# Your Say
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# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'Demons were following me': Call to make HHC illegal after users experience psychotic episodes
- There are growing concerns that HHC is triggering psychotic episodes in certain people
- HHC vapes are widely available online, and in vape and CBD shops
- "I was seeing and hearing things that weren't there. I was being followed around by demons," one man told us
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'I spent 1,300 days there and I get nothing': Mother and Baby Home survivors consider legal action
- "It's a kick in the gut. It's like being victimised all over again," one woman said
- A number of survivors are considering legal action over their exclusion from the scheme
- St Joseph's baby home in Stamullen is not covered by the scheme, despite a recommendation to include it
# Waiting Lists
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# Waiting Lists
Children 'suffering' as life-changing surgery delayed at Temple Street after spinal controversy
- Several hundred children are currently waiting for spinal and orthoepaedic surgery at Temple Street
- Many children who require time-sensitive surgery have been waiting for months
- The hospital has been embroiled in controversy since it emerged that one child died and others suffered serious post-surgery complications
# Asylum Seekers
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# Asylum Seekers
Palestinian man who slept on Mount Street came to Ireland to escape 'death at any moment'
Mohamed has been deeply affected by the situation in Gaza, describing it as a “massacre”.
# Health
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As it happened: Govt insists election not needed in wake of Varadkar resignation
- Varadkar’s resignation as Fine Gael leader is effective immediately, but he will stay on as Taoiseach until his successor is elected by the party
- A general election is not likely to be called, despite mounting pressure from the opposition
- Fine Gael is expected to elect a new leader before the party's Ard Fheis on 6 April
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'A slap in the face': Mother and baby home survivors told they need photo ID to apply for redress
- The Government's long-awaited redress scheme finally opens for applications today
- Many elderly survivors do not have a passport, driving licence or Public Service Card
- One man was told his mother cannot apply without photo ID, but he could apply on her behalf if she died
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'
- The task force has been set up at a time when service providers in Dublin are bracing themselves for an increase in opioid use
- Areas in the north inner city have long been "traumatised" by poverty and addiction, Dr Austin O'Carroll told us
- He said the availability of naloxone was vital in preventing deaths during a recent spike in overdoses in Dublin and Cork
# Latest Figures
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# Vaccine
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# Department Of Education
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# Department Of Education
'They're waiting for us to die': Industrial school abuse survivors say they need urgent support
Survivors have criticised the Government’s proposed support plan, saying it doesn’t address many of their concerns.
# Family And Care Amendments
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# Family And Care Amendments
Referendum Q&A: What will you be asked to vote on? And what exactly is a durable relationship?
- The votes, dubbed the Family Amendment and the Care Amendment, will take place next Friday
- The Constitution currently only recognises families based on marriage and refers to a woman's place 'in the home'
- Not up to speed on what the referendums are about? We've got you covered
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'My son is not there anymore': How young people with psychosis are falling through the cracks
- Karin Kenny believes her son Kielan's life would be very different if he had received early intervention for psychosis
- He was previously in school but now needs full-time care and experiences weeks-long psychotic episodes
- A new series by The Journal and Noteworthy will explore access to services for young people who experience psychosis
# Dublin City Dorms
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# Dublin City Dorms
Person tried to get job at asylum seeker hostel to 'cause trouble and enact racial discrimination'
- A staff member at the centre raised security concerns with the International Protection Accommodation Services
- Dublin City Dorms began operating as an accommodation centre in early 2023, having previously been a tourist hostel
- The centre was among the buildings vandalised during the Dublin riots in November
# The Morning Lead
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- SJOG is one of the biggest providers of intellectual disability and mental health services in the country
- Staff have been informed that, unless extra funding is received, the process of transferring services will begin
- The board said they are "doing all in our power to prevent this eventuality" but are running out of options
# Explainer
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# Explainer
Measles: What you need to know about the disease, vaccines and who is at risk
A man in Leinster died after contracting the disease amid fears of an outbreak here.
# HPSC
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- Seven of these cases have been defined as 'possible' measles, while two are listed as 'probable' measles
- The suspected cases, all involving children aged nine and younger, were reported between 28 January and 3 February
- Yesterday it was confirmed that a man in Leinster died after contracting measles
# The Morning Lead
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- A number of people were threatened with physical or sexual violence
- Foreign-national sex workers were targeted by the scam
- "The texts and calls turned violent, people saying things like they were going to have a hitman kill them."
# The Morning Lead
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- Patients are concerned it is taking months to get an appointment for certain scans, potentially delaying a cancer diagnosis
- Extra consultants are due to start working in the coming months, but staffing levels remain an issue
- "It is unacceptable that a person should wait too long before getting access to a vital diagnostic appointment," the CEO of the Irish Cancer Society said
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