The Government strategy of fighting legal claims for nursing home care refunds contined following a "high-level strategy review" in 2017 involving then ministers Simon Harris and Helen McEntee according to an internal Department of Health record.

Refugees are to be housed on sleeping bags and mattresses on the floors of large buildings, as available accommodation for new arrivals seeking asylum here has run out.

A 32-year-old man has been remanded in custody and charged with the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan, Co Armagh in December.

Katie Taylor’s dream of taking on Amanda Serrano in Croke Park has been dashed over a €500,000 bill for security on the night of the fight.

Gardaí are conducting an investigation into a second anti-refugee assault in Dublin this week. It comes as gardaí investigate calls from a masked speaker at an anti-refugee protest in Finglas on Wednesday evening to march on an immigration centre and “burn them f*** out”. Far-right agitator Graham Carey is due to appear in court later this morning after being charged by gardaí. 

A confidential report compiled for An Bord Pleanála has cleared the organisation’s director of planning of wrongdoing following a series of damning media allegations.

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On this day in 1979 "YMCA" by Village People peaks at #2 on pop singles chart. Have a good weekend folks: