RTÉ’s senior executives are paid higher salaries than many of their top 10 star presenters, the Irish Independent can reveal.
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Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced he will not be running to keep his seat in Dublin West at the next general election.
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A University of Limerick (UL) official who led a controversial overspend on 20 houses near the college has been placed on administrative leave this weekend. Andrew Flaherty, UL’s chief commercial officer (CCO), will not be allowed to participate in any university work or visit its campus during this time, pending the outcome of internal processes and reviews.
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A Dublin man has been convicted of the rape of two young women in the back of his taxi two years ago.
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Returning to work after over a month on medical leave, Professor Philip Nolan’s first act was to send an email to all his staff saying he looked forward to working with them all “over the coming weeks and months”.
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Gardaí are investigating if a man was stabbed to death by a suspect known to him in Kildare overnight.
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A Clare man who sexually abused and raped his daughter over a 13-year period has been jailed for 11 and a half years.
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Who are the winners in Simon Harris’s Cabinet reshuffle?
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Simon Harris was determined to come out of the traps as new Fine Gael leader, hitting out at Sinn Féin, populism and those seeking to polarise Ireland – while vowing to install “firm but fair” immigration controls upon being elected as party boss yesterday.
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A woman and man, charged in connection with a dog attack which left a then nine-year-old boy with catastrophic facial injuries, have been jailed.
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