Thanks to all sailors, women and men who served on Irish Naval Service P41 andnP42 ! Great ships Ultan Finegan Mike Brunicardi Ruairí de Barra Grace Fanning Donnchadh Cahalane Stuart Donaldson Aonghus🇮🇪 Cathal Berry TD L.É. Samuel Beckett Mairéad Ní Cheóinín Óglaigh na hÉireann Eddie O'Halloran Conor Hogarty

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A positive development regarding defence and security but also allowing more Irish Naval Service members avail of the improved sea going allowance, which is very welcome.
Simon Harris TD
Micheál Martin

Sad to see L.E. ORLA & CIARA pass the Naval Base on their final journey. Great ships, fitted with excellent capabilites for their size & manned by outstanding service personnel. Now, we must look forward to the future & the regeneration of the Navy to meet LOA2. #LOA2 #navy

Banning individual foreign buyers from purchasing Irish homes as a means of increasing the availability of homes, as other countries have done, has emerged as a potential way of alleviating the housing crisis.

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Baby turtle reacts to a wash

Stardust tragedy: Taoiseach apologises to families and confirms Dail apology for Tuesday irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

By taking out the key radar of the key air defence installation by the 🇮🇷 nuclear facilities by Isfahan 🇮🇱 sends a message that can’t be misunderstood. Smart.

‼️‼️ Everything is in order and we will be issuing the Letter of Acceptance to the builders next week🤞🏻🥳

Once this letter is issued the builders have 20 days to be onsite. 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️👏🏻

Thank you to everyone for all your patience, your persistence and hard work during all of this. ☺️

Interesting, and similar to what I was saying to Matt Cooper earlier

Boat with ‘stealth capabilities’ left Tragumna pier to meet ‘mothership’ and collect drugs, court told.
This is one reason why we need a properly resoursed and fully operational Irish Naval Service criminality.
Simon Harris TD
Micheál Martin
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A target to reach a million Welsh speakers by 2050 is ‘almost impossible’ to hit due to real-terms budget cuts, a Senedd committee has been told wp.me/p8Mk4U-H1E

Most businesses yet to sign up for free money under €257m government scheme
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'This looks like a limited but relatively effective attack in terms of conveying the messages Israel will want to convey'.

Military Analyst Professor Michael Clarke breaks down the situation in Iran after reports Israel carried out an operation overnight

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Explosions so far have been reported in the last few minutes near the Cities of Isfahan and Natanz in Central Iran, which both contain Significant Facilities for the Iranian Nuclear Program.

U.S. Officials have Confirmed that Israeli Aircraft have Stuck a Location in Iran.

BREAKING: The Wall Street Journal reports that the Biden Administration is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to accept a 'new commitment to Palestinian statehood in exchange for diplomatic recognition by Riyadh'

The inquests into the fire at the Stardust nightclub heard profiles of the lives, and the deaths, of the 48 victims rte.ie/news/stardust/…