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Today's headlines: HSE was warned over ‘unsafe’ transgender clinic; Owners of plane carrying cocaine into Longford 'shocked it was on the ...
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Today's headlines: HSE was warned over ‘unsafe’ transgender clinic; Owners of plane carrying cocaine into Longford 'shocked it was on the ...
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Today's headlines: HSE was warned over ‘unsafe’ ...
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Bridge collapse in Baltimore - US authorities assume six dead: Following the collapse of a highway bridge more than two kilometers long in Baltimore in the US ...
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Bridge collapse in Baltimore - US authorities assume six dead
Quick Glance: Wife of Baltimore bridge collapse survivor reveals workers' situation during tragedy
  • The wife of a construction worker who survived the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse describes it as a miracle that he survived as he cannot swim.

  • Julio Cervantes was one of eight construction workers on the bridge when the Dali cargo ship crashed into a support pillar, causing the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River.

  • Search teams successfully located two individuals in the Port of Baltimore related to the bridge collapse incident.

  • President Joe Biden has committed to rebuilding the bridge promptly, with the National Transportation Safety Board conducting an investigation into the incident.
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Gaza Solidarity Protests Fill Streets of Dublin, Santiago and Other Large Cities: Protests continued around the world this weekend. In Ireland, tens of thousands ...
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Gaza Solidarity Protests Fill Streets of Dublin, Santiago and Other Large ...
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Refusal to allow in adequate aid to starving Gazans is ‘criminal’, Tánaiste says: Micheál Martin was speaking at the launch of the national risk assessment which ...
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Refusal to allow in adequate aid to starving Gazans is ‘criminal’ ...
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Blows from a battered man: Macron flexes his muscles. Is his box a knock-out? A desperate liberation strike? Or is he strengthening himself for the world war? ...
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Blows from a battered man: Macron flexes his muscles. Is his box a ...
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Criticism of Ireland's government over asylum crisis: The number of asylum seekers in Ireland continues to rise amid an extreme housing crisis ...
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Criticism of Ireland's government over asylum crisis
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Ireland’s interface with climate change: extreme flooding: Office of Public Works delivers eye-catching assessment of risk posed to Dublin from extreme flooding ...
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Ireland’s interface with climate change: extreme flooding
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Simon Harris set to become Ireland’s youngest PM : Irish politician and higher education minister, Simon Harris, who had been a prominent figure in the Fine Gael ...
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Simon Harris set to become Ireland’s youngest PM
Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar: A Populist Who Struggled with Real People
  • In May 2002, a young party activist analyzed the defeat of Fine Gael under Michael Noonan, emphasizing that none of the former leaders were the expected messiah for the party.

  • Leo Varadkar's political legacy comprises valuable contributions, but he was never seen as a savior of the party. His ability to navigate contradictions made him a skilled politician, but he ultimately realized he couldn't balance on the political tightrope indefinitely.

  • Varadkar was described as a politician who straddled conservatism and an increasingly progressive society. Despite his rapid rise in politics and popularity during crises, he struggled to address long-term challenges in areas like healthcare and housing.

  • His popularity peaked during the Brexit crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was seen as a unifying and authoritative leader. However, he failed to effectively tackle long-term structural issues in Ireland, especially in healthcare and housing, as his neoliberal views did not offer compelling solutions.
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Irish voters reject bid to rewrite constitution’s view of women and family: Bid to dump 1930s-era language fails as public dismisses proposed amendments as too ...
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Irish voters reject bid to rewrite constitution’s view of women and family
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Terrorism, conflict risks 'compounded by low investment': The risks posed by armed conflict, terrorism and hybrid security threats are compounded by ...
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Terrorism, conflict risks 'compounded by low investment'
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Rose Dugdale—How an English Aristocrat Helped the IRA: The Oxford-educated heiress, whose funeral takes place on Wednesday, rebelled against her upper-class ...
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Rose Dugdale—How an English Aristocrat Helped the IRA
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European finance ministers back Georgieva for second IMF term: The international organisation’s Managing Director had faced competition from the likes of ...
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European finance ministers back Georgieva for second IMF term
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Ireland Rejects Removing ‘Women in the Home’ Language From Constitution: Experts say voters may have been too confused by language in the referendum to support ...
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Ireland Rejects Removing ‘Women in the Home’ Language From Constitution
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Referendum counts live updates: Family amendment defeated as more than 67% cast No votes
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Referendum counts live updates: Family amendment defeated as more than 67% ...
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Référendum constitutionnel en Irlande : claque pour le gouvernement: La population rejette clairement les propositions de réforme du gouvernement sur la notion ...
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Référendum constitutionnel en Irlande : claque pour le gouvernement
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Grand slam gone: Last-gasp drop goal sees England stun Ireland to win : Marcus Smith returns from injury to kick a drop goal in extra time to secure the win for ...
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Grand slam gone: Last-gasp drop goal sees England stun Ireland to win 
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Ireland referred to ECJ over protection of bogs: The European Commission has referred Ireland to the EU Court of Justice for failing to halt the continued ...
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Ireland referred to ECJ over protection of bogs
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Ireland set to keep ‘sexist’ constitutional language about mother’s role: Two proposals would have made changes to the text of article 41 in the Irish ...
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Ireland set to keep ‘sexist’ constitutional language about mother’s role
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Mica redress campaigners to run in Donegal elections: A new political party which is campaigning for 100% redress for homes affected by defective blocks has now ...
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Mica redress campaigners to run in Donegal elections
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Biden's Embrace of Irish-American Culture Should Include Solidarity with Palestine
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Biden's Embrace of Irish-American Culture Should Include Solidarity with ...
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Labour set to hold annual conference this weekend: Labour is set to hold its annual conference this weekend with the party seeking to promote its policies before ...
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Labour set to hold annual conference this weekend
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Rural Ind Group calls on Govt to repay referendums cost: The Rural Independent Group has asked the Tánaiste during Leaders Questions if the main political ...
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Rural Ind Group calls on Govt to repay referendums cost
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E-commerce platform Temu quizzed by Irish regulator: Irish authority is conducting a sweeping review of companies within the scope of the DSA.
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E-commerce platform Temu quizzed by Irish regulator
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Roscrea is 'completely against racism': Tippeary town holds rally in support of asylum seekers
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Roscrea is 'completely against racism': Tippeary town holds ...
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Referendum counts live updates: Early tallies show trend towards two No votes: Counting of votes began at 9am with speculation that voter turnout may only reach ...
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Referendum counts live updates: Early tallies show trend towards two No ...
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Tánaiste urges Israel ‘to show humanity’ and allow more aid into Gaza: Foreign affairs minister Micheál Martin, made the comments at an event in Dublin with EU ...
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Tánaiste urges Israel ‘to show humanity’ and allow more aid into Gaza
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Ireland overwhelmingly rejects family and care amendment, govt accepts defeat : Irish people on Friday (Mar 8) overwhelmingly voted against amending the Irish ...
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Ireland overwhelmingly rejects family and care amendment, govt accepts ...
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Former jockey Nina Carberry to run for Fine Gael in European elections: Former jockey Nina Carberry is set enter politics as a candidate for Fine Gael in the ...
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Former jockey Nina Carberry to run for Fine Gael in European elections
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Ten confirmed cases of measles in Ireland with further 20 under investigation: Public health doctors have called on anyone who missed out on the MMR vaccine ...
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Ten confirmed cases of measles in Ireland with further 20 under ...
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Inside Politics Live Event in Belfast: Join the team for a special live event on April 10th in the MAC, Belfast, when we’ll be discussing the impact of 'The ...
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Inside Politics Live Event in Belfast
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Rent control areas with capped costs for tenants proposed under new Bill: The Housing (Scotland) Bill will place a duty on local councils to carry out ...
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Rent control areas with capped costs for tenants proposed under new Bill
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Rise in smoking age and disposable vapes ban considered by Government: The health service says there are 800,000 fewer smokers in Ireland and that 'countless' ...
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Rise in smoking age and disposable vapes ban considered by Government
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Blackrock boss Larry Fink sees retirement crisis coming: In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock boss Larry Fink warns of the consequences of aging ...
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Blackrock boss Larry Fink sees retirement crisis coming
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Israel warns four European countries against Palestinian statehood recognition: Israel told four European countries on Monday that their plan to work toward ...
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Israel warns four European countries against Palestinian statehood ...
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Lack of answers leaves door open for John O’Shea to become permanent Ireland manager
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Lack of answers leaves door open for John O’Shea to become permanent ...
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Planning refusal for crematorium at former Tayto factory in Coolock challenged in High Court
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Planning refusal for crematorium at former Tayto factory in Coolock ...
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Record level of children and adults in emergency accommodation: The latest figures from the Department of Housing show that 9,671 adults and 4 ...
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Record level of children and adults in emergency accommodation
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Level of STIs increased by 31% last year - HSPC: The level of sexually transmitted infections in Ireland increased by 31% last year, according to the Health ...
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Level of STIs increased by 31% last year - HSPC
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Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley: Mr Doherty, a Donegal TD, said McAuley had nothing to do with Sinn Féin for 'many ...
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Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley
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Kerry businessman charged over State's biggest crystal meth seizure refused bail
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Kerry businessman charged over State's biggest crystal meth seizure ...
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Hundreds of thousands march to call for memory, truth and justice: Argentina's annual march commemorating dictatorship victims was marked by outrage against ...
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Hundreds of thousands march to call for memory, truth and justice
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Asylum proposals show merit, but have some way to go to solve accommodation issues
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Asylum proposals show merit, but have some way to go to solve ...
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Migration pact will see undocumented persons housed in designated facilities: The pact includes legally binding timeframes for making decisions on international ...
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Migration pact will see undocumented persons housed in designated ...
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Home Affairs boss denies she was ever verbally abused by minister: Stephanie Foster declined to detail discussions, saying the relationship between ministers and ...
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Home Affairs boss denies she was ever verbally abused by minister
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Demand for State-provided beds to Ukrainians decreasing: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union triggered a temporary protection directive to ...
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Demand for State-provided beds to Ukrainians decreasing
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Rising Tides: Ireland’s Future in a Warmer World - Kills off myth we are among small states with minor emissions
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Rising Tides: Ireland’s Future in a Warmer World - Kills off myth we are ...
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NFL Draft: Patriots may be telegraphing their moves with the No. 3 pick: They want a quarterback, they could trade down and still get one, they like Drake Maye ...
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NFL Draft: Patriots may be telegraphing their moves with the No. 3 pick
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Ireland to intervene in South Africa genocide case against Israel : Ireland last week joined Spain, Malta and Slovenia in taking the first steps toward ...
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Ireland to intervene in South Africa genocide case against Israel
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Simon Harris Expected to Be Confirmed as New Fine Gael Leader: Simon Harris is set to become the new leader of Fine Gael when nominations close later on Sunday.
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Simon Harris Expected to Be Confirmed as New Fine Gael Leader
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Bray fee-paying school St Gerard’s posts loss of more than €600,000 last year: Deficit follows loss of almost €570,000 in the previous 12-month period
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Bray fee-paying school St Gerard’s posts loss of more than €600 ...
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Unions to formally ratify public sector pay deal: Union leaders will meet today to formally ratify the latest public sector pay deal.
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Unions to formally ratify public sector pay deal
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Public Confidence and Policy Challenges in Milei’s Argentina: In March, public trust in Javier Milei's Argentine government slightly waned amid legislative ...
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Public Confidence and Policy Challenges in Milei’s Argentina