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Study tracking lives of Irish babies will 'greatly benefit policy making' - O'Gorman

A new Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) birth cohort has been approved by the Irish government. The lives of a new generation of Irish children - babies yet to be born who will be nine months old in 2024 - will be tracked to determine what it is like to ...

30 Jun 2022 at 12:49

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Rural Development Policy will help develop and revitalise communities

The Government has published its 'Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future'. Welcoming the strategy, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD, Charlie McConalogue said it would "help develop and revitalise ...

29 Mar 2021 at 20:18

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Citizens’ Assembly urges ‘effective decriminalisation’ for personal drug use

Significant changes to laws governing the possession of drugs for personal use, amounting to an “effective decriminalisation”, have been recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly. The body voted on and agreed 36 recommendations for ...

22 Oct 2023 at 13:20

National News

FactCheck: Where has Fine Gael stood on drug decriminalisation previously?

Drug policy has become a general election campaign talking point this week since Taoiseach Simon Harris took aim at Fianna Fail’s manifesto pledge to decriminalise the possession of some drugs for personal use. Fianna Fail’s ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:46

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Harris and Martin at odds over cannabis decriminalisation

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail continue to be at odds over the decriminalisation of cannabis. The two parties are engaged in ongoing government formation talks, after policy approaches to drug use emerged as a flashpoint during ...

09 Jan 2025 at 16:01

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No family to pay more than 600 euro a month on childcare under Fine Gael plan

Families will have to pay no more than 600 euro a month for childcare costs under Fine Gael proposals for children and parents. The party has pledged to introduce a 200-euro monthly cap on the costs of childcare per child,...

13 Nov 2024 at 12:45

Northern Ireland

McDonald pledges to remove means test for carer’s allowance

Sinn Fein would create a minister for reunification and abolish the means test for the carer’s allowance, Mary Lou McDonald has told her party conference. Ms McDonald used her leader’s address at Sinn Fein’s Ard Fheis ...

28 Sept 2024 at 19:23

National News

Pearse Doherty accuses Tanaiste of ‘dishonesty’ over Government’s housing policy

Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty has accused the Tanaiste of being “completely dishonest” over the Government’s housing policy, after they went head to head in the Dail. The Ceann Comhairle threatened to suspend the Dail, ...

27 Jun 2024 at 17:29

National News

‘No compelling case’ to further change support for Ukrainians – Harris

There is no “compelling case” to make changes to State assistance for Ukrainians fleeing the war, the Taoiseach has said. Asked about reports that Ukrainians arriving into Ireland from March will not be offered ...

09 Oct 2024 at 16:15

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EU targets do not properly reflect e-waste recycling efforts, WEEE Ireland warns

An organisation that facilitates the collection of electronic waste has expressed concern that EU recycling targets ignore the impact of a growing circular economy in Ireland. Waste Electrical and Electronic ...

14 Apr 2025 at 06:00

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Tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram updates privacy policy

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has updated its privacy policies to make them “easier to understand”, with alerts about the changes to begin arriving on Thursday. The company said the ...

27 May 2022 at 21:35

Kildare driver has car seized after insurance policy cancelled

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Kildare drive has car seized after insurance policy cancelled

Naas Roads Policing Unit recently pulled this motorist over for driving despite having an insurance disc which had been cancelled by the insurance company. The car was displaying a ‘current insurance’ ...

30 Aug 2019 at 12:59

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