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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Prince Albert II of Monaco at the 32nd annual conference gala dinner of the Ireland Funds at Powerscourt Hotel, Enniskerry. Photograph: Mark Stedman/PA

Leo Varadkar sets out UN Security Council goal at Ireland Funds gala

Simon Carswell
June 24, 2017, 00:34

Taoiseach and Prince Albert of Monaco speak at philanthropic organisation conference

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone: “This is a wake-up call for young people, campaigners and politicians gathering for Pride that our work is not over,” said Ms Zappone. Photograph: Eric Luke

Survey shows continued bullying and harassment of LGBTI+ young people

Ciarán D'Arcy
June 24, 2017, 00:05

Issues including non-inclusive sex education and lack of gender-neutral bathrooms

Motor tax dispute leaves residents of disability service stranded

Eamonn Tierney, chair of St Joseph’s Parents and Friends group, called for the issue to be resolved as soon as possible. “The people in Portrane can’t leave their homes. They are basically imprisoned due to this dispute.”

Aine McMahon
June 23, 2017, 21:39

Up to 20 vehicles used to transport residents have not been used in the past six weeks

School threatens action against Brothers over sale of pitches

Edward Melly, principal of Clonkeen College, Blackrock, Co Dublin, with view of school grounds which are to be sold by the Christian Brothers to Durkan Residential. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Kitty Holland
June 23, 2017, 01:00

Clonkeen College school board says sale of site to developer breaches 2006 agreement

‘Thank you, friends ... Focus Ireland. Thank you, Ireland’

“They said, ‘You have a house.’ My wife cried. Of course I cried. It was really emotional”: Maher Alassar with his wife, Alla Korilenko, and children, Gleb and Mariam. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Kitty Holland
June 23, 2017, 01:00

Palestinian refugee Maher Allassar and family overjoyed at heavenly new home

Woman with cerebral palsy pleads with council to find her a home

Niamh O’Neill outside the offices of Carlow County Council. “I’m emotionally stressed over this – it’s gone beyond a joke.” Photograph: Dylan Vaughan

Seán Dunne
June 22, 2017, 21:36

Carlow woman waiting for wheelchair-accessible accommodation to become available

Minister describes crisis of family homelessness as ‘an embarrassment’

Minister for Housing,Eoghan Murphy at the opening of 28 new homes at Greenmount Close, Harold’s Cross, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Kitty Holland
June 22, 2017, 16:14

Sr Stan says homelessness policies show too much concern for ‘the market’

Garda make series of arrests as part of Operation Thor

About 120 gardaí took part in the operation in Waterford. Photograph: Eric Luke

Seán Dunne
June 22, 2017, 10:24

Three-day policing initiative in Waterford city involved 72 checkpoints

The heatwave is over as temperatures set to dip

There will be rain at times and the temperature will be dropping back. Photograph: iStock

Seán Dunne
June 22, 2017, 09:49

Recent spell of hot weather is set to come to an end as temperatures return to normal

Check the five-day weather forecast

‘It’s very hard to watch your child in severe pain’

Tina McElligott (16) with her mother Margaret, in Kilflynn, Co Kerry: her Alpers syndrome is relieved by cannabis oil, which is still illegal in Ireland.

Kitty Holland
June 22, 2017, 05:00

Tina McElligott found relief from chronic seizures with cannabis oil obtained in Spain

Stalled Bill to legalise for medical use

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Religion & Beliefs

‘Upset’ all round as priest made principal of Ennis school

Bishop appointed St Flannan’s only priest without advertising

Thinking Anew – Knowledge and wisdom

Lapsed Irish Catholics ‘most sympathetic’ to Jews, says author

Joyce, Binchy and O’Brien show ‘a link between lapsed Catholics and philo-semitism’

Sam Maguire to be remembered with eight bells at Co Cork church

St Mary’s Church of Ireland in Dunmanway, where Maguire is buried, to install bells this summer

Protestants and Catholics sharing church in Co Monaghan

St Mary’s in Castleblayney moving in with St Maeldoid’s from today

Priest appointed principal of Clare school after bishop's recommendation

Bishop says he is ‘willing to discuss’ appointment of priest in Ennis

Thinking Anew – The challenge of confronting evil

Maynooth seminary to be overhauled after turbulent period

Seminary and Pontifical University at St Patrick’s College to be separated

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