David MacRedmond

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond |Niall O'Connor

NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news. The number of children under 17 receiving support under a Tusla-led programme for sexually harmful behaviour has increased by more than 40% in the last year, The Journal Investigates found. A whistleblower in the ‘Grace’ case 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”.

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond |Niall O'Connor

THE ISRAELI MILITARY announced today that it has taken over 30% of the Gaza Strip in Palestine, calling the seized territory a “buffer zone” and promising to keep troops there indefinitely. The seizure of Palestinian land follows a threat made by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz to annex parts of Gaza until the remaining 58 hostages held by Hamas and other armed groups are returned to Israel.

2 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond

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2 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond

CHILDREN HOUSED IN an EU-funded asylum seeker centre on the Greek island of Samos are suffering from malnutrition, according to doctors treating people there. The medical NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said physicians working at a Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) on Samos have reported six cases of malnutrition among young children.

2 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond

MEP LUKE ‘MING’ Flanagan has said he is not ruling out a run for the presidency and believes he has a chance of winning in the election later this year. Flanagan told Shannonside his appeal across a number of constituencies outside of his native Roscommon would stand him in good stead if he were to make a bid for the Áras. Talking up his prospects, Flanagan noted that he topped the poll in Midlands-North-West.