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Treatment of seriously ill Gaza children in Ireland stalls over visa concerns
A plan to evacuate 18 seriously ill children from Gaza to Ireland for potentially life-saving treatment has stalled because ...
Gaza ceasefire hopes grow as Occupied Territories Bill continues to move through stages
In few places has Gaza roiled domestic politics as it has in Ireland, with the Government under constant pressure from ...
Reduction in college fees to be sought by Minister for Higher Education in budget
Minister for Higher Education James Lawless has sought to defuse the controversy over third-level fees by insisting he will ...
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No decision yet to revert student fees to €3,000 - Harris
Tánaiste Simon Harris has told the Fine Gael parliamentary party that no decision has been made to return student ...
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President leads tributes to Capuchin centre founder Brother Kevin Crowley
President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Brother Kevin Crowley, the founder of the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin, who ...
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Behind the Story: The politics of student fees and Westminster tears
There were big questions over student fees in the Dáil and tears in Westminster over welfare cuts. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou ...
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Government pressed to give clarity on student fees before budget talks
The student contribution fee has been temporarily reduced for the past three years as part of cost-of-living packages ...
Irish Examiner on MSN1d
Two ministers refuse to confirm cost of student fees amid rising tensions
In the Dáil, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused Jack Chambers of 'dodging and refusing to give a straight answer' ...
TheJournal.ie on MSN2d
Harris 'not convinced' that dole increases should be in line with other social welfare payments
Addressing recent debate around the earmarked increase in student college fees next year, Harris claimed that “roughly €1.20 ...
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'Fearless': Tributes following death of Capuchin Day Centre founder Brother Kevin Crowley
T HE FOUNDER OF the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People in Dublin City Brother Kevin Crowley has passed away, it’s been ...
Irish Mirror on MSN2d
Tanaiste 'not convinced' that pension and dole Budget increases should be equal
Tánaiste Simon Harris has suggested that the rate for those receiving Jobseeker's Benefit should not increase as much as the ...
Independent.ie on MSN2d
Tánaiste Simon Harris defends not permanently cutting college fees as Further and Higher Education Minister
Tánaiste Simon Harris has defended not permanently cutting college fees for students when he was Further and Higher Education Minister. James Lawless, the Fianna Fáil Minister who currently holds that ...