The Tánaiste has refuted suggestions it's "an embarrassing time to be in Government". Speaking in Limerick last night, he denied claims Fianna Fáil was playing to a "woke gallery" - instead of focusing on a crisis in "housing, health and crime".
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A Status Yellow rain warning is still in place in Cork until 9 o clock tomorrow morning. Met Eireann is warning of the chance of localised flooding due to high tides.
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Inflation has fallen and unemployment remains close to all-time lows - but we need to get our housing crisis under control. That's according to the latest quarterly review from the Central Bank, which expects moderate domestic growth for the next two years.
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Al Pacino says it wasn't a slip-up when he announced the winner of the Best Picture Oscar without first naming the nominees. It looked like a mistake when the actor opened the envelope and immediately revealed 'Oppenheimer' - which Cork's Cillian murphy had also won Best Actor for - had taken the prize, instead of listing the nominees first.
