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Aoife Carr

Aoife Carr

Aoife Carr has been an Irish Times journalist since 2004. A graduate of University College Dublin, she has reported on a wide variety of subjects including Consumer Affairs and Health.

A public health campaign launched by Minister for Health James Reilly today will highlight the importance of childhood immunisation
Importance of childhood immunisation highlighted

Public health campaign comes in wake of measles epidemic in Wales

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a number of serious assaults in Dublin city centre early this morning.
Man arrested over Dublin city centre assaults

Two men stabbed and a woman assaulted off Grafton Street in early hours of this morning

Unclaimed finish line bags are viewed near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon yesterday. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Taoiseach, Tánaiste express shock at Boston explosions

Political figures send sympathy to the people of Boston after three killed and dozens injured

A new coin honouring James Joyce was launched by the Central Bank today featuring a portrait of the writer and lines from Ulysses. Photograph: Jason Clarke
James Joyce collector coin launched

Design features portrait of the writer along with lines from Ulysses

People queuing for unemployment benefits in Dublin
Ireland facing period of low-growth and high unemployment

Nevin economic think-tank says outlook uncertain and troubling

Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said the agreement on fish discards was an historic milestone.
EU agrees ban on fish discards

EU fisheries ministers have agreed to ban the practice of discarding fish at sea.

Tourism Ireland chief executive Niall Gibbons said he was pleased with the figures, especially the increase in visitors from the US.
Numbers visiting Ireland increase

The number of tourists visiting Ireland rose 4

The exterior of the now derelict Sisters of Our Lady of Charity Magdalene Laundry on Sean McDermott Street in Dublin's north inner city
Congregations welcome Magdalene report

The four congregations who operated the Magdalene laundries have welcomed today’s report and apologised to women who experienced…

The number of Irish people suffering from colorectal cancer is predicted to increase by 34 per cent in women and 45 per cent in men by 2020, according to a report published today by the National Cancer Registry
Colorectal cancers predicted to rise by 45% by 2020

Increase due to growing ageing population

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