‘It’s a huge amount of money’: Modern fertility medicine is a miracle – but it’s also a booming business

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‘It’s a huge amount of money’: Modern fertility medicine is a miracle – but it’s also a booming business

Since the first IVF baby was born in 1978, technological advancement of reproductive medicine has “enabled millions to have children”, noted an editorial on the fertility industry published in leading medical journal The Lancet in 2024.

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‘If action is not taken, this will escalate’ – MEP on potential M50 blockade by hauliers and contractors due to rising fuel costs

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‘If action is not taken, this will escalate’ – MEP on potential M50 blockade by hauliers and contractors due t

Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has said frustration among contractors and hauliers over the cost of fuel is reaching breaking point, with many calling for potential road blockades, including at Dublin Airport and along the M50.

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‘A lot of people are traumatised’ – Irish phone addicts will take cases against social media companies here, says expert

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‘A lot of people are traumatised’ – Irish phone addicts will take cases against social media companies here, s

A leading addiction spec­ialist has said it is “inevitable” that Irish people will try to take legal action against social media companies over the harm that online content can cause to their mental health.

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Michael Flatley’s new board to probe alleged purchase of Daniel Kinahan’s mansion seized by CAB

The purchase of Daniel Kinahan’s luxury mansion from the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab), “spiralling” loans and bank statements will come under boardroom scrutiny as Michael Flatley has won back control over his hit show Lord of the Dance.

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Michaek Flatley’s new board to probe alleged purchase of Daniel Kinahan’s mansion seized by CAB

The purchase of Daniel Kinahan’s luxury mansion from the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab), “spiralling” loans and bank statements will come under boardroom scrutiny as Michael Flatley has won back control over his hit show Lord of the Dance.

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Former rugby star Brendan Mullin freed after serving just 13 months of 36-month sentence

Former rugby international Brendan Mullin was released from prison three months ago, having served just 13 months of his three-year jail sentence.

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More than 1,600 asylum-seekers were paid to leave Ireland in last two years

Asylum-seekers have been paid more than €1m by the State over the last two years to leave Ireland as part of a scheme enticing them to drop their claims to stay.

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Man linked to £26m Northern Bank raid seeks garda records on cash seized from his home

Ted Cunningham — the only man jailed over the stg£26.5m Northern Bank robbery in December 2004 — has formally requested that An Garda Síochána account for the February 2005 seizure of a huge sum of cash from his home, as well as the current whereabouts of the money.

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‘Our AirBnB income supplements our meagre pension’ — Owners vent fury to minister over short-term let plans

Operators of short-term rural lets have said their livelihoods are at stake as the Government moves to introduce new planning rules in a bid to free up accommodation for long-term rentals.

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Court asked to unmask anonymous ‘coward’ behind post about garda whistleblowers on X

The identity of an anonymous social-media account holder who allegedly defamed whistleblowers is expected to be revealed following a long-running court action.

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