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Problems Continue at Maynooth Seminary

Failure to recognise the roots of past scandals means Church teaching will continue to be undermined


Biggest electoral registration shakeup 'in a century' will see PPS numbers used to verify voter identity

The government says that this is the biggest change to electoral registration since 1918


Ramp up in wind energy needed to meet electricity demand from data centres and electric cars, says Varadkar

The amount of electricity generated from renewable sources must rise from 30% to 70% by 2030


Direct Provision expert group announced to look at ways to 'better meet needs of asylum seekers'

Among the issues the group will examine is engaging with communities where Direct Provision centres are due to open.


Student caught in Derry hotel with girl (14) charged over sex offences

A student from England has appeared in a Northern Ireland magistrates court charged with committing a series of sex offences against a 14-year-old girl after he was arrested at a hotel in Derry.


Nearly a million Irish passports issued in record-breaking 2019

Almost a million Irish passports were issued in 2019, the country’s government has announced.


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