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Christina Finn

Political Correspondent at TheJournal.ie

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  • 4 days ago | thejournal.ie | Christina Finn

    LEICESTER CITY WERE relegated from the Premier League as Liverpool moved to within one win of the title on Sunday with a 1-0 victory at the King Power. Trent Alexander-Arnold came off the bench to score the only goal 14 minutes from time as the Reds moved to the brink of a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title. Liverpool could be crowned champions on Wednesday should Arsenal lose at home to Crystal Palace.

  • 4 days ago | thejournal.ie | Christina Finn

    MANCHESTER UNITED WERE brought back to earth after their Europa League heroics as substitute Pablo Sarabia’s sublime free-kick saw Wolves win five consecutive top-flight matches for the first time since 1970. This Premier League encounter was never going to live up to the drama of Thursday’s jaw-dropping quarter-final clash at Old Trafford, where the Red Devils secured a 5-4 victory, and much-needed progress, against Lyon thanks to a dramatic extra-time comeback.

  • 5 days ago | thejournal.ie | Christina Finn

    IT’S SEVEN MONTHS out from the presidential election, with political parties very much in assessment mode right now as to who they might put forward. Over the last number of weeks, there has been a bit more movement and lots more speculation, with a number of people voicing their interest (or not ruling out interest) in the top job. Michael D.

  • 1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Christina Finn |Niall O'Connor

    THE FINAL REPORT into the ‘Grace’ case inquiry was published yesterday after a six- year delay. The inquiry, which was established in 2017, was chaired by senior counsel Marjorie Farrelly. Grace was young woman with profound intellectual disabilities when she was left in a foster home in the Waterford area for almost 20 years, despite a succession of sexual and physical abuse allegations.

  • 1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Christina Finn

    A WHISTLEBLOWER IN the ‘Grace’ case has said he told Simon Harris to shut down the Farrelly Commission in 2019, stating that in his view, it was a “complete waste of time”. The commission published its 2,000-page report into the case yesterday. The report was overdue by six years having received a number of lengthy deadline extensions. It’s estimated the final bill will be approximately €20 million.

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Christina Finn
Christina Finn @christinafinn8
11 Apr 25

Brother of man who died by suicide after seeking hospital help describes mental health plan as a ‘failure’ (via @thejournal_ie) https://t.co/a0S6EcsQBz

Christina Finn
Christina Finn @christinafinn8
10 Apr 25

New: Legislation allowing for naturalised Irish citizenship to be revoked in serious cases is to be recommenced, by order of Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan. https://t.co/5pyI7Zmd2M

Christina Finn
Christina Finn @christinafinn8
10 Apr 25

Ooh Aah, don't listen to McGrath: Taoiseach rubbishes Finian's claim of a 'Heneghan deal' (via @thejournal_ie) https://t.co/tT2hqjzI6J