Dail hears allegation Shatter involved in incident in Garda checkpoint

irishtimes.com 3 hours ago

Tanaiste says he has no knowledge of allegation

 
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Religious control of schools is neither tolerant nor inclusive

irishtimes.com 13 hours ago

Opinion: Many of my peers have a blind spot and display much hypocrisy when it comes to the Catholic Church

 
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Syria’s refugee exodus now at more than 1.5 million

irishtimes.com 2 hours ago

Influx testing neighbouring states

 
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TD challenges Shatter 'behaviour' - Independent.ie

independent.ie 1 hour ago

An Independent TD has challenged Justice Minister Alan Shatter over his behaviour and attitude at a Garda checkpoint days before his appointment to the Cabinet.

 
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Germany tops BBC country image poll

bbc.co.uk 14 hours ago

A poll in 25 countries for the BBC World Service suggests Germany is the most favourably viewed country in the world.

 
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Creches are probed by gardai, HSE over claims children mishandled

independent.ie 10 hours ago

A CHILDCARE worker has been fired and five others suspended amid allegations that children were mishandled and subjected to poor-quality care at three creches.

 
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Security services knew Woolwich men

bbc.co.uk 9 hours ago

David Cameron cuts short a foreign trip and flies back to London to lead the government response to the suspected terror attack near Woolwich Barrracks.

 
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Amnesty 'very concerned' about Ireland's abortion laws

breakingnews.ie 6 hours ago

Amnesty International has warned that until Ireland's laws allow for abortion in certain circumstances, this country will be out of line with international human rights standards.

 
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Dáil hears Shatter involved in incident in Garda checkpoint

irishtimes.com 3 hours ago

Tánaiste says he has no knowledge of allegation

 
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Watchdog slams Garda co-operation

independent.ie 2 hours ago

The state investigative body set up to probe allegations of Garda wrongdoing has branded the force's co-operation unacceptable.

 
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Lagarde faces court in fraud probe - Independent.ie

independent.ie 3 hours ago

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court over a controversial financial deal that she oversaw as French finance minister.

 
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Constructing the life as lived by our ancient forebears

irishtimes.com 13 hours ago

Experimental archaeology helps show how people lived in the past

 
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Government licensed secret buzzard egg destruction, documents reveal

guardian.co.uk 8 hours ago

Eggs and nests of protected raptors destroyed to protect pheasant shoot, according to FoI documents

 
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Sen. Ted Cruz Refuses to Play the Game: ‘Let Me Be Clear, I Don’t Trust the Republicans’

theblaze.com 12 hours ago

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday made it crystal clear that he is not in Washington, D.C...

 
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British prime minister huddles with security team after hacking death

cnn.com 7 hours ago

British PM Cameron will convene a meeting looking for answers in a daylight hacking death.

 
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Woolwich attack and the far right: three points to consider when the dust settles

guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago

Matthew Goodwin: In the wake of the spike in far-right activity, the risk of 'cumulative extremism' is one of the issues that should occupy minds

 
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Hidden camera GP jailed for abuse

bbc.co.uk 44 mins ago

A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients at his surgery is jailed for 12 years.

 
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Woman 'confronted soldier's attackers'

u.tv 4 hours ago

A woman has described how she confronted a man armed with a knife and axe suspected of killing a British soldier in Woolwich in London.

 
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Mandatory micro-chipping of dogs to come into effect from 2016

irishtimes.com 17 hours ago

Animal Health and Welfare bill passed by both houses of the Oireachtas

 
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State accused over violence against women

irishtimes.com 6 hours ago

Amnesty claims Government failure to act on pledges on protection of women

 
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UK mom calms man with blood-soaked knife after suspected deadly terror attack

worldnews.nbcnews.com 2 hours ago

LONDON - A mother-of-two who confronted a blood-soaked, knife-carrying man in the moments after the suspected ideologically motivated murder of a British soldier said she did so in order to protect...

 
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Pope Francis says atheists can be good

guardian.co.uk 19 hours ago

Just do good, and we'll find a meeting point, says Francis in marked departure from Benedict's line on non-Catholics

 
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Frank Davis in the fight of his life

wwltv.com 10 hours ago

For nearly three decades, you invited Frank Davis and his wife Mary Clare into your home...

 
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Swedish riots rage for fourth night

guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago

Police attacked and cars torched in Stockholm suburbs as unrest sparked by long-term youth unemployment and poverty spreads

 
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Morning Maddow: May 23

maddowblog.msnbc.com 2 hours ago

House Ways and Means wants to hear tales of IRS woe from the public. VA's gubernatorial hopeful Ken Cuccinelli has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the current governor...

 
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What we can learn from Ingrid Loyau-Kennet's grace under pressure

guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago

Anouchka Grose: In Woolwich, a seemingly ordinary woman did something extraordinary. Her humanity may well have saved lives

 
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Dutch arrest company head in horsemeat scandal

independent.ie 1 hour ago

Dutch authorities have arrested the head of a meat trading company at the centre of a horsemeat scandal that prompted a massive recall of tainted beef products, the public prosecutor's

 
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More than 2,000 complaints made against gardaí in 2012

breakingnews.ie 1 hour ago

More than 2,000 complaints against Gardai were investigated by the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission last year, with more than a third relating to abuse of authority.

 
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'Corruption Of Blood' Bill Would Convict Lawbreakers' Kin

huffingtonpost.com 15 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would "automatically" punish family members of people who violate U.S...

 
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Scientists link autism with lack of gut bacteria

irishexaminer.com 22 May

Mice raised without bacteria in the gut showed distinctly autistic patterns of behaviour, choosing to interact with objects more than other mice, scientists at University College Cork (UCC) have...

 
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Mum talked down Woolwich terrorists who told her: 'We want to start a war in London tonight'

telegraph.co.uk 16 hours ago

Exclusive: A cub scout leader confronted terrorists just seconds after they had beheaded a soldier asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you...

 
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Despite momentum, GOP leadership still against special Benghazi committee

dailycaller.com 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- While momentum has been building inside the House Republican conference for a special congressional committee to investigate last year’s terrorist attacks in Benghazi, the GOP leadersh

 
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Man charged with assault on homeless man later found dead - Independent.ie

independent.ie 55 mins ago

A YOUNG man has been charged with assaulting a homeless man whose battered body was discovered in a rubbish disposal chute.

 
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IRS official who refused to testify facing more scrutiny over scandal, past

foxnews.com 5 hours ago

The IRS official who refused to testify at a House hearing Wednesday has become a key focus of the congressional investigations into the IRS practice of singling out conservative groups. 

 
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Pakistani Taliban admits bomb which kills 13

rte.ie 2 hours ago

The Pakistani Taliban has admitted responsibility for a bomb which killed 11 security personnel and two civilians.

 
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