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Good news The Tanaiste @SimonHarrisTD and Minister for Health have agreed, in principle tothe Statutory Inquiry following a meeting this evening with the parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt @GillSherratt23 & @Stephen63224725 and the @scolionetwork @SBH_PAG families and advocates. Terms or reference to be agreed. #JusticeforHarvey #StatutoryInquiryNow

Ireland should designate May 17th an annual national day of remembrance.

Have your voice heard on the Government Digital Wallet We’d like your thoughts on how people might view this technology and how we can communicate about it in a way that is open, inclusive and easy to understand. gov.ie/en/department-…

17,517 in emergency accommodation while over 180,000 homes lay empty Its a manufactured housing crisis ffud.art with @judesherry for #DerelictIreland with🎵 by @MerylStreek

"particularly worrying is the rise in long-term arrears ... especially after the worst of the winter has passed, also the sharp rise in electricity customers being disconnected in February "suggests that more households are reaching breaking point" rte.ie/news/business/…

Anyone got the lone of a charger? ‘Shocking incompetence’ – electric buses worth tens of millions sit idle for year-and-a-half due to lack of charging points - ✍️Aisling Moloney A total of 76 double-decker battery electric buses have been unused for more than 500 days, but 14 of those have been parked for 860 days – almost two-and-a-half years. “Buses that cost circa €500,000 each, left parked up for months and years, with no concrete timeline for when they will enter service.” - @johnbradysf #PAC #EV #Buses #NTA #HowIrelandWorks independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

Siptu calls for extension of RTÉ pay caps to eliminate ‘excessive’ presenter salaries - ✍️ Anne-Maire Walsh Members are also set to vote in protective ballot over outsourcing of jobs #Siptu, which represents over 600 workers at the broadcaster, said there has been a profound crisis of trust and governance, largely due to controversies surrounding Ryan Tubridy’s pay and Toy Show The Musical losses. The paper said an employee bogus self-employment scandal within RTÉ “is perhaps the clearest indication of the damage which can be done to workers, public trust in the institution and the quality of output from a failure to clearly demarcate between the for-profit and public service model within the national broadcaster”. #RteSecretPayments #BogusSelfEmployment #RTE #HowIrelandWorks independent.ie/irish-news/sip…

Dust in ventilation ducts further delays national children’s hospital completion date - ✍️Martin Wall Builder Bam has not provided an updated substantial completion date for the long-delayed new national children’s hospital, the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (#Pac) will be told on Thursday. It is also expected to maintain that there were “an unprecedented 106,500 defects in the 5,728 rooms in the hospital” which Bam had to address. #BAM #NCH irishtimes.com/politics/oirea…

THE NEW RENTAL rules have caused confusion among renters and landlords, the national housing charity has warned. Threshold has said that some landlords have been issuing eviction notices to tenants due to misunderstandings around whether the new rules apply to existing tenancies or only those beginning on or after 1 March 2026, when the legislation kicked in. #FFG #HousingDisaster #Renters #Evictions #HamesBrowne thejournal.ie/risk-of-unnece…

UKRAINIANS will have to prove they are 'self- sufficient' to be allowed remain in Ireland and be placed on a pathway to citizenship, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. @TheNewsHughes "There needs to be equity... we have already taken more Ukrain- ians per capita than any other country in Europe and the cost is not sustainable.' the source said ▫️Vacated modular homes could be used by Housing Department ▫️Last month. 707 new arrivals came into the country, with 157 (22%) taking up an offer of temporary accommodation. #Ukrainians #EU #HousingDisaster

Kyiv official: Housing crisis will not be solved by phasing out accommodation for #Ukrainians Sergiy Kyslytsya, the first deputy head of president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office, was commenting after a plan to terminate more than 500 contracts for hotels and other accommodation housing more than 16,000 Ukrainian refugees from August was confirmed. The Government plans to offer financial incentives in the hope of persuading Ukrainians to return to their country. irishtimes.com/ireland/housin…

Gardaí are investigating reports that a child fired a gun after it was dropped by an armed suspect trying to evade arrest. ✍️Liz Dunphy / Cormac O'Keefe At least one male was being pursued by gardaí in north Dublin when a weapon was discarded. the Irish Examiner understands. A child then got hold of the discarded firearm and discharged it, it is understood. But another person who was in the area then reportedly took the gun from the child and fled. irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4183…

A US federal judge criminally sentenced OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma over its role in the opioid crisis, ahead of upcoming bankruptcy proceedings and its dissolution. Last year, several US states reached a settlement with Purdue and the Sackler family, which had owned the company for decades, with a bankruptcy plan that will see funds routed to affected communities and individuals. The total amount to be paid in fines, forfeitures and penalties surpasses $8bn. The company is set to be dissolved on 1 May, with the remnants becoming Knoa Pharma, a public benefit company that will provide opioid use disorder treatments and overdose reversal medicines. #PurduePharmacy

Solidarity with Marwan Barghouti this evening in Dublin 🇵🇸 @dlLambo @ArabBarghouthi

“A country with a €23 billion surplus and the highest GDP per capita in Europe is debating whether its young people should live in sheds in their parents’ gardens”. #HowIrelandWorks

The Ireland-based American theatre director behind the proposed 30-metre statue in Dublin refuses to comment on his inclusion in Jeffrey Epstein’s black book and repeated references to him in the Epstein files. 'Can you call me back in 20 minutes?' ontheditch.com/can-you-call-m…

Good. THE €100 MILLION partial demolition and rejuvenation of “iconic landmark” St Stephen’s Green shopping centre in Dublin has been stalled by an Athlone-based objector. This follows Oliver Donoghue lodging a third party appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála against the decision by Dublin City Council only made last week giving the contentious project the go-ahead to DTDL Ltd. thejournal.ie/stephens-green…

Leaders' Questions - Tuesday, 28th April 2026 Delay & disorder of the short-term lettings legislation @MichaelC_IND_TD #LQs #Dáil

Leaders' Questions - Tuesday, 28th April 2026 Will the Government facilitate it's passage through the Dáil? @HollyCairnsTD THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS will today introduce a bill aimed at updating Ireland’s abortion laws, especially to ensure that women do not need to travel abroad to terminate a pregnancy.  Cairns said she hopes that the Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill 2026 will address the shortcomings identified in a 2023 review by barrister Marie O’Shea. #LQs #Dáil #RepealEight thejournal.ie/abortion-law-i…

Leaders' Questions - Tuesday, 27th April 2026 Cost of Living Crisis/ Energy Crisis Taoiseach, why won't you just introduce a mini budget, a coherent approach to the cost of living/energy crisis ? @ivanabacik #LQs #Dáil #CostofLivingCrisis