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- Regulation urged for seclusion and restraint practices
An association for people with intellectual disabilities has called for regulations to govern the use of restraint and seclusion practices on children in schools across the country. - ESRI ups 2018 growth forecast to almost 9%
The Economic and Social Research Institute has revised up its growth forecast for this year to 8.9%, due to faster than expected growth in the domestic economy and multi-national corporate activity. - 18 people arrested in Carlow 'day of action'
Eighteen people have been arrested during a garda operation targeting criminal activity in Co Carlow. - Presidential campaign to begin as line-up is finalised
The final line-up for the Presidential Election will be known this afternoon, with nominations to run for Áras an Uachtaráin closing at midday. - Nurses and midwives meet over pay and staffing levels
Unions representing nurses and midwives will meet in Dublin to discuss their future strategy on pay and staff shortages. - Online retailer to create 200 jobs in Galway
A US online retail company is to create 200 jobs in the west, with the expansion of its business in Galway. - 'Wonderful day' as Ireland joins major astronomy body
Astronomy in Ireland will get a major boost as Ireland formally joins one of the world's top international astronomy organisations, the European Southern Observatory. - Mexican military takes over Acapulco police force
Mexico's military arrested three top police officers in the resort city of Acapulco and took control of the entire police force in the scenic but violent port. - French man fined for sexually harassing woman on bus
A French court has fined a man for insulting a woman during an assault on a bus, the first conviction under a new law that punishes sexual harassment in public spaces. - Moroccan navy fires at speedboat carrying migrants
A Moroccan woman has died and three people were injured after the Moroccan navy opened fire on a speedboat with illegal migrants onboard. - Mediterranean diet 'may help prevent depression'
Following a Mediterranean diet could help prevent depression, new research suggests. - Families pay up to €11,000 extra on non-medical costs
Families caring for a child with a life-limiting illness pay between €7,000 and €11,000 a year in extra non-medical costs, a health professor has said. - Why is Macedonia voting on changing its name?
On Sunday, Macedonians will head to the polls to vote on whether to add "North" to their country's official name. - Passenger entered cockpit 'to charge phone'
A passenger was kicked off an Indian flight after he tried to access the cockpit to charge his phone, the airline said. - DUP's communications director before RHI inquiry
The DUP's director of communications has started giving evidence to a public inquiry in Belfast into a botched green energy scheme. - SF motion of no confidence in Murphy defeated in Dáil
Sinn Féin's motion of no confidence in Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has been defeated in the Dáil by 59 votes to 49, with 29 abstentions. - Bill Cosby sentenced to up to ten years in prison
Actor Bill Cosby has been sentenced to between three and ten years in prison for his conviction for sexually assaulting a woman. - Number of houses damaged following fire in Mullingar
Two houses have been extensively damaged and three people treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at the Lakepoint Avenue housing estate in Mullingar, Co Westmeath. - No audit committee overseeing Áras spending, PAC hears
The Public Accounts Committee has heard sharp criticism over the absence of an audit committee to oversee spending at Áras an Uachtaráin. - Foster: McGuinness knew about RHI whistleblower warning
The late deputy first minister Martin McGuinness knew about a warning from a whistleblower about a renewable energy scheme, DUP leader Arlene Foster has insisted.
