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Naloxone will be more widely available after helping save lives in recent overdose cases
Witness appeal after young man dies in car crash in Kildare
Poll: Will you vote in the European elections?
Just over 11,000 homes available to buy in Ireland as prices continue to rise
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2023
Wind and rain warnings in place for several counties
Man in his 50s seriously injured after motorcycle struck kerb in Arklow
Man charged after discovery of body at house in Tipperary
Poll: Will you make a New Year's resolution?
Man (40s) dies in single-vehicle collision in Kerry
Claim IRA members were in Colombia on holiday, not to train FARC, 'insulted US intelligence'
Tony Blair wanted to have 'a good time' during 1993 trip to Ireland, ideally involving U2
'Reproductive fascism': Read the letters calling on Mary Robinson to intervene in X Case
Many people, from Ireland and abroad, contacted the president about the controversial case in 1992.
The X Case centred on a 14-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped
The letters to Robinson highlight how divisise the issue was in Ireland and abroad
'It is with disbelief and disgust that we heard about the young girl who has been forbidden to leave Ireland'
SF should move away from violent links to stop attracting 'head bangers', Adams agreed in 2001
Jackie Kennedy rang Irish Embassy to ensure Defence Forces would play role in JFK's funeral
Ireland considered making 21 age of consent for gay people when decriminalising homosexuality
One 1993 document noted that moving from “criminalisation to equality might be too major a change at one go”.
The age of consent for heterosexual intercourse at the time was, and still is, 17 years old
21 was described as "probably the age most acceptable to those who do not want decriminalisation but recognise that there is no choice"
However, if 21 was chosen, "there would be an attempt to portray this country as backward", officials warned
'Stop annoying the long suffering Irish people': Viewers complain about RTÉ Player
'Vital' addiction support service in Dublin to remain open after campaign by staff and locals
Poll: Are you worried about AI?
Cannabis worth nearly €480,000 seized in Tallaght
GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade
There have been growing concerns in recent weeks about the sale of opioids and other powerful painkillers.
A GP centre in Dublin is refusing to prescribe powerful painkillers like Oxycontin or "highly addictive" benzodiazepines
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said prescription medications often end up being sold on the street
Benzodiazepines are generally prescribed to treat anxiety, sleep disorders and seizures
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Rain warning in place for Galway with risk of spot flooding
Sitdown Sunday: Exploring the best and worst episodes of The Crown
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
'Please bring him back': Wife of Irish citizen trapped in Gaza pleads for his safe return
How common are tornadoes in Ireland? We get about 10 a year
Irish consumers paying more than UK shoppers for some products this Christmas
Compel religious orders to pay redress, Sinn FĂ©in TD says, as survivors mull legal action
'We're better than this': Taoiseach Leo Varadkar condemns violence in Dublin
Man's body found at residential premises in Firies area in Kerry
Coalition of press freedom organisations raises concerns with Sinn FĂ©in leader over legal actions
Derry Girls wins International Emmy for Best Comedy Programme
Jacinda Ardern on death threats, climate change and why social media is like alcohol
Irish society 'hates heroin users': Former minister hits out at drugs policy
Service users 'devastated' amid plan to shut down 'vital' addiction support service in Dublin
More Irish citizens set to leave Gaza via the Rafah Crossing today