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Long-time Academy member sentenced to eight years in prison for child sex abuse

Long time Academy member Jeffrey Cooper has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Cooper, 70, sexually assaulted a girl, who was between 12 and 13 years old at the time, at his home between 2005 and 2007. A member ...

26 Jul 2022 at 11:07

National News

'It is ownership' - Taoiseach rejects ongoing NMH concerns ahead of Sinn Féin motion

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that he has been struck by attempts to “reverse” or “rename” the truth over the colocation of the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) at St Vincent’s. A Sinn Féin motion that calls for the NMH to be built on public land ...

18 May 2022 at 15:33

Arts & Entertainment

Will Smith resigns from the Academy as ‘inexcusable’ Oscars behaviour rumbles on

Will Smith said he had “betrayed the trust of the Academy” as he resigned from the organisation, following his “shocking, painful, and inexcusable” actions at the Oscars. The actor, 53, said he was “heartbroken” and would accept any consequences ...

02 Apr 2022 at 13:07

Local News

Kilkenny councillors back motion to make stalking a stand alone offence

Members of Kilkenny County Council have unanimously supported a motion to make stalking a stand alone offence. Councillor Deirdre Cullen brought forward the motion to Kilkenny County Council and received unanimous support from members. “I’m ...

20 Oct 2021 at 20:11

National News

Hozier would consider striking over AI threat to music industry

Irish singer Hozier has said he would consider striking over the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) to the music industry. The 33-year-old said he would be willing to join similar action to the US actors and writers’ strikes, who are ...

17 Aug 2023 at 09:03

Arts & Entertainment

Oscar-winning creator of Banshees of Inisherin shows support for striking writers

Oscar-winning director Martin McDonagh expressed his support for striking Hollywood writers on the opening day of the Venice Film Festival. McDonagh, who won best original screenplay at the 2023 Oscars for The Banshees Of Inisherin, ...

31 Aug 2023 at 10:22

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Kilkenny councillors back motion for accessible parking spaces for people with Hidden Disabilities

A motion to support and develop parking spaces for those with Hidden Disabilities has been unanimously adopted by Kilkenny County Council. The motion was drafted by Green Party Cllr Maria Dollard and supported by Cllr Denis Hynes ...

27 Jun 2022 at 13:00

Local News

Kilkenny TD sets out plan for scoliosis waiting list scandal

Sinn Féin TD Kathleen Funchion has called on the Government to address the scandal of growing waiting lists for children with scoliosis and spina bifida by engaging with, listening to, and acting on the concerns of parents, ...

19 Feb 2024 at 16:28

National News

Saoirse Ronan presents award for making ‘challenging cinema’ to Paul Mescal

Saoirse Ronan has presented her fellow Irish actor Paul Mescal with an award at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gala event. Normal People star Mescal, who was nominated for a best Oscar actor gong for his role in ...

20 Oct 2024 at 15:18

Sport

Croke Park motion edges out O'Loughlin Gaels motion at Congress

The Kilkenny motion tabled for GAA Congress asking that the All-Ireland finals be pushed back into September was sidelined at the annual gathering in Wexford today. The Kilkenny motion, tabled at County Board ...

23 Feb 2019 at 16:24

National News

Harris wins confidence motion amid accusations of ‘cheap cynical trick’

Ireland’s deputy premier has won a motion of confidence on his record in Government. Tanaiste Simon Harris, the leader of Fine Gael, won the vote with the support of his coalition colleagues by a margin of ...

15 Oct 2025 at 16:29

National News

Aontu scraps plan for no confidence motion

Aontu has decided not to call a motion of no confidence in the Government. It comes after the party initially said it would call a motion of no confidence in Tanaiste Simon Harris this week, which was ...

17 Oct 2025 at 11:15

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