Family members of Beaumont Residential Care residents say they will keep fighting until an agreement is reached for residents of the nursing home.
Members protested outside the Dáil for the second time yesterday evening as the home is withdrawing from the fair deal scheme because the National Treatment Purchase Fund is refusing to cover cost of living increases.
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Representatives of RTÉ will appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee this afternoon following a damaging week for the broadcaster.
TDs and Senators have serious questions about secret payments made to presenter Ryan Tubridy.
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A man in his late 30's is being held by Gardaí in Kerry as part of ongoing investigations into the theft of agricultural machinery and livestock in the Kerry and West Cork areas.
He was arrested by Gardaí in Tralee yesterday.
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A report highlighting the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the suffering of Ukrainian people has been released this morning.
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission's annual report also says the direct response to the war shows a new era of humanitarian cooperation across Europe in which Ireland played a big part.
