Gardaí will be clamping down on speeding and those driving while under the influence this May Bank Holiday weekend. Latest records show 69 people have been killed on the country's roads so far this year, 16 more as compared to the same period last year.

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The counting of ballots is taking place after millions of voters headed to the polls for local elections in England and Wales. The Labour party has won the by-election in Blackpool South, which leader Keir Starmer described as 'truly historic'.

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Turkey has said it is halting trade with Israel over the worsening humanitarian tragedy in Gaza. It says the measures will stay in place until there is an uninterrupted and sufficient flow of aid to the enclave.

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The INMO wants fast-tracked legislation to strengthen HIQA's enforcement powers, so it can do more than inspect and comment on the state of our hospitals. A recent inspection at UHL found an unacceptable level of overcrowding, despite some improvements.

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A man is due in court later, charged in connection with an investigation into the alleged attempted abduction of a child from its pram in Dublin city. Neighbours on Sheriff St reportedly intervened as the incident unfolded. A man in his 20s was arrested.

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Gardaí investigating a fatal road incident in Carlow last week want to speak to anyone with video footage of a dark grey Volkswagan Passat CC or black Honda CBR motorbike in the vicinity of the area. A man in his 30s died in the incident last Wednesday.

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🔴Gardaí continue to investigate alleged attempted abduction of a child in Dublin city
🔴Appeal for information about two vehicles after fatal road incident in #Carlow last week
🔴Turkey halts trade with Israel over war in Gaza

🦛 Dublin Zoo has a new arrival, a hippo named Ernie

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University Hospital Limerick says its made improvements since issues about standards were raised following an unannounced inspection by the health watchdog HIQA in November of last year

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Ahead of the bank holiday weekend, the RSA is appealing for road users to consider the devastating consequences of dangerous driving

Tony Kelly of the National Ambulance Service describes what it is like to attend a fatal road incident

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This week the Group Chat discusses a major report out of France which found children shouldn't be using smartphones until they are 13

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New renters are paying much more per month than those with existing tenancies

A new report from the Residential Tenancies Board shows rents for those with a new tenancy increased by 9.1% last year

Economics Correspondent Paul Colgan reports ⤵️

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The Public Expenditure Minister says he expects the Department of Justice to ask for more resources to deal with the volume of asylum claims but says requests will be dealt with as part of the 'budgetary process'.

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Dozens of tourists have been rescued in Kenya as part of evacuation efforts following mass flooding.
Over a dozen hotels, lodges and camps have been flooded as heavy rains battered the country.
36 people were rescued by air and 25 by land from the Maasai Mara national reserve.

A new report from the Residential Tenancies Board shows new renters are paying much more per month than existing tenants. The average rent for a new tenancy in Dublin was €2,098

Taoiseach Simon Harris has defended the multi-agency operation yesterday which saw almost 300 people removed from tents on Mount St in Dublin. A large scale operation to clear tents from outside the International Protection Office took place yesterday morning.

Tánaiste calls for a “Covid-style response” to how the Government communicates with the public over immigration, and concedes that communication and engagement “must improve on all fronts” Virgin Media News

This week The Group Chat discusses the overcrowding crisis at University Hospital Limerick

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A multi agency operation is underway on Mount Street in Dublin to clear the so called 'tent city'. There's a large garda presence outside the International Protection Office as asylum seekers are moved.

In the U.S. police have arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University in New York. Police removed around 40 people from a building on the campus being occupied by the protesters.