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Daniel Murtagh, murderer of Nadine Lott, withdraws conviction appeal

Murtagh beat his former partner to the point where she was 'completely unrecognisable', leaving her with 'extreme and grotesque' injuries

18 April 2024

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Sean Murray: At long last, the families get the truth about the Stardust fire

Today's verdict finally brings the truth about the fire in the early hours of February 14, 1981, that should never be forgotten as a stain on Ireland for being so long in coming

18 April 2024

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Cameron Blair murderer secures Supreme Court appeal over ruling stripping his anonymity

The question of whether anonymity applies to people convicted as children who appear before the courts as adults on appeal will have an impact on a 'large number' of people, say judges

18 April 2024

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Majority of planners 'have no confidence in new planning bill'

Irish Planning Institute believes the Planning and Development Bill 'is not fit for purpose'

18 April 2024

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McEntee: 'Behavioural change' needed as road death numbers rise

Up to 9am on Thursday, 63 people had died on Irish roads this year, compared to 49 at the same time last year

18 April 2024

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Call for Irish defence attachés in key embassies abroad

Ireland is an 'outlier' in not having defence attachés in our embassies

18 April 2024

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Siptu official felt 'betrayed' after making protected disclosures

'Everything I believed in came crashing down,' says senior official Ger Malone, who claims she was 'union bashed' for raising alleged wrongdoing

18 April 2024

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Court awards €2.6m interim pay-out in settlement against Dublin hospital

It is claimed a girl who developed a meningitis infection weeks after her birth suffered brain damage

18 April 2024

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'I still don’t fully recognise myself': Man was hit 250 times during assault in Cork city

Victim's head was stamped on 50 times during prolonged attack filmed on phone and CCTv

18 April 2024