Investigations are underway after a commercial pilot reported seeing a large drone off the Wicklow coast yesterday evening.

The sighting comes days before US President Donald Trump is due to visit Ireland.

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The High Court has granted a stay until Friday on a CAB order to seize and sell Martin “The Viper” Foley’s Dublin home.

The veteran criminal went to court last week in a bid to challenge the Criminal Assets Bureau’s application to repossess the property.

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Thousands of passengers have been caught up in travel chaos, with 58 flights cancelled in and out of Ireland.

29 inbound and 29 outbound flights have been cancelled following technical issues with air traffic control at British airports.

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Micheál Martin says nothing has been ruled out when it comes to lowering fuel costs for motorists.

He says further interventions may be warranted as diesel passes €2 a litre at some filling stations, but extra fuel supports would reduce the money available for next month’s Budget.

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A new ESRI report shows 200,000 children in Ireland are living below the poverty line.

That figure rises to 260,000 when housing costs are taken into account, while 10% of children experience deprivation because they cannot afford essential goods and services.

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Canada, France, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden & Ireland have also said they plan to limit trade with the settlements.

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Royal commentator Jennie Bond said the move showed King Charles “taking back control of the agenda”.

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A man in his 40s has been arrested following an assault in Co Meath which left a man in his 20s in critical condition in hospital.

He was found injured at a house in Ballivor early yesterday morning and was taken to Beaumont Hospital after initially receiving treatment in Mullingar.

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The High Court has granted a stay until Friday on a CAB order to seize and sell Martin “The Viper” Foley’s Dublin home.

The veteran criminal went to court last week seeking to challenge the Criminal Assets Bureau’s bid to take possession of the property.

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Sci-Fest is celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday. More than 145,000 students have taken part in the school-based science exhibition, over the past two decades.

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A major security operation is being put in place in Dublin and Clare ahead of the US President's arrival this weekend. But the group representing frontline Gardaí says its putting significant pressure on rank and file members forced to police it.

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This week is seeing the start of the annual scramble by third-level students to get somewhere to live. Those with course offers are being squeezed by a drastic supply shortage and soaring rents, forcing many students to opt instead, for couch surfing or long commutes.

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🗣️"If you can't communicate, you can't integrate"

🗣️"It's the latest cruel policy to make Ireland as cruel as possible"

Under the radical shake-up, people who want to become Irish citizens will have to be resident here for eight years, as well as show a grasp of English and Irish.

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"We're trying to is restrain the level of growth in that number"

Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has said new citizenship rules are aimed at bringing down the number of people granted citizenship each year.

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An investigation is underway after an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway in Miami and left five dead and five seriously injured. It skidded onto a road outside the airport perimeter, colliding with several vehicles.

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European Commmission President Ursula von der Leyen is visiting Greenland in a show of support for the island - it's been at the centre of a diplomatic tussle after US president Donald Trump said it should become part of the US - at one point even hinting at taking it by force.

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Investigations are ongoing into two separate hit and runs in Munster over the weekend, which claimed the lives of two young boys. Gardaí have issued a photo of a car believed to be involved in one of the incidents.

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"They are trampling on the rights of the members we represent"

Garda Representatives Association President Niall Hodgins has criticised the cancellation of days off and leave of Gardaí in order to police the visit of US President Donald Trump this weekend.

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