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- Govt can't afford any more clashes with FF - McGrath
Fianna Fáil's finance spokesman Michael McGrath has warned the Government that it cannot afford any more clashes with his party in the wake of the controversy surrounding the appointment of the former attorney general Máire Whelan to the Court of Appeal. - 128 consultant appointments in breach of regulations
Patient safety may be compromised in public hospitals because of the appointment of doctors without specialist training to consultant positions, says the Irish Hospital Consultants Association. - Woman found unconscious on grounds of castle in Carlow
A woman in her 50s was found unconscious and injured on the grounds of Pollerton Castle in Co Carlow this afternoon. - Remaining residents told they 'must leave' blocks
Residents remaining in four tower blocks evacuated over fire safety concerns in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster will be told they "must leave", Camden Council has said. - Man charged with assault after another man dies
A 20-year-old man has been charged in court with assaulting another man who died early yesterday. - LÉ Eithne rescues over 700 migrants in Mediterranean
The LÉ Eithne has rescued more than 700 people during a number of rescue operations in the Mediterranean today. - 146 people killed in Pakistan oil tanker fire
An overturned oil tanker exploded killing 146 people in Pakistan, as most of the victims had gathered round when spilt fuel from the stricken vehicle ignited, officials said. - Sean Whelan: Beware the Brexit goggles
Brexit goggles cause the wearer to see a Brexit angle in everything - trade, travel, transport, the economy, tax policy, terrorism, football: you name it, it's all about Brexit, writes Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent. - Istanbul police enforce ban on Pride march
Turkish police were deployed in central Istanbul today to enforce a ban on the city's annual gay and transgender Pride march, blocking off a main street and dispersing groups of demonstrators who gathered nearby. - Boat carrying 150 tourists sinks in Colombian reservoir
A boat carrying some 150 tourists sank today in a reservoir in Colombia, the air force has said. - Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak
The World Health Organisation and the UN childrens' agency UNICEF have said that Yemen is now facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world with over 200,000 suspected cases of the disease. - Davis 'not certain' UK will secure Brexit deal
UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has said he is not certain the UK will secure a withdrawal deal with the EU. - Seven people killed in cable car accident in Kashmir
Seven people including two children were killed today when a cable car crashed to the ground at a ski resort in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said. - Two arrested after man struck with hatchet in Belfast
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another man was assaulted and hit with a hatchet in north Belfast early today. - PSNI seize four guns in Belfast house search
Four guns have been seized during police raids in Belfast. - Cyber attack on UK MPs email accounts 'contained'
British government sources say a cyber attack on the Westminster parliamentary computer system appears to have been contained. - Rescuers continue search for 118 missing in landslide
Rescue workers in China are continuing to search for 118 people still missing more than 24 hours after a landslide buried a mountain village, with hopes fading after 15 bodies were pulled out of the rock and mud during the first day of the search. - Taoiseach pledges to use office to advance LGBT rights
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will use the office of Taoiseach to advance the cause of LGBT rights and to press for marriage equality across Ireland. - Tally of high-rise blocks to fail safety tests rises
Some 34 high-rise buildings in 17 local authorities across the UK have failed fire cladding safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the British government has said. - Man dies at Body & Soul festival in Westmeath
A man has died at the three-day Body & Soul festival in Co Westmeath today.
