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President Connolly to meet Irish communities during visit to English cities

The Irish president is making her first visit to England since her inauguration in November.

Evening Standard

Kinahan lieutenant a ‘caring, generous father’, court told

Sean McGovern, 40, has pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation.

The Independent UK

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch registered to stand in Dublin Central by-election again

The Dubliner, aged in his 60s, has been described in court by a judge as the patriarchal figurehead of the Hutch criminal organisation

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Michelle O’Neill says she is ‘not fixated on titles’ amid Stormont reform talk

The First Minister also described a ‘very challenging arrangement’ with the DUP in the Executive.

Evening Standard

O’Neill says she will work to reform Stormont to ‘end the blockage on progress’

The Sinn Fein vice president delivered the keynote address on the first evening of the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Belfast.

Evening Standard

Michelle O’Neill says Irish unity poll by 2030 is ‘very conceivable’

The Sinn Fein vice president described unity as the ‘big idea’ of her generation.

Evening Standard

Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian fathers now call each other brother

The two men are campaigning for peace after losing their daughters to the conflict between their two nations and spoke at an event in Dublin.

Evening Standard

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Healy-Rae says he has ‘grave reservations’ about Taoiseach after resigning

The outgoing Minister of State voted against the Government in a confidence motion on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Junior minister resigns over Government handling of fuel protests

Michael Healy-Rae said he would be voting against the Government in a confidence motion relating to the fuel crisis on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Fuel protest ‘cleared’ from Dublin as Cabinet prepares to hold emergency meeting

Gardai has responded to protests in Dublin, Galway and Cork

Evening Standard

Cabinet to hold emergency meeting on sixth day of fuel protests

An emergency Cabinet meeting has been called as Ireland’s Government prepares to sign off on measures over fuel costs.

Evening Standard

Further motorway closures as fuel-cost talks to resume

The Irish Government is to re-enter talks on Saturday aimed at defusing the protests which have involved blockades at key fuel distribution sites.

Evening Standard

Irish army on standby as widespread fuel protests cause chaos across country

The Irish army remains on standby to help gardai remove blockades

The Independent UK

Ireland on ‘precipice of turning oil away’, Taoiseach warns as protests continue

Micheal Martin said the blockading of ports and a refinery by protesters was ‘unconscionable’.

Evening Standard

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Blockades need to end, says minister as gardai arrive at Cork oil refinery

The escalation at Whitegate comes amid confusion over a Government meeting on Friday afternoon.

Evening Standard

What is behind Ireland’s fuel protests?

With the nationwide fuel protests entering a fourth day on Friday, here is an explanation of some of the key points.

The Independent UK

What’s behind Ireland’s fuel protests and why they’re escalating

The protests stem from soaring petrol and diesel prices, which have reached approximately 193.9 cents and 218.9 cents respectively at filling stations

Evening Standard

Fuel protesters add to demands amid confusion over ‘breakthrough’ meeting

Fuel supplies at more Irish forecourts are under threat of running dry as a days-long blockade of major supply depots continues.

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Irish fuel blockades cause critical shortages impacting essential services and healthcare

Fuel supplies at more Irish forecourts are under threat of running dry as a days-long blockade of major supply depots continues

Evening Standard

Irish fuel protests causing ‘serious concern’ for emergency services

Protesters say they will continue their action until they receive engagement from Government or are physically removed.

Evening Standard

Irish army called to remove vehicles blocking depots during fuel protests

The Taoiseach said ‘the Government had to act’ once fuel depots were blocked.

Evening Standard

Irish army called in to remove vehicles blocking depots as part of fuel protests

Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon said they would not meet with protesters and said it was a choice between democracy or anarchy.

Evening Standard

Government faces off with protesters over fuel prices

Protests over the Irish Government’s response to rising fuel prices are entering a third day.

Evening Standard

Fuel protest ‘an act of national sabotage’, says Micheal Martin

Hauliers and agricultural contractors staged a series of slow-moving convoys on motorways as well as blockades of fuel depots and major routes.

Evening Standard

Minister’s Lebanon trip cancelled after concerns from Defence Forces

But the cancellation presented an opportunity the Defence Forces was able to exploit to pull off its first personnel rotation in a conflict zone.

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