The justice system in Northern Ireland is facing 'intolerable pressures' according to Naomi Long MLA She said her department has been significantly underfunded relative to other departments for the last 15 years.
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German police have arrested an aide to a far-right Member of the European Parliament on suspicion of spying for China. The arrest spurred warnings in Europe that democracy is under threat ahead of EU elections in June.
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Five people including a child have died in an attempt to cross the Channel near the town of Wimereux, south of Calais, authorities have said. An inquiry has opened on the tragedy.
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Large crowds attended a demonstration against the use of Twin Trees Hotel in Ballina for the housing of asylum seekers. One of the speakers, Alan Flannery said he is prepared to bring the demonstration to Dublin if he feels it is necessary.
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Online gossip forum Tattle Life “needs to be shut down” as it's spreading “horrendous” content about people’s personal lives according to Cathal Crowe T.D. He says that there are postings of hate on the website targeting ordinary innocent people.
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Galway East TD Sean Canney TD said that poor healthcare planning in this country is is tantamount to “committing a crime”. He was speaking in the Dáil on the Irish Cancer strategy. It also applies to many other areas of our health service.
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A doctor who fought to save the life of teenager Aoife Johnston said medical staff faced 'an impossible situation' in University Of Limerick emergency because of chronic overcrowding in December 2022. She cried as she gave evidence & no longer works with HSE Ireland .
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Environmentalists have hit out after it was revealed that work on Lough Neagh’s pollution problems could be stalled because of budget pressures, stating “we can’t afford to waste any more time”. Andrew Muir MLA said that funding is a problem.
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Satellite photos analysed by The Associated Press show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. This has been a targeted by Israeli military in recent weeks.
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Gardaí in Dundalk have issued an appeal for witnesses to an aggravated burglary at a property on the main street. Three masked men broke into the house of a local business man who had young young children. They were armed with iron bars.
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Dr Suzanne Crowe is a consultant in paediatric intensive care, is president of Medical Council. She urges people to discuss organ donation as it gives such a new lease of life to recipients who benefit from such a generous act.
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GARDAÍ AT THE GRA conference have passed a motion demanding that all members are supplied with hard helmets & proper protective gear as officers faced “assaults, abuse, being spat at & had implements thrown at them” during the Dublin riots last November.
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The parents of Taiwanese American journalist and author Clarissa Wei went to the US in their 20s to escape from Taiwan which was under martial law. She has done the opposite & has moved back to Taiwan & would prefer to live there now as it is much safer
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Planning approval for a significant housing development of 235 new homes in Lisloose, Tralee, has been refused by An Bord Pleanála. This was despite the fact that the builder consulted with Kerry County Council - Comhairle Contae Chiarraí during the whole process.
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A rape case convulsed Spain in 2018 when a woman was attacked by 5 men calling themselves “the wolf pack”. It led to a trial which made international headlines. A film-You are not alone which has been seen by millions & will be available on #Netflix
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The Creeslough families are ‘devastated’ at plans to build a new service station on the site of the tragic Donegal explosion. One of the 10 who died that day was Leona Harper. Her mother is devastated & believes the relatives should have been consulted.
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Drew Harris has ordered an urgent investigation into how the weapon got back into circulation despite officers seizing it for the first time in 2009. It got into the hands of criminals before it was seized again. It is now a major embarrassment for them.
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A US tourist in her 80s was callously attacked, robbed and injured as she walked in Killarney town on Monday night. She was on holidays here with her husband. She suffered head injuries & also a broken arm when she was knocked to the ground.
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DRCC is delighted to take delivery of a donation of clothing from Tesco Ireland today. Over the next year, we will give new clothes to patients who may need replacement clothing at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU), located at the Rotunda Hospital, after a sexual assault.

Hussein Julood has started legal action against bp United Kingdom over the death of his son. He alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused Ali's leukemia. It is the first time an individual has taken such a case against a major oil firm.
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