Seems that Christopher O'Sullivan was the only one who knew what Paul Gogarty was on about when he invoked the words of the great philosopher Chappell Roan in the Dáil just now.

Fine Gael councillor Emma Blain elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Emma Blain has been appointed as the new Lord Mayor of Dublin.

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Gardaí investigating alleged theft of ‘volume of material’ from An Post Gardaí are investigating the alleged theft of a volume of material from An Post, which led to severe delays to services in Dublin 12.

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Minibus an ‘early Christmas present’ for Sandyford disability services A new purpose-built minibus, funded by Enable Ireland, has come as an early Christmas gift for adults who attend Sandyford Disability Services.

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Dublin school first in the world recognised with gold award for empathy initiative A Dublin school is celebrating the significant achievement of being the first in the world to receive the Narrative 4 Gold Empathy Award.

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‘Premium rate fares for working unsociable hours were needed’, says Dublin taxi driver A Dublin taxi driver has defended the recent fare hikes, saying the increases for working unsociable hours at the weekend “were needed”.

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‘End of an era’ – Wright’s Café Bar announces closure after 23 years Wright’s Café Bar in Swords, Co Dublin, has announced it will be closing its doors for the last time on New Year’s Day after more than two decades in business.

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‘In the 52 years I’ve been involved, I’ve never seen this happen’- thousands of Capuchin Christmas food vouchers gone within hours Queues started at 4am this morning as 3,000 food vouchers were distributed by the Capuchin Day Centre.

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Over 9,000 pairs of fake Nike runners seized at Dublin Port More than 9,000 pairs of counterfeit Nike runners – with an estimated value of €1.6m – were seized by officers at Dublin Port this week.

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It’s unusual to see this kind of leatherback turtle in Irish waters in December!

Opening of new artist studios on former Stardust site is ‘a bittersweet moment’ Ten brand-new state-of-the-art studios have been officially opened on the former Stardust nightclub site in Artane.

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New €5m venue takes ‘competitive socialising’ from the US to Dublin A brand new entertainment venue in south Dublin is promising to take “competitive socialising” to new levels when it opens next week.

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Leatherback turtle discovered on north county Dublin beach The remains of a large sea turtle was discovered washed ashore on a north county Dublin beach over the weekend.

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