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Irishman who died on hunger strike during War of Independence honoured in US birthplace
Joe Murphy was 25 when he died on the 76th day of hunger strike, the same day as Terence MacSwiney -
Schoolteacher sent poison pen letters alleging colleague’s sexual misconduct, committee hears
Teacher (40s) convicted in District Court of two offences, regarding two grossly offensive letters he posted -
Ex-business student who exposed himself to women given 16-month sentence
Judge says man offended against solitary women, locating vulnerable victims including a woman working alone at night -
Fiachna Ó Braonáin’s Leaving Cert: ‘I stayed up very late at night, drinking coffee and cramming’
The musician and broadcaster sat the exams in the summer of 1984 -
The Leaving Cert according to a guidance counsellor: ‘Their brains have been working so hard ... they need to get fresh air’
Guidance counsellor says students should focus ‘on what they know’ rather than what they feel they do not -
New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warns
Anger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’ -
Cork tenant who ‘acted aggressively’ in neighbouring school ordered to vacate property
Bogdan Kreigel was ‘insulting’ and used ‘abusive language’ towards an appointed translator during RTB hearing -
Rules must accommodate nature while building 50,000 homes a year
Plans for 300,000 housing units by 2030 could be hugely destructive to biodiversity. Supporting long-term ecological resilience is critical -
Bees in big trouble as the lie of the land worsens
The next five-year National Pollinator Plan will be critical for arresting further decline, driven by threats to habitat -
Regressive migration policies risking Ireland’s economic performance, says Immigrant Council of Ireland
Government is taking a ‘severe approach’ towards ‘penalising’ migrants, says ICI chief