LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Sinn Féin councillor not entitled to maternity leave; Warning against 'hot rhetoric' between North Korea and the US
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The Government has been accused of double standards after calling for more gender equality in politics while discriminating against young female politicians by refusing to provide them with maternity leave.
Judges told the Government some of their members were “struggling to get by” despite their six-figure salaries as they raised concerns over getting their pay restored.
A 1,000-year-old perfectly preserved Viking sword has been found by archaeologists at the historic site of the former Beamish and Crawford brewery in Cork City.
A former US deputy secretary of state has warned against using "hot rhetoric" as international tensions over North Korea's missile testing continued to escalate.
Seven people were arrested and accused of being gay and promoting homosexuality in Egypt even though there is no law banning the practices.
: More than 2,000 jobs could be created if the Vat rate on hotels and visitor attractions in the North is cut to 5%, a report for the tourism industry has shown.
Outgoing Cork senior hurling manager Kieran Kingston isn’t ruling out a return to inter-county management in the future, but says that Cork, like many counties, could benefit from a supporters’ club or other mechanisms providing extra financial resources and facilities for its elite teams.
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In 1983, former Cork South West TD Jim O’Keeffe was involved in the discovery of a Russian spy ring in Dublin. His story now features in a new RTÉ documentary, writes Robert Mulhern
The first recorded use of the word ‘democracy’ is in The Suppliant Women. Little wonder its tale of female refugees still feels so relevant, writes Ellie O’Byrne
Liz Dawn, the actress who played Vera Duckworth on Coronation Street, has died, her family have announced.
