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[15:51] Trust in RTÉ has fallen, value to society has risen - FOI

Newly released data compiled for RTÉ, encompassing the final months of 2024, show that just 40% of the public had the perception that RTÉ overall is "trustworthy", while 81% maintained that RTÉ is "valuable to Irish society".

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#RTÉ #thefinalmonthsof2024 #just40% #81% #Irish



Антироссийские санкции при Байдене -- Антироссийские санкции при Трампе

Anti-Russian sanctions under Biden -- Anti-Russian sanctions under Trump

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When this is over, U.S. rights abusers must be tried for crimes against humanity | Will Bunch
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While I agree completely with the sentiment of this post, there is an implicit assumption in the phrase 'When this is over...;. At this point I am so discouraged and cynical I am unsure if truth and sanity will ever prevail. I have a deep abiding fear that the Project 2025 folks have so thoroughly damaged our democracy that it may be unrecoverable.



[14:03] Commission to publish final report into 'Grace' case

Follow live updates ahead of the publication of the final report of an inquiry into the alleged abuse of an intellectually disabled young woman in foster care in the southeast.

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[14:11] What we know about latest Israel-Gaza ceasefire proposal

Nearly a month after Israel resumed its aerial and ground assaults across Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages in the territory, the Palestinian militant group says it had received a new ceasefire proposal from Israel.

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#Nearlyamonth #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Palestinian



[14:08] TCD seeking former high-level athletes for dementia study

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are looking to recruit 360 retired high-performance athletes to take part in a study which aims to examine links between sport-related brain injury and dementia.

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#TrinityCollegeDublin #360



[14:27] Minister says allegations made against gardaí are false

The Garda Commissioner has told the Minister for Justice that allegations made against gardaí under parliamentary privilege in the Dáil earlier this month were false.

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#Dáil #earlierthismonth














[13:56] 'Grace' report comes after years of concerns and scrutiny

The Farrelly Commission is a State investigation into alleged physical and sexual abuse at a foster home in the southeast of the country.

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#TheFarrellyCommission #State



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[13:25] Teachers to raise concerns over Senior Cycle reform

Second level teacher trade unions will meet Department of Education officials this afternoon for the first of a series of meetings to discuss their concerns around Senior Cycle reform.

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#Second #DepartmentofEducation #thisafternoon #first



[12:46] Holocaust survivor marks liberation of Bergen-Belsen camp

A Holocaust survivor has said it is "up to us to guard against" a repetition of the World War II atrocity, 80 years after the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

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#Holocaust #theWorldWarII #80years #Bergen



[12:31] The Maldives ban Israelis in 'solidarity' with Palestine

The Maldives announced today that it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in "resolute solidarity" with the Palestinian people.

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#Maldives #today #Israelis #Palestinian



[12:47] Over 3,700 people hospitalised due to sandstorm in Iraq

A sandstorm has swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry has said.

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#Iraq #morethan3,700



[12:48] Hamas likely to respond to truce proposal within 48 hours

A senior Hamas official said today that the Palestinian Islamist movement expects to respond within 48 hours to an Israeli ceasefire proposal it received through mediators.

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#Hamas #today #Palestinian #Islamist #48hours #Israeli



[12:35] Man charged in investigation into man's death in Donegal

A man in his 50s has been charged in connection with the investigation into the death of man whose body was discovered In Co Donegal on Sunday.

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#50s #CoDonegal #Sunday