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- Casey considers if he will continue in Áras race
Independent presidential candidate Peter Casey has said he is going to take the weekend to consider if he will continue in the race for the Áras. - Merkel 'unequivocally' supports Ireland over Brexit
A Government source has said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has held a number of conversations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the past 24 hours, and she had "unequivocally" reaffirmed her support for Ireland. - Garda crackdown on speeding on national Slow Down day
National Slow Down day, an operation aimed at getting motorists to watch their speed on roads, got under way this morning. - 'Worrying trend' of people becoming homeless younger
Housing and homeless agency Novas, which works with vulnerable individuals and families in Limerick and the mid-west, has said it helped over 4,500 people last year. - Turkey searches forest in Khashoggi case - local media
Turkish investigators have searched a forest in Istanbul as part of the probe into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, local media reported today. - Concern over use of restraint on psychiatric patients
Chair of the Mental Health Commission John Saunders has expressed serious concern over the increased use of seclusion and physical restraint of psychiatric patients. - Higgins backs transparency around presidential spending
President Michael D Higgins has said he supported more transparency around the activities and spending of the Office of the President. - US opens federal inquiry into Catholic Church abuse
The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into child sex abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, two months after the publication of a report on decades of sexual abuse in the state. - BepiColombo spacecraft set for mission to Mercury
A European and Japanese spacecraft is set to begin an epic five billion mile journey to planet Mercury tomorrow. - An Post reverses call to close rural Kerry post office
The decision to close a post office in a small community in South Kerry has been reversed by An Post. - Pope Francis considers NK visit after receiving invite
Pope Francis has received an invitation to visit North Korea and the pontiff indicated he would consider making what would be a landmark trip to the nation, known for severe restrictions on religious practice, according to South Korean officials. - US downgrades Palestinian mission into Israel embassy
The United States has downgraded its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians, placing it under the authority of the US embassy to Israel. - Serbia warns of 'threat to peace' over Kosovo army
Kosovo has taken the first steps towards creating its own army, ten years after it declared independence, despite fierce opposition from the ethnic Serb minority and Serbia itself which called the move "a threat to peace". - 'Real risk' of violence if hard-border re-emerges
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described Brexit as "the political equivalent of climate change" and warned of a return to violence in Ireland if a hard border re-emerges. - 'Certainly looks' like Khashoggi is dead, says Trump
The Washington Post has published the last column it received from the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi before he went missing in Istanbul over two weeks ago. - Roma fan not guilty of serious assault on Sean Cox
A 21-year-old Italian man has been found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to an Irishman outside Anfield Stadium in Liverpool earlier this year. - More meetings between Naughten, NBP bidder identified
The Department of Communications says that following a trawl of departmental diaries, it has identified two further meetings not previously publicly disclosed which were attended by former minister Denis Naughten and businessman David McCourt. - Vicky Phelan honoured at civic reception in Limerick
Campaigner Vicky Phelan has been honoured by Limerick City and County Council at a civic reception for her courage, leadership and determination to bring the CervicalCheck controversy to public prominence. - Protests as Casey visits housing estate for Travellers
Independent presidential candidate Peter Casey has visited a new housing estate for members of the Travelling community in Thurles, just days after he made controversial comments about Travellers. - Carlow woman home after 'last chance' cancer treatment
There have been emotional scenes at Dublin Airport after a young Carlow woman arrived back in Ireland following successful "last chance" cancer treatment in the United States.
