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This week
21st July 2024 - 27th July 2024
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AS IT HAPPENED
Kamala Harris plans to 'earn and win' Democratic nomination after receiving Biden's endorsement
Other Democrats – including former president Bill Clinton – have also endorsed Harris.
Updated
21 Jul
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Last week
14th July 2024 - 27th July 2024
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AS IT HAPPENED
Global IT outage knocks airlines, banks and others offline
Following the latest as the online world deals with the chaotic event.
19 Jul
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AS IT HAPPENED
England v Spain, Euro 2024 final
England faced Spain as they sought to end a 58-year wait to win a major tournament.
14 Jul
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This month
July 2024
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AS IT HAPPENED
France v Spain, Euro 2024 semi-final
France faced Spain in the first of this week’s final-four encounters.
9 Jul
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AS IT HAPPENED
Limerick v Cork, All-Ireland SHC semi-final
Relive all the action from Croke Park as it happened.
7 Jul
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Last month
June 2024
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AS IT HAPPENED
No coronation for Green Party as Pippa Hackett and Roderic O'Gorman vie for party leadership
Both candidates received endorsements from party colleagues today.
19 Jun
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AS IT HAPPENED
Eamon Ryan steps down as Green Party leader and won't stand at next election
A contest will now be held to decide the next leader of the Green Party.
18 Jun
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AS IT HAPPENED
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Labour win Dublin as EU counts continue
We five MEPs elected out of a total 14 seats.
Updated
11 Jun
148k
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AS IT HAPPENED
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael top EU poll in Dublin as council results disappoint Sinn Féin
10 Jun
157k
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AS IT HAPPENED
Over 100 councillors elected (out of 949) on first day of counting
Counting has been suspended in centres around the country and will resume on Sunday morning.
Polling trends showing Sinn Féin losing ground appear to have been borne out
Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said the idea that Fine Gael is “a tired party” has been “shattered by the results that we're seeing”
Updated
9 Jun
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This year
2024
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AS IT HAPPENED
Leinster v Toulouse, Champions Cup final
The four-time European champions from Ireland meet France’s five-time European champions in London at 2:45pm.
25 May
48.1k
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AS IT HAPPENED
Stardust inquests deliver verdict of unlawful killing in the case of all 48 victims
The jury yesterday said they could not reach a unanimous verdict, and had instead come to a majority decision.
Updated
18 Apr
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AS IT HAPPENED
Patrick O'Donovan and Peter Burke named as ministers after appointment by Taoiseach Simon Harris
As the new leader of the country, Harris has this evening nominated members of Cabinet from his own party.
Updated
9 Apr
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AS IT HAPPENED
Taoiseach Simon Harris receives seal of office from President Higgins
The nomination of Harris as Taoiseach passed a vote in the Dáil by 88 votes to 69.
Updated
9 Apr
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AS IT HAPPENED
Leinster v Leicester, Champions Cup Round of 16
Kick-off at the Aviva Stadium is at 8pm.
6 Apr
10.9k
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AS IT HAPPENED
Simon Harris officially declares bid to be next leader of Fine Gael
More than 30 TDs, senators and MEPs voiced their support for Harris today even before he made a formal announcement.
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21 Mar
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AS IT HAPPENED
Catherine Martin grilled over Siún Ní Raghallaigh's resignation at Oireachtas Media Committee
The Minister told TDs and Senators that Siún Ní Raghallaigh had “indicated she might resign” ahead of Martin’s interview on Prime Time last Thursday.
27 Feb
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AS IT HAPPENED
Catherine Martin says she's 'doing her best' in wake of departure of RTÉ board chair
Members of the opposition have said Catherine Martin’s position as Media Minister is untenable.
Questions remain over who at Martin's Department knew what, and when, about the exit packages
A number of Government ministers have defended Martin
The RTÉ Board has said the Department of Media was informed in October 2023 of the approval of an exit package for Richard Collins
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23 Feb
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