Holly Cairns is to become the new leader of the Social Democrats on Wednesday.
The Cork woman will be unopposed after all other potential candidates ruled themselves out of the race.
Deputy Cairns says she's excited to be putting herself forward to be the next leader.
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A 19-year-old man who was stabbed in Dublin last Thursday evening as he sat in a car has died.
Gardaí have confirmed that Marius Mamaliga passed away at Beaumont Hospital yesterday afternoon as a result of his injuries on Brookdale Avenue in Swords.
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The ease of access to pharmacists in the community mean they could be the silver bullet when it comes to resolving the hospital overcrowding crisis
That's according to a pharmacist who has written to the Health Minister proposing her solution which she says would help overburdened GP's and overrun hospital EDs.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the European Commission president are meeting today, as optimism grows of an imminent breakthrough over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The Taoiseach has tweeted he was in contact with Ursula von der Leyen yesterday and he very much welcomes news of a meeting in London today.
