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Correspondent Marc O'Driscoll examines the near 2,000-page €13m investigation into the 'Grace' foster home abuse case to highlight some of the commission's key points
Key findings from €13m Farrelly Commission report
The €13 million investigation into the 'Grace' foster home abuse case has said it cannot establish that marks and bruises on her were the result of serious physical or sexual abuse. Correspondent Marc...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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March 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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The discovery of 4,500 bodies buried on the site of a former Bristol workhouse in Stapleton reveals a haunting glimpse into Victorian poverty and resilience | Mike Jempson
Unearthing lives of the forgotten: the Stapleton workhouse tragedy
The discovery of 4,500 bodies buried on the site of a former Bristol workhouse in Stapleton reveals a haunting glimpse into Victorian poverty and resilience
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February 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Remembering Ann Lovett, who tragically died, 41 years ago today, after giving birth alone in a grotto in Granard.

'The Statue of the Virgin at Granard Speaks' by Paula Meehan
January 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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An official at Meta’s popular WhatsApp chat service has said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions targeted 90 of its users, including journalists and members of civil society.
WhatsApp says its users targeted by Israeli spyware company Paragon
An official at the Meta-owned platform says it detected attempts by Paragon to hack its users’ accounts.
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January 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Two hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, in the latest landmark in the campaign to reinvent Britain’s working week

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
Two hundred UK companies sign up for permanent four-day working week
More than 5,000 workers to benefit from reduced hours with no loss of pay
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January 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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US President Donald Trump has called on Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to take a million and a half Palestinians from Gaza and “just clean out” the war-torn enclave.

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January 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Fuck the Oscars

Free Palestine 🇵🇸
January 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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How long till they try to get SpongeBob Squarepants banned from streaming for “promoting the gay lifestyle”?
January 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Over 60 German and Austrian universities, the German Federal Court of Justice and multiple top German football clubs have announced that they will be withdrawing from Twitter (X), due to US oligarch Elon Musk's "discussion" (collaboration) with Germany's neo-Nazi party (AfD) Alice Weidl.
January 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.

These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.

The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
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January 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Our latest: Jackson Reffitt reported his dad to the authorities for taking part in Jan 6, now he’s afraid about Trump letting his dad out of prison.

Jackson’s mom wants her husband home.

www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/p...
Video: How the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot divided this family | CNN Politics
Jackson Reffitt, who reported his father for participating in the January 6 Capitol attack, doesn’t want Trump to let his dad out of prison early. Jackson’s mom is fighting for pardons and other forms...
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January 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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The Ministry of Awqaf has condemned Israeli incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque, stating that Israeli authorities have allowed settler groups to storm and defile the mosque compound, Wafa news agency reports.

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Eighth Gaza baby freezes to death as Israel kills 88 Palestinians in a day
Israeli forces launch over 100 attacks in three days as US proposes $8bn weapons sales amid ongoing ceasefire talks.
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January 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8bn (€7.7bn) arms sale to Israel, a US official said, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands
January 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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The chief paediatric doctor at a southern Gaza hospital has said that three babies had died of 'severe temperature drop'this week, as the Palestinian territory grapples with winter cold
5 journalists among 21 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
Gaza authorities have said an Israeli airstrike has killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital, while Israel's army said it had attacked a vehicle carrying Islamic Jihad militants.
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December 26, 2024 at 1:17 PM