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<p>Star of the Sea National school in Passage West was one of a number of schools to receive a hoax bomb threat email. Picture: Chani Anderson</p>

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Cork principal describes disruption as fresh wave of bomb threat emails targets schools

Star of the Sea principal Áine Corrigan describes the evacuation and delays contacting emergency services as gardaí respond to threats nationwide

<p>There should be no new coal, oil or gas infrastructure that puts a temperature increase of 1.5C further out of reach, UN secretary general António Guterres has said. Photo: Ozan Kose/ AFP via Getty Images</p>

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‘Make or break time’: Cop31 hears UN chief call for no new fossil fuel infrastructure

<p>Deputy general secretary of SIPTU Adrian Kane, INMO general secretary Phil Ni Sheaghdha, Kevin Callinan Forsa's senior general secretary and Irish National Teachers' Organisation general secretary John Boyle join public sector workers, including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants, during a 24-hour strike over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal at Mater Hospital, Dublin. Picture: PA</p>

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Public sector pay deal: What the 10.75% increase means for 420,000 workers

Garda policing operation

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What commuters need to know ahead of the major EU meetings in Dublin this week

UL students warned over ‘off campus’ behaviour ahead of Christmas Day event

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UL students warned over ‘off campus’ behaviour ahead of Christmas Day event

Police officer shot in Omagh

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Second person charged following disappearance of Limerick woman Carrie Mullane

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Number of days of heavy rainfall could increase by 56% due to climate change, experts warn

Anti-social behaviour concerns to influence location of first East Cork skatepark

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Anti-social behaviour concerns to influence location of first East Cork skatepark

Transport minister defends toll price hikes

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Transport minister defends toll price hikes

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Tánaiste Simon Harris said it marks a "good result for Europe and a good result for the Irish Presidency"

Public sector strike called off as Government and unions agree pay deal

Public sector strike called off as Government and unions agree pay deal

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To suggest removing abortion wait would pressure women is disrespectful, Family Planning Association says

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Limerick mental health intervention service has diverted 300 people to crisis team instead of into custody

Limerick mental health intervention service has diverted 300 people to crisis team instead of into custody

Cast, a joint pilot by An Garda Síochána and the HSE Mid-West Mental Health Service, aims to redirect people suffering from a mental health crisis to the Cast team, instead of bringing them to a Garda station

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Cork traffic and weather: Conditions to turn noticeably colder later today

CUH operating with no ICU beds as chief executive warns of pressures

CUH operating with no ICU beds as chief executive warns of pressures

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Concerns raised over delays to Charleville community hall and new fire station

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Pope Leo XIV wraps up Argentina visit before an emotional trip back to Peru

Both sites have important sentimental connections to Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, who never returned home during his 12-year pontificate

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300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats

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CUH staffing crisis: Government accused of 'blaming management' for overcrowding at hospital

CUH staffing crisis: Government accused of 'blaming management' for overcrowding at hospital

Health minister accused of dismissing staffing concerns raised by chief executive Jennifer Kearney

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Oireachtas committee report urges strong regulation of AI in public services instead of reliance

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Public sector pay talks: What is the Government offering and will the strike go ahead?

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes

HSE has overspent by €781m and does not know how much extra funding it will need for rest of year

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Woman avoids jail over heroin seizure at Charleville train station

Woman avoids jail over heroin seizure at Charleville train station

Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard the woman 'is extremely ashamed of her actions' and has taken positive steps to overcome her addiction

McDonald's sexual harassment complaints

Cork man who called Asian staff in fast food restaurant 'f***ing yellow' is jailed

Scarlett Faulkner murder trial: DNA found on blood-stained metal pole

Scarlett Faulkner murder trial: DNA found on blood-stained metal pole

German couple charged with smuggling two Albanian men through Port of Cork

German couple charged with smuggling two Albanian men through Port of Cork

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Drug-related intimidation leaves Irish families feeling alone and under threat

Drug-related intimidation leaves Irish families feeling alone and under threat

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Suspected arson attack in Waterford

'You wake up with it, you go to sleep with it': Drug-related violence plagues Waterford families

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We spent a night on the streets with a homeless support group — here's what happened

A 56-year-old land grab? Achill families face fresh battle over 400 acres

A 56-year-old land grab? Achill families face fresh battle over 400 acres