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Ireland | BreakingNews.ie
Ireland | BreakingNews.ie

All the latest breaking news from Ireland, covering politics, crime, courts, and society, plus local news from across the counties

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Slow Down day: Gardaí detect driver travelling at 194km/h in 100km/h zone

More than 750 drivers were caught speeding on National Slow Down Day, including one motorist driving at 194km/h

20 April 2024

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Stardust families to meet Taoiseach as they await State apology

Forty-eight young people died in a blaze that ripped through a nightclub in north Dublin in 1981.

20 April 2024

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What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Here are the biggest news stories impacting Ireland this Saturday.

20 April 2024

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MEP labels Sinn Féin comments on migration pact out of 'Trump playbook'

Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has labelled Sinn Féin's comments on the Government's decision to opt into the EU Migration Pact as out of the Brexit and 'Trump playbook'

20 April 2024

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Judge says State is entitled to refuse 'point blank' to tell court whether RAF deal exists

The State is refusing “point blank” to tell the High Court if an agreement exists permitting the British Royal Air Force (RAF) to intercept any aircraft posing a threat in Irish airspace, a judge has observed

19 April 2024

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Threats will undermine democracy, says O’Gorman, after home protest

Gardaí were called to Roderic O’Gorman’s home on Thursday after reports that up to 12 masked men were staging a protest

19 April 2024

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Protesters in standoff near migrant camp in Dublin

The latest figures show that more than 1,700 international protection applicants are waiting for an offer of accommodation.

19 April 2024

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Irish tourists ‘sleeping on floor and missing medication’ amid Dubai airport chaos

One man said he witnessed a bottle being thrown and staff raising their voices.

19 April 2024

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Dublin man jailed for the rape of his ex-partner

She handed down a sentence of 10 and a half years and ordered that the man remain under the supervision of the Probation Service for three years upon his release.

19 April 2024

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Bloody Sunday families say PPS perjury decision an ‘affront to rule of law’

Fifteen former soldiers investigated for perjury over Bloody Sunday will not face any charges.

19 April 2024