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Fota Wildlife Park has five new baby lemurs and the public are being asked to name them

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Wicklow

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Protesters incorrectly believed the site was being renovated to house international protection applicants.

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The Daily Poll

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Department of Justice

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HIQA

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Voices

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Car Park

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Immigration

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Good Morning

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Vincent Kearney

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Daniel Anjorin

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THE MORNING LEAD

Average rents for new tenancies in Ireland grew 9.1% last year, Limerick City worst hit at 22%

The average rent for a new tenancy on a national basis was €1,595 – an increase of €133 on the previous year.

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Voices

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Manhattan

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Florida

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Dublin

Mount Street: Several asylum seekers without beds after makeshift encampment is dismantled

‘Just under’ 290 people have been moved to Citywest and Crooksling.

A number of steel barriers have been erected along the pathway on Mount Street where the tents were located.

Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman described the tents as an "extremely difficult situation" for people living in them.

Updated 13 hrs ago

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SPOTLIGHT

Road safety crisis

Over 60 lives have already been lost this year

Answers

We are beginning to understand what's driving the surge in road deaths

Crack down

Dublin to get cameras to catch drivers breaking red lights

Tragedy

Father who lost wife and two daughters says his world is so empty

Dangerous driving

Thousands caught speeding in bank holiday checkpoints

Bus Stopped

Councillor calls for tracker to be placed on Dublin bus stop that's been 'repeatedly removed’

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met police

Man (36) charged with murder of 14-year-old boy after sword attack in east London

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

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campus protests

Protesters arrested as police end pro-Palestine occupation at New York's Columbia University

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defamation case

Statement that John Waters would be calling 13 witnesses described in court as 'attempt to bully' Kitty Holland

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left out

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Sheffield

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Migration

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Droogary Road

Two teenagers killed in road traffic collision in Co Tyrone named locally

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Crime

Two arrests after gardaí seize €1.7 million in cannabis in Dublin

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SPOTLIGHT

Voices

A mix of personal stories and opinions on the stories of the day.

Irish abroad

Our media and government forget about Ireland's history when they talk about refugees

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Coffee cup woes

Enough of the greenwashing – we cannot recycle our way out of our waste problems

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Housing crisis

After years of hardship and sacrifice, we finally have a home of our own

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Disgraceful

The actual state of litter in Ireland

Niamh O'Reilly

Burke's defamation action

Sunday Independent owner admits inaccuracies in article but says Enoch Burke 'damaged' his own reputation

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Redress

Govt's plan for industrial school survivors 'ignores every recommendation' made by committee

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safe access zone

Safe access zones to be created around abortion providers as law passes

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Baby Reindeer

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Trim Circuit Court

RTÉ studio director quit his role after being sentenced for possession of child abuse images

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Evening Wrap

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Courts

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that takes guts

Olivia Rodrigo to donate portion of proceeds from European shows to domestic violence charity

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leading question

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leaving cert holidays

Government urges those going on post-Leaving Cert holidays to 'travel wise'

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Asylum Seekers

McEntee says commentary in Dáil is 'feeding blatant racism' as she defends Migration Pact

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Rwanda Plan

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ICC

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