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Opposition to discuss no confidence motion in Murphy |
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| Opposition party leaders will meet this morning to discuss the possibility of putting down a no confidence motion in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy. |
Crunch time for Murphy as TDs eye confidence vote |
| Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has the firm backing of the Government but that is not the most valuable commodity to possess for the likely battle ahead, writes Mícheál Lehane. |
Woman settles case against ex-employer for almost €260k |
| A Co Down woman has settled a sexual discrimination case against one of Northern Ireland's largest employers for almost €260,000. |
Harris to raise Seán Rooney case with Lebanese ministers |
| Tánaiste Simon Harris will hold talks with the Lebanese Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers in Beirut to raise the case of the Irish UN peacekeeper, Private Seán Rooney, who was shot dead in December 2022. |
5 talking points from Netflix series 'Adolescence' |
| After it first became available to watch on 13 March, the Netflix series 'Adolescence' is breaking viewing records. The programme, which tackles the impact of social media and toxic online masculinity influencers on teenagers, has also started a number of talking points, writes Evelyn O'Rourke. |
Simulation to assess Irish ability to deal with wildfires |
| An exercise to assess Ireland's ability to deal with large forest fires is taking place in the Wicklow mountains today. |
Energy transition could generate €19bn per year - SEAI |
| A new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland estimates that Ireland's energy transition will drive up to €19 billion per year of new business by 2030. |
PNA begins industrial action in staffing numbers dispute |
| Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association are beginning industrial action in a dispute over staffing numbers. |
Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine port |
| Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv that provides the country with access to the Black Sea and struck Kryvyi Rih in what Ukrainian officials said was the war's biggest drone attack on the city. |
Trump downplays chat leak as Waltz takes responsibility |
| US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has claimed "full responsibility" for mistakenly adding a journalist to a group chat in which top American officials discussed impending strikes in Yemen. |
Fallout over Dáil speaking row set to rumble on |
| Follow today's political developments as the row over Dáil speaking rights continues and opposition party leaders consider a no-confidence motion in the Ceann Comhairle |
Trump team scrambles to handle Signal chat leak fallout |
| The Trump administration has sought to contain the fallout after a magazine journalist disclosed he had been inadvertently included in a secret group discussion of highly sensitive war plans, while Democrats called on top officials to resign over the security incident. |
US exerting 'pressure' on Greenland ahead of Vance visit |
| Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has denounced a US delegation visit that now includes Vice President JD Vance to Greenland, as putting "unacceptable pressure" on both the territory and her country. |
Hundreds arrested as Turkey protesters defy crackdown |
| Almost 1,500 people have been detained as tens of thousands continue protests in the Turkish capital after the arrest of the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. |
13,540 unqualified teachers hired to teach in 2024 - Dept |
| 13,540 unqualified individuals were employed to teach in Irish schools in 2024, according to new Department of Education figures obtained by TG4's 7LÁ programme. |
At least 18 killed in South Korea wildfires |
| At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage", the country's acting president said. |
Sligo man jailed for child sexual exploitation offences |
| A married father of two from Co Sligo will serve three years and six months in prison for the possession of child sexual abuse material, referred to in law as child pornography, attempted production of child pornography and attempted sexual exploitation of a child. |
Fewer shake hands, junk food consumption up after Covid |
| The Central Statistics Office has published a survey detailing the long-term social impacts of the pandemic experience and the restrictions associated with Covid-19 five years on. |
Murphy in political firing line after chaotic day in Dáil |
| After a day of confusion, contradiction and just a hint of chaos, one moment made it crystal clear where the Dáil speaking rights row is likely to go next - and, just as importantly, who is now firmly in the political firing line, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith. |
Fallout unclear after day of division in Dáil chamber |
| There have been many days in the Dáil when the rows were ferocious but what happened today will stand out, writes Political Coverage Editor Joe Mag Raollaigh. |