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Last-minute tips ahead of the Leaving Cert Irish exams
Irish teacher Hugh Gallagher suggests it’s better to stick to simple, accurate sentences when writing answers, as opposed to more complex ones, where mistakes can occur -
Sex-for-rent demands in Ireland: ‘You can sleep with me or I’m not going to help you’
Maria’s story is a snapshot of the situations many international students, migrants and women face in Ireland’s ‘precarious’ housing market -
Dublin tech entrepreneur leaves €2.6 million estate, probate papers reveal
Latest Probate papers also showed prominent Leitrim entrepreneur Timmy Beirne left estate valued at €1.96m -
Artist Jim Fitzpatrick’s Captain Americas murals up for grabs at auction
Plus: Battle of the Boyne gets more interpretation, a use for wool at last and fears of spooking the Gap of Dunloe horses -
Brian McNally, wrongfully convicted for Sallins train robbery, dies aged 83
McNally was commended for his ‘long fight for justice and truth’, having unsuccessfully campaigned for a public inquiry and State apology -
Teenager arrested in connection with Qayyum Balogun investigation released
Teenage male was arrested on Friday and is being detained at a Garda station in Dublin -
‘It’s our job to create magic’ – Circus ringmistress Marion Fossett dies aged 71
Niece pays tribute, saying it will be hard to imagine the show without her both in the circus ring and out -
‘Racially motivated arson’ suspected at former Belfast gospel hall
Police determined building that had been bought by ‘legitimate business people’ was deliberately set on fire -
Baby given blood transfusion despite mother’s objections on religious grounds after court ruling
Court hears religious views should receive ‘utmost respect’ but not prevent life-saving treatment -
‘The child’s version of Culture Night’: Over 1,000 events under way for Cruinniú na nÓg
Annual children’s creativity event launched in 2018

