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CEO of Children’s Health Ireland, which manages Temple Street Hospital, has been removed from her position and is being reassigned to another role.

Eilísh Hardiman’s reassignment comes after The Ditch’s exposure of serious allegations on practice at the hospital.

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HIQA – in mail marked “urgent and confidential” – has confirmed the “significant” patient safety issues caused by the Temple Street Children's Hospital scandal.

CHI is yet to contact at least two of the families affected to inform them of HIQA's letter.

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The Ditch can reveal that a county Westmeath man pleaded guilty this month to possession of a shotgun last year that should’ve been in garda custody.

Gardaí previously seized the gun in 2009 before it went missing.

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At his party’s Ard Fheis, when Harris sent a message to Benjamin Netanyahu informing him Ireland is repulsed by his actions, Fine Gael members had a vote

The party is outraged by Israeli crimes – just not enough to stop trading with those committing them

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The garda press office changed a contradictory statement about alleged garda involvement in the midlands drug trade.

It also expressed its frustration with The Ditch for 'tweeting about publicly naming gardaí' in a note marked 'not for publication'.

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A senior garda won’t say why he made contradictory statements during a probe into alleged garda corruption in Athlone.

Meanwhile a UK ex-police chief's report suggests senior gardaí did not properly investigate misconduct allegations against the garda

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