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Irish public support Ukraine joining the EU, but don't want to see membership fast-tracked
- The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll found 72% of Irish citizens support Ukraine joining the EU.
- The same poll found that 39% of Ireland are not in favour of Ukraine getting its application to join fast tracked.
- This comes as accession talks began in December and additional war-time relief funding was just approved.
Asylum-seeker support workers expected to act as interpreters without specialist training
- Cultural mediators were introduced to speed up the asylum application process
- Advocates say the lack of clarity around role risks harming asylum seekers
- UN body who trains them says mediators "not legally accountable" for applications
Coast Guard and Naval Service watch over Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker off the west coast
The ship was spotted off the Clare and Galway coasts and maritime industry sources said it was believed she was sheltering from bad weather in the Atlantic.
'Extraordinary engineering': €215m Dunkettle interchange revamp officially opens today
The new development includes four roundabouts and multiple links between the N8, the N25, and the N40.
- A major The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll, the first in a series of EU 2024 polls, published this morning.
- The EU's response to the Gaza conflict has damaged its reputation with Irish people.
- There remains, however, a huge motivation across the population to vote in four months with over 80% signalling intention to make it to the polling booths.

