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‘I don’t think he’ll be the silent one’: Pope Leo XIV‘s brother reflects on his values and roots
John Prevost said that his brother was ‘simple, really. He’s not going to go out for a 19-course meal’ -
Former MEP Clare Daly alleges defamation in article published weeks before 2024 European elections
Sunday Times article referred to alleged links with Lithuanian diplomat convicted of spying for Russia -
Landlord ended lease of tenant who worked from home after ‘massive increase’ in electricity bill
Residential Tenancies Board says notice of termination was invalid, but rules out compensation -
Dublin city centre’s only public toilets to be closed
Reduced demand cited by city council in closure of Grafton Street toilet -
Shellfish dredging wiping out key carbon-catching seagrass meadows, Coastwatch warns
Environmental group calls for increase in shellfish diving and ban on ‘licensed damage’ after destruction in Co Mayo -
‘It comes from fear’: Aoife Daly on parents’ battles to get autistic children into schools
Inspectors find ‘almost all’ schools in study had criteria which could limit enrolment of pupils with learning difficulties -
Pope Leo XIV: First US-born pontiff addresses the faithful in St Peter’s Square
Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago unlikely choice as 267th pope, but seen as champion of migrants and poor -
Higgins wishes Pope Leo XIV well as he takes on role ‘at a time of great challenges for the world’
Political and religious leaders react to election of Pope Leo XIV -
‘It’s like our Olympics’: Irish priests among stunned faithful in St Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV emerges
Many were surprised at choice of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, but hoped he would carry on legacy of Pope Francis -
Teaching union urges members to back new Leaving Cert reform package
Changes due to roll out from September have sparked threats of industrial action