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- Man charged with murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan
A 32-year-old man has appeared via video link before Lisburn Magistrate's Court charged with the murder of Natalie McNally. - O'Gorman makes urgent appeal over refugee accommodation
The Minister for Integration has written to Government departments urgently seeking buildings to accommodate refugees. - AIB first mortgage lender to raise rates after ECB hike
AIB Group has become the first mortgage lender in Ireland to increase rates following today's interest rate rise by the European Central Bank. - Putin draws parallels between WWII and Ukraine conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin leveraged a World War II commemoration to whip up support for his army's intervention in Ukraine, comparing the fighting to Nazi Germany's invasion and hinting Moscow could use nuclear weapons. - Tánaiste approves purchase of new Government jet
Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin has confirmed that the Government jet will be replaced. - Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from US House committee
US House of Representatives Republicans have ousted Democrat Ilhan Omar from a high-profile committee over remarks widely condemned as antisemitic, two years after Democrats removed two Republicans from committee assignments. - Independent inquiry to be held into Omagh bombing
The UK government has announced an independent inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing, in which 29 people died, including a woman pregnant with twins. - Two men in 20s killed in Co Mayo road crash
Garda forensic investigators have spent the day carrying out a detailed examination at the site in Co Mayo, where two men died in a traffic collision. - Former soldier avoids jail for McAnespie manslaughter
A former British soldier convicted of the manslaughter of a Co Tyrone man going to a GAA match 35 years ago has been given a suspended sentence. - Zelensky warns of Russia revenge as EU leader visits
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is building up its troops to take "revenge" on the West nearly a year into Moscow's invasion. - Salesforce to cut 200 jobs in Ireland
Around 200 staff at Salesforce in Ireland are to lose their jobs as part of global cost-saving measures at the company. - €2.8bn surplus in public finances recorded in January
The public finances recorded a surplus in January of €2.8 billion, according to figures published this afternoon by the Department of Finance. - ECB raises interest rates by 0.5%, signals more to come
The European Central Bank raised interest rates again today and pencilled in at least one more hike of the same magnitude next month. - Security costs row keeping Katie out of Croke Park
Croke Park commercial director Peter McKenna says it's a shame the stadium won't be hosting Katie Taylor in May but blamed the boxer's promoters Matchroom for refusing to cover security costs. - 180,000 refugees in Ireland by year end - civil service
Up to 180,000 people could be seeking refuge in Ireland by the end of the year according to a document compiled by senior civil servants. - Charges against Man United's Mason Greenwood dropped
Charges including attempted rape and assault against Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood have been dropped by the British Crown Prosecution Service. - Growing intolerance to refugees 'concerning' - Metsola
The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said she is very concerned at the increasing levels of intolerance towards refugees taking hold across the European Union. - Omagh: Ireland 'will not be found wanting' - Taoiseach
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Ireland "will not be found wanting" in any inquiry into the Omagh bomb. - UK police appeal for new witness in missing woman case
Police in England say they want to trace a potential further witness in the search for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley. - 329 legal cases taken over nursing home fees policy
An Oireachtas committee has heard that 329 legal cases were taken against the State over its scheme to repay excessive nursing home fees for some medical card holders.
