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A lone gunman dressed in black killed a father in the hallway of his home in the second gun murder in Dublin within as many hours. Thomas Farnan, 37, was shot dead at the house in Kilcronan Close, Clondalkin, in the west of the city at about 11.45pm on Monday night.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Dublin has called on the city’s people to break the chain of hate and evil which has led to another two gun murders. Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said a strong alliance was needed to prevent parts of the inner city being abandoned by its good and honest… Continue reading Archbishop Diarmuid Martin seeks end to 'evil' violence in Dublin

Three leading figures from the 1916 Easter Rising were never awarded with a military medal for their role in the rebellion, newly declassified files reveal. The household names – Countess Markievicz, Cathal Brugha and Sean Russell – are among just a handful known to have fought in the insurrection but who were never officially decorated… Continue reading Three key Easter Rising figures were not given medal, files reveal

Cancer sufferers in Ireland can live or die depending on how much money they have, the country’s leading cancer charity has warned. In a bleak rebuke of the “two-tier” health system, a new study by the Irish Cancer Society reveals the less wealthy can be forced to wait up to 20 times longer for potentially… Continue reading Ability to pay can be difference between life and death, cancer charity says

Up to 20 homes have been targeted in a wave of dawn raids by detectives investigating criminality in Limerick. One man, aged in his 20s, has been arrested in connection with the operation.

Hospital waiting lists could be slashed if the Government agreed a five-year plan paying private medics to deal with the overflow, it has been claimed. A group representing many of the country’s private hospitals has called for the next health minister to sit down with them and hammer out a deal.

Almost a third of people who deal with the Garda are not happy with the force, its own research has found. A survey, not yet published, ordered by Garda headquarters also revealed younger people and men are more likely to be dissatisfied with their experience of policing.

The father of one of three men freed from jail in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq has said his freedom is like a dream Christmas present. Joshua Molloy, from Ballylynan, Co Laois, a former Royal Irish Regiment soldier, was incarcerated along with British citizens Joe Akerman, also a former soldier, and Jac Holmes, after crossing a border… Continue reading Freeing of man from Kurdish prison ‘like a dream Christmas present’

One of the country’s most seniors clergymen has said the last words of Padraig Pearse should be a challenge to every generation. As t housands turned out across the country to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising, President Michael D Higgins led the annual inter-faith commemorations at Arbour Hill in Dublin.

A woman has been killed in a crash on the N4. The accident happened at about 9.20am at Bunbrosna, on the dual carriageway about three miles west of Mullingar, gardai said.