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independent.ie > videos > journalist-emer-okelly-talks-frankly-about-her-horrendous-experience-as-a-hospital-patient > a > 161331634.html

Journalist Emer O'Kelly talks frankly about her horrendous experience as a hospital patient

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (278+ words) President Connolly gifts Donald Trump set of poems including one titled ‘Ceasefire’ Scientists suggest letting beverages cool before consumption to avoid damage to oesophagus From Brentford to Sheffield United before limbo, then Burnley and now Hull City in the Premier…...

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independent.ie > county > westmeath > westmeath-gaa-bosses-reveal-multi-million-euro-centre-of-excellence-plans > a > 161198543.html

Westmeath GAA bosses reveal multi-million euro centre of excellence plans

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (437+ words) Westmeath GAA bosses have tabled plans for a multi-million euro centre of excellence in Mullingar. The near 50 acre site, just off the town’s Robinstown Road, provides for the establishment of six full-size GAA pitches including one all-weather pitch, a community…...

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independent.ie > comment > analysis > conal-thomas-sinn-fein-needs-to-outfox-its-rivals-but-appears-to-be-copying-social-democrats > a > 161214553.html

Cónal Thomas: Sinn Féin needs to outfox its rivals, but appears to be copying Social Democrats

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (251+ words) Mary Lou McDonald demanded that the upcoming budget must deliver for workers and families, while flanked by her front bench as wind turbines slowly rotated across Malahide Estuary in Dublin. ‘My sister and I are beneficiaries of the estate and…...

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independent.ie > county > kildare > water-network-upgrades-in-kildare-will-deliver-a-more-reliable-water-supply-for-maynooth-community > a > 161132586.html

Water network upgrades in Kildare will deliver a ‘more reliable’ water supply for Maynooth community

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (531+ words) Families and businesses in Old Greenfield, Maynooth, are now benefiting from a “stronger, more dependable water supply” as Uisce Éireann has completed important upgrade works on the local water network. Uisce Éireann say these improvements are all about supporting everyday…...

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independent.ie > county > wexford > gorey-motorists-slam-disgraceful-congestion-as-works-spark-demand-for-one-way-route > a > 161097030.html

Gorey motorists slam ‘disgraceful’ congestion as works spark demand for one-way route

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (211+ words) Calls have been made to temporarily make a busy road in Gorey, Co Wexford a one-way system following frustration from road users experiencing ‘disgraceful’ delays and traffic congestion. A recent autism diagnosis has reshaped how Anna Kahill understands her trauma....

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independent.ie > comment > editorial > the-irish-independents-view-german-parties-ban-on-the-hard-right-is-under-pressure > a > 161128484.html

The Irish Independent’s View: German parties’ ban on the hard right is under pressure

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (391+ words) Never before has the result of a regional election had such an impact across Europe than that in the German province of Saxony-Anhalt. Voters have made the hard-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) the biggest party in the region, just short…...

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independent.ie > county > wicklow > wicklow-family-to-get-larger-home-as-councillors-back-127000-council-house-attic-extension > a > 160885745.html

Wicklow family to get larger home as councillors back €127,000 council house attic extension

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (964+ words) Wicklow County Council has approved a proposal to construct an attic extension at a council house in Bray, clearing the final hurdle after environmental assessments found the small scale project would not give rise to any significant effects. The decision,…...

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independent.ie > world-news > hungary-expels-10-russian-diplomats-for-unacceptable-activities > a > 161139097.html

Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats for ‘unacceptable activities’

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (82+ words) Irish Independent Mediahuis and our partners use cookies to collect information about your device, browser, location and browsing behaviour. The above data is used for the following purposes: personalised advertising, advertising and content measurement, target group research and product development,…...

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independent.ie > business > irish-business > richard-curran-who-are-the-big-swingers-taking-financial-hits-or-benefits-from-trumps-war-on-iran > a > 160930719.html

Richard Curran: Who are the big swingers taking financial hits – or benefits – from Trump’s war on Iran?

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (295+ words) All eyes will be on Donald Trump as his plane touches down in Dublin next Saturday. Who might say what to him when he arrives to attend the Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf course in Clare? Mayo plunged into…...

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independent.ie > comment > editorial > the-sunday-independents-view-president-finds-herself-facing-tricky-test-of-diplomacy > a > 161024065.html

The Sunday Independent’s View: President finds herself facing tricky test of diplomacy

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (790+ words) Next weekend’s meeting with Donald Trump at Áras an Uachtaráin is being described as President Catherine Connolly’s first big diplomatic test. If so, it is one she is bound to fail on some level, whatever happens. Either she publicly calls…...