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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow's most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years
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Putin says he thinks Russia-Ukraine war is ending
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow's most scaled-back Victory ...
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0510/1572573-putin-ukraine/
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Hundreds of people are taking part in a peaceful protest for animal welfare in Co Tipperary today. The rally follows the death of a horse in a collision with a car while it was involved in a sulky race in Clonmel in March.
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Hundreds peaceful protest for animal welfare in Tipperary
Hundreds of people are taking part in a peaceful protest for animal welfare in Co Tipperary today.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0509/1572539-protest-animal-welfare/
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Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has confirmed she is 16 weeks pregnant after undergoing fertility and sperm donation treatment, saying she hopes her personal journey may help other single women and those who are LGBTQI+ to become mothers if they wish to do so.
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MEP Maria Walsh hopes pregnancy helps other single women
Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has confirmed she is 16 weeks pregnant after undergoing fertility and sperm donation treatment, saying she hopes her personal journey may help other single women and those wh...
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0509/1572529-maria-walsh-pregnancy/
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Government officials are finalising plans to send a plane to Spain in the coming days to evacuate two Irish citizens on board the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak.
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Govt to send plane to evacuate Irish citizens from ship
Government officials are finalising plans to send a plane to Spain in the coming days to evacuate two Irish citizens on board the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0509/1572469-hantavirus-cruise-ship/
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Any prospective nuclear deal between the US and Iran will probably not look much different to the one that US President Trump pulled out of in 2018, writes Tony Connelly
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Is the Iran nuclear agreement back to square one?
Whatever emerges from the debris of the US-Israel-Iran war, Iran's nuclear programme will be at the heart of any agreement, and that deal will probably not look much different to the one that Presiden...
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0509/1572362-iran-nuclear-deal/
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This week saw some lesser-spotted moments of unity in the Dáil amid an increasingly fractious atmosphere in Leinster House, writes Mícheál Lehane
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Lesser-spotted moments of unity amid fractious Dáil mood
There is little harmony in the Dáil these days as a furious opposition repeatedly call on the Government to immediately free up more money for households struggling to cope with rising prices.
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0509/1572420-dail-unity-analysis/
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Around 80,00 people are expected to take part in Darkness Into Light events around Ireland and across the world today
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Around 80,000 take part in Darkness Into Light events
Around 80,00 people are expected to take part in Darkness Into Light events around Ireland and across the world today.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0509/1572474-darkness-into-light/
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A US fighter jet disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce
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US attacks spark Iran reprisals as deal hangs in balance
A US fighter jet disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce as US President Donald Trump said overnight that he was awaiting Iran's reply to his lat...
https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0509/1572475-us-iran/
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World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will travel to the Spanish island of Tenerife tomorrow to coordinate the evacuation of passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus, interior ministry sources said
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WHO chief to visit Canaries to coordinate ship evacuation
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will travel to the Spanish island of Tenerife tomorrow to coordinate the evacuation of passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus, int...
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0508/1572287-hantavirus-cruise-ship/
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Gript Media has confirmed it has suspended its editor John McGuirk "pending an internal process concerning governance and related issues"
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Gript Media confirms suspension of editor McGuirk
Gript Media has confirmed it has suspended its editor John McGuirk "pending an internal process concerning governance and related issues".
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0508/1572454-gript-editor-mcguirk/
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US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia starting tomorrow, saying he hoped it could lead to a long-term deal to end Moscow's war
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Trump announces three-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia starting tomorrow, saying he hoped it could lead to a long-term deal to end Moscow's war.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0508/1572302-ukraine-russia/
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A woman involved in a hit-and-run incident in Louth last year was identified by gardaí after leaving her car into to a garage to be repaired
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Woman involved in hit-and-run identified by car in garage
A woman involved in a hit-and-run incident in Louth last year was identified by gardaí after leaving her car into to a garage to be repaired.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572452-louth-hit-and-run
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Podcast: Earlier this week, Prime Time examined how parking shortages are causing disputes between neighbours. Dr Lorraine D'Arcy tells Behind the Story how we have 'normalised' the idea that people can park anywhere
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Behind the Story: Car parking wars and driving to sports
Parking disputes are fuelling tensions between neighbours with reports of verbal confrontations, vandalism and even cars being keyed.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572440-behind-the-story-car-parking-wars-and-driving-to-sports/
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Eluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales, has lost her seat in the Senedd in a dire set of elections for Welsh Labour
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First Minister of Wales loses seat in Senedd election
Eluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales, has lost her seat in the Senedd in a dire set of elections for Welsh Labour.
https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/0508/1572425-wales-local-elections/
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A woman who ingested €80,000 of cocaine was brought to a Dublin hospital after she told staff at the hotel where she was staying that she was concerned a pellet could burst
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Woman who swallowed €80k worth of cocaine pellets jailed
A woman who ingested €80,000 of cocaine was brought to a Dublin hospital after she told staff at the hotel where she was staying that she was concerned a pellet could burst.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572422-courts-cocaine
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Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the bodies of a woman and a newly born baby at a house in Co Tipperary this afternoon
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Bodies of woman, newly born baby found at Tipperary house
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the bodies of a woman and a baby at a house in Co Tipperary this afternoon.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0508/1572409-carrick-on-suir/
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Iran has accused the United States of breaching their truce, as both sides blamed the other for triggering an overnight clash in the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran mulls peace deal, says US 'blatantly' breached truce
Iran has accused the United States of breaching their truce, as both sides blamed the other for triggering an overnight clash in the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0508/1572286-iran-us-middle-east/
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Students from six different counties have been honoured for their interest in and understanding of the political system, as part of the annual Oireachtas essay competition.
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Students honoured as part of Oireachtas essay competition
Students from six different counties have been honoured for their interest in and understanding of the political system, as part of the annual Oireachtas essay competition.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0508/1572392-oireachtas-essay-competition/
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A woman in Alicante has symptoms consistent with a hantavirus infection, Spain's health ministry has said.
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Hantavirus case suspected in Alicante, say officials
A woman in Alicante has symptoms consistent with a hantavirus infection, Spain's health ministry has said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572287-hantavirus-cruise-ship/
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SIPTU has met with TDs and senators ahead of planned strike action at the National Ambulance Service next week in a dispute over pay.
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SIPTU meets with TDs, senators ahead of ambulance strike
SIPTU has met with TDs and senators ahead of planned strike action at the National Ambulance Service next week in a dispute over pay.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572363-ambulance-strike/
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An Coimisiún Pleánála has refused planning permission for a wind farm in Clare that was opposed by the Irish Aviation Authority, Shannon Airport and AirNav Ireland due to aviation safety concerns.
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Planning permission refused for Co Clare wind farm
An Coimisiún Pleánála has refused planning permission for a wind farm in Clare that was opposed by the Irish Aviation Authority, Shannon Airport and AirNav Ireland due to aviation safety concerns.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0508/1572357-clare-wind-farm/
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Police in Germany say that several people have been taken hostage during a bank robbery in the western town of Sinzig
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Several hostages held in German bank robbery, police say
Police in Germany say that several people have been taken hostage during a bank robbery in the western town of Sinzig.
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0508/1572350-germany-bank-robbbery/
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The CEO of the Health Service Executive has said she recognises that many nurses are working in environments where they feel compromised by trolley waits and trying to admit patients without beds.
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HSE not indifferent to overcrowding, INMO conference told
The CEO of the Health Service Executive has said she recognises that many nurses are working in environments where they feel compromised by trolley waits and trying to admit patients without beds.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0508/1572337-inmo-conference/
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Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has said local election results are a "historic shift in British politics".
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Watch: 'Truly historic shift in UK politics,' says Farage
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has said local election results are a "historic shift in British politics".
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572329-reform-uk-election/
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Three men who were arrested earlier this week in relation to an attack on a 44-year-old woman at her home in Dublin last year have been released without charge.
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Three men released in Clondalkin attack investigation
Three men who were arrested earlier this week in relation to an attack on a 44-year-old woman at her home in Dublin last November have been released without charge.
https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0508/1572325-clondalkin-attack-investigation/
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "there was not even a token attempt to cease fire on the front" despite Russia announcing a unilateral truce from midnight
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Russia and Ukraine exchange attacks despite Moscow truce
Russia and Ukraine launched major attacks on each other today, with a two-day unilateral ceasefire that Moscow had declared around its World War II commemorations appearing to be in tatters.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0508/1572302-ukraine-russia/
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Over a dozen wind farm projects are now waiting more than a year for a planning decision, while just three have gained planning approval so far this year, according to Wind Energy Ireland's latest quarterly report.
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Wind Energy Ireland report flags slowdown in planning approvals
Over a dozen wind farm projects are now waiting more than a year for a planning decision, while just three have gained planning approval so far this year, according to Wind Energy Ireland's latest qua...
https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/0508/1572259-wind-energy-ireland-report-flags-slow-down-in-planning-approvals/
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Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police spokesperson said.
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Three hikers killed in Indonesia volcanic eruption
Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police spokesperson ...
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0508/1572289-indonesia-volcano/
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A man will appear in court after being charged with allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near his new home on the Sandringham Estate.
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Man charged over alleged threats to former prince Andrew
A man will appear in court after being charged with allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near his new home on the Sandringham Estate.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572283-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-uk/
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The Environmental Protection Agency is predicting that a very substantial increase in the rate of recycling of municipal waste will be required for Ireland to achieve its 2030 recycling target.
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Rise in recycling rates needed to meet 2030 target - EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is predicting that a very substantial increase in the rate of recycling of municipal waste will be required for Ireland to achieve its 2030 recycling target.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572253-ireland-recycling/
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With just two weeks to go before polling stations open across Galway West, candidates and their supporters have been stepping up efforts to get their different messages across to voters, writes Pat McGrath.
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Cost of living tops agenda on Galway West campaign trail
With just two weeks to go before polling stations open across Galway West, candidates and their supporters have been stepping up efforts to get their different messages across to voters.
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0508/1572267-galway-west-bye-election/
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Nigel Farage suggested Reform UK was on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results.
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Farage jubilant as Reform gains in UK local elections
UK Reform leader Nigel Farage said his party was on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results.
https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/0508/1572282-uk-election/
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US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran early on in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran.
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UAE counters Iran attack, Trump says ceasefire in place
US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran early on in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran.
https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0508/1572286-iran-us-hormuz/
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Beloved British environmentalist David Attenborough has been flooded with congratulations as he celebrates his 100th birthday.
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Beloved naturalist Attenborough celebrates 100th birthday
Beloved British environmentalist David Attenborough has been flooded with congratulations as he celebrates his 100th birthday.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0508/1572297-david-attenborough-100/
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Iran has accused the United States of violating a ceasefire by targeting two ships at the Strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, the country's top joint military command has said
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Iran accuses US of violating truce with attacks on ships
Iran has accused the United States of violating a ceasefire by targeting two ships at the Strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, the country's top joint military command has said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0507/1572082-middle-east-iran-us
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Singer Bonnie Tyler has been placed into an induced coma to aid her recovery following emergency intestinal surgery, a spokesman for the star has said
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Bonnie Tyler in an induced coma after emergency surgery
Singer Bonnie Tyler has been placed into an induced coma to aid her recovery following emergency intestinal surgery, a spokesman for the star has said.
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0507/1572250-bonnie-tyler-in-an-induced-coma-after-emergency-surgery/
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The World Health Organization has insisted that a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic did not mark the beginning of a Covid-like crisis
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WHO: Cruise hantavirus outbreak 'not start of a pandemic'
The World Health Organization has insisted that a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic did not mark the beginning of a Covid-like crisis.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0507/1572087-hantavirus-cruise-ship/
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A Drogheda businessman who had a pipe bomb and bullets left at his front door and was threatened that he would "end up like Kevin Lunny", has described the devastating impact of threats to his life has had on him and his family
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Extortion trial hears of 'devastating' threats to man
A Drogheda businessman who had a pipe bomb and bullets left at his front door and was threatened that he would "end up like Kevin Lunny", has described the devastating impact of threats to his life ha...
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0507/1572240-neil-kelly
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A Superbike competitor has died following an accident at today's qualifying run at Coleraine's North West 200 international road race
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Superbike rider dies at Coleraine's North West 200 RR
A Superbike competitor has died following an accident at Thursday's qualifying run at Coleraine's North West 200 international road race.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2026/0507/1572218-superbike-rider-dies-at-coleraines-north-west-200-rr
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A man in his 30s has been found dead in a Co Mayo home
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Investigation after body of man, 30s, found in Co Mayo
A man in his 30s has been found dead in a Co Mayo home.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0507/1572197-castlebar-death
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The World Health Organization has said it expects a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic to be "limited", as long as public health measures and "solidarity" are implemented
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'Limited' outbreak as WHO confirms 5 virus cases on ship
Five of the eight suspected cases of hantavirus linked to a cruise ship have now been confirmed, the World Health Organization has said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0507/1572087-hantavirus-cruise-ship
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The Government has been urged to conduct an investigation and issue economic sanctions against Israel in response to its actions against a flotilla bound for Gaza
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Call for sanctions after Israel's flotilla interception
The Government has been urged to conduct an investigation and issue economic sanctions against Israel in response to its actions against a flotilla bound for Gaza.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0507/1572170-dail-gaza-israel/
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left the Vatican after meeting Pope Leo XIV in what was expected to have been a fraught meeting following President Donald Trump's repeated attacks on the pontiff over the Iran war.
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Rubio meets Pope after weeks of tension with Trump
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left the Vatican after meeting Pope Leo XIV in what was expected to have been a fraught meeting following President Donald Trump's repeated attacks on the pontif...
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0507/1572105-rubio-pope-meeting/
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The building of a bicycle shelter costing €127,000 at University Hospital Kerry is a "pure waste" and another slap in the face to families who are at breaking point, Sinn Féin has said.
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€127k bike shelter at Kerry hospital a 'pure waste' - SF
The building of a bicycle shelter at University Hospital Kerry, which cost €127,000, is a "pure waste" and another slap in the face to families who are at breaking point, the Dáil has heard.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0507/1572156-dail-leaders-questions/
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Israel has repeatedly struck southern Lebanon, state media said, a day after it targeted a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut's southern suburbs since a ceasefire began
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Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
Israel has repeatedly struck southern Lebanon, state media said, a day after it targeted a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut's southern suburbs since a ceasefire began.
https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0507/1572147-lebanon-israel/
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Ireland will go it alone if agreement is not reached at EU level to ban social media for children under 16, the Minister for Communications has said.
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Ireland will 'go it alone' if no EU deal on social media
Ireland will go it alone if agreement is not reached at EU level to ban social media for children under 16, the Minister for Communications has said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0507/1572133-ireland-politics/
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Meta has "fundamentally changed" how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook, an Oireachtas committee has heard
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Meta 'constantly' innovating to tackle risks to minors
Meta has "fundamentally changed" how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0507/1572064-social-media-oireachtas-committee/
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A man in his 30s has been arrested after guns and ammunition were seized in Co Kildare.
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Man held after guns, ammunition seized in Maynooth
A man in his 30s was arrested after guns and ammunition were seized in Co Kildare.
https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2026/0507/1572131-maynooth-kildare-arrest/
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The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has passed an emergency motion on cost-of-living pressures on nurses and midwives.
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INMO in emergency motion over cost-of-living pressures
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has passed an emergency motion on cost-of-living pressures on nurses and midwives.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0507/1572127-inmo/
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A temporary train station is to be constructed in Adare, Co Limerick, as part of plans for hosting the Ryder Cup.
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Temporary Adare train station to be built for Ryder Cup
A temporary train station is to be constructed in Adare, Co Limerick, as part of plans for hosting the Ryder Cup.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0507/1572115-adare-train-station/
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