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Varadkar and Martin clash in first TV leaders' debate |
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| Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and the Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin have clashed on several issues in the first leaders' debate of the 2020 General Election campaign. |
As it happened: Varadkar, Martin face off in TV debate |
| Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin clashed over health, housing, pensions and sharing power with Sinn Féin in tonight's leaders' debate on Virgin Media Television. |
New approach for Varadkar as Martin fails to land punch |
| Leo Varadkar cast himself as a humble man who knows all about his Government's failings. |
China's Wuhan shuts down transport due to virus |
| Chinese authorities are due to suspend flights and trains out of the city which is at the centre of a deadly virus outbreak. Residents in the city of Wuhan are also advised that they should not leave without a special reason. |
Murder accused said mother-in-law tried to kill husband |
| A 34-year-old man accused of the murder of his mother-in-law told gardaí she tried to kill her husband and wanted all the family dead. |
More than 2,500 over-65s on jobseeker's each year: Dept |
| The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has revealed that more than 2,500 over-65s per year have received jobseeker's benefit since the state pension qualification age was raised to 66 in 2014. |
Candidates standing in Election 2020 where you are |
| More than 500 candidates have submitted their nomination papers to contest General Election 2020. |
Pensions: the thorny issue of Election 2020 |
| Planning ahead for most of us probably doesn't go much further than next year's summer holiday or putting a few bob away for a rainy day. |
'No doubt' e-cigarettes harmful - WHO |
| Electronic cigarettes are harmful both to users and bystanders exposed to the fumes, the World Health Organization has said in a report warning they can damage growing foetuses and impact teenagers' brains. |
Macron in heated exchange in Jerusalem's Old City |
| French President Emmanuel Macron has engaged in a heated argument with Israeli security officials, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited before a Holocaust memorial conference. |
Inquest hears Valdez killer died from gunshot wound |
| Acting State Pathologist, Dr Linda Mulligan, has told an inquest that Mark Hennessy died from a single gunshot wound, discharged through the window of a car. |
UN report points to Saudi involvement in Bezos hack |
| United Nations human rights experts have called for an investigation into allegations that the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince was involved in the hacking of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone. |
Struggle to contain virus in China as millions on move |
| As the death toll from a SARS-like virus in China reaches nine and with hundreds more people infected, it couldn't be worse timing for China, writes Yvonne Murray in Beijing. |
Harvey Weinstein rape trial opens in New York |
| Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault trial has begun in New York, with the defense expected to detail "loving" emails between the once-mighty movie producer and his accusers. |
Brexit bill set to become law after parliament approval |
| The British parliament has passed all stages of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, the legislation that incorporates the EU-UK Brexit deal into British law. |
Trump relaunches trade battle with Europe |
| US President Donald Trump has relaunched a major trade offensive against Europe, threatening to hit the EU with damaging auto tariffs if Europeans failed to agree a long-delayed trade deal. |
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77 |
| The death has been announced of Monty Python star, writer and director Terry Jones. He was 77 and had been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) in 2016. |
As it happened: Day 8 of General Election 2020 |
| Cat up on events as they happened on the campaign trail with our live blog. |
Pension age increase continues to cause controversy |
Cameron Blair funeral set for Sunday |
| Funeral arrangements have been announced for 20-year old Cameron Blair, who died after he was stabbed on the Bandon Road in Cork last Thursday night. |
