Ireland

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  2 mins ago

  Hoax 999 caller slammed following bogus report of two women in Limerick river

  Gardai are investigating a hoax 999 call made to emergency services in Limerick this evening of two females in distress in the River Shannon.

• 22 mins ago
  

  Liadh Ní Riada election posters vandalised following poppy comments

  Sinn Féin has been forced to take down a large Presidential election poster of Liadh Ní Riada after it was vandalised with offensive slogans.

• 52 mins ago
  

  Woman on trial for attempted murder of civil servant stabbed woman in the face with pen two weeks earlier

  A woman on trial for the attempted murder of a civil servant, stabbed a woman in the face at a LUAS stop two weeks earlier, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

• 52 mins ago
  

  'Cruel' that Wickow boy, 9, threatened with deportation to China

  The potential deportation to China of a nine-year-old boy who has lived in Wicklow his whole life has been branded "cruel" and "inhumane".

• 1 hour, 15 mins ago
  

  DUP: Extended transition period would not solve key EU backstop problem

  The UK would continue to pay contributions to the bloc while having no say post-Brexit, deputy leader Nigel Dodds reiterated.

• 1 hour, 20 mins ago
  

  Court hears grandmother wants to become permanent carer of three grandchildren

  A grandmother is seeking the right to be the permanent carer of her three grandchildren over fears for their safety if they are returned to their mother who allegedly suffers from mental health and substance abuse problems, the High Court heard.

• 1 hour, 21 mins ago
  

  Latest: Leo Varadkar hits out at Peter Casey over Traveller comments

  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called on the public to send "a very clear message" to Peter Casey in the imminent presidential election vote by rejecting his deeply "divisive" and "regrettable" views about the Travelling community.