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We must give Irish taxpayer money to Ukrainians: Irish Red Cross warns against cutting Ukrainian hosting payments
The Irish Red Cross has warned against cutting payments to people hosting Ukrainians in their homes. The Government has agreed to wind down the €600 Accommodation Recognition Payment Scheme in the final four months of this year and to end it next March, reports RTE. A reduction to…
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Teacher Enoch Burke owes €208,000 in fines over row that all started when he refused to call a boy ‘they’
Schoolteacher Enoch Burke owes over €208,000 in fines arising from his breach of High Court orders banning him from his former workplace. Judge Brian Cregan issued a judgment on Wednesday calculating the outstanding fines owed by Enoch Burke, accrued over his four-year dispute with…
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Wonder why? Gardai say there’s been a significant increase in fraud offences in Ireland
There has been a marked rise in reported fraud offences, gardaí have said, with online fraud in particular surging by more than 130% last year, reports RTE. Provisional garda crime figures indicated reductions across most other serious crime categories, including robberies, thefts, and…
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BREAKING: Oscar winning My Left Foot and Home Alone 2 actress Brenda Fricker has died
Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker, celebrated for her powerful performances on stage and screen, has died at the age of 81. Her agent, Phil Belfield, confirmed the news on Friday, July 17, 2026, stating, “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of…
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Nearly 9,300 children were reported to Tusla last year due to their lack of school attendance
A growing number of children are being referred to Tusla after schools flagged worries over poor attendance. Last year, education welfare officers raised 9,293 student cases involving pupils who missed 20 or more school days, according to the Irish Independent, reports Breaking News. This…
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We must give Irish taxpayer money to Ukrainians: Irish Red Cross warns against cutting Ukrainian hosting payments
The Irish Red Cross has warned against cutting payments to people hosting Ukrainians in their homes. The Government has agreed to wind down the €600 Accommodation Recognition Payment Scheme in the final four months of this year and to end it next March, reports RTE. A reduction to…
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Teacher Enoch Burke owes €208,000 in fines over row that all started when he refused to call a boy ‘they’
Schoolteacher Enoch Burke owes over €208,000 in fines arising from his breach of High Court orders banning him from his former workplace. Judge Brian Cregan issued a judgment on Wednesday calculating the outstanding fines owed by Enoch Burke, accrued over his four-year dispute with…
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Wonder why? Gardai say there’s been a significant increase in fraud offences in Ireland
There has been a marked rise in reported fraud offences, gardaí have said, with online fraud in particular surging by more than 130% last year, reports RTE. Provisional garda crime figures indicated reductions across most other serious crime categories, including robberies, thefts, and…
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BREAKING: Oscar winning My Left Foot and Home Alone 2 actress Brenda Fricker has died
Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker, celebrated for her powerful performances on stage and screen, has died at the age of 81. Her agent, Phil Belfield, confirmed the news on Friday, July 17, 2026, stating, “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of…
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Politics
Alan Kelly reportedly set to resign as Labour party leader
The Labour Party leader Alan Kelly is reportedly set to resign later this evening. According to RTE News, Kelly who became Party leader in 2020 is expected to step down from his position after he …
Opinion
Ireland’s Pensioner Poverty Scandal: 1 in 5 elderly people are at risk of poverty as energy bills and food costs soar
Ireland’s elderly are being abandoned in plain sight as 2026 begins. CSO SILC data for 2025 shows 19.8% of people aged 65+ at risk of poverty or social exclusion—up from 16.1% in 2023—making Ireland one …
