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The death of customer service: Eir is not alone in letting its customers down: When it comes to poor customer care, Eir is not alone in letting its customers ...
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The death of customer service: Eir is not alone in letting its customers ...
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Around 300 people on halted steam train for two hours: Around 300 people spent just over two hours on a halted steam train that was travelling between Dublin and ...
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Around 300 people on halted steam train for two hours
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IKEA opens first distribution centre in Ireland: IKEA Ireland is opening its first ever logistics facility in Ireland today.
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IKEA opens first distribution centre in Ireland
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Family affairs: How Ireland’s newly rich are putting money to work in secretive firms
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Family affairs: How Ireland’s newly rich are putting money to work in ...
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Ryan Tubridy’s next project revealed: Radio presenter announces new podcast series
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Ryan Tubridy’s next project revealed: Radio presenter announces new ...
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Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said that Fianna Fáil is the party of action on housing, insisting that a "new era of home ... Show more   #housingcrisis   #housing   #renting   #ireland
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RTÉ's first female correspondent Eileen Magnier to retire: RTÉ News' North West Correspondent Eileen Magnier has announced she is to retire early and ...
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RTÉ's first female correspondent Eileen Magnier to retire
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Almost 400 apartments planned for Dublin’s Grand Canal cost-rental scheme: Bluebell Waterways apartments will be on side of former canal water ponds in Dublin 12 ...
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Almost 400 apartments planned for Dublin’s Grand Canal cost-rental scheme
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Dunnes Stores gets green light for Crumlin development: ‘Landmark’ shopping centre will have 400 car parking spaces
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Dunnes Stores gets green light for Crumlin development
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New pay deals agreed for An Post and Eir workers: An Post deal marks 'highest pay increase agreed at the company in 20 years'
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New pay deals agreed for An Post and Eir workers
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San Francisco to Dublin, Ireland for only $476 roundtrip: Cheap flights from San Francisco to Dublin, Ireland for only $476 roundtrip with British Airways.
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San Francisco to Dublin, Ireland for only $476 roundtrip
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Bray railway station to get €3.5 million travel hub investment: Bus services are to be realigned alongside upgrades to cycling and pedestrian facilities
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Bray railway station to get €3.5 million travel hub investment
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One pub in Dublin is bucking the trend of rising prices by reducing the cost of a pint of Guinness by €1.40. Ronan Brady ... Show more
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Heineken hikes the price of a pint by 6c: Brewing giant blamed underlying costs for the increase
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Heineken hikes the price of a pint by 6c
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Craft work: Carpenter-turned cooper at Cork distillery honing his skills : Derek Cronin has become just the second cooper in almost half a century to be ...
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Craft work: Carpenter-turned cooper at Cork distillery honing his skills 
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Gifts over €50 made to RTÉ staff to be recorded on register of interests: Director general Kevin Bakhurst said the broadcaster was launching 'formalised systems' ...
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Gifts over €50 made to RTÉ staff to be recorded on register of interests
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Heineken Ireland is latest to hike price of pint from June: Heineken Ireland has announced that the price of its draught products will increase from June 4.
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Heineken Ireland is latest to hike price of pint from June
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Fresh drama at RTÉ: Can the broadcaster still afford to make landmark Irish television?
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Fresh drama at RTÉ: Can the broadcaster still afford to make landmark ...
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Leo Varadkar has formally tendered his resignation as Taoiseach to President Michael D Higgins. Speaking on RTÉ’s Six One News before departing for Áras an ... Show more   #leovaradkar   #taoiseach   #rtenews
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AI companies are running out of data for training chatbots so Adobe keeps paying for it
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AI companies are running out of data for training chatbots so Adobe keeps ...
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AIB Group increases payment to mortgage switchers as market heats up again: AIB Group is increasing the payment for those who move a mortgage to it in a sign ...
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AIB Group increases payment to mortgage switchers as market heats up ...
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Tuesday’s Top Stories: 👉 Financial and housing pressures taking toll on under-30s, research finds 👉 Judge labels Eir a ‘disgrace’ 👉 More than 200 ... Show more   www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/04/16/irish-news-updates-dublin-hotel-prices-mental-health-house-prices-eir/
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Eir case: Mother unable to call 999 for sick child due to dropped signal: Court hears customer made 13 calls to Eir, sent five emails and tried to make contact ...
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Eir case: Mother unable to call 999 for sick child due to dropped signal
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Would you get a 35-year home loan? The real cost of marathon mortgages : Back in the year 2000, the typical mortgage taken out by Irish first-time buyers lasted ...
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Would you get a 35-year home loan? The real cost of marathon mortgages
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Ulster Bank says yes to sale of Cork City branches: Two shuttered bank branches acquired by separate buyers
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Ulster Bank says yes to sale of Cork City branches
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Applegreen manager sacked after investigation found worker not paid for 16 weeks: Suspected ‘ghost employee’ turned out to be a real Polish woman with limited ...
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Applegreen manager sacked after investigation found worker not paid for 16 ...
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A new mural has been unveiled to highlight the work of Dublin Samaritans. The image, located just off Camden Street in the city centre ... Show more   #samaritans   #dublin   #mentalhealth
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Google lays off employees, shifts some roles abroad amid cost cuts: Alphabet-owned Google is laying off an unspecified number of employees, a company ...
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Google lays off employees, shifts some roles abroad amid cost cuts
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Ex-2FM DJ Keith Walsh talks about his departure from RTÉ
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Lee Chin 'felt sorry' for the man who racially abused him : "I remember the phone call I had with him and he was very sorrowful and he couldn't ...
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Lee Chin 'felt sorry' for the man who racially abused him 
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We’re heading towards AI prices, where diners can be charged more because algorithms say they can afford it
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We’re heading towards AI prices, where diners can be charged more because ...
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Breda O'Brien: Did no alarm bell tinkle from RTÉ's editorial structures about its programme on abortion services?
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Breda O'Brien: Did no alarm bell tinkle from RTÉ's editorial structures ...
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Dublin Airport T2 Spar outlet posted revenues of €3m last year, according to Daa tender
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Dublin Airport T2 Spar outlet posted revenues of €3m last year ...
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RTÉ’s The 2 Johnnies share €400,000 payday as profits soar: 2FM broadcasters and podcast hosts The 2 Johnnies are laughing all the way to the bank after sharing ...
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RTÉ’s The 2 Johnnies share €400,000 payday as profits soar
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The owner of one of the few pubs in Dublin still selling pints of Guinness for €5 has said they’re “the last of the Mohicans” ... Show more
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Leinster to play home matches at the Aviva Stadium and Croke Park next season: The RDS, the province’s regular home, is set to undergo redevelopment work that ...
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Leinster to play home matches at the Aviva Stadium and Croke Park next ...
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Dublin Airport passenger cap not breached last year in spite of data showing 33.2m used its facilities
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Dublin Airport passenger cap not breached last year in spite of data ...
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AIB shareholder worries his holding may be too small for share buyback: A loss on an asset you invested in can only be ‘crystalised’ when you get rid of it by ...
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AIB shareholder worries his holding may be too small for share buyback
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Irish Rail plan to ditch direct Dublin-Rosslare trains has support of many passengers
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Irish Rail plan to ditch direct Dublin-Rosslare trains has support of many ...
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PTSB joins AIB in plan to take out small legacy investors: The equivalent of 100 shares in the former Irish Life & Permanent today would have been worth €224,500 ...
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PTSB joins AIB in plan to take out small legacy investors
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‘She said there’s no such thing as a job for life’ – ex-2FM DJ Keith Walsh on his desperate plea to Dee Forbes
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‘She said there’s no such thing as a job for life’ – ex-2FM DJ Keith Walsh ...
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Passengers complain of 'dreadful experience' after Dublin to Cork train left stranded for hours
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Passengers complain of 'dreadful experience' after Dublin to ...
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No more ‘deals on wheels’ for RTÉ stars after bosses tighten governance rules on ‘freebies’
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Cabinet members receive seals of office after reshuffle: Simon Harris has revealed changes to the Fine Gael ministerial ranks, with Peter Burke and Patrick ...
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Cabinet members receive seals of office after reshuffle
Quick Glance: Simon Harris Becomes Ireland's Youngest Prime Minister
  • Simon Harris has been officially sworn in as Ireland's youngest prime minister, succeeding Leo Varadkar who abruptly stepped down last month. Harris, 37, took the helm of the ruling Fine Gael party but faces challenges as the party trails behind Sinn Fein in polls.

  • A rapid riser in Ireland's political hierarchy, Harris has made a name for himself as Health Minister and most recently as Minister for Higher Education and Science. His political identity as a young politician has been marked by both supporters and critics, particularly standing out with younger voters and on social media platforms like TikTok.

  • Varadkar's government grappled with challenges such as housing crisis and increasing immigration numbers. Harris inherits a tough political landscape, especially with upcoming elections until March 2025. The political landscape in Ireland has shifted, with Sinn Fein emerging as a rising political force, leading to a shift in the traditional party landscape.

  • While Harris sees the idea of a potential reunification of Ireland as a legitimate aspiration, his focus remains on current challenges like housing crisis, rising cost of living, and immigration. Despite political changes and discussions about potential reunification, Ireland's future remains uncertain and complex.
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Primark cuts price of kids' clothing down to less than £5 an outfit: The retailer is slashing the price of summer essentials
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Primark cuts price of kids' clothing down to less than £5 an outfit
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Girl rescued from sea during Storm Kathleen: Footage on social media shows RNLI volunteers pulling the girl from the stormy waters
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Girl rescued from sea during Storm Kathleen
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Israel 'not looking' for escalation with Iran - US: Follow the latest developments and reaction after Iran launched an overnight drone and missile ...
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Israel 'not looking' for escalation with Iran - US
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Soaking up the Mersey Beat on a trip to Liverpool, where music seeps from every corner
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Soaking up the Mersey Beat on a trip to Liverpool, where music seeps from ...
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Investment to cut travel time on Dublin to Belfast line: Dublin to Belfast journey times on the Enterprise train service are set to be reduced to under two hours ...
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Investment to cut travel time on Dublin to Belfast line
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Learn to complain effectively, it will save you time, stress and money : The phrase ‘I want a supervisor’ can be less effective than ‘I want to log a formal ...
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Learn to complain effectively, it will save you time, stress and money
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Jennifer O'Connell: ‘No bull, no spin’: The problem with a Taoiseach who is extremely online
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Jennifer O'Connell: ‘No bull, no spin’: The problem with a Taoiseach who ...
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In The Irish Times this weekend: Following the latest shocking revelations about Eir, Conor Pope asks is good customer service a thing of the past? Subscribe ... Show more
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Is Dunnes Stores, one of the largest retailers in the Republic, breaking consumer law? That was the troubling question a reader called Ann asked last week in a ... Show more
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Amanda Torrens: ‘I bought a racehorse and in her first race I got the price back in a bet’
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Amanda Torrens: ‘I bought a racehorse and in her first race I got the ...
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Dublin Marathon to remain in heart of city this year: Due to public transport and traffic disruptions, there had been fears it would be pushed into the suburbs.
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Dublin Marathon to remain in heart of city this year
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Is fear the only reason you have health insurance?: VHI’s announcement this week that it planned to “streamline” its offering by getting rid of some of its many ...
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Is fear the only reason you have health insurance?
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Cabinet members receive seals of office after reshuffle: Simon Harris has revealed changes to the Fine Gael ministerial ranks, with Peter Burke and Patrick ...
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Cabinet members receive seals of office after reshuffle
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Storm Kathleen: Thousands of homes without power as storm moves across country: Dublin Airport advises passengers to check flights, as rail services suspended to ...
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Storm Kathleen: Thousands of homes without power as storm moves across ...
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UK spending closer to France's than the US, says World Bank economist: The increase in public spending in the UK is slowing down economic growth and making ...
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UK spending closer to France's than the US, says World Bank economist
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Portland, Oregon to Dublin, Ireland for only $449 roundtrip: Cheap flights from Portland, Oregon to Dublin, Ireland for only $449 roundtrip with Delta Air Lines.
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Portland, Oregon to Dublin, Ireland for only $449 roundtrip
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Late night rail services for big summer gigs: With Bruce Springsteen, P!NK and Taylor Swift heading to these shores over the coming months ...
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Late night rail services for big summer gigs