A multi agency operation is underway on Mount Street in Dublin to clear the so called 'tent city'. There's a large garda presence outside the International Protection Office as asylum seekers are moved.

In the U.S. police have arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University in New York. Police removed around 40 people from a building on the campus being occupied by the protesters.

A man in his 50s is due in court this morning charged in connection with a serious assault on an elderly woman at a nursing home in Athlone on Monday. The woman was taken to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore for treatment.

The number killed by severe flooding in Kenya has risen to over 100. Over 130 thousand people have been displaced - and officials are warning people to expect even heavier rain.

A major cleanup is underway in the central United States, after a series of powerful tornadoes, which killed 5 people. The tornadoes began late Saturday night and left at least 100 people injured around Oklahoma.

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he's hopeful Hamas will accept a new ceasefire offer from Israel. The offer involves a 40 day truce in return for the release of hostages.

In the US, four police officers have been shot dead while trying to serve an arrest warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. Another four officers were injured in the incident. The suspect was shot dead by police who returned fire.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee will bring plans to cabinet today, to designate the UK as a safe country again, so asylum seekers who have crossed the border from the North could be returned.

The Education Minister, Norma foley, has repeated her strong warning to social media companies to 'do the right thing' on tightening up age verification rules, or the Government will bring in sweeping new laws.

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A Co. Tipperary farmer says the rising cost of fuel will be detrimental to the industry this summer as farmers work double time to replenish their fodder reserves after a long and wet winter

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Since January, ten people have died in workplace incidents

While the victims' families gathered in Dublin to pay tribute, trade unions and the Health and Safety Authority marked Workers' Memorial Day by issuing an appeal for safer labour conditions

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Uninsured drivers are adding up to €35 a year to motor cover costs with claims linked to uninsured drivers rising last year by 11%

David Fitzgerald of the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland says the penalties for driving without it are severe and should be a deterrent

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103 people have now been confirmed dead as a result of extreme flooding in Kenya.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to reveal today if he will continue in office or step down. It follows the launch last week of a judicial investigation into accusations that his wife used her position to influence business deals.

At least 5 people have been killed after dozens of tornadoes ripped through parts of the central United States.

A flight carrying US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stopped in Shannon, Co Clare last night as he made his way to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at agreeing a truce in the war In Gaza.

The Tanaiste will meet the NI Secretary in London today, as a row deepens over the number of migrants travelling to Ireland from the UK. But a meeting between Justice Minister and the British Home Secretary which was scheduled for today, was postponed late last night.

As Autism Awareness month comes to a close, Dublin has hosted the country's first ever neurodiversity friendly festival. Sensoria played a part in the city's dedicated three year plan to ensure no autistic or neurodivergent person gets left behind.
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The Taoiseach is warning that 'the unthinkable' could happen if abuse towards politicians isn't tackled. Minister's homes have been targeted in recent weeks, with some protesters wearing balaclavas.
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The Government is scrambling to shut the ‘back door’ of asylum-seekers arriving here via Northern Ireland. The Justice Minster will bring new legislation before the cabinet this week to allow International Protection Applicants to be sent back to the UK.