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2 days ago | thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor

GARDAÍ LAUNCHED A series of raids on properties on the west coast last week and carried out a search on board a fishing boat in a nearby location in an operation targeting organised crime. The Journal has learned that searches were launched across the coast of Clare on Friday. The searches were centred around people with connections to those working in the maritime sector.

2 days ago | thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor

PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTORS have occupied the reception of RTE as part of a series of demonstrations during a day of action. The small group of people, carrying Palestinian protest banners and flags, temporarily set up inside the building in Donnybrook in Dublin 4 this morning. A number of gardaí were visible in live streams from the area and the protestors vacated the Donnybrook campus shortly after 1pm. There was a similar protest in Belfast where protestors marched on the BBC offices in the city.

2 days ago | thejournal.ie | Nicky Ryan

TODAY, AS WE’RE sure you’re already well aware, is World Curlew Day. The red-listed wader has become a symbol of how some iconic Irish bird species are under threat. A range of factors, from habitat loss to modern farming practices, leave their survival as a species hanging in the balance. To mark the day, we’ve pulled together a quiz featuring several long-billed (or, in some cases, maybe, long-beaked) birds. What is the average length of a female Eurasian curlew's bill?

3 days ago | thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor

A GOVERNMENT MINISTER has said that Ireland will not cut aid budgets, unlike other countries, and he is advocating to have the allocation increased. Neale Richmond, the Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, made the comments during a visit to Sierra Leone and Liberia where he went to a number of Irish Aid projects. Richmond worked in the aid sector before becoming a TD, and lived in Ghana for a period.

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.