport is on course to break all its ‘busiest ever’ weeks and surpass all previous weekly records. Neil Michael talks to some of its staff and customers on one of its busiest days
08.08.2025 07:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Mick Clifford Podcast: Remembering the GAA members who died violently in the Troubles Bereaved families spoke to Peadar Thompson for his book 'Lost Gaels',  remembering their loved ones for who they were rather than how they died
08.08.2025 06:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Mick Clifford Podcast: Remembering the GAA members who died violently in the Troubles Bereaved families spoke to Peadar Thompson for his book 'Lost Gaels',  remembering their loved ones for who they were rather than how they died
08.08.2025 06:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Skort survivor McCartan just happy everyone has choice She might be in the minority, but you will find Sorcha McCartan donning a skort in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior camogie final.
08.08.2025 06:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Good step forward’ as bishop to meet Sean Ross Abbey campaigners Bishop of Killaloe Fintan Monahan is willing to meet campaigners and survivors about the mother and baby home burial ground
08.08.2025 06:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Kinsale's €1.6m  hidden gem a stone’s throw from the sea Architect-designed A2 rated new build Del Mar has oceans of style
08.08.2025 06:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shocked friends of slain railway signalman say he never mentioned any fears or threats It is understood the Iarnród Éireann employee, based in Cork Kent station, was stabbed in his home in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary
08.08.2025 05:56 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Israel’s security cabinet backs plans to take over Gaza City The war has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed much of Gaza and pushed the territory of some two million Palestinians toward famine.
08.08.2025 05:51 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Israel’s security cabinet backs plans to take over Gaza City Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said early on Friday.The war has ...
08.08.2025 02:55 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The benefits of early detection when it comes to different cancers Screening programmes are vital, but there is also much that each of us can do in terms of self-checking when it comes to spotting the early signs of disease
08.08.2025 00:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Irish Examiner view: State overspending smacks of carelessness Overpayments by the Department of Social Protection and Revenue suggest their systems are not fit for purpose
08.08.2025 00:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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