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January
January 2024
ExportsWhat you need to know about new Brexit rules for Irish exporters that enter force on 31 January
factcheckFactCheck: People registered to vote don’t need to reapply or submit ‘additional information’
Big MoneyConnacht's naming rights deal to offset over €40 million cost of redeveloping Sportsground
County Carlow
Gardaí launch investigation into disappearance of seized drugs from garda station
It is understood that a quantity of cannabis, believed to be in the region of €100,000, went missing from a room in the station in recent days.
The 9 at 9
The 9 at 9
Gardaí investigate homeless hostel explosion, Irish language teachers loo for compensation, and weather remains frosty.
Stormont collapseNI secretary promises legislation to ease Stormont deadlock, doesn't shift on public sector pay
the joe show
Joe Schmidt named as new Australia rugby head coach
Former Ireland head coach agrees two-year deal to succeed Eddie Jones at the Wallabies.
Little Britain Street
Homemade explosive device was found in room where explosion happened at homeless hostel - sources
A man in his 30s died after the explosion in a room in Dublin city centre.
the morning lead
'It's a real inequality': Educators call for teaching-through-Irish allowance to be reintroduced
The allowance was suspended in 2012 for any newly qualified teachers.
Gaza
Gaza death toll nears 25,000 as Netanyahu rejects calls for Palestinian state
Gaza’s health ministry said 93 people had been killed overnight, including 16 in a strike on a house in the southern city of Rafah.
Dublin City
Man dies in explosion at homeless hostel in Dublin
The Defence Forces’ bomb disposal team were called to the site near Capel Street.
No other injuries were reported, a spokesperson for gardaí said.
An explosion took place inside the hostel on Little Britain Street in Dublin 1, after 3.30pm this afternoon.
Explosive experts were called to the scene earlier this evening.
Women in the HomeTD will 'take her chances' with current 'women in the home' wording rather than 'wishy washy' replacement
Court of Appeal18-month jail term for man who falsely imprisoned, threatened to kill partner was too lenient, court rules
Raphoe Diocesan Pastoral CentreDonegal counselling service for children and adolescents to close due to lack of state funding
Asylum Seekers
Varadkar says arrests will be made over recent arson attacks around the country
There have been a number of arson attacks at properties earmarked for asylum seeker accommodation in recent months.
NI Prison ServiceMan convicted over PSNI officer’s death absconds and ‘may have travelled to the Republic’
Industrial Action
NI Strikes: Varadkar says public sector workers haven't got pay increases 'they should have'
Some 16 trade unions with joint membership totalling around 170,000 are taking part in industrial action today.
Unions in the North have been involved in long-running pay disputes, in some cases lasting for several years.
Workers are demanding that pay awards made to counterparts elsewhere in the UK are introduced in Northern Ireland.
Speaking at Belfast City Hall this afternoon, Nipsa general secretary Carmel Gates said strike action will grow if demands aren't met.
stephen terminiAdditional charges brought against teens accused of attacking US tourist in Dublin last year
