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HSE widening rollout of monkeypox vaccine to people at high risk

Hundreds of people who are at high risk of contracting monkeypox will be offered a vaccine against the disease in the coming weeks, the HSE has said. The health service said it will begin widening the rollout of the vaccine in the next few weeks to ...

17 Aug 2022 at 21:29

Sport

IRFU bans trans women and trans girls aged over 12 from female contact rugby

The Irish Rugby Football Union has announced that it is to ban trans women and girls over the age of 12 from playing female contact rugby, in a decision that has been met with criticism from trans rights groups. The rugby organisation said that ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:03

National News

Varadkar says IRFU should listen to trans players ‘excluded’ from contact rugby

Irish deputy leader Leo Varadkar has said it is important for the IRFU to listen to the people who may be excluded from playing sport, after the rugby organisation announced a decision to ban trans women from playing contact rugby. Speaking ...

11 Aug 2022 at 21:48

National News

Belfast Pride parade returns to city streets for first time in three years

Belfast’s Pride parade returns to the city on Saturday, with organisers promising the largest one the city has ever witnessed. The usually annual event, which was cancelled during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, is back on the streets ...

30 Jul 2022 at 13:57

National News

97 cases of monkeypox confirmed in Ireland

There have been 97 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ireland, according to the latest figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). This is up from a total of 85 confirmed cases notified to health authorities in the ...

04 Aug 2022 at 15:17

Suspect remains in custody as gardai continue to probe murders of two men

National News

Suspect remains in custody as police in Ireland probe murders of two men

A man remains in custody in Ireland as police investigate the murders of two men who detectives believe may have met their killer online. Gardai are conducting two separate murder inquiries after the violent deaths of Aidan ...

14 Apr 2022 at 10:14

National News

Gardai keeping 'open mind' about motivation of Sligo killing, Chief Superintendent confirms

Gardai are investigating a potential hate-related motive in the murders of two men who potentially met their killer online. Two separate murder investigations have been launched following the violent deaths of Aidan ...

13 Apr 2022 at 15:59

National News

'It’s a really horrible time' - Thousands attend vigils remembering Sligo murder victims

Thousands of people have attended vigils across the island of Ireland in memory of two men killed in Sligo. Aidan Moffitt, 42, and Michael Snee, 58, were found dead in their own homes in the town on the west coast ...

16 Apr 2022 at 11:03

Motoring

Car manufacturer launches £575m rights issue

Luxury car maker Aston Martin has confirmed a £575 million rights issue, which will be supported by a fund controlled by Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader. It told shareholders on Monday that it will launch the ...

05 Sept 2022 at 11:33

Arts & Entertainment

'Divorce is kind of a dirty word' - Relationship failure shouldn't be shameful, says Irish actress

Sharon Horgan says divorce can be “a really handy, helpful thing” and that shame should not be attached to relationship failure. The award-winning Irish actress and writer, known for comedies Pulling and ...

04 Sept 2022 at 16:30

National News

'Have the choice' - Airline scraps gendered uniforms

Virgin Atlantic is giving its crew the choice of what uniform to wear in an update to its gender identity policy. The airline announced that its pilots, cabin crew and ground staff now have the option ...

28 Sept 2022 at 11:01

National News

Five Americans dead and 18 injured in gay nightclub shooting

A 22-year-old gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in the US city of Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 18 before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons and arrested by police who ...

21 Nov 2022 at 13:17

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