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Judges concerned over Dáil exchange between Varadkar and Martin  Chief Justice Susan Denham made a series of remarks on Wednesday emphasising the importance of the separation of powers between the Oireachtas and the judiciary. File photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times

  • Varadkar asks Martin to withdraw remarks
  • Chief Justice speaks on AG's role
Light up my life: Saoirse Fitzgerald’s first foray into home ownership is a lighthouse in Claddagh, Co Cork Generation Emigration What I wish I'd known about buying a house in Ireland
May apologises over official response to Grenfell Tower disaster Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II sits alongside her son Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales as she delivers the Queen’s Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament in London on June 21st, 2017. Photograph: Arthur Edwards/AFP/Getty Images
  • UK
  • 17:48

British prime minister says inferno survivors were left without help when they needed it most

  • Prince Philip admitted to hospital
Peter O’Mahony will captain the Lions for first Test Owen Farrell and Jonathan Sexton during Lions training. Photo: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
  • International
  • 20:07

Leigh Halfpenny has been left out of the side with Owen Farrell in place of Johnny Sexton

  • Kieran Read named in All Blacks team
  • Lions sweeping all hotels for bugs
  • Follow all of the action on our Lions site
SDLP leader predicts deal to restore Stormont by autumn SDLP leader Colum Eastwood:  said the DUP-Conservative  talks were undermining the Stormont negotiations. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
  • Irish News
  • 19:58

DUP seeking agreement with Theresa May’s Conservatives worth at least £2bn

Woman died due to tear during surgery for ectopic pregnancy The late Malak Thawley with her husband Alan. An inquest into her death  heard vascular clamps were not available at Holles Street and were sent there from the Blackrock Clinic with a garda escort during emergency surgery to try  save her life. File photograph: Facebook
  • Coroner's Court
  • 19:21

Staff at Holles Street crossed road to get bags of ice from pub during emergency operation

Month of your birth can affect your long-term health, says study Women born in June had a 33 per cent lower risk of migraines
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  • 11:52

Spanish scientists mapped birth month to 27 chronic diseases to see if it made a difference

Festival shopping: Pack wisely, it might get rough Festival essentials: these’ll get you through the weekend
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Man who died in hospital transfer was a ‘loyal, gentle person' Bernadette Delaney and Thomas Power on their wedding day last September.
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  • 16:22

Thomas Power 'was looking forward to birth of his first child' when he died in ambulance

  • HSE has 'blood on its hands' over death
US targeted Donegal man over 15-year visa overstay and outstanding warrant John Cunningham (38), who had been living illegally in the US since 1999, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials at his home in Boston and is awaiting deportation.
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  • 19:09

Electrician facing deportation was subject of two court actions over customer complaints

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Hottest day of year as temperatures reached 28.6 degrees in Dublin  Reading a book during the fine weather in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
  • Environment
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Met Éireann has predicated average temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees for rest of week

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Make the most of the new this season with a celebration of baby carrots
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Roast Carrot salad with goats’ cheese and carrot top chimichurri

Up to 40 Justin Bieber fans removed from train by gardaí Irish Rail staff responded to complaints and contacted gardaí who met the Dart at Booterstown station in south Dublin from where between 30 and 40 of the teenagers were removed. File photograph: David Sleator
  • Irish News
  • 20:03

Further Dart delays on Wednesday after truck collided with bridge

South Dublin school principal killed in cycling collision Padraic Carney was cycling from his home to the school down Butterfield Park road in Rathfarnham when he collided with a car at a junction
  • Irish News
  • 13:05

53-year-old Padraic Carney had been cycling to work at St Louis Primary school in Rathmines

  • Shock over death of 'much-loved' principal
Three elderly siblings left beaten, stabbed and robbed in Limerick home Patrick (52) above leaving  Limerick Circuit Court this Wednesday. He and his son Philip Roche, (24),   are accused of aggravated burglary. Photograph:  Press 22
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1 Peter O’Mahony will captain the Lions for first Test
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3 Judges concerned over Dáil exchange between Varadkar and Martin
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6 South Dublin school principal killed in cycling collision
7 US targeted Donegal man over 15-year visa overstay and outstanding warrant
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Small investors will receive, on average, 75 per cent of the shares for which they applied.  Photograph: Reuters Demand for AIB shares from public well below early speculation
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Sport

Owen Farrell and Jonathan Sexton during Lions training. Photo: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Peter O’Mahony will captain the Lions for first Test
  • International

Leigh Halfpenny has been left out of the side with Owen Farrell in place of Johnny Sexton

Brendan Irvine secured at least a bronze medal at the European Boxing Championships in Ukraine. Photo: Inpho Hat-trick of Irish medals at European Championships
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Culture

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