James Cox

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Sinn Féin has regained its position as the most popular party in the country, receiving 26 per cent support in the latest political opinion poll. A new Irish Times/Ipsos poll shows voters have little enthusiasm for the new Government. This is the first opinion poll since the new Government took office and it is good news for Sinn Féin but mixed for the Coalition. Sinn Féin has jumped six points to 26 per cent while Fine Gael has fallen three to 16 per cent.

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Rhasidat Adeleke has been named in the Ireland squad for the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. The event takes place next month, and Adeleke's involvement will be a huge boost for Ireland. Adeleke played a major role in Ireland qualifying for the women’s 4x400m and mixed 4x400m for last year’s Paris Olympics. The Tallaght athlete will be joined by three other Irish Olympians, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker and Phil Healy, The Irish Times reports.

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Tucker Carlson was in Dublin this week, where he was hosted by Conor McGregor at his Black Forge Inn pub in Crumlin. McGregor, who is appealing a High Court civil jury’s finding that he raped a woman in a Dublin hotel, was interviewed by the controversial former Fox News host as the pair donned Maga hats. “We had a great chat with Tucker Carlson highlighting the issues Ireland is facing, Ireland’s plight, Ireland’s fight and also Ireland’s delight,” McGregor told The Irish Times.

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The final report of the Farrelly Commission, a long investigation into the circumstances surrounding serious allegations of abuse against a severely disabled young woman, known as “Grace”, was published on Tuesday. ‘Grace’ was born on November 24th, 1978. She was born to a teenage mother in a Cork mother and baby home. During her birth, Grace suffered significant trauma to her brain leaving her with a profound, lifelong intellectual and physical disability, and non-verbal.

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An Irish woman is bringing a case to the European Court of Human Rights over Portugal's handling of her sexual assault case involving Christian Bruckner. Bruckner is the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Hazel Behan from Dublin was in Praia da Rocha in 2004, when she was violently attacked in her apartment. Convicted sex offender Christan Bruckner, from Germany, was tried and acquitted of the assault last year.