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2024
Child SafetyDr Catherine Conlon: We need to get real about the dangers of smartphone use by young children
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Teenager death in Tipperary collision, Israel urged against Rafah attack, and by-election defeats for Rishi Sunak
absent votersIreland's voter turnout in every election is well below average compared to rest of EU
#TAOIS IN OUR TIMEVaradkar heads to Munich Security Conference today, the first sitting Taoiseach to attend
Paris 2024
Ireland to spend thousands on air-con for Olympians after Paris bans A/C to meet climate goals
Paris organisers had said they would not provide air-conditioning as part of a pledge to make the 2024 games environmentally friendly.
Policy MattersGovernment needs to show benefit of allowing Israeli Ambassador to stay, says Social Democrats
WicklowThree people hospitalised after driver crashes into pedestrians and shops on Bray main street
RTÉ scandal
Bakhurst seeks legal advice on revealing other RTÉ exit package payouts, assures minister O'Keeffe's €450K is correct amount
The Dáil heard accusations of other ‘golden handshakes’ at RTÉ this afternoon.
Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty told the Dáil O'Keeffe's exit package was 'cooked up behind closed doors with no sign-off, no tax paid and no disclosure until yesterday'
Tánaiste says there must be full transparency around the payouts made to all RTÉ executives
Vulture fundsMinister will amend law to close vulture fund legal loophole impacting mortgage-holders
western saharaThe leader of the world's largest contested region is in Dublin to ask President Higgins for help
ArtJohn Lavery courtroom painting of Roger Casement trial expected to get around €30,000 at auction
Nasser HospitalThousands forced to flee as Israeli forces shell and raid south Gaza's largest hospital
appeals courtSex offender fails in bid to overturn conviction for raping partner’s seven-year-old son
Consumer Price IndexAir fryers, e-cigarettes and oat milk: Here's how the consumer 'basket of goods' has changed
commissioner for human rightsCriminalising purchase of sex, such as in Ireland, increases risk of violence, says Council of Europe
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Super Bowl celebration mass shooting, Tánaiste to meet UNRWA head, and private moon lander launches
SnookerCork snooker prospect Aaron Hill earns praise from Ronnie after knocking out Mark Selby in Wales
March ReferendumsHere's how to register to vote (or update your information) ahead of next month's referendums
Legal loopholeNew law would compel members of Commissions of Investigation to appear before Oireachtas
the morning lead
'The wording doesn't go far enough': We asked carers how they'll vote in the care referendum
Some carers told us that they think the wording of Article 42B is insulting, while others are still unsure as to how they will vote on 8 March.
Middle EastThousands told to evacuate largest hospital in south Gaza as 9 dead after Israel strikes Lebanon
RTÉ payments
RTÉ paid its former Chief Financial Officer Breda O'Keeffe a €450,000 exit package
O’Keeffe previously told the Public Accounts Committee that she had availed of the scheme when she had left in 2020.
O'Keefe's exit fee was more than double the total of ten other inspected packages.
This was despite the fact the ex-financial controller not being applicable for the scheme in the first place.
The chair of the media committee has called on Dee Forbes to make herself available.