Barry Whyte

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Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne has stepped down as chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence after being arrested on suspicion of drink driving last week.

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The man his 20s has been charged in connection with an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man in Dublin city centre last weekend.

He is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice tomorrow morning.

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Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of Qayyum Balogun.

The 21-year-old was stabbed near Grafton St, Dublin, at the weekend.

A man in his 20s was arrested today, while a woman in her 20s was arrested yesterday.

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The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has met with the newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary Péter Magyar in Budapest this morning.

The pair visited the Hungarian Parliament and the 1956 Monument.

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The woman in her 20s has been released without charge pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of Qayyum Balogun.

The 21-year-old was stabbed near Grafton St, Dublin, at the weekend.

A man in his 20s was arrested today, while a woman in her 20s was arrested yesterday.

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A woman (50s) has been arrested in relation to the disappearance & murder of 6-year-old Kyran Durnin.

The arrest was made this morning during a large garda operation. Up to a dozen detectives and uniformed Gardai were involved.

A search is also being carried out of the property

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Gardai say they are aware that video footage of the assault that claimed the life of Alex Coughlan last weekend is circulating online.

As the matter is before the courts they are asking the public not to share this footage on social media platforms or messaging apps.

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We did it, together.

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This belongs to all of us.

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The 22 year wait is over.

CHAMPIONS!

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A fire has caused extensive damage to Diamond Park in Dublin.

Gardaí were called to the scene at around half past three yesterday afternoon, before Dublin Fire Brigade brought the blaze under control.

A previous fire caused almost half a million euro worth of damage.

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Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, have died following a two-vehicle crash on the N15 at Birchhill, Co. Donegal.

Four others were injured, including two people in their 20s and a man and woman in their 40s. Gardaí say the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

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A man in his 30s has died following an incident on Henry Street on Friday evening. Gardaí said security staff detained the man over an alleged shoplifting incident shortly after 5pm. He later became unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the Mater Hospital.

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Tommy Fleming has spoken out about the breakdown of his marriage, revealing publicly for the first time that he is gay.

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RTE Director General, Kevin Bakhurst says that Derek Mooney has agreed with RTE to publish his salary from 2020 to 2023.

Mr.Mooney will now also appear on RTE's top earners list between 2020 and 2023.

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Seamus Coleman has confirmed that he is finishing his Everton playing career at the end of the season.

The 37-year old said he intended to play for Ireland in the upcoming summer friendlies before deciding what to do next.

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Fianna Fáil on 8% in Galway West and 4% in Dublin Central in the TG4 / Irish Times polls.

Since January 1st 1980, twenty-four Dail by-elections have been held.

The worst performance by any Fianna Fail candidate was Deirdre Conroy 4.6% vote share in Dublin Bay South 2021…

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@Robrt_Irl Ennis warm fav going by this.

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TG4 / Irish Times poll for Dublin Central -

21% (10 sec pref) - Boylan (SF)

18% (15) - Ennis (SD)

14% (8) - Hutch (IND)

13% (8) McAdam (FG)

8% (14) - Horner (GP)

7% (10) - Steenson (IND)

6% (7) - O'Dea (LAB)

4% (8) - Stephens (FF)

3% (8) - O'Ceannabhain (PBPS)

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I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election.

I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics.

Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic.

Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures.

However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people.

Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place.

I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that.

Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again.

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