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Virgin Media News is Ireland's national independent television news service 📺12.30, 5.30 and 7pm on Virgin Media One

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💬“Nine weeks ago there was clear warnings this was going to be a problem – and you did nothing” Maynooth bar owner Declan Brady feels very strongly that the Government has let down his industry He spoke to #VMNews about to the new lockdown for #Kildare , #Offaly and #Laois ⤵️
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#WATCH A mysterious hole on a beach has caused a stir in North Dublin. A local astronomy enthusiast is hoping the crater in Portmarnock, could be the aftermath of a cosmic event. @Hanelizaa reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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🚨 Meteorite mystery solved! 🚨 The mystery of the hole on a north Dublin beach has apparently been solved - denting the hopes of a local space enthusiast, who had hoped it was the site of a meteor strike. #VMNews
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#WATCH A Limerick boy who was given little chance of survival at birth has defied expectations by starting school today @ericgclarke reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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"To hell with the planet and the fellas that say we must save the planet and forget about the people! I'm not one of those people. I make no apologies to anyone, anywhere for that" Danny Healy Rae speaks to @ZaraKing , as he looks set to win a seat in #Kerry in #GE2020 #VMNews
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#WATCH The country is reeling following the death of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy in an apparently random attack yesterday Her students and colleagues at the school where she worked are particularly devastated #VMNews Correspondent @ZaraKing is at Durrow National School
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There were chaotic scenes at the Four Courts today as Enoch Burke and members of his family were physically removed as judges were dismissing the teacher's challenge to court orders to stay away from Wilson's Hospital School We'll have more details on #VMNews at 5:30 and 7
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#CoronavirusIreland : Heartwarming scenes as an Offaly village welcomes home 83-year-old Mary Joe Killmurray, who has recovered from COVID-19 @DebsNaylor reports #VMNews | #COVID19ireland | #COVID2019 | #COVID19 | #Coronavirus
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#WATCH A man living in a tent has issued a direct challenge to all politicians to spend 24 hours with him and see the reality of homelessness and the housing crisis @PaulByrne_1 #VMNews reports:
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"The root of all power in this country is the group chat!" We are absolutely delighted to present a brand new podcast, The Group Chat, presented by @gavreilly , @ZaraKing and @newschambers News, behind the scenes and breaking the fourth wall coming every week from March 24
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"We have it now" - Vera Twomey Ava Barry touches down on home soil, after Health Minister @SimonHarrisTD signs off on #MedicinalCannabis license for little girl. @ZaraKing reports:
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💬“There's things we do in life that inherently carry a risk & we’ve got to manage that risk… that’s what the measures are about” Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has defended the new COVID-19 restrictions & the decision to reopen schools @ZaraKing | #VMNews | @DonnellyStephen
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Coming up on #VMNews at 5:30: Our correspondent @newschambers questions junior minister Robert Troy over the controversy surrounding his property interests See more on our bulletins at 5:30 and 7 on Virgin Media One
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Yousef Palani has been jailed for life for the murders of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee in #Sligo last year Another man who survived an attack from Palani spoke to @PaulQuinnNews about the trauma he has lived with ever since #VMNews
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"Her life had a huge impact on so many" Ashling Murphy's boyfriend Ryan Casey and her brother Cathal Murphy have spoken on behalf of the family outside of the Central Criminal Courts. 33-year-old Jozef Puska was today found guilty of Ashling's murder. #VMNews
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#WATCH A strange discovery on a North Dublin beach has caused a big stir and it came about after one man, walking on the beach, noticed a large crater in the sand and a rock which he suspects crashed to earth from space @Hanelizaa reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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“How long does it take you to prepare for a major guest coming on The Late Late Show?” James O’Connor questions Ryan Tubridy on the 39 page document submitted late in the day
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#WATCH A man who raped and abused his daughter as part of an elaborate ruse has been jailed for 17 years Charlene Masterson waived her anonymity so her father, David Masterson, could be named @nicole_gernon reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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🍩 Ireland's first @KrispyKremeIRL forced to close overnight 'Drive-Thru' over complaints about traffic, queues & noise 🍩 #KrispyKreme #krispykremeireland #blanchardstown @newschambers
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💬"You do not want this. It is a nasty, horrible virus." Sky News journalist Enda Brady told The Tonight Show about his experience since contracting the #Delta variant of #COVID19 8 days ago #TonightVMTV | @TonightVMTV | @SkyEnda | @cooper_m
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#WATCH Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan is taking time out from his work commitments to spend time with his family His wife was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 The Taoiseach has been notified & Dr. Ronan Glynn has been appointed acting CMO #VMNews | @CMOireland
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💬“There’s always going to be scumbags, but what these conspiracies do is give people like that cover, a cause” CNN’s @Donie links the spread of disinformation online to the anti-lockdown protest in #Dublin , and compares it to recent experiences in the US @TonightVMTV | #VMNews
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Strict security measures in place for @ShawnMendes #Dublin gig at #3Arena tonight. No backpacks, metal detector searches. Image #ShawnMendes
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💬“They took a life - my partner, a son, a friend, a brother – that we’re never going to get back” The heartbroken fiancée of #Dublin hit-&-run victim Thiago Cortes makes an emotional plea for those involved to come forward @Nicole_gernon reports: #VMNews | #JusticeForThiago
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💬“Now we’re seeing that there’s no distinction between the online world & the physical world, as we saw on the streets of the US Capitol” CNN's Donie O’Sullivan on how the chaos in Washington is an example of what happens when people become radicalised online #VMNews | @Donie
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#WATCH There’s growing calls for Ireland to pursue a ‘Zero-COVID’ strategy, in a bid to break the cycle of lockdown and restrictions There’s political momentum towards revisiting the idea, with the four main Opposition parties all on board @GavReilly #VMNews has the details⤵️
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#BREAKING Gardaí say they’ve arrested 11 people for public order offences, following a clash with anti-mask protestors near Grafton Street in #Dublin #VMNews
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💬“What’s even more worrying than the public anger, is the fact we’ve a Government that’s built more on rivalry than any sense of common purpose” Sinn Féin leader @MaryLouMcDonald has described the last few weeks as “chaotic” and “a shambles” #VMNews | @sinnfeinireland
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#WATCH Artem Lobov has failed in his bid to obtain an injunction against Conor McGregor to prevent him from calling him a 'rat' or similar on social media after claiming it was defamatory @nicole_gernon reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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#WATCH Gardaí say 11,000 demonstrators attended the protest in Limerick city today over overcrowding issues at University Hospital Limerick as hospital Emergency Departments have been seeing record trolley figures this month #VMNews
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#WATCH A single father of two has told Virgin Media News that he has bought a tent and outdoor gear, as he says he has no other choice but to sleep rough when his tenancy ends at the end of this month News Correspondent @ZaraKing reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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#WATCH 🏥 On the frontline: Virgin Media News has been granted exclusive access inside the wards of a Dublin hospital, to hear harrowing first-hand accounts from COVID-19 patients and staff who wanted to tell their stories @ZaraKing reports: #VMNews | #COVID19ireland | #COVID19
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#WATCH Prince Harry has arrived at court in London for a second day of a privacy case brought by him and others against Associated Newspapers @CliodhnaRussell reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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#WATCH A 62-year-old homeless man who has been living in a derelict building that he doesn't own for almost seven years is calling on council officials to help him #VMNews Southern Correspondent @PaulByrne_1 reports ⤵️
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A charity that runs a large soup kitchen on O'Connell Street is calling for a permanent Garda presence there, in the wake of recent riots. The Muslim Sisters of Éire feed hundreds of people every week @maireadcleary7 has the story
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#WATCH 👨‍✈️👩‍✈️ Hundreds of airline pilots lined the streets outside Leinster House today, representing an industry they say is on its knees @PaulQuinnNews reports⤵️ #VMNews | @RecovAIRie | @IALPA
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💬“Shame on you for letting us, our workforce and our customers down” Maynooth bar owner Declan Kennedy feels very strongly that the Government has let down his industry He was reacting to the new lockdown for #Kildare , #Offaly and #Laois #VMNews | #COVID19 | #Coronavirus
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#WATCH 👨‍✈️👩‍✈️ Hundreds of pilots from various airlines have gathered outside Leinster House, as pressure grows on the Government to reopen international travel @RecovAIRie says morale is at an all-time low @PaulQuinnNews reports⤵️ #VMNews | @adriancummins | @RAI_ie
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#WATCH 🚁 Coolmore Stud in #Tipperary is to help fund a charity air ambulance, which operates in the south of the country The entirely charity-funded @ICRROfficial responded to 575 calls in the past year @AislingNiCTV reports #VMNews | @coolmorestud | @Ballydoyle | @anaobrien2
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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris responds to violent scenes in Dublin tonight #VMNews
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Hundreds gathered on Dublin's O'Connell St today to condemn riots that took place in the city centre last week. Among them was Siobhán Kearney who witnessed the stabbing and was among the first on the scene to come to the aid of the victims. #VMNews
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#WATCH A former drug addict is using a car valeting business he set up to give others in a similar situation a second chance @PaulByrne_1 #VMNews reports:
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Welcome Home.... new Taoiseach Micheál Martin arrives back in Cork. Our Southern Correspondent @PaulByrne_1 has the story
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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States #VMNews | #InaugurationDay | #BidenHarrisInauguration | #Inauguration2021
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A dog who made an apparent one-way journey to #Dublin by train yesterday is set for a return trip @IrishRail staff had fondly named him Hamish – but his owners have been traced & his real name revealed to be Tyson. @ZaraKing reports:
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Gardaí want your help tracing 35 year-old Patrick O’Keefe. Patrick has been missing from his home in Kincasslagh, Co. Donegal since yesterday morning. Patrick is 5’ 9” of broad build, with dark brown hair and a full beard, he was wearing a grey jacket and brown hiking boots.
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MISSING: Gardaí in Co.Tipperary searching for 14-year-old Elisha Gault missing since Saturday. Elisha was last seen at her home in Carrick-on-Suir. Information to Garda Confidential Line: 1800 666 111
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Gardaí have issued a missing persons appeal for 2 young boys from Belfast who may be or have been in North Tipperary. 5-year old Patrick Horvath & his 8-year old brother Fabricio were last seen getting into a black Ford car in Belfast, at around 6pm on Friday the 14th of May.
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#WATCH The family of an 81-year-old man told Virgin Media News that they decided to take him out of University Hospital Limerick and drive him to a private hospital They say he was left waiting for 3 days at UHL without adequate emergency care @ZaraKing reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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Statement from An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD on the death of Dr Emer Holohan, the wife of the CMO Dr Tony Holohan. "Dr Emer Holohan made a significant contribution to the health service, including her work on the Health Strategy when I was Minister for Health"
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#WATCH A rural #Limerick pub, that dates back to World War II, is closing for good - with the owners saying COVID-19 “put the final nail in the door” McAuliffe’s in Dromin had been serving the community since 1945 @EricGClarke reports⤵️ #VMNews | #COVID19 | #Coronavirus
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A 6 year-old girl injured in Thursday afternoon's stabbing incident on Parnell Square has been released from hospital.
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This week on #TheGroupChat 🎙 The Taoiseach meets a family who spent 14 years on the housing waiting list and have finally moved into their social home in Dublin but there's a surprising revelation 🎧 Out now on all podcast platforms @ZaraKing | @gavreilly | @newschambers
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#BREAKING “Absolute miracle” as two paddle boarders, who went missing in #Galway yesterday, have been found alive @EricGClarke #VMNews has the details⤵️
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#WATCH 📺 "Now Annie, here's your vaccine, ok?" The moment the first #Covid19 vaccine was administered in the Republic of Ireland. 79 year-old Annie Lynch received the jab at St. James' Hospital this afternoon.
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#WATCH Vicky Phelan has been given the Freedom of Limerick It’s the highest honour that can be bestowed on an individual by Limerick City and County Council, and is a recognition of her work in uncovering the CervicalCheck scandal @ericgclarke reports⤵️ #VMNews | @PhelanVicky
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#WATCH ✈️🏖️ Thinking about a holiday abroad, but not sure how the new process works? @PaulQuinnNews reports from the Costa del Sol after talking a flight from Dublin Airport this morning⤵️ #VMNews | #COVID19ireland | #Travel
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#WATCH Dramatic footage has emerged of a landlord using a circular saw to enter a house at the centre of a dispute. The landlord has claimed rent hadn't been paid but the tenant says bank details were changed without his knowledge. @PaulQuinnNews reports ⤵️ #VMNews | #housing
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#WATCH : Britain’s controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy explained @PaulColgan | #VMNews | #CoronaOutbreak | #IrelandLockdown | #COVID19ireland
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WATCH: “The spotlight should be on the FAI board & leader into their decision making over the last two years, which I feel has been a disaster” – Former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr reacts to Martin O’Neill & Roy Keane departures
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#WATCH Some students in Co. Cork who couldn't get a school bus ticket have been forced to drive tractors to and from the classroom #VMNews Southern Correspondent @PaulByrne_1 reports ⤵️
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Have you seen Jodie Mulvihill (19)? Missing from #Newbridge #Kildare since January 12 Description: ▪️5' 7" ▪️Slim ▪️Auburn hair ▪️Brown eyes Last seen wearing: ▪️Pink leggings & top ▪️Cream & black sleeveless jacket ▪️White Nike shoes Contact #Garda í with information #VMNews
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💬“In hindsight, knowing what we know now, would we have done what we done a month ago? Obviously not." Taoiseach Micheál Martin on reopening Ireland ahead of Christmas #VMNews
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Ibrahim Alagha has told Virgin Media News that he and his family wish to thank the people of Ireland, for their support while they were trapped in Gaza. Speaking exclusively to @newschambers he emotionally described the moment he and his family made it through the Rafah Crossing.
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#WATCH Gardaí are investigating an alleged homophobic attack on a 26-year-old man in Dublin Mark Sheehan suffered severe facial injuries in the assault, which occurred on a Dublin Bus in the early hours of Sunday morning @PaulQuinnNews reports ⤵️ #VMNews | @TaiHusky_
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💬 “We were just trying to think where they could be” The hero fisherman, who found and rescued two paddle boarders missing off the #Galway coast, has spoken of his relief that they’re now safe and well @EricGClarke will have more on #VMNews at 5.30 on @VirginMedia_One
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#WATCH 🐶 16 puppies have been born to a dog in #Limerick , who avoided the snip due to #COVID19 Bella & her partner Archie had been due a visit to the vets before lockdown It’s understood to be the largest litter of puppies ever born in Ireland #VMNews | #COVID19ireland
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#WATCH Unprecedented numbers forced one Dublin charity to halt its soup run service as the Muslim Sisters of Eire says the number of people needing support is at an all-time high. @PaulQuinnNews reports ⤵️ #VMNews | @Msoe_Dublin
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#WATCH It has emerged that Health Minister Stephen Donnelly had lobbied for tax breaks for 'accidental landlords' for four years, without disclosing that he himself was an accidental landlord Political Correspondent @gavreilly reports ⤵️ #VMNews | @DonnellyStephen
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“[Government] can’t keep expecting to get public service broadcasting on the cheap” Emma O’Kelly breaks down why RTÉ staff are staging a lunchtime rally & what their message to government is
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Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information on the whereabouts of a missing woman from Westmeath. 22-year-old Realtín O’Brien was last seen on Dublin Road, Mullingar at approximately 4:30pm on Friday, 4th November. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Gardaí.
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The family of Christy Dignam has confirmed that the popular Aslan frontman has died. His daughter said that he passed away this afternoon following a courageously long-fought battle with cancer.
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💬 "I lay awake last night in bed and the thoughts of not trading this Christmas, and maybe not trading until next summer" @willieaherne of Dublin's #PalaceBar reacts as it looks unlikely that traditional pubs will reopen this Christmas #VMNews | @AislingNiCTV | @LVADublinPubs
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🚨 Popular CNN correspondent John King will be on The Tonight Show to discuss his role in covering the US Election, the outcome of the vote & his strong Irish roots Tune in after #ImACeleb at 10.20pm on @VirginMedia_One 📺 @JohnKingCNN | #VMNews | @TonightVMTV | #TonightVMTV
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#WATCH A group of residents in Mallow in County Cork are maintaining a protest at a site in the town earmarked for a modular homes development to accommodate mothers and children fleeing the war in Ukraine #VMNews Southern Correspondent @PaulByrne_1 reports ⤵️
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#WATCH The principal of a special needs school in Co Meath says their current prefab accommodation is a safety hazard for students and staff @nicole_gernon has the story ⤵️ #VMNews | @stepskilcloon
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Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has called for the car park at Leinster House to be removed. The Minister for Transport said the car park could be moved to a nearby multi-storey and replaced with a green space in the centre of the city. @TonightVMTV
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#WATCH Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin have staged a protest outside the Dáil today calling for greater awareness of transphobia. It's to mark Trans Day of Remembrance @tania_reut reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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#WATCH The funeral has taken place of Cork All-Ireland dual star Teddy McCarthy. The 57-year-old died suddenly last Tuesday. Hundreds of mourners turned out to say goodbye Southern Correspondent @PaulByrne_1 reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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Thousands took to the streets of Dublin today in a march organised to counter protests against Asylum Seeker accommodation. Organisers say over 140 groups travelled around the country to the capital to show solidarity with migrants and send a message of hope.
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#WATCH A coastal town in #Cork has been looking at ways to help it emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown @PaulByrne_1 reports from Kinsale – which has been testing street dining to encourage back visitors 🍽️ #VMNews | #COVID19 | #Coronavirus | @Bluehavenkinsal | @osully1967
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VIDEO: Strict security is in place at @3arenadublin tonight, as crowds gather for the @ShawnMendes #Dublin gig. #ShawnMendes #3News
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#WATCH Fishermen in West Cork have described proposed Russian military exercises off the South coast as ''war games'' It would also have long term catastrophic environmental damage according to boat owners @PaulByrne_1 has more ⤵️ #VMNews
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#WATCH A hospital consultant has successfully climbed the highest peak on every mountain in every county as a tribute to his late sister-in-law. Richard Horgan was also raising funds Cork University Maternity Hospital. Southern Correspondent @PaulByrne_1 reports ⤵️ #VMNews
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A new variant of Covid is being examined to determine whether or not it's likely to become a variant of concern. The sub variant of Omicron has been seen in countries including the UK, Denmark and Sweden and is being treated as a variant under investigation.
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Powerful victim impact statements were delivered today at the sentencing hearing of Jozef Puska. Ashling Murphy's boyfriend told her killer he robbed him of the chance to marry his soulmate. Virgin Media News has voiced some of Ryan Casey's statement made in court today.
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The first baby born in Ireland in 2021 was at The National Maternity Hospital at four seconds past midnight. Brody McWilliams Brown, who weighed 7lbs 10oz at birth, was born to Mum, Jennifer McWilliams. Both Mum and baby are doing well this morning.
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Good news for the children of Ireland as the Taoiseach says the Easter Bunny has a lockdown 'Eggs-emption' this Easter The announcement came after two Cork brothers wrote to him to ask if the rabbit could visit them in light of covid-19 restrictions More on #VMNews at 5:30
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#WATCH As restaurants face several more months of takeaway-only service, one TV chef has told #VMNews he’s going to open in July – no matter what COVID-19 restrictions are in place @EricGClarke reports⤵️ #VMNews | @PaulTreyvaud | #COVID19ireland | #COVID19
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Gardaí at Tallaght want your help finding missing 15-year-old Katie Boswell. Katie was last seen on the 4th of September, 2020, at around 9pm when she left her home on Donomore Crescent, Tallaght. She's described as 5ft 2’’ tall, slim, with green eyes and brown hair.
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#WATCH Wally the wandering walrus, who has become famous for his travels across Europe this summer, has returned to Ireland @ClaireMayRegan reports⤵️ #VMNews | #WallyTheWalrus | #Waterford | #Ardmore
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Virgin Media News yesterday recorded its highest ever ratings for its News at 5.30, as 359,000 watched Taoiseach Micheál Martin deliver his latest address to the nation on the changing COVID-19 lockdown measures, with viewership peaking at 436,100 📺 #VMNews | #COVID19ireland
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#WATCH For the first time, a female officer has been appointed to the second-highest rank in the Defence Forces Major General Maureen O’Brien will take up the role as Deputy Military Advisor in the UN @SarahOC3News reports⤵️ #VMNews | @defenceforces | @simoncoveney
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#WATCH This morning, pupils went to school while a snow and ice warning was in place, causing temperatures in some classrooms to fall below the recommended minimum for workplaces @newschambers reports ⤵️ #VMNews | #Omicron | #COVIDireland | @SimonHarrisTD | @paulmurphy_TD
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A Dublin Homeless charity say they're being inundated with people looking for help. Tiglin say more than 500 people queued outside their cafe last night, in the hopes of a hot meal. They've seen demand for their day services double in recent weeks. @maireadcleary7 reports.
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Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD has offered his sympathies to the community in #Creeslough after an "unspeakable tragedy" unfolded there yesterday. He has also thanked the emergency services who worked tirelessly through the night following the explosion at a local filling station.
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#WATCH Two cousins, who went missing while paddle boarding in #Galway Bay, have miraculously been found alive clinging to a lobster pot after 15 hours at sea They were found & rescued by hero local fishermen @EricGClarke reports⤵️ #VMNews | @GalwayLifeboat | @IrishCoastGuard
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🇬🇧In The UK: A royal fan has bought a slice of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding cake, for over €2,000, at auction, more than 40 years after the couple tied the knot #VMNews
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