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- Tinder sex attacker Nevin given 12-year jail term
A 37-year-old serial sex offender has been sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison for the rape of one woman and the sexual assault of another after meeting both women through the Tinder dating app. - Man charged with murder over Darndale shooting
A man has been charged with murder over the shooting of Jordan Davis in Darndale in Dublin last month. - Report suggests new agri-food area for Ireland, UK
A new shared food safety and animal health area taking in the island of Ireland and the island of Great Britain as a whole should be created to prevent the Irish backstop taking effect, according to a report by a UK non-government body of MPs, academics, trade and customs experts. - US to further tighten sanctions on Iran amid tensions
The United States is today due to further tighten sanctions on Iran, as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate. - 350 jobs to be created at research centre AMBER
Government funded research centre AMBER is to provide an extra 350 new research positions over the next six years. - Boris Johnson a 'coward' over media scrutiny
Jeremy Hunt, the underdog in a bitter battle with Boris Johnson to become Britain's next prime minister, has called on his rival not to be "a coward" trying to "avoid scrutiny" over a domestic row. - Watch: Tackling 'Compo Culture'
Fran McNulty and Eithne O'Brien explain the legal issues and policy decisions being made around "compo culture". - SIPTU repeat health strike call as talks continue
SIPTU has reiterated its warning that 10,000 health support staff will go on strike on Wednesday if their dispute is over pay rises is not resolved today. - Concern over BAI proposal to regulate social media
A director of Data Compliance Europe has said he does not believe the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland is the right institution to regulate social media. - Europe braces for summer scorcher
Mainland Europe is braced for a blistering heatwave with temperatures set to hit 40C as summer kicks in on the back of a wave of hot air from North Africa. - Woman falls asleep on flight, wakes up on empty plane
A woman boarded an Air Canada flight earlier this month, fell asleep after takeoff and woke up alone in a dark, parked plane, apparently forgotten about by ground staff. - Second-hand property prices continue to drop in Dublin
Second hand property prices in Dublin have decreased by an average of €4,500 in the past three months, a survey has found. - Two men arrested as guns, ammunition seized in Dublin
Two men have been arrested following the seizure of guns and ammunition in Dublin. - Man killed in Donegal Rally crash named as Manus Kelly
The man who died following a collision while competing at the Donegal International Rally has named as three-time winner Manus Kelly. - Conference to look at 'cycling for the ages'
Around 1,500 people are expected to attend the Velo City event at the National Convention Centre. - Appeal for man missing from Co Cork
The public's assistance is being sought in locating a 36-year-old man missing from Carrigaline in Co Cork. - Erdogan's candidate concedes defeat in Istanbul vote
Binali Yildirim, the ruling party candidate in the controversial re-run of Istanbul's mayoral election, conceded defeat today. - Seals learn Twinkle Twinkle and Star Wars tune
Grey seals can imitate human speech and song using the same mechanisms of speech formation as humans, researchers in Scotland have found. - Fixtures confirmed: Mayo to host Armagh in qualifiers
Mayo's latest journey through the qualifiers will see Armagh travel to Castlebar in round 3 of the qualifiers, while Kildare will host Tyrone. - Dublin co-living proposal refused planning permission
A development of more than 200 co-living units in Tallaght has been refused planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.
