Hagel says China 'destabilising' South China Sea

Saturday 31 May 2014 15.53 US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has accused China  of "destabilising actions" in the South China Sea. He warned that Washington will not remain passive if the international order is threatened. Stressing US commitments...

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Death sentence for Sudanese woman condemned

Saturday 31 May 2014 15.00 There has been widespread international condemnation of a death sentence handed down to a Christian woman in Sudan for refusing to abandon her faith. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag was condemned on 15 May under Islamic sharia...

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Kenny to make medical card issue a priority

Saturday 31 May 2014 15.29 Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he will sit down with the new Labour Party leader when he or she is appointed and address the issue of medical cards as a matter of priority. Mr Kenny was speaking on his arrival at the Bar...

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Man dies after attack in Blanchardstown

Saturday 31 May 2014 15.36 An investigation is underway following the suspicious death of a man in Blanchardstown in Dublin overnight. A man's body was found at an apartment at Annaly Grove in Ongar at around 4am. Detectives believe the 32-year-old...

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Women dies in suspected hit-and-run in Dublin

Saturday 31 May 2014 15.47 An investigation is being carried out into the death of a woman who was struck by a car which failed to remain at the scene last night. The suspected hit-and-run incident took place at Davitt Road in Drimnagh at about...

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Quinns deny allegations of hidden cash and gold

Saturday 31 May 2014 16.36 The family of Sean Quinn has described as "absolute, scurrilous lies" allegations made by the former Anglo Irish Bank in the Commercial Court yesterday. In a statement, the family said allegations that it may be hiding...

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Three TDs running for Labour deputy leadership

Thursday 29 May 2014 14.54 Minister of State for Transport Alan Kelly, Environment Committee chairman Michael McCarthy and Minister of State for Research and Innovation Seán Sherlock have all declared their candidacies for the position of deputy...

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Bausch + Lomb to cut 200 jobs, 900 more at risk

Thursday 29 May 2014 15.09 More than 1,100 jobs are at risk in Co Waterford after Bausch + Lomb announced plans to lay off 200 people and close the facility if agreement on pay cuts of 20% for the remaining staff is not reached. The company employs...

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GSOC investigating fatal Dublin car crash

Thursday 29 May 2014 12.14 The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is investigating a fatal car crash in Dublin after the incident was referred to it by gardaí. A woman in her 20s died when the car she was travelling in hit a pole at Fairview at...

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14 dead as Ukrainian helicopter shot down

Thursday 29 May 2014 13.17 Pro-Russian separatist have shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter, killing 14 soldiers including a general. Government forces continue to press ahead with an offensive to crush rebellions in the east swiftly following...

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Appeal court reserves decision on Lyons sentence

Thursday 29 May 2014 13.46 The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved its decision on the appeal by the DPP against the leniency of the sentence imposed on businessman Anthony Lyons for sexual assault. Lyons was found guilty of the assault of the...

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Govt to suspend discretionary medical card reviews

Thursday 29 May 2014 16.35 The review of discretionary medical cards is to be suspended, Minister of State for Primary Care Alex White told the Dáil this afternoon. The decision was taken following a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Health...

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Commissioner says gardaí should not probe gardaí

Wednesday 28 May 2014 16.10 Acting Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan has said that gardaí should not investigate gardaí. Commissioner O'Sullivan is appearing before the Oireachtas Justice Committee today. She has said that all serious allegations...

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Acute hospitals overspend budgets by over €63m

Wednesday 28 May 2014 14.20 New figures from the Health Service Executive show that acute hospitals have overspent their budgets by more than €63m in the first three months of the year. They also show that inpatient and outpatient waiting lists...

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NBRU rejects Iarnród Éireann cost savings measures

Wednesday 28 May 2014 14.22 Iarnród Éireann staff belonging to the National Bus and Rail Union have overwhelmingly rejected cost reduction measures, including pay cuts proposed by the Labour Court. The proposals, which included pay cuts over the...

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Burton announces Labour leadership bid

Wednesday 28 May 2014 15.12 Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has announced her intention to run for for the leadership of the Labour Party today. In a statement, Ms Burton acknowledged that the party had had a difficult weekend and voters...

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Court rules anorexic woman can be force fed

Wednesday 28 May 2014 15.53 The High Court has made an order allowing a young woman with severe anorexia nervosa to be fed through a tube against her wishes. High Court President Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns made the order this afternoon after hearing...

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State to pay costs in failed bilingual jury case

Wednesday 28 May 2014 16.21 The State has been ordered to pay the entire costs of a man's unsuccessful action to have his trial on assault charges heard by a bilingual jury. Peadar Ó Maicín, a native Irish speaker, who lived in Rosmuc in Co Galway...

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Labour TDs consider leadership position

Tuesday 27 May 2014 15.15 Several Labour party members are considering running for the leadership of the party following Eamon Gilmore's decision to resign. Nominations for the position are expected to open following a meeting of the party's executive...

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Four MEP seats yet to be filled in South & MNW

Tuesday 27 May 2014 16.11 Fine Gael's Mairead McGuinness has been elected on the fifth count in the European Midlands-North-West constituency. Speaking afterwards, she said she had no desire to contest another Dáil election and ruled out a second...

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SAP, Ericsson and Wipro announce almost 500 jobs

Tuesday 27 May 2014 14.51 Almost 500 jobs are to be created across four counties by three multinational technology companies. SAP is increasing the numbers it employs in Galway and Dublin by 260, while Ericsson is to create 120 jobs in Dublin and...

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Footballer ordered to do voluntary work

Tuesday 27 May 2014 16.11 Dublin football star Diarmuid Connolly has been ordered by a judge to spend 80 hours teaching GAA to children following an unprovoked attack on a man in a pub. Connolly, 26, had pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to...

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50 killed in clashes in Donetsk

Tuesday 27 May 2014 16.20 More than 50 pro-Russian rebels were killed in an unprecedented assault by Ukrainian government forces, which raged into a second day today. It comes after a newly-elected president vowed to crush their revolt in the east...

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Quinn family case admitted to the High Court

Monday 26 May 2014 15.31 An action by Seán Quinn's wife and five children against the Central Bank, the Minister for Finance and a number of former directors of the former Anglo Irish Bank has been admitted to the High Court's Commercial Division....

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Heavy fighting at airport in Ukraine

Monday 26 May 2014 15.00 Three Ukrainian helicopter gunships have mounted a heavy attack on the rebel-held international airport terminal at Donetsk. They are firing rockets and cannon and throwing out decoy flares as militants shoot at them from...

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30 local council seats yet to be decided

Monday 26 May 2014 15.52 Only 30 of the 949 council seats available remain to be filled in the local authority elections. Fianna Fáil have made significant gains in the election and now hold 260 seats across the country, having received 25.3% of...

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Luke Flanagan tops poll in Midlands North West

Monday 26 May 2014 16.05 Luke 'Ming' Flanagan topped the poll in the Midlands North West constituency with 124,063 votes, but failed to reach the quota, which was 129,290. Sinn Féin's Matt Carthy was second on 114,727 The first candidate will likely...

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Gilmore resigns as Labour leader

Monday 26 May 2014 16.32 Eamon Gilmore has resigned this afternoon as Labour Party leader. Mr Gilmore said he informed the party secretary at 10.30am of his intention to stand down. He said he deeply regrets the loss of good public representatives...

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Pope makes peace plea during Bethlehem visit

Sunday 25 May 2014 15.51 Pope Francis has made a plea for peace at the start of a pilgrimage to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, saying the prolonged Israel-Palestinian conflict had become unacceptable. On the second leg of a three-day visit...

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McFadden and Coppinger win by-elections

Sunday 25 May 2014 10.56 Fine Gael's Gabrielle McFadden has been elected to the Dáil in the Longford-Westmeath by-election. Ms McFadden won on the seventh count after Fianna Fáil's Aengus O'Rourke was eliminated. Ms McFadden achieved a vote of...

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European election counts are under way

Sunday 25 May 2014 12.56 Counts for the European Parliament elections began at 9am. An RTÉ exit poll showed that Independents and Others lead the way in terms of national support for the European elections, with support standing at 27%. The poll...

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DUP and Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland council wins

Sunday 25 May 2014 15.47 The Democratic Unionists and Sinn Féin have secured the lion's share of seats on Northern Ireland's new-look councils, as expected. While the DUP won the most seats with 130, the party's 23.1% share of the vote was down...

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Over 500 local authority seats now filled

Sunday 25 May 2014 16.28 Over half of the local authority seats are filled as counting continues for a second day in the elections. So far, 570 of the 949 seats have been filled. The European Parliament election count is also under way. Westmeath,...

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Paris Bakery staff stage second day of sit-in

Saturday 24 May 2014 15.15 A sit-in by employees of the Paris Bakery is continuing for a second day in Dublin city centre. Workers at the Moore Street bakery, which closed suddenly on Tuesday, said they are owed wages and entitlements totalling...

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Exit polls show major boost for Independents

Saturday 24 May 2014 15.31 RTÉ exit polls show that Independent and other candidates appear to have won the highest percentage of the vote in yesterday's local elections, while Sinn Féin appears to be on course to win an MEP seat in Dublin. The...

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Seven killed in California shootings

Saturday 24 May 2014 14.12 Seven people were killed and seven others wounded in a shooting in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said the shooting in the town of Isla Vista, near the campus of the University...

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Four dead in car bomb attack on Somalia parliament

Saturday 24 May 2014 15.13 At least four people have died after a car bomb went off near the Somali parliament in Mogadadshu. "There is an attack near the parliament building. There was a car bomb explosion and gunfire broke out. We don't have details...

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SF's Paul Donnelly tops poll in Dublin West

Saturday 24 May 2014 16.37 Sinn Féin's Paul Donnelly has topped the poll  Dublin West Dáil by-election. He is closely followed by the Socialist Party's Ruth Coppinger, who is eight votes behind Mr Donnelly in Dublin West after the second count....

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