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A man has been killed following a road traffic collision in Co Offaly overnight involving a car and a pedestrian. The collision took place shortly before 2am on Sunday on the R446 at Marshbrook, near the Westmeath border. The male pedestrian, aged in his 50s, was pronounced dead at theContinue Reading

A surge in support for Labour among rural voters could jeopardise several Cabinet ministers’ chances of re-election, including Jeremy Hunt, polling suggests. A poll published on Sunday found support for the opposition had soared by 16 points since 2019 in the 100 most rural constituencies, putting Labour only five pointsContinue Reading

L abour would impose time limits on the hiring of overseas workers in shortage occupations to restrict immigration, the shadow home secretary has said. Yvette Cooper told the Sunday Telegraph the party believes the measure would give an incentive to companies to train more British staff. The party would useContinue Reading

S cotland’s First Minister has accused the UK Government of trying to “scupper” the deposit return scheme, as the war of words between Westminster and Holyrood about the environmental initiative intensifies. Lorna Slater, the Scottish Government minister responsible for implementing the scheme, told the UK Government on Saturday the moveContinue Reading

Gardaí are investigating after a woman was found dead in a property in Co Roscommon. The woman, aged in her 30s, was found unresponsive at a private residence in Kilglass shortly before 9am on Saturday. Her body was removed from the scene to University Hospital Galway. A postmortem examination willContinue Reading

T he UK Government has been accused of trying to “sabotage” Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) after it ruled the environmental initiative could only go ahead if glass bottles were removed from its remit. Lorna Slater, the Scottish Government minister responsible for implementing DRS, said ministers at Holyrood would nowContinue Reading

Mr Yousaf revealed he had received a letter from Westminster late on Friday “demanding” glass bottles not be included in the environmental initiative. It comes after he insisted it would be a “democratic outrage” for the UK Government to only allow DRS to go ahead without glass. Regulations passed byContinue Reading

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is “sure” Ireland will not apply to join Nato, however, he said the State will “become more involved in European defence and security”. He said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a re-think in defence and security policy. Mr Varadkar was speaking onContinue Reading

B oris Johnson has branded suggestions he may have taken part in further rule-breaking during the pandemic “a load of absolute nonsense”. The former prime minister would not say who he believes is trying to “stitch him up”, having previously claimed he appears to be the victim of a politicallyContinue Reading