Its death warrant may not come into effect until the end of the month, but already the lights are out at the Garda station in Ballyduff in Co Waterford, after it was designated for closure under the Government’s latest plan.

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East Timor has today become an independent state, after years of military occupation by Indonesian forces.

There are calls for aid to East Timor to be in the form of grants and not loans.

A major protest against Israeli conduct in the Middle East will take place in Dublin City later today.