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- Bishop says church needs to acknowledge 'dark' history
The Catholic Bishop of Limerick has said the church in Ireland needs to acknowledge the dark aspects of its history, such as the sexual abuse of minors by clergy and its cover-up, wilful or otherwise, together with the mismanagement that compounded the damage. - Service of 'remembrance and hope' to mark Omagh bombing
A ceremony will be held in Omagh, Co Tyrone, this afternoon to remember the 29 people who were killed and the hundreds injured by a Real IRA bomb on this day 20 years ago. - Inspection found some trainee doctors left unsupervised
A Medical Council inspection of nine hospitals has found that some interns were asked to perform duties above their grade. - Italy bridge operator under scrutiny after collapse
Rescuers continue to search for survivors among huge chunks of debris after a motorway bridge in Genoa collapsed, killing 39 people, as government ministers rounded on the bridge's operators, saying it should pay fines and lose its concession - Genoa bridge collapse 'a tragedy waiting to happen'
The Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa, a portion of which collapsed on yesterday killing at least 38 people, has been described as a "tragedy waiting to happen" by engineering experts. - Suspect in UK attack arrested for attempted murder
A 29-year-old man detained over a suspected terrorist attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London has been further arrested for attempted murder, police said. - Over 57,000 students receive Leaving Cert results
More than 57,000 students are receiving the results of their Leaving Certificate exams at their schools today. - US report lists more than 300 'predator' priests
A sweeping US grand jury report has found credible allegations against more than 300 predator priests and identified more than 1,000 victims in decades of child sex abuse covered up by the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. - Chilean government asks Vatican for sex abuse documents
The Chilean government has asked the Vatican to hand over documents related to accusations of sex abuse committed by clergy in Chile against children. - Man charged over Dublin assault
A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with an assault on a young woman in Dublin. - Arrest after drugs, tobacco and cash seized in Limerick
A man has been arrested after drugs, tobacco and cash to the value of €252,000 were seized during a search of premises in Limerick. - Australian politician calls for Muslim immigration ban
An Australian politician has been widely condemned after demanding "a final solution" to immigration and calling for a return to the White Australia policy which favoured "European Christians" during his maiden speech. - Appeal issued to trace man missing from Dublin
An appeal has been issued to trace a 53-year-old man missing from Dublin. - New security flaw identified in Intel chips
Researchers have found a new security flaw affecting Intel chips - the third such flaw to be discovered this year. - Jury could begin deliberations in Manafort trial today
Defence lawyers acting for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort have rested their case, without calling witnesses on his behalf. - Murder investigation opened into Jacob disappearance
Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Kildare teenager Deirdre Jacob 20 years ago have begun a murder investigation. - Trump takes legal action against ex-White House aide
US President Donald Trump has called former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman a "dog" and his campaign took legal action against her as the two former reality TV stars escalated their public feud. - Driver who hit London pedestrians was British citizen
A man who drove a car into London pedestrians outside Britain's parliament this morning was a British citizen who originally came from another country, British security minister Ben Wallace has said.. - Govt urged to regulate Airbnb to tackle short-term lets
The Government needs to regulate the Airbnb sector as huge numbers of properties are being used exclusively for short-term lets adding to the housing crisis, a Labour Senator has claimed. - At least 35 killed after bridge collapses in Italy
At least 35 people were killed when a motorway bridge collapsed in torrential rains this morning over buildings in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, Italian media has cited fire brigade sources as saying.
