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Gardaí have launched an investigation following a fatal assault in Dublin overnight.
The man was found with serious injuries on a footpath at Blackhorse Place & later pronounced dead in hospital.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from between 2am and 3.30am
A man and woman have been charged in connection with the investigation into the murder of four members of the English family in Waterford.
Both are due before a special sitting of Clonmel District Court at 4.30pm this afternoon.
Gardaí say their investigation remains ongoing.
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The present system heavily favours parades, which is why any unionist should think long and hard about rocking the boat.
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Questions are being raised over building safety certification at the Creeslough complex, where ten people lost their lives in October 2022.
It’s alleged it was operating under a safety certificate issued in April 2005 — valid for just one year.
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Police investigating protest attended by DUP Leader
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NI Sec Chris Bryant says the controversial Orange Order parade in Portadown cannot go ahead as originally authorised.
The PSNI warned of an “unacceptable risk” of serious injury, disorder & violence spreading across NI
He has called for all protests & demonstrations to end
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More than 93% of unionist parades go ahead without restriction
Unionist parades accounted for 63% of the 35,692 parades that took place in the past ten years.
Republican parades made up 909 (2.5%) of the total, and 12,104 (34%) were classed as ‘other’, which covers everything from Pride parades to vintage car rallies.
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Cut on carbon tax on home heating oil will mean a reduction of around €50 on an average 900-litre fill. But 900 litres costs approximately €700 more today than they did at this time last year, says Fuels for Ireland.
#Budget2027
Hard to believe that in 1995, Junior Finance Minister Phil Hogan had to resign after part of the Rainbow Coalition’s Budget was leaked.
31 years later, there are enough Budget leaks to fill the River Liffey before the Minister even gets to his feet…
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And he took this, one of the iconic pics in modern Irish political history.
RIP Colin. Everyone who had the pleasure of working with him knows what a pro and gent he was.
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🚨 Open letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy Road
🚨 We feel compelled to speak publicly about what is happening in Portadown.
🚨Over the past few hours we have collected over 140 signatures.
@RhonddaBryant @HMcEntee
Strong piece.
The point about “mob rule” is particularly sharp — you can’t condemn it when it suits you, then celebrate it when it delivers the outcome you want.
And an important reminder: Protestantism is not Orangeism. The Orange Order does not speak for all Protestants.
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This, frankly, is nonsense.
‘Future of unionist support for policing must be hanging in the balance’, Jamie Bryson warns over PSNI’s handling of Garvaghy
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@JamieBrysonLLB
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💥 ⁉️BREAKING GARVAGHY: 'If the Orange Order accepts it, it will be accepted by us.' - Development tonight at Hillsborough Castle
👥Breandán Mac Cionnaith and residents’ representatives have spoken about a document they have been considering throughout the afternoon during talks with Secretary of State Sir @RhonddaBryant.
He says if it is accepted by the Orange Order, it will be “accepted by us”.
They were joined by legal representative @darraghmackin.
Chief Reporter @jamesgould23 is at Hillsborough Castle and will have more as this develops, on air and online.
⁉️💥BREAKING GARVAGHY: Agreement could be 'close', but Secretary of State says it will 'require a chunk of compromise' and he is not sure if it is 'possible'
⛔️Secretary of State Sir @RhonddaBryant says nothing “is dead in the water” when asked if that was the case with mediation.
👥He has held talks with the Garvaghy Road Residents Group and the Orange Order today at Hillsborough Castle.
He is getting on a plane shortly but says his phone will remain switched on if needed.
He described the talks as “warm and friendly”.
Chief Reporter @jamesgould23 will have more updates on air and online.
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His legal strategy was clever but now he's just completely lost the run of himself.
‘Future of unionist support for policing must be hanging in the balance’, Jamie Bryson warns over PSNI’s handling of Garvaghy
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0pd57…
@JamieBrysonLLB
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🚨🗣NEW GARVAGHY: 'Before I talk to the media, I’m going back to my own community in Portadown to tell them.' - Breandán Mac Cionnaith
👥Breandán Mac Cionnaith, from the Garvaghy Road Residents Group, has finished his meeting with the Secretary of State.
🚨🗣NEW GARVAGHY: 'Before I talk to the media, I’m going back to my own community in Portadown to tell them.' - Breandán Mac Cionnaith
👥Breandán Mac Cionnaith, from the Garvaghy Road Residents Group, has finished his meeting with the Secretary of State.
🗣Asked whether progress had been made, he replied: “That’s debatable,” before telling reporters he would speak to people in his own community about the meeting first.
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This is a significant intervention from An #Taoiseach... says that there is "...no need for a parade to go down the #GarvaghyRoad." He also puts the current impasse and problems in a proper context. #Drumcree
“They can celebrate that up North, but not the rest of the country…”
Disagree.
Nationalists spend 12th July getting away from marches, while plenty of Protestants have no interest in attending.
Also July 12 isn’t even a UK-wide holiday — it’s specific to Northern Ireland.
🗣️ “When you become a united Ireland, you can’t just become partitionist and say, well, they can celebrate that up north but not in the rest of the country.”
The #MondayGR panel discussed the Garvaghy Road dispute and how Orange Order marches could be dealt with in a potential united Ireland.
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Super proud wife. Thankfully - I did come home safely to my husband and children this weekend.
In the 1990s 21 people didn’t.
Including his mummy 💔
