- Nov 20th 2024, 4:45 PM
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# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
Staff at day centre have to boil kettle to bathe service users with intellectual disabilities
- Portable heaters are being used to keep service users warm, as staff contend with leaks and dampness
- The employee said the situation is "Dickensian" and unsanitary
# Trump 2.0
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# Trump 2.0
From Elon Musk to a Fox News host, who exactly will be in the Trump administration?
The president-elect has announced who he intends to appoint to senior roles, sending shockwaves through Washington DC and beyond.
# Kildare
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# Kildare
Man arrested in connection with disappearance and murder of Jo Jo Dullard is released without charge
The man was arrested on Monday, 29 years after Jo Jo went missing.
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
Harassed and called paedophiles: Librarians describe being targeted by anti-LGBT+ groups
- Several libraries have been targeted by protesters because they supply LGBTQIA-related reading material
- "There is somebody looking you straight in the face and calling you a child abuser," one librarian said
# RIP
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# The Swing States
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# The Swing States
What exactly are swing states, and how could they decide the outcome of 'knife-edge' US race?
- This week's vote could be one of the closest presidential elections in US history
- Some states have undecided voters who could end up backing either candidate
- "You can't toss out any type of prediction, other than the fact this will be a knife-edge race," Professor Scott Lucas said
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'I cannot do it, I would rather go to jail,' Former IDF soldier on why he refuses to serve in Gaza
- He is one of 130 IDF members refusing to serve unless the Israeli government works to obtain a hostage and ceasefire deal
- Michael said there is no justification for killing civilians, especially children - but not everyone agrees with him
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
An Irish American family on life and politics in one of the key swing states in the US election
- "It's fascinating to see how people can be so divided," Delia O'Malley said of Georgia
- She loves her job, but one of the most difficult aspects of it is the fact she has to take part in monthly active shooter drills
# Mental Health
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# Mental Health
'I can sleep now, I don't cry': Ukrainians in Ireland turn to therapy after fleeing the war
Many people displaced by the war have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder.
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'We're living week to week': One restaurant owner on why he'll be protesting at the Dáil today
Business owners from the hospitality and tourism sectors are set to hold a protest outside Leinster House this afternoon.
# Peacekeepers
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# Peacekeepers
Unifil says Israeli tanks 'destroyed' camp entrance in Lebanon before 'forcibly' entering
The Irish Defence Forces have confirmed that none of their soldiers were harmed.
# News Fix
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# Cobalt
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# Status Yellow
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# Your Say
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# Tributes
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# Tributes
'A titan of independence': Alex Salmond, former First Minister of Scotland, has died aged 69
He served as First Minister of Scotland between 2007 and 2014.
# News Fix
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# Middle East
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# Middle East
All Irish troops unharmed in Lebanon, but Taoiseach is 'extraordinarily concerned' amid unrest
Unifil confirmed that a UN peacekeeper underwent surgery after being shot in Lebanon overnight.
# Drugs
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# Florida
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# Florida
'It was like 100 banshees screaming': Irish woman describes surviving Hurricane Milton
Aisling Kane, who lives in Florida with her family, said it was the “longest night of my life”.
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'This is the first time I've evacuated in 60 years': Irish-Americans among those fleeing Florida
- Near-record winds of up to 165 miles per hour (270 km/h) are expected
- "When you get something historical like this, you don't want to be on the wrong side of fate," one resident told us
# A Year Of War
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# A Year Of War
'Are we going to keep killing one another until there's no one left?'
Roni Keidar, who survived the 7 October attack a year ago, says Jewish people “should understand the Palestinians more than anyone else in the world”.
# The Peach State
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# The Peach State
'The fabric of the country is fraying': How swing states like Georgia will decide the US election
- Atlanta is quite liberal, but the wider Georgia state typically votes Republican
- Nationwide polls place Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck-and-neck
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
UHL staff under 'huge pressure' to deal with FOI requests after death of Aoife Johnston
- They said the team is missing deadlines for FOI and GDPR requests, despite their best efforts
- Some people are seeking their records so they can transfer their care to another hospital
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'It's a mess': Concerns raised that children won't get treatment amid physio shortage in Dublin
- The physio department in Temple Street hospital is currently only providing an emergency service
- There are also a number of unfilled physio vacancies at Crumlin children's hospital and in community settings
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