540 children have been waiting over a year to access vital mental healthcare.
In total, there are nearly 4,200 patients on the waiting list for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
It provides treatment for young people with moderate to severe difficulties.\
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The Irish man who was stabbed to death while riding his mobility scooter in London on Tuesday has been described as incredibly popular and a lover of music.
A 44-year-old man from west London has been arrested in connection with the stabbing.
Thomas O’Halloran traveled back to Ennistymon, County Clare, almost every year to see his extended family, and was known by many of the locals around the town.
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Household energy use at certain times of day is to be targeted amid warnings of power blackouts this winter.
The Irish Independent reports the Energy Regulator is concerned that the risk of power outages is growing.
The paper says energy company's have been ordered to find ways to curb peak-time power surges between 5 and 7pm each day, with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities saying 'behavioural change' needs to happen quickly as there is a 'significant risk' to supply.
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The Tanaiste says there's a feeling in the gay community that homophobic attacks are on the rise.
Speaking to the Journal, Leo Varadkar says the situation is 'extremely worrying.'
This comes after a man was left with serious facial injuries after an unprovoked homophobic assault on a Dublin Bus on Sunday.
