A Co Galway teenager has gone on trial charged with the rape and sexual assault of a teenage girl he had been dating for a few weeks.
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Candidates grilled on vision for presidency as race begins in earnest
The three candidates vying to become the next president have been grilled on what they have said would be their vision if they became the next head of state. Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who is backed by Sinn Fein and other opposition parties, said she would not call for a border poll in the next decade.
Shane MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke announces death of her sister and ‘best friend’ two years after her husband’s passing
The Irish journalist and writer, 59, took to social media to share the sad news as she described Vanessa as her ‘best friend’.