A Garda has been injured and six arrests have been made after violent protests outside an IPAS centre at Citywest in Dublin. Bricks and bottles were thrown at Garda cordons, and a Garda helicopter was targeted with lasers.
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Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys went head to head in the final TV debate of the Presidential campaign last night. The two candidates clashed over the Independent TD's career as a barrister, their views on the rehabilitation of prisoners and fox hunting.
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Around 76 people accessed Cork Simon’s emergency shelter on Anderson’s Quay each night last year. The charity’s Annual Impact Report revealed the number of people in long-term homelessness increased by 18 percent.
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More people understand the rules of football than their credit rating. Just 49% of people know their credit score is and 10 percent didn't know it was a thing. However 51% of people know the rules of soccer, including the offside rule.
