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[17:42] Man sentenced to life for murder of Tristan Sherry

A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a gunman who shot dead another man at a restaurant in Dublin 16 months ago.

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#23_year_old #Dublin #16monthsago




[11:58] France could recognise Palestinian state 'in June'

France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a United Nations conference in New York in June on settling the Israel-Palestinian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron has said.

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#France #Palestinian #months #UnitedNations #NewYork #June #Israel #EmmanuelMacron



[14:51] Curbs on the military a red line in truce talks - Ukraine

Ukraine has told the US that accepting curbs on the size of its armed forces or on its military's overall readiness would be a red line, a senior Ukrainian official said, as Donald Trump strives to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.

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#Ukraine #US #Ukrainian #DonaldTrump #Russia



[15:22] Lawyer says no 'smoking gun' Smith worked for IS in Syria

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith led a "totally anonymous" life while living in Syria and there was no "smoking gun" that she did anything for the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group, her lawyer told the Court of Appeal.

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#Irish #LisaSmith #Syria #IslamicState #theCourtofAppeal




[20:53] Russian intelligence ship monitored off Irish coast

A Russian intelligence-gathering ship is being monitored by the Defence Forces off the Irish coast.

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#Russian #theDefenceForces #Irish






[18:37] Man jailed for life over murder of 'extraordinary' woman

The mother of murdered woman Larisa Serban has told a sentencing court it makes her "sick" to know her killer "is alive while my daughter is in the ground".

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#LarisaSerban




[19:40] IHREC express concern on legislation to strip citizenship

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has expressed grave concern over a decision by the Minister for Justice to sign an order commencing legislation allowing for naturalised Irish citizenship to be revoked in serious cases.

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#TheIrishHumanRightsandEqualityCommission #Irish




[18:41] IPI hits back at criticism over ongoing delays

The Irish Planning Institute has hit back at criticism over ongoing delays in building projects around the country with IPI President Gavin Lawlor saying planning had become the scapegoat for the housing crisis and the situation was a lot more complex.

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#TheIrishPlanningInstitute #IPI #GavinLawlor



[18:58] 'Netflix levy' will need ministerial approval - O'Donovan

The so-called 'Netflix levy' will not be introduced without ministerial approval, Minister for Media Patrick O'Donovan has said.

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#PatrickO'Donovan





[20:19] Garda struck by car in Co Westmeath hit-and-run

An investigation is under way after a garda was struck by a car while on routine patrol in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath.

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#Kinnegad




[11:14] 'I will miss it' - Cathy Halloran retiring from RTÉ role

RTÉ's Mid West Correspondent Cathy Halloran is to retire from the national broadcaster.

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#RTÉ #MidWest #CathyHalloran












[02:00] Deprivation levels higher in NI than rest of UK - study

Deprivation is higher in Northern Ireland than in regions of England, and in Scotland and Wales, research by Queen's University Belfast has found.

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#NorthernIreland #England #Scotland #Wales #Queen's #UniversityBelfast








[01:01] Oireachtas Committee chairperson roles to be allocated

The establishment of Oireachtas Committees will take a big step forward today when the chairperson positions are allocated.

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#OireachtasCommittees #today