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The Morning Lead

The Morning Lead
Greenhouse emissions fell 2% last year but Ireland is still way off reaching its climate targets
All sectors included in the EPA’s calculation saw reductions, except for the heating of homes and other buildings.
In total, 54 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2eq) were emitted in Ireland last year.
Emissions from energy industries decreased by 8.9%, Agriculture by 1.7%, transport by 1.2% and industrial emissions fell by 4.6%.
The EPA warned that the rate of reduction still needs to increase if Ireland is to reach its climate targets.
David MacRedmond
13 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
‘I’m counting down the days until school is back’: Our readers on the summer childcare crunch
With schools closing for summer, families face soaring childcare costs and limited options.
30 Jun
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The Morning Lead
'I could get the death penalty for this': Iranians in Ireland reflect on the regime after war
‘I cannot stop crying. It’s not just about my family in Tehran living through bombing again, it’s about all the Iranians living under that horrible regime’.
Eimer McAuley
29 Jun
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The Morning Lead
ESRI 'genuinely worried' about 2008-style budget crisis if US corporate taxes dry up
Economic uncertainty has never been as high as it is now, the ESRI said.
David MacRedmond
26 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Defence chiefs defend handling of ATC crisis as Air Corps still on dramatically reduced hours
A senior civilian and military leaders will appear before the Defence Committee today to explain what they are doing to solve the Irish Air Corps Air Traffic crisis.
Niall O'Connor
24 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Political parties scramble to introduce policies around AI use after Swedish House Mafia-gate
A Sinn Féin source said that the Mullooly story was sent around to TDs as a “cautionary tale”.
Jane Matthews
23 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Never mind the spin - Ireland isn't close to ‘breakeven’ on the €21 billion  AIB  bailout
The government is trying to spin the return on the bank bailouts – but it’s not so simple
Paul O'Donoghue
22 Jun
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The Morning Lead
'I saw a man crushed': Behind the scenes of the humanitarian aid chaos in Gaza
Aid trucks have become a symbol of both hope and horror, as people don’t know if they’ll come home empty-handed – or at all.
Hana Salah
Palestinian journalist
21 Jun
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Gaza's blackouts: 'You might be killed for trying to have internet access at public points'
20 Jun
The Morning Lead
Safety concerns were raised about Dublin City Council depot where worker was fatally injured
Workers say the area was often congested, too compact, and dully lit.
Eimer McAuley
20 Jun
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The Morning Lead
North city parks becoming virtual no-go areas for council workers due to drug crime, TD says
While there’s a high Garda presence in commercial areas of the city other areas nearby are being overlooked, Gary Gannon claims.
Niall O'Connor
18 Jun
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The Morning Lead
'It haunts a lot of people': Hope and sadness on streets of Tuam as excavation work begins
The process of excavating children’s unmarked burials at the site of a former mother and baby home started in Tuam on Monday.
Lauren Boland
Lauren Boland reports from Tuam, Galway
17 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Drug dealer released just four weeks into 18 month term due to prison overcrowding crisis
A number of prisoners, including those suspected to be members of Organised Crime Groups, have been released.
Niall O'Connor
15 Jun
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The Morning Lead
'Remove the rats': How online rumours and threats sparked a week of anti-immigrant riots in NI
Unrest fuelled by inflammatory rhetoric and misinformation visited several towns in the North this week.
A sexual assault in Ballymena enabled a wider narrative to take hold that women are unsafe because of immigration.
An online 'paper' trail shows how a wave of speculation fed what some have called a "pogrom".
Stephen McDermott
14 Jun
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The Morning Lead
The government is considering a scrappage scheme for electric cars
The Transport Minister conceded the government won’t hit the target of one million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.
Christina Finn
12 Jun
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The Morning Lead
'It's not a binary choice': Housing vs data centres claim by top civil servant rubbished by minister
Energy Minister Darragh O’Brien says attracting data centre investment is government policy.
Electricity consumption by data centres increased by 10% in 2024.
Christina Finn
Updated 11 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Watchdog warns that Government's fiscal plans 'lack credibility' as spending to overrun again
The Fiscal Advisory Council has released its report assessing the government’s handling of public finances and the economy.
10 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Big shift in favour of dairy farming among scenarios proposed in government's land reforms
The draft recommendations have caused anger among environmentalists and some farmers.
Eoghan Dalton
8 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked ABP to CPO in May
Three councils sought to CPO three houses across the country last month.
5 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Eight more men come forward alleging sexual abuse by paedophile surgeon Michael Shine
The fresh claims come just weeks after Shine’s first media interview.
Saoirse McGarrigle
3 Jun
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The Morning Lead
'I'm genuinely afraid when I get to the till': Our readers on how food price rises affect them
Food and drink prices are going up, and you told us you’re cutting back on both luxuries and essentials.
Valerie Flynn
2 Jun
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The Morning Lead
Report in 2021 warned of military air traffic control crisis but nothing was done until this year
The Journal has obtained a copy of the internal Report of the ATS Working Group which looked at “options to ensure the longer-term sustainability” of the service at Casement Aerodrome.
Niall O'Connor
1 Jun
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The Morning Lead
'We knew he was lying': the inside story on how gardaí finally caught Richard Satchwell
The issue wasn’t that information wasn’t collected by the original investigators – it’s that it wasn’t identified as a critical part of the puzzle.
Niall O'Connor
31 May
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The Morning Lead
Delay to plans to have pharmacies prescribe for UTIs, thrush, and cold sores in Ireland
Last August the then-Health Minister said the aim was to have pharmacies prescribing for these conditions from early this year.
Eimer McAuley
29 May
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The Morning Lead
Undocumented Irish are not attending routine US immigration meetings over deportation fears
Many believe they can “disappear into the economy” if they avoid meeting ICE agents.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
27 May
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The Morning Lead
Deliveroo and Klarna: Debt advisor Mabs urges people not to 'eat now, pay later'
Deferred payments and instalment plans are available to buy food. A budgeting expert is warning consumers: don’t do it.
25 May
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The Morning Lead
Belfast train station ticket system for Dublin passengers slammed as 'partitionist' and 'nuts'
None of the machines in Grand Central sell tickets for Dublin, resulting in a huge desk queue, and people often missing their trains.
Eimer McAuley
24 May
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The Morning Lead
Driving test chief rejects Fianna Fáil TD's call to let learners drive unaccompanied
Cathal Crowe said young people in rural areas were being ‘criminalised’ – but an RSA official says the law is the law.
Valerie Flynn
23 May
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Five weeks shaved off driving test wait times this month, with further reduction promised
22 May
Fianna Fáil TD says learner drivers should be allowed drive a car unaccompanied
14 May
The Morning Lead
Gardaí wasting time on frivolous incidents because of 'over-correction' to 999 call scandal
Dr Elaine Byrne, chair of the PCSA, criticised how gardaí are now forced to respond to calls they should not be called to deal with because of a reaction to a Policing Authority enquiry.
Niall O'Connor
22 May
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The Morning Lead
Call for more injecting centres as high rate of preventable homeless deaths are drug-related
“If you are alone, there’s no one to call an ambulance or give you first aid,” said researcher Dr Suzi Lyons.
Mairead Maguire
20 May
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The Morning Lead
There's been a surge in the number of gardaí leaving within five years of joining up
TD Peadar Toíbín said a lot will hinge on who is hired to be the next Garda Commissioner.
Christina Finn
19 May
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The Morning Lead
Hundreds of workers at IDA star client in the dark on redundancies one month on
Over 300 staff are waiting to hear their fate over a month on from the multi-national saying it may pull out of Ireland.
Eimer McAuley
17 May
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The Morning Lead
Fears Air Corps may have to cut down on night flights due to lack of air traffic controllers
Air traffic control for the Air Corps is managed from Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel in southwest Co Dublin.
Niall O'Connor
15 May
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The Morning Lead
Water safety boss calls for new measures after teens' deaths in Buncrana
It comes as concerns are also raised about the lack of lifeguards in Buncrana.
The CEO of Water Safety Ireland has asked IPAS to contact centres nationwide.
Donegal locals have stressed a lack of facilities, as children in IPAS centres cannot cross the border for swimming lessons.
Locals say lifeguards need to be re-introduced in Buncrana after the tragic deaths of Emmanuel and Matt.
Eimer McAuley
13 May
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The Morning Lead
Medicines and advertising regulators examine Ozempic maker's Irish ads
It’s illegal to advertise prescription drugs. Novo Nordisk, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy, has not named any drugs in its ads.
The company has robustly defended its advertising as a "disease awareness campaign".
11 May
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The Morning Lead
'Woke Marxist Pope': Why MAGA Catholics aren't too happy about the election of Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV’s brother said the new pope ‘will be looking out for the disenfranchised and the poor, and he will follow Pope Francis’.
Diarmuid Pepper
10 May
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The Morning Lead
'Utterly shameful': Irish MEPs slam EU offer to assist Israel in replacing Gaza aid agencies
The offer was made on the same day that UN agencies condemned Israel’s proposal.
David MacRedmond
9 May
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The Morning Lead
Ireland's support for EU membership remains strong, but poll reveals it's dropped to lowest level
Support for Ireland to remain within the EU remains strong at 82% but support has slipped in recent years.
A European Movement poll shows support for EU membership has dropped to its lowest level at 82%, after reaching its highest point in 2019 at 93%.
Christina Finn
8 May
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The Morning Lead
‘Not conservative or liberal, but holy’: What are Vatican insiders looking for from the next pope?
‘I don’t know if they’re looking for conservative, liberal, progressive, traditional, fat or thin.. I think they’re just looking for someone holy.’
Diarmuid Pepper
in Rome
Updated 7 May
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The Morning Lead
Here are the derelict buildings that county councils applied to An Bórd Pleanála to CPO in April
Derelict buildings contribute significantly to Ireland’s housing crisis and the Government wants to bring them back into use.
Local authorities can apply to acquire derelict properties via a Compulsorily Purchase Order.
Four councils sought to acquire derelict houses and a former shop that was damaged by fire in April.
Stephen McDermott
6 May
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The Morning Lead
Children's Ombudsman hugely concerned over use of AI 'nudify' apps on images of underage girls
Teenagers have cited a ‘chilling’ effect on their online behaviour as a result of the apps.
Stephen McDermott
13 hrs ago
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