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Micheál Martin set to become Taoiseach for second time |
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| Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin is set to be nominated as Taoiseach by the Dáil before being formally appointed to the office by President Michael D Higgins. |
Trump pardons Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht |
| US President Donald Trump pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others conducted over $200 million (€192 million) in illicit trade using bitcoin. |
Payment platform Stripe to cut 300 jobs globally |
| The Irish-founded payments platform Stripe is to lay off 300 employees, around 3.5% of its global workforce. |
Hundreds of Capitol rioters released after Trump pardon |
| Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol were freed, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers. |
Sinn Féin to oppose plans to adjourn Dáil for two weeks |
| Sinn Féin will oppose what it called "disgraceful" plans to adjourn the Dáil for a full two weeks after the Government is formally elected tomorrow. |
A day of significance - who'll be part of the new Dáil |
| Elections all done, counting concluded and negotiations complete, the day has finally arrived for the Dáil to elect a Taoiseach. So how will events unfold? |
Two men arrested after man attacked in Lifford home |
| Two men have been arrested in connection with the investigation into the serious assault of a man in his 20s in Lifford, Co Donegal. |
Israeli Ambassador claims Ireland 'stuck in echo chamber' |
| The Israeli Ambassador to Ireland has claimed that Ireland "is stuck in an echo chamber" over its criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. |
Danish MEP swears at Trump, says Greenland not for sale |
| Danish politician Anders Vistisen has been told off for using profane language while discussing the new US administration in Strasbourg's European parliament. |
Death toll in Turkish ski resort fire jumps to 76 people |
| The death toll from a fire that ripped through a hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey rose to 76 people, according to the interior minister. |
All eyes on who is getting what brief in the new Cabinet |
| Under the Constitution, the new cabinet can consist of at most 15 senior ministerial positions. It has already been decided that those roles will be split between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. The question is, who gets what? |
Hospital apologises to woman for 'life-changing' injuries |
| Sligo University Hospital has apologised to an 82-year-old woman whose throat was perforated during a routine endoscopic procedure, leaving her with life-changing injuries. |
Israeli raid in West Bank kills 10 amid Gaza ceasefire |
| Israeli security forces backed by helicopters have raided a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin, killing at least ten Palestinians and injuring a further 35 people. |
Storm Éowyn to bring heavy rain, damaging gusts possible |
| Met Éireann has said Ireland can expect to see strong winds, heavy rain and potential localised flooding as Storm Éowyn passes over the country later in the week. |
Explained: Technical groups and Dáil speaking rights |
| Dáil rules - or standing orders - are not something that would usually generate much interest, but conflicting interpretations of the rules are now at the centre of the first major political row of the new Dáil. |
Enoch Burke given time to make contempt fine submissions |
| Secondary teacher, Enoch Burke has been given two weeks to make submissions to the High Court on how fines imposed on him for contempt of court are to be enforced. |
Watch: Gazan student dreams of finishing education |
| A 19-year-old Gazan student has shared her hopes of finishing her education now that a ceasefire is in place. |
Three men arrested over abuse of children released |
| Three men, arrested as part of an ongoing garda investigation into the sexual abuse and neglect of children and a vulnerable adult in Co Meath, have been released without charge. |
Concern over multi-denominational schools target omission |
| Education and Training Boards Ireland has expresssed concern at the omission from the Programme for Government of a target set by the last government to increase the number of multi-denominational primary schools here. |
Interactive data: Immigration to Ireland increased by 5% |
| Immigration to Ireland increased by 5% in 2023 in the year to April 2024, new figures show. |