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ELECTION 2016
A taxi with expired NCT and road tax discs which was provided to European Affairs Minister Dara Murphy’s general election campaign has been taken off the road.
A new opinion poll suggests the Coalition will not be re-elected when voters cast their ballots on Friday.
Campaigning continues today, with just four days left to go until the General Election.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been forced to defend describing some people in his home town as “All-Ireland whingers” who “wouldn’t know sunshine if they saw it”.
Eoin English met voters in Cork North Central whose issues are reasonably-paid jobs, services, and housing
Enda Kenny got a makeover recently that is sure to win him some votes in the election.
IRELAND
A former carer of the year, who has looked after her daughter for more than 50 years, has had her regular respite care pulled — while 14 other families have been similarly affected.
Orthopaedic surgeons at Cork University Hospital must wish they had the nous to correct problems posed by low-hanging light fittings in a refurbished operating theatre where, it is alleged, one member of staff was momentarily knocked out and at least one other was left requiring stitches.
Two army privates went Awol for four-and-a-half hours while on active duty, while other members of the Defence Forces were sanctioned for assault and insubordination, according to courts martial statistics for last year.
Mental health and suicide awareness advocates have warned social media is ruining our relationships and destroying the quality of human interaction.
Eurovision legend Johnny Logan shared a dingy flat with five students in England, months after his first taste of Eurovision glory, in 1981.
WORLD
A fire has damaged a former hotel that was being converted into a refugee home in Saxony, eastern Germany, as bystanders celebrated, police said. The incident comes days after a mob in the same state blocked a bus carrying asylum seekers.
Samuel Willenberg, the last survivor of Treblinka, the Nazi death camp in occupied Poland, where 875,000 people were murdered, has died in Israel at the age of 93.
SPORT
The GAA should sanction the appointment of Television Match Officials immediately, says Donal O'Grady.
American lightweight Queen Underwood believes that Olympic champion Katie Taylor is improving on the road to Rio 2016.
BUSINESS
Ireland has borrowings in excess of €200bn from domestic and international lenders via the bond markets.
Electioneering is all about snappy promises and clever sound bites. There is little space for setting out a long-term vision. There are few votes in talking about sewers, drains or reservoirs, yet our capital investment spending is likely to determine the country’s prosperity 10 or 20 years down the line.
VIEWPOINTS
As this election campaign enters its final days, voters will soon decide who runs the country for the next five years. This is the most crucial part of the campaign.
LIFESTYLE
Sometimes you would think that dieting was the preserve of women and that men beat bulge by exercise. You couldn’t be more wrong, Diarmuid Sheehan discovered when he finally decided to do something about his creeping weight gain.
VIDEO
Scenes from the anti-austerity rally which took place in Dublin over the weekend
VIRAL
Five out of six members of the cast of Friends have reunited on stage to share their favourite memories of the classic sitcom.
A cocker spaniel with a liking for cheese on toast has ballooned to nearly six stone.
TECHNOW
: Microsoft is yet to announce next month's free Games with Gold, but the suspected titles have been posted online.
Sacha Baron Cohen is back in cinemas with his latest over the top comedy, and there are also some horror and drama options out there
Amazon's latest idea is to introduce a network of lockers around Europe which would make the delivery process much simpler.
SHOWBIZ
Olly Murs has quit 'The X Factor'. The 31-year-old pop star has decided to pull the plug on the talent show after just one series as co-host with presenter Caroline Flack, 36, and says he's leaving to focus on his music.
MOST READ RIGHT NOW
It has been alleged that RTÉ uninvited at least one audience member from last night's election special at Facebook's Dublin headquarters.
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