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Who are the two men set to receive a pardon for being wrongfully convicted of murdering a landlord 142 years ago?
Sylvester Poff and James Barrett were hanged for the 1882 murder of Thomas Browne in Co Kerry
National Lottery plans to move its HQ to new location
Funeral for legendary actors’ agent; CRH chief’s home renovations troubles; Phil Hogan joins Irish lobbying register; a financial blow for the IRFU, and a tough job at RTÉ
Like ‘something from a snuff film’: touring wildlife crime scenes around Dublin with a parks ranger
Investigator Kieran Buckley says the National Parks and Wildlife Service has grown in size and activity but it needs more powers to tackle the scale of wildlife crime
Distressed mother tells judge her daughter alleges ‘multiple’ rapes by teenage brother
Woman says ex partner refuses to believe his daughter’s claims and is alleging breach of access orders
Asylum seekers sleeping in tents by Grand Canal say they have nowhere else to go
Some migrants at new Dublin encampment issued with letters saying no supports available

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‘Children unsure about their gender need time and space — I paid a big price for saying so,’ says psychotherapist

On August 9, 2021, The Irish Times published an opinion piece that led to the newspaper being boycotted by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), individual student unions and some college newspapers, writes Mark Tighe.
Law firm investigates who knew what about springs used in Temple Street Hospital spinal surgeries

The board of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has hired a top law firm to investigate claims that management was aware of the use of “unauthorised springs” in spinal surgeries at Temple Street Hospital.
Teenage discos ‘need tighter regulations’ in interest of child welfare, says alcohol action group

Commercial venues operating teenage discos should be obliged to provide staffing levels to a certain adult/child ratio to improve the safeguarding of young people, a campaign group has said.
€20,000 trip to China tops list of travel costs for TDs and senators

Leinster House spent almost €340,000 on travel for TDs and senators last year, with politicians going on all-expenses-paid trips to Vancouver, China and Vietnam.