The Ukrainian president is calling for direct peace talks with Vladimir Putin, accusing Russian forces of indiscriminately bombing cities.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims the onslaught is making humanitarian relief impossible.
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More than 130 people have been rescued from rubble after a theatre in Mariupol was bombed, but hundreds of others remain missing.
Russia denies it's to blame for the attack.
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Calls are mounting on the government to support a public inquiry into nursing home deaths during the pandemic.
Families who lost loved ones in Dealgan House nursing home in Dundalk, Co Louth, say they are still looking for answers, almost two years on from a devastating Covid-19 outbreak.
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The Department of Tourism has still not announced the findings of its due-diligence investigation into hosting the 2024 America’s Cup in Cork Harbour.
That's despite there being just 13 days left for the Government to submit a bid.
