LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Dublin centres reportedly busier than during marriage equality referendum
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A Dublin-bound passenger jet carrying dozens of Irish voters home for the country’s abortion referendum was hit by another plane preparing for take-off at Stansted Airport.
Turnout around the country so far this morning has been described as "brisk" with people reporting queues at polling stations as people cast their ballot before heading to work and school.
Two teenage boys have been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Anastasia Kriegel in Dublin.
Students and taxpayers might find it strange that University College Cork is paying €3,000 a month on rental accommodation for its president, a TD says.
Gardaí in Bishopstown, Co Cork have arrested a man in his late 30s following the seizure of approximately €7,700 worth of suspected heroin last night.
Amazon says an “unlikely” string of events prompted its Echo personal assistant to record a family’s private conversation and then send the recording to an acquaintance.
Donald Trump is tearing lives of immigrants apart: Trump may not have built his wall but he is effectively deterring immigration through detentions, deportations, separations, threats and a culture of fear, writes Bette Browne.
Highly respected Irish boxing trainer Brendan Ingle has died at the age of 77.
A Premier League football star fined £20,000 after he was caught speeding at 110 mph could be facing a probe by club bosses.
Cork must use their pace to go after Tipperary early on Sunday and turn the Thurles crowd against an unsettled home team, says former Rebels star Diarmuid O’Sullivan.
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Comedian Des Bishop has taken to his social media platforms to offer lifts to Irish citizens who traveled home to vote.
Over the past few days, Irish citizens have returned home to Ireland from as far away as Argentina and Asia to cast their votes in today’s abortion referendum.
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