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24/7 health serviceSeven-day rosters are on the way. So does that spell the end for 'independent republic' hospitals?
On The JournalGlastonbury
Starmer condemns 'death to the IDF' chants at Glastonbury as Kneecap also investigated
On The JournalCollege Fees
Minister indicates universal college fee cuts of €1000 won't be replicated in next budget
On The JournalÁras An Uachtaráin
Two more names surface for presidency bids as Mary Hanafin confirms intent to run
Fertility
Free IVF for couples facing difficulty conceiving second child to be available from tomorrow
State-funded IVF and other fertility treatments will be expanded out to couples facing ‘secondary infertility’.
The initial roll out of the scheme meant only couples with no children were eligible for free fertility treatments.
The so-called ‘existing child limit’ had been criticised by GPs.
On The Journalzero for zero
'We need an agreement': Tánaiste Harris calls on EU to reach tariff deal with US
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The 9 at 9
Major trade mission to Japan, life in Palestine and Kneecap’s five-star gig under police review.
On The Journal7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The disappearance of a Texas student, and the online sleuths trying to solve it
us tariff threat
Flogging beef tongue and Irish whiskey: Taoiseach and ministers travel to Japan in major trade push
Irish beef tongue and Donegal oysters are highly sought after commodities in Japan.
Analysis
Ireland’s €550m hospitality VAT cut seems based on little evidence - other than lobbying
The government is pledging hundreds of millions to cut hospitality VAT — but where’s the evidence it’s needed?
Iranians in Ireland
'I could get the death penalty for this': Iranians in Ireland reflect on the regime after war
‘I cannot stop crying. It’s not just about my family in Tehran living through bombing again, it’s about all the Iranians living under that horrible regime’.
kneecap
Kneecap pack Glastonbury stage and lead chants of 'f**k Keir Starmer' to sea of Palestinian flags
Starmer had said that Kneecap should not be performing at the festival.
On The JournalPay Up
EU may end up cutting services and asking Ireland for more cash to settle a €30bn Covid bill
dublin pride
From less than a dozen marchers to tens of thousands: A history of Dublin Pride
The celebration of Pride in Ireland today has its roots in the boots-on-the-ground activism of the 1970s and 1980s.
