Ireland in 2015

Ireland in 2015

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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
January
1st	Magherafelt attack: Pensioner left shaken after petrol bombing Taser used after woman is stabbed in Lisburn	Concern over increase in road deaths for second consecutive year Charlie Flanagan apologises for tweet
2nd	Omagh attack: Seven family members in house as shots fired MCL Insurance Services: Coleraine-based firm creates 17 new jobs	Bono bike accident: 'I may never play guitar again' Irishman reportedly critical in Sydney after alleged punch by brother
3rd	Annaclone farm fire: Search for 82-year-old man Fintona, County Tyrone: 80-metre wind turbine collapses	IMO claims legal fees are forcing consultants from private sector Investigation after man is shot in Co Donegal
4th	West Belfast: Victim of racist hate crime 'wants to leave area immediately' Screggagh wind farm: Investigation 'shuts down' seven remaining turbines	Irish Water denies hiring arrangement with Govt and unions Irishman killed in crash in New Zealand
5th	NI missionary Maud Kells shot in Democratic Republic of Congo McClay Park, Omagh gun attack: Four men arrested	Emergency Department Task Force Chairman Dr Tony O'Connell to return to Australia Ireland granted full access to US beef market
6th	Northern Ireland health trusts cancel non-emergency operations Ballymoney: Victim named as Brian McIlhagga	Beaumont cancels planned surgery to deal with overcrowding 140 jobs lost as Bewley's to temporarily shut Grafton Street café
7th	On the Runs hearing: Former PM Tony Blair to appear Four jailed over 'appalling' Ballymena head-shaving incident	Varadkar expects overcrowding to get worse next week Investigations into fatal Kildare road crash
8th	Ballymoney murder: Two arrested over Brian McIlhagga killing Letter bomb found at PSNI headquarters	Dublin-based Islamic cleric warns of legal action over religious depictions Woods to replace O'Connell as HSE National Director for Acute Hospitals
9th	Ballymartin family turn up safe in Republic of Ireland MI5 boss Andrew Parker says most dissident republican attacks in 2014 were foiled	€85m fund to create jobs in life sciences sector launched Alcohol consumption project wins BT Young Scientist award
10th	Randalstown murder: Six held over death of businessman Larne v Carrick match abandoned after player hits wall	Limerick death: Toddler's body found in apartment Ban on gay men blood donors reviewed
11th	NI hospitals: Emergency numbers spike by 7.5% says Michael McBride Parades disputes hold NI to ransom says Canon Ian Ellis	Audio recordings shed new light on David Drumm's failed US bankruptcy bid Minister condemns consultants refusing patients
12th	NI Water says about 400 customers still without supply Sinn Féin's Mitchel McLaughlin elected as NI Assembly speaker	Mother charged with murder of 11-year-old daughter Noonan confident of recouping €29bn from banks
13th	OTR letters: Tony Blair says NI peace process could have collapsed without scheme Motorcyclist dies after crash in Ballycarry	Gardaí treating incident at Intel plant 'very seriously' DPP to appeal sentence for crash that killed eight men
14th	Former security members investigated over destroyed evidence Randox creating 540 new jobs at former Massereene army base	More than 2,200 homes without power as weather worsens Nearly 1,900 copies of latest Charlie Hebdo edition ordered by Irish retailers
15th	Man dies after tree falls on van during NI storms Nelson Cheung Randalstown murder: Three men appear in court	2,500 homes remain without power as storm subsides 13% of Irish women smoke throughout pregnancy
16th	NI Water warns of more disruption to supplies Sinn Féin abortion policy compatible with my Catholicism says Martin McGuinness	Couple settles action over demolished house Armed Dublin robbery possible case of mistaken identity
17th	NI Water dispute: More than 1,600 homes without supply Attacks on two north Belfast houses 'were hate crimes'	Body of a woman found in Co Limerick Minister denies Ireland used as jihadist base
18th	NI Water dispute: More than 1,300 homes without supply Limavady charity bungalow burned in arson attack	Minister for Health Leo Varadkar says he is gay Jobseeker training courses delivered by JobBridge interns
19th	NI Water dispute: 9,000 off supply NI budget: Extra £150m found in final deal	No rule against jailing ill or old people convicted of serious crimes - Court of Appeal Teacher asked about 'homos' in job interview
20th	Worker killed in farm fall accident in County Armagh NI Water dispute closes primary schools	Woman dies after Dún Laoghaire stabbing Ireland ranked 31 for government transparency
21st	Newcastle caravan park: Couple are found dead Game of Thrones sculptor's sea god statue stolen from mountain	Coveney regrets upset over Fianna Fáil coalition remarks Man arrested after four-hour stand-off at house
22nd	Elmgrove Primary School, Belfast, closing over email threat Newcastle caravan park deaths: Francie and Nan O'Reilly 'made for each other'	Draft report shows EU Commission questions Govt changes to Irish Water Trial told Dwyer committed 'very nearly the perfect murder'
23rd	Election 2015: NI parties not included in TV election debate plans Stuart Gregory Hamilton jailed over pipe bomb parts and drugs	Varadkar says maternity hospitals are safe after 'issues' at Portiuncula highlighted 24 Irish people held over roofing scam in Australia
24th	Man appears in court over Elmgrove Primary School, Belfast, email threat DUP leader Peter Robinson turns his back on the policy to create more integrated schools	Two buildings destroyed in Waterford arson attack British Airways owner 'makes new Aer Lingus bid'
25th	Man arrested over 'guns and bomb parts' at Belfast house Dunmurry: Teenagers 'use machete' in taxi hijacking bid	Dignitaries attend Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at Mansion House Prisoner who jumped from prison van in December is recaptured
26th	Gerry Kelly defends role over On The Run letters following halted inquest Belfast City Council removes emergency sleeping shelter in Victoria Street	Survivor's joy as rapist father gets nine years New supplementary passport card for Irish citizens
27th	Northern Ireland health review says there are too many hospitals Gareth O'Connor murder: Father describes IRA shed meeting	90% loans for first-time buyers under new rules School 'postpones' talk on homophobic bullying
28th	Conservative Party tweet taunts Labour over Sinn Féin story TV election debates: BBC rejects DUP demand to be included	Murphy condemns verbal abuse of President by water charge protesters Tipperary-born garda shot during mugging in New Orleans
29th	BBC, ITN and Sky reject DUP election debates call Portadown robber: Suspect 'dressed up as policeman'	Over 450 families made homeless in Dublin last year Opposition criticises blocking of Dáil debate on garda inquiry
30th	Belfast shooting, Oldpark Road: Man is taken to hospital Belfast and Lisburn gambling probe: Machines and cash are seized	Man suspected of murdering two Irish soldiers in Lebanon deported from US Anger as obituary labels author Colleen McCullough plain and overweight
31st	Man in 70s assaulted by masked men near Lisburn Belfast shooting, Oldpark Road: Man is critically ill	Killer whale washes up on Waterford beach Thousands protest nationwide over water charges
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
February
1st	West Belfast stabbing: Man is taken to hospital George Hamilton: Historical Investigations Unit 'two years away'	Rare bird of prey shot dead in Co Kerry Local authorities delayed providing data to Irish Water until extended service agreements were reached
2nd	Maghaberry Prison: Incident on dissident republican wing over MLAs back St Mary's and Stranmillis payments retention	Lowry brings challenge against trial on alleged tax offences No penalties for failing to register with Irish Water
3rd	National Crime Agency: MLAs vote to extend powers to Northern Ireland Corporation tax: Devolution 'to cost NI £325m a year'	Cabinet signs off on cheap alcohol restrictions CCTV footage shows Dwyer at O'Hara's complex nine times, trial told
4th	Rory McIlroy and Horizon Sports Management settle golf court case Boston College Project: Winston Rea 'investigated over serious offences'	Five Irish men charged in Australian home renovation scam probe Calls for fatal foetal amendment support
5th	Omagh Academy school: Wrong vaccine given to 95 pupils Sean Brown murder: Chief constable denies PSNI is 'shielding murderers'	Mortgages offered in rural Ireland funded by British tax fraud Court hears knives found in Graham Dwyer's work place
6th	Newtownabbey Catholic church security alerts were hoaxes Martin McCrossan: Londonderry tour guide dies	Daly moves bill to allow terminations in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities Limerick school apologises to Muslim pupil over Charlie Hebdo in classroom
7th	North Belfast attack: Teenager assaulted with dog lead chain Cromac Street, Belfast: Women threatened at knifepoint during robbery bid	Visitor restrictions at three hospitals following flu outbreak Fatal Limerick fire being investigated
8th	Six Nations 2015: Ben Robinson's father in rugby safety call Enniskillen alert ends after controlled explosion	Varadkar believes most GPs will sign up to free GP care contract Irish tourist faces assault charge in Sydney
9th	Martin McGuinness 'warned of rocket attack death threat' Amal Clooney to represent 'hooded men' in torture legal case	YouTube removes porn disguised using Irish language words Socialist TD released without charge after arrest
10th	Tribunal rules obese employees in Northern Ireland can get disability rights St Michael's College, Enniskillen: Boy seriously hurt in attack	Dáil votes against Clare Daly's fatal foetal abnormalities bill Figures show increase in number of homeless families
11th	Newtownbutler wedding shooting: Man in 60s dies Manannán Mac Lír: Limavady council votes to replace sea god statue	Former editor says Bailey said he killed to resurrect career Four held after €1m jewellery raid in Galway
12th	West Belfast addiction and counselling services under threat Future of Belfast Harbour explored by NI Executive	Top cancer surgeon resigns over lack of resources Govt Chief Whip asks Coppinger to withdraw 'dogs' reference
13th	Oisin McGrath: Belcoo schoolboy's organs to help five people PSNI block organised fight in north Belfast	Guerin family withdraws support for proposal to name flyover after Veronica Dublin patient waits three and a half hours for ambulance
14th	Winston Rea Boston College tapes to be stored at Belfast court Carrickfergus attack: Woman and boy escape petrol bombing	Hundreds on protest over anti-water charge arrests Gardaí not treating Dundalk death as suspicious
15th	Asians recruited to Northern Ireland brothel Four men charged after Carrickfergus guns find	Man in 60s shot dead in Dublin Irish Water staff can earn extra 3% bonus payment
16th	Object found in Currynierin, Derry, bomb alert Northern Ireland Civil Service redundancy scheme to start soon	Joseph Roche: Irish astrophysicist among 100 bidding to reach Mars Dublin shooting possible case of mistaken identity
17th	Oisin McGrath: Youth, 17, rearrested over schoolboy death Bombardier: Aerospace firm cutting 130 jobs in Belfast	Manhunt as prisoner flees Tallaght Hospital after two prison officers stabbed Elderly couple tied up and robbed at Bray home
18th	West Belfast attack: Teenager shot in legs by masked gang in bedroom Darren Clarke named Europe's Ryder Cup captain for 2016	Young teenager dies after car and tractor collide in Wexford Musician says assault left him a 'destroyed man'
19th	Derek Brockwell: Fugitive robbed shop at knifepoint before arrest say police Derry alerts: Pipe bombs found at Trafalgar Court and Jeffrey Avenue	Protest after water charge demonstrators jailed for contempt High Court strikes out repossession order over €1.4m debt on £40,000 loan
20th	Woman dies after being struck by lorry in Lurgan Facebook case: Sex offender is awarded £20,000 in damages	Dwyer's former partner says he took knife to bed and pretended to stab her President Michael D Higgins one of ten HeForShe champions
21st	Bernard McGinley killing: Man in court over Newtownbutler shooting Manannán Mac Lir: Games of Thrones sculptor's statue found	Taoiseach urges Yes vote in same-sex marriage referendum Over 5,000 take part in demonstrations against jailed protesters
22nd	Chelsea fan sorry over Paris Metro incident Arts and Business NI chief fears some groups could close	Labour still has concerns over potential Aer Lingus sale Next election offers choice of Govt with different vision for Irish society - Gerry Adams
23rd	Couple get £21K for 'sham marriage' mistake that ruined wedding Ex-boxer Eamonn Magee sentenced to prison for assault	Water charge protesters disrupt Cork council meeting Apple to invest €850m in new Galway data centre
24th	'Gay cake row': Catholic Church supports DUP conscience clause Kilbride Central School in video overcrowding appeal	Supreme Court dismisses Travelller's school admission appeal Mulherin pays back further €1,300 of Kenyan phone bill
25th	Crossmaglen: Man is injured in South Armagh explosion Pauline Carmichael disappearance: Police find body	Elderly man left in 'soiled state' at Beaumont hospital Graham Dwyer wrote letter to wife telling her not to believe gardaí
26th	Cathal Ó hOisín: MLA speaks about losing baby to fatal foetal abnormality Kevin Bell: Newry GAA repatriation fund has 'brought 60 bodies home'	SIPTU and Unite express 'shock and anger' over Cadbury job cuts Ireland warned of imbalances in the economy
27th	Crossmaglen: Police appeal after Frank McCabe Jr injured in bomb Maud Kells: Cookstown missionary relives her shooting ordeal	Investigation launched after workplace fatality at gas pipe works in Co Tipperary NUIG suspends questionnaire while review takes place
28th	DUP and UUP deny election pact talks breakdown New world record set at Mullahead ploughing event	Thousands of pensioners charged too much tax O'Sullivan plans Junior Cycle reforms without further talks
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
March
1st	Chelsea fan Richard Barklie: Paris train 'was too full' NI students 'training for wrong careers' says PathXL head	Former gardaí say witnesses' homes bugged without authorisation Teen dies after fall from horse into river in Cork
2nd	Raymond McCreesh Park: Newry Sinn Féin councillors reject fresh vote Loyalist Bands Forum to attend Sinn Fein Ard Fhéis	Solicitor barricades himself into Killiney home Councillors condemn jailing of water charge protesters
3rd	Children's heart surgery: Formal end to NI service NI budget: DRD 'cannot afford traffic light repairs'	Notice of trespass pinned on O'Donnell's gate Accidental death verdict after tourist swept into sea
4th	Ageas Retail: Over 200 jobs set to be lost at Belfast call centre Facebook case: Injunction halts £20,000 payout to convicted sex offender	Solicitor and wife remain at Killiney house Protesters block Tánaiste's car from leaving event
5th	Glenkeen shooting: Two men are shot in the legs in Poleglass Incendiary bomb found at Ballycastle police station	Pregnant woman, man shot in incident in Clondalkin Judgment reserved in O'Donnell case
6th	Barney McGinley wedding killing: Second man charged with murder Sinn Féin could be biggest party in Ireland - Martin McGuinness	Man charged with false imprisonment of child in Laois Dwyer trial hears of document describing abduction
7th	Barney McGinley wedding killing: Second relative charged with murder Sinn Féin Ard Fheis: Party votes to allow limited abortion	Up to 150 protesters gather outside RTÉ 2016 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to be staged in Ennis
8th	Newry stabbing: Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Boy, 14, arrested after Dunmurry vehicle hijacking	Meter installers ask Irish Water for extra money Two prison officers injured in separate incidents at Midlands Prison
9th	Sinn Féin blocks welfare bill in Northern Ireland Assembly James Molyneaux: Former UUP leader dies	Family travel to bedside of Irishman injured in Liverpool attack High Court frees water charge protesters
10th	Welfare reform: Westminster will not provide extra money says minister BBC Spotlight: Second 'IRA rape victim' speaks out	Irish version of proposed amendment to allow for gay marriage to be rephrased President signs plain packaging legislation
11th	Dossier shows DUP acted in bad faith over welfare reform say Sinn Féin Mandarin Palace: Residents unlikely to return until Thursday	Dwyer trial hears man told O'Hara she would be knifed in the guts Gardaí discover luxury car fraud worth over €2m
12th	NI strike: Ambulance crews agree to cover 999 life-threatening calls 'Nothing agreed' at Stormont welfare crisis talks	Creighton's party to have seven regional leaders 2,000 with Irish exemption studied other language
13th	Northern Ireland public sector strike disrupts public services Progress made at Stormont talks say Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness	Creighton says Renua will open up politics Seven arrested as armed gardaí foil armed robbery
14th	David Ford criticises parties who blocked Welfare Reform Bill Drumard Road quarry victim was Victor Nicholl from Kilrea	Man to appear in court over €380k drug seizure Investigation reveals significant investments by social welfare recipients
15th	Martin McGuinness hopeful of welfare deal by middle of week 50 arrests in NI online abuse images probe in past year, say police	Memorial service held for Irishman killed while on duty with US Marine Corps Boston St Patrick's parade to include LGBT groups
16th	Sinn Féin: Adams 'to meet' US State Department in Washington Mitchel McLaughlin: Stormont needs 'symbolism rebalance'	Garda inquiry into incident involving homeless man Immunology expert wins St Patrick's Day Science Medal
17th	St Patrick's Day celebrations take place across Northern Ireland Girl, 12, struck by missile during minor trouble in Belfast city centre	As It Happened: St Patrick's Day 2015 Four in court over Dublin car searches
18th	Budget 2015: George Osborne warns Northern Ireland parties on corporation tax Sport NI boss on leave while grievance cases investigated	Scientists call for 'rebalancing' of Govt funding Investigation after body found in Kildare field
19th	Queen's University stops Belfast Festival funding Ulster University film students mistaken for robbers	Court hears of Graham Dwyer's 'entirely predatory' relationship with Elaine O'Hara Former minister appoints wife to €38k position
20th	Darkness sweeps NI with rare solar eclipse Desertcreat college: Further setback for County Tyrone site	Cloud breaks in some areas to reveal eclipse Special dispensation for Irish immigrants in US unlikely
21at	Burning of Temple in Londonderry takes place Curtis Lee Morrow accused of attacking woman with vacuum cleaner	Tens of thousands protest over water charges in Dublin Body of missing Louth teen found
22nd	Richard Sharvin dies in Strangford farm accident Sir Kenneth Branagh speaks out over Northern Ireland arts cuts	No record kept of 2012 Irish Water meetings between minister and Bord Gáis Irish squad arrives home after Six Nations triumph
23rd	Woman shot by masked intruders in Newtownabbey http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-32008480	HSE chief: Report implies reckless endangerment Government may deduct water charges from income
24th	On the Runs scheme 'damaged integrity of criminal justice' Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly confirms he had royal pardon Ashers Baking Company: Show of support for County Antrim firm's stance in 'gay cake' row	ESRI expects further strong economic growth New deadline for registering with Irish Water to receive grant
25th	'Gay cake' row: Andrew Muir calls for mediation 16 Irish republicans received royal pardons since 2000	Man admits he put homeless man in rubbish chute Irish Water to send hundreds of thousands of incorrect bills
26th	'Gay cake' row: Gareth Lee 'felt unworthy' over Ashers refusal Tomas Hornay must serve at least 10 years for Dungannon murder	Man shot dead in Dublin gun attack Warning over water contamination in Galway remains in place
27th	Clintyclay primary school: Minister's closure quashed by High Court Barry McCrory shooting: Kieran McLaughlin found not guilty of murder	Graham Dwyer found guilty of murdering Elaine O'Hara Dublin murder believed to be linked to organised crime
28th	DUP releases hung parliament plan Belfast man David Carlton accused of beating partner with crutch	Donegal crash: Bus carrying Carrickfergus Rugby Club under-14s in accident Group of Independents publish agreed principles and priorities
29th	Man critically injured in north Belfast incident Peter Robinson: DUP 'could work with Conservatives or Labour'	Hogan issues warning over the impact of fuel smuggling on Ireland's food industry Virgin to raise Aer Lingus concerns with European Commission
30th	Police Ombudsman concludes police officer was 'justified' in punching man in Portrush Mark H Durkan in £1m plastic bag pledge to struggling groups	Water meters show over 30,000 leaking pipes Bailey 'disappointed' after losing case for conspiracy against gardaí & the State
31st	Belfast and Castlereagh councils in battle over Robinson centre Arrest over alleged hate crime on Belfast bus	Man arrested after six houses damaged in Newbridge fire Man guilty of murder of homeless man in Cork
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
April
1st	Windsor Park: Northern Ireland fans want safety talks Link between Belfast hijackings investigated	Man hanged for murder in 1941 to be pardoned Áras Attracta HIQA inspection report 'shocking'
2nd	Eishtec call centre firm creates 320 jobs in Lurgan Two arrested after guns and £90,000 drugs seized in raids	Dunnes Stores staff stage strike in low-hour contract row Minister admits safety concerns over new Defence Forces' ambulances
3rd	Three people critical after Jamaica Street, north Belfast, fire Newtownhamilton, south Armagh: Five tonnes of fuel waste dumped	Temple Street Hospital to look at security after car theft Garda Ombudsman investigates man's death in Tralee
4th	Newtownards: Men remanded over £1m cannabis haul Alliance Parade, Belfast: House is gutted in arson attack	Locals save beached whale in Kenmare Man arrested over alleged newborn assault in Galway
5th	Enniskillen crash: 11-year-old boy dies of injuries Gerry Adams says Sinn Féin committed to referendum on unity	Three injured in Dublin stabbing incident Survey finds rise in IT staff stress levels due to cutbacks
6th	Woman dies following Antrim house fire Jean McConville's family angry over Gerry Adams US interview comment	Tens of thousands in Dublin for Easter 1915 event Irish Hospice Foundation founder Mary Redmond dies
7th	Newtownards: Man dies in County Down airfield 'crash landing' Game of Thrones set visit for David Cameron during NI pre-election trip	Arrest after woman's body found in Wicklow Appeal over Phoenix Park fatal hit-and-run
8th	Martin Smyth 'misled' over DUP South Belfast nomination papers Belfast racist hate crime figures up 43%	Man due in court in connection with Wicklow death First Irish Water bills arriving at homes
9th	Election 2015: 138 candidates vying for 18 NI seats Bankrupt man blamed 'bucket list' for money trouble	Agreement reached on free GP care for under-sixes Cocaine with estimated value of €500k seized in Dublin
10th	Flights strike 'costs Northern Ireland family £2,000 to get home' Boy partially blinded by fairy wand loses High Court case	London boy sentenced to at least 11 years for murder of Irishman HSE denies suspending nurse after concerns raised over psychiatric unit
11th	Pedestrian killed near Cookstown, County Tyrone Grand National: Bookies face £50m hit as cash floods in for AP McCoy	Elderly woman released after arrest over plane incident Govt committed to 10% bus route privatisation despite union opposition
12th	Man's body discovered in car boot in south Belfast Lawrence Pritchard: Man critically injured in north Belfast incident dies	Members to ballot on contract to provide free GP to under sixes Woman arrested over fatal Dublin stabbing
13th	Kyle Neil: Man to appear in court charged with murder Howard Primary School: Decision to drop NI polling station upheld	Search for Cork student missing from Glasgow €8m boost for Tusla from Atlantic Philanthropies
14th	Strabane woman 'cried rape to get free police lift home' QUB cuts jobs and student intake after DEL funding loss	Glasgow police search into night for missing Irish student Karen Buckley McDonald refuses to apologise over Dáil statements
15th	Legal highs: Call for tougher laws to be introduced Bomb found at Ballyheather Road outside Strabane	O'Donnells must pay legal costs, court rules Cabinet approves tougher sentences for recidivist burglars
16th	NI abortion law: Legalisation in fatal foetal abnormality cases recommended 'Submarine snag' causes trawler drama	Body at farm is missing student Karen Buckley Closure notice issued for Carlow dog breeding premises
17th	Enniskillen: Brothers Patrick and Paul Somers have jail terms increased Belfast granny pleads for feud to end after family flee fireball	Hundreds attend vigil for Karen Buckley in Glasgow Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen defends decisions to prevent 'banks and economy imploding'
18th	Funeral for Kyle Neil takes place in Belfast Castle Mews, Cookstown: Four escape injury after arson attack	Investigation after body found in Co Cavan lake Thousands protest over water charges in Dublin
19th	Clabby investigation: 13 dogs are killed in fire at shed North Belfast: Disturbances outside pub on Oldpark Road	Govt to consider levies on banks over mortgage rates Fianna Fáil accuses Sinn Féin of falsifying Irish history
20th	Windsor Park: West Stand to be demolished Three brothers from Belfast jailed for drugs offences	Mark Nash guilty of murders of two women Tape of last words played at assisted suicide trial
21st	Charlie Hebdo Belfast event at Queen's University cancelled Axiom UK: Legal firm to double its Belfast workforce	Car in fatal crash was unroadworthy despite NCT, inquest told Woman stole €57k from Ulster Bank during IT failure
22nd	Drumahoe alert: Three 'viable' pipe bombs made safe Environmental groups to receive share of £2m carrier bag levy pot, says minister	More documents on Siteserv sale to be released Wallace and Daly guilty over Shannon Airport charges
23rd	Windsor Park: Leisure centre building 'factor in damage' Belfast: Neighbours tried to save elderly woman from house fire	Ex-AIB executive says credit policies 'inappropriate' Woman who claimed she was told to take off jeans at Castlerea Prison loses damages action
24th	Health Minister Jim Wells: Police investigate gay abuse remarks Barry Lyttle: Sydney attack brother gets suspended sentence	Supreme Court rejects appeal on 2012 Children's Referendum Woman acquitted on charges of assisting suicide by order of the judge
25th	John Pat Cunningham death: Former soldier charged with attempted murder Hundreds attend Helen's Bay Gallipoli event	Investigation into death of rally driver Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin accuses Govt of unfair recovery
26th	Jim Wells Rathfriland incident investigated Inside Business: Weak euro affecting NI exporters'	Family of Karen Buckley bring her remains home to Cork Dublin ceremony marks 100 years since Armenian 'genocide'
27th	Belfast bike-share scheme suffers 'day one problems' Giant fireball 'sets social media alight'	Crowds turn out to sympathise with Buckley family Kenny: Marriage will not be diminished by Yes vote
28th	Three arrested after man dies in Ballymena, County Antrim Alert follows explosion at Crawford Square in Derry	Gail O'Rorke: Dublin woman found not guilty of assisted suicide. Irish woman Sinead McKenna 'saw harrowing scenes in Nepal'
29th	Barry Lyttle: Sydney attack brother 'delighted' to be home Young Conway Volunteers: Band members convicted in 'sectarian song' case	Former Goldman Sachs banker not guilty of raping Irish student in New York Ryanair says €4.5m taken from bank accounts
30th	Casement Park: Sports minister calls for stadium review after committee claims Game of Thrones: Kit Harington apologises for joke about Belfast tourism	Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus to take legal action against unions over bus strike Former chaplain jailed for paying 'Continuity IRA' men to threaten nephew
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
May
1st	North Belfast: 'Substantial bomb' found in Brompton Park Thomas Valliday: Convicted murderer escapes during hospital visit	Life sentence for man who murdered drug dealer Threat of legal action 'unnecessary and vexatious' - NBRU
2nd	Carrickfergus: Emergency services called to circus Larne: Flats evacuated in arson attack on 'legal highs' shop	'Interfering' with marriage definition not a 'trivial matter' - Archbishop Another private college on brink of closure
3rd	Man, 59, killed in Rasharkin crash Kilcoo: Three pensioners locked into bedroom by burglars	Postmasters to run candidates in General Election €6m Garda IT system pulled due to database errors
4th	Thomas Valliday: Escaped prisoner arrested in Belfast Derry woman arrives home after Nepal earthquake	Cortege of 100 motorcyclists accompany body of DSI campaigner home State accused of concealing public nursing home costs
5th	Former IRA man shot dead in Belfast Liam Adams loses rape appeal conviction	Local authorities to get €312m for social housing projects An Taisce criticises Government's 'deeply deficient' climate bill
6th	Blackstaff river: Belfast ink company says it's responsible for red river spill Remembering the Lusitania: One passenger's remarkable story of survival	Europe: Irish families seek justice for dead relatives WHO: Republic of Ireland 'faces worst weight problem'
7th	North Belfast: Man, 18, arrested over Brompton Park bomb Loyalist 'collusion' legal action begins in Belfast	Over 1,000 homeless children in Ireland New No vote campaign group formed
8th	Election 2015: UUP win two seats and make biggest gain VE Day: Northern Ireland marks 70th anniversary	Shell to Sea protester loses case against gardaí Concern for mother of newborn found in Rathcoole, Co Dublin
9th	Gerard 'Jock' Davison: Funeral held for murdered ex-IRA man Belfast parade for 100 years since WW1 march	Two people injured in stabbing in Clonee, Dublin Thousands take part in suicide awareness event
10th	Alasdair McDonnell to give up Assembly seat Lambs in Armagh die after their ears are cut off in 'animal cruelty' attacks	SIPTU calls for pay restoration for public service workers Yes campaigners hold rally in Dublin City Centre
11th	DUP reshuffle: Foster, Bell and Hamilton in new jobs Londonderry: Man who set out to name and shame 'had indecency history'	Lobsters 'liberated' from Dublin restaurant Five Áras Attracta staff facing assault charges
12th	Arlene Foster warns welfare reform impasse will cost £500m Human Rights Act: Tory pledge to scrap law 'breaches NI peace deal'	High Court awards full costs of up to €5m against Ian Bailey Ireland granted protection to almost 500 asylum seekers last year
13th	Casement Park: Mike Nesbitt seeks inquiry into minister Carál Ní Chuilín over safety claims 'Bomb' find and four arrests in Irish dissident republican investigation	Former broadcaster Derek Davis dies Irish schools ranked in world top 20
14th	SDLP 'needs leadership change,' says Mark Durkan Bombardier is cutting 220 jobs in Northern Ireland	Minister 'ashamed' over treatment of patients at Portlaoise Taoiseach says referendum has nothing to do with surrogacy
15th	Michelle Owens placed under psychiatric order over killing toddler son Voters across Northern Ireland 'expressed concerns about SDLP leadership' says deputy leader	Halligan calls for Yes vote after revealing she is gay Surge in health insurance policy holders since start of the year
16th	SDLP executive will 'continue to support' Alasdair McDonnell Belfast crash: 21-year-old woman dies after two-car collision	Three men appear in court over IRA membership LÉ Eithne departs to help tackle migrant crisis in Mediterranean
17th	North West 200: Spectator and rider critical but stable after crash" Prince Charles events to be attended by Sinn Fein	Gardaí investigate death of Dublin teen Inmate dies of single stab wound at Cork Prison
18th	Julia Holmes: Police investigate if dead woman was missing fraudster UUP leader Mike Nesbitt meets Prime Minister David Cameron	Alleged assault and false imprisonment in Co Kildare investigated Prison population rises over court ordered fines
19th	Prince Charles meets Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams 'Gay cake' row: Judge rules against Ashers bakery	Prince Charles hosts dinner for President in Galway Limerick couple may have died in suicide pact
20th	Prince Charles visits Lord Mountbatten 1979 IRA murder site Celtic player Anthony Stokes 'approached over guns'	Funeral takes place of Ana Hick in Dalkey Shatter loses bid to quash aspects of Guerin report
21st	Prince Charles visits Catholic Church at centre of parades dispute Rathmore business park in Londonderry vandalised by masked gang	Man guilty of fatal one-punch attack on Irishman NAMA to spend over €100m bringing properties up to standard
22nd	Welfare reform: SDLP 'cannot accommodate' welfare proposals Máiría Cahill allegations: Sir Keir Starmer criticises handling of rape cover-up claims	Voting comes to a close across the country Gardaí slashed, attacked by dog in Louth
23rd	Elderly man killed in car crash in County Down Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry holds first parade in Carrickfergus	Ireland says Yes to same-sex marriage Referendum on presidential age is defeated
24th	North West 200: Spectator Violet McAfee hopeful of making good recovery Police investigate break-ins in Hillsborough	Church in Ireland needs 'reality check' after gay marriage vote Two men die in light aircraft crash on Mount Leinster
25th	NI First Minister Peter Robinson remains in hospital BBC Crimewatch appeal over Gerard 'Jock' Davison murder in Belfast	Averil Power quits Fianna Fáil party UN chief urges European leaders to address migrant crisis
26th	Man gets life for murder of Finbar McGrillen and Caron Smyth Short Strand: Sick woman forced to stay as Army tackle bomb	Government to support IAG's proposed takeover offer for Aer Lingus Family homelessness reaches another crisis point - Focus Ireland
27th	Northern Ireland welfare dispute: Westminster could take over powers Finbar McGrillen and Caron Smyth subjected to 'savage attack', murder trial told	More needs to be done to tackle drug use, overcrowding in prisons - report Senior cardinal says Irish backing for same-sex marriage a 'defeat for humanity'
28th	Arlene Foster: No movement on welfare reform bill 'Gay cake' case: Ashers bakery to appeal discrimination decision	Dáil votes for sale of Government's Aer Lingus stake to IAG Gardaí appeal for information over fatal Dublin shooting
29th	Peter Robinson: NI first minister leaves hospital NI horseracing: Down Royal and Downpatrick warn of funding threat	Civil servant pay increase of €2,000 over two years under new agreement Irishwoman to become first female Oxford head Ireland's media silenced over MP's speech about Denis O'Brien
30th	Twinbrook, Belfast: Eamonn Magee Jr killed in stabbing First Minister Peter Robinson blames lifestyle for heart attack	Migrant flow of 40,000 since January 2015 - UN Irish Farmers Association angry over publication of EU payments to farmers
31st	Eamonn Magee Jr: Killer 'lay in wait' for young boxer Northern Ireland political deadlock 'looks foolish on world stage'	Woman's body discovered at house in Co Mayo Minister Donohoe says ban on Dáil reporting untenable
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
June
1st	Kincora boys' home scandal: Victim seeks judicial review Paying for sex becomes a crime in NI as new law comes into effect	Man's body recovered off Killybegs coast in Co Donegal Dublin police files from 1915 & 1916 released
2nd	Polish ambassador in Stormont talks over hate crime Stormont situation 'grim', says Theresa Villiers	Emergency services bring Mayo fire under control O'Brien says RTÉ being used to 'damage' him
3rd	IRA membership case against Padraic Wilson and Sean Hughes collapses Irish tricolour flag flown over Stormont	Noonan says inquiry will examine preferential interest rates given to IBRC clients Court issues written judgment on O'Brien injunction
4th	Fane Street Primary School merger 'racist attacks risk' Charlie Hebdo: Queen's University Belfast's 'cancelled' conference underway	Calls for Govt to release asylum-seekers with children from direct provision Leaving Cert English paper 'fair'
5th	Ballycastle: Kenneth and Rita Boughey deaths investigation continues Gerald Lavey jailed after masked gang attack in Derry	101-year-old on trolley 'a human rights abuse' Well-known chef and food critic Paolo Tullio has died
6th	Paul McCauley dies after being beaten in 2006 attack River Foyle: 26 rescued after canoes capsizes	Thousands march in protest over work conditions at Dunnes Stores Group says legalising assisted suicide would have 'catastrophic consequences'
7th	Sinn Féin's McLaughlin at Derry Messines commemoration Jonathon Porritt: Troubles 'no excuse for environmental failings'	Pilgrim altar missing from Gougane Barra Clones, County Monaghan: Carbon fibre prosthetic blade stolen
8th	Coalisland: Schoolboy 'took own life after online trick' Paul McCauley murder: Father believes UDA were involved	50% increase in number of people contacting Eating Disorder Association Experimental kidney disease treatment gets €6m in EU funding
9th	Ronan Hughes: School principal says teen 'was being blackmailed' Freddie Scappaticci lawyers fail to stop broadcast of BBC Spotlight film	SF outlines Denis O'Brien 'loan documents' in Dáil Irish nun rescued after three days stuck in lift
10th	Martin McGuinness 'ready to meet IRA victim's daughter' New course gives PSNI officers countryside training	One dead, second person critical after workplace accident in Dublin Woman who reported mother's death told she owed €105k
11th	Paul McCauley murder: Bishops appeal for information Roman rings found at County Down beach declared as treasure	Ryanair to appeal 'ridiculous' ruling on Aer Lingus stake Young mother died after missed cancer diagnoses
12th	Parades Commission places more restrictions on Tour of the North Van Morrison knighthood leads NI awards in Queen's Birthday Honours list	Man dies following shooting incident at Dublin youth centre 130 Clerys workers made redundant as court appoints liquidators
13th	Same-sex marriage: Thousands of gay rights campaigners march in Belfast Tandragee: Man rescued from house fire	Irishmen jailed over roof repair scam in Australia Former watchdog chief takes action against church
14th	Eamonn Magee Jr killing: Murder accused's workplaces attacked three times Events to mark 150th anniversary of Yeats' birth	Over half of GPs signed up to free care scheme for children under six Lisburn: Cannabis 'worth £60,000' seized at house
15th	Dunmurry fire: Three families left homeless Collusion debate: IRA informers 'in high authority' claims DUP	LÉ Eithne rescues 460 migrants from wooden barge off coast of Libya Clerys liquidators to meet unions over job losses/
16th	Paul McCauley murder: Police examine sympathy card information Ronan Hughes: Parents tell of Nigerian blackmail gang	Names of those killed after Berkeley balcony collapse released Protest over Clerys sudden closure
17th	Philip McMurray to take legal action over wife Colleen's murder Abortion: Belfast court reserves judgement in landmark case	Water damage may have caused Berkeley balcony collapse 30% rise in first-time callers to Rape Crisis Centre
18th	Londonderry alert: Three men arrested after Eglinton bomb Ulster University: Funding reduction sees cuts to jobs and student places	Inquiry hears Ireland was pushed quite hard into bailout All clear given after suspicious package sent to GLEN office
19th	Child held hostage, father attacked in Belfast robbery bid Tour of the North: Orange Order abides by parade ruling	Roy Keane cleared of road rage charge Two arrested after shots fired at gardaí in Co Kildare
20th	Belfast International Airport: Disruptive passenger diverts plane Thousands attend anti-austerity rallies across UK	Funeral mass for two Berkeley victims takes place Murder investigation under way following fatal Limerick shooting
21st	John Lewis row 'sends wrong message' says Belfast Chamber of Trade head South Belfast assault: Man critical after brothers attacked	Govt may amend company law after Clerys closure - minister Women in her 20s dies after Co Wexford car crash
22nd	Sinn Féin giving 'conditional support' to budget bill, McGuinness says Orange Order opens new history museum in Belfast	Penalty point loophole to be closed Irish executive wins €1.25m for unfair dismissal from Royal Sun Alliance Insurance
23rd	PSNI cyber crime team viewed eight million images last week Tyrone man Sean Hackett 'felt need to kill a parent'	Anti-abortion group criticises UN recommendation Garda fined €2,000 over ATM scam
24th	Historical Abuse Inquiry: Irish police 'aware' of Smyth abuse in 1970s Ronan Hughes: Police investigate other blackmail cases	Banks violating mortgage code of conduct Four suspected of dissident republican activity arrested in Longford
25th	The Disappeared: 'More than one body' found during search for Joe Lynskey Casement Park: GAA says Hillsborough-style disaster warning 'hysterical'	Expelled SF Cllr may stand as Independent candidate in election Man dies after taking weight loss drug bought online
26th	The Disappeared: Kevin McKee's sister speaks of emotion at visiting murder site Pat Finucane murder: Widow loses inquiry challenge against PM	Further Irish victims of Tunisia attack not ruled out DA denies Irish pressure led to balcony inquiry
27th	West Belfast bomb find: Man is arrested North Belfast attack: Three men taken to hospital	Tens of thousands attend Pride Parade in Dublin Polls indicate drop in support for Labour and Sinn Féin
28th	NI driver killed in Belgium school trip bus crash Tunisia attack: Belfast couple tell of beach attack horror	Three Irish confirmed dead in Tunisia attack Man critical after Dublin stabbing
29th	Bernadette Smyth: Anti-abortion protester wins appeal Former DUP adviser David McConaghie denies voyeurism	26 terminations carried out under Act in 2014 Sinn Féin cllr is new Lord Mayor of Dublin
30th	Caron Smyth and Finbar McGrillen murders: Killers jailed without remission Sammy Wilson: DUP block censure motion over 'thug' jibe	Two drown and third person missing off Baltimore Only 12% of properties available within rent assistance limits
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
July
1st	Belfast: Paris firm Stargime submits plans for £20m office redevelopment Londonderry: 289 jobs to be created by OneSource Virtual	Senator Higgins' internet safety bill passes second stage in Seanad HIQA critical of disability centres in Dublin and Sligo
2nd	Nama property sale: Mick Wallace claims Belfast firm had £7m in bank after deal Trio jailed for Ballymena wheelie bin attack	Irish singer Val Doonican dies aged 88 Bank collapse would have been 'catastrophic', Cowen tells inquiry
3rd	Nama property sale: Emergency finance committee meeting call Tall Ships in Belfast: Scenes from the festival on Friday	Appeal to identify woman after body recovered from sea Breakthrough in Tusla talks on social work service
4th	NI motorcycle doctor John Hinds dies in Dublin accident Two charged over shotgun fired in Belfast playground	Almost 2,000 attend funeral of third Irish victim of Tunisia attack Thousands take part in anti-abortion rally in Dublin
5th	Tall Ships: Belfast waves goodbye as festival draws to close Ban on MLA office party emblems and flags proposed	Govt did not support search and rescue missions in Mediterranean Howlin says if he could he would block pension rise to top earners
6th	Teenage girls rescued in Mourne mountains Sport NI: Nine board members resign	Dublin's funding for homelessness €18m less than needed Rate of sick leave in public service falls
7th	Nazi flags near Carrickfergus bonfire site taken down Gerry Adams investigation by police 'not politically motivated', ombudsman says	Oldest Irish-born woman dies in New York aged 113 Stolen boating equipment worth €150K recovered
8th	Man dies and another critical after south Belfast attack Nama deal: PSNI launch investigation	Ireland was 'bounced' into Troika bailout deal - Brian Cowen Irishman dies in Thailand drowning incident
9th	Belfast murder: Police name man arrested on suspicion of loyalist's murder UK crime agency to lead NI property deal inquiry	Court rejects claim Ireland breached working time directive Man sentenced to seven years after 'vicious' assault on musician
10th	Nama deal: Peter Robinson says no-one in family or party hoped to benefit from sale Belfast murders: Second man dies after 'sword' attack	Body of Barry Davis Ryan found in Baltimore Department of Foreign Affairs advises against non-essential travel to Tunisia
11th	Omagh: Priests robbed by armed, masked men Dublin's Sinn Féin mayor pays tribute to dead of both World Wars	New political venture launched by Murphy, Shortall and Donnelly Ros Na Rún actor Diarmuid Mac An Adhastair dies
12th	11th Night: Alliance calls for investigation into burning of flags and posters Dundalk: Guns seized, man arrested in dissident republican operation	Three people who died in Co Laois crash are named Irish who died in past wars are remembered
13th	Eight police officers hurt at Belfast parade flashpoint St Patrick's Church: Finaghy True Blues plays tune going past church	500% increase in number of people declared bankrupt in 2014 Boy, 4, critical after incident in Cork swimming pool
14th	Ardoyne trouble: Man charged with attempted murder Ash dieback: 100,000 trees destroyed in bid to combat disease	Irish Water collects under half of water charges EC approves IAG's proposed Aer Lingus takeover
15th	Ardoyne trouble: Man in court on attempted murder charges Orange Order condemns loyalist band over parade breach	Irish Water says 46% payment rate 'a solid start' Vodafone received 7,973 requests for user data
16th	Chelsea racist chants: Paris man blamed for Metro incident Message in a bottle: NI boy's note found in Menorca 13 years on	Bertie Ahern admits mistakes but defends legacy Pilot arrested after helicopter hits Longford pub
17th	Paul McCauley death: Man, 24, charged with murder Game of Thrones: TV drama 'contributes £110m to NI economy'	HSE suspends all payments to Eurosurgical from all hospitals Man with locked-in syndrome in line for €10m payment
18th	Lurgan: Homes evacuated in security alert Paul McCauley death: Piper John McClements charged with murder	SF undecided on water charges compensation Shannon Airport celebrates 70 years since first commercial trans-Atlantic flight
19th	Lurgan bomb attack was 'designed to kill' police, says PSNI Duffy's Cut: Catherine Burns is buried in Clonoe	Lack of social service resources leave vulnerable children at risk - report Over 90,000 attend Bray Air Display
20th	Men guilty of Johnny Adair and Sam McCrory murder plot Human trafficking: 21 people 'rescued' in Newtownhamilton and Belfast	Review of gender equality in higher education Court hears Anglo accused asked for name change on account
21st	Alan Drennan died less than 24 hours after arriving on holiday in Ibiza Sinn Féin meets David Cameron over welfare reform crisis	Mediterranean migrant crisis: Baby 'Destiny' born on Irish rescue ship Care assistant jailed for sexually assaulting patient
22nd	Musgrave Park Hospital's waiting list rises by 75% Northern Ireland women lose abortion ruling appeal	Girl with cerebral palsy gets €1.9m settlement Drunk driver jailed for killing 'good Samaritan'
23rd	Derry judge orders teenager to sketch him in court Hospital waiting times 'likely to get worse', health board chief says	Former addict fraudulently claimed disability benefits while living in Lanzarote for three years HSE to offer up to €1,500 to bring nurses back to Ireland
24th	Alan Drennan: Family want answers over Ibiza police beating allegation Blind adventurer Mark Pollock suing friends over window fall	Fitzgerald says new laws will better protect domestic abuse victims Arrests as cannabis plants and cannabis herb worth €1.2m found in Donegal
25th	Ballymena: Woman dies after being hit by car Man charged over hoax bomb alert at Gerry Adams' home	Anger over Taoiseach's Gaeltacht comments Concerns over ending of disability labour scheme
26th	Ballymoney: Arrest over attack that left victim critically ill Armoy Road Races: Ian Simpson 'stable' following crash	Hundreds climb Croagh Patrick despite warnings about bad weather Man dies after falling from tractor in Co Kerry
27th	Frankie Boyle: Belfast gig 'going ahead' in spite of disability groups' protest Alan Drennan: Second post mortem to be held when body returns from Ibiza	Investigation into link between discovery of body and fatal M1 crash Italian man pleads not guilty to Dublin murder
28th	Belfast bus lane cameras error wipes out 700 fines Martin McGuinness says US talks on Stormont crisis were 'encouraging'	Gardaí treating Marie Quigley death in Co Louth as murder PTSB to give compensation after mortgage failures
29th	Frankie Boyle: Festival in Belfast 'deeply sorry' for any offence caused by booking Alan Drennan: New post-mortem finds injuries, solicitor says	Harney tells banking inquiry governments made mistakes Prisoners hospitalised after Cloverhill protest
30th	Belfast body find: Man's death investigated by police Northern Ireland dairy crisis: Farmers protest as Stormont committee meets	Former Anglo officials found guilty on all counts http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0729/718095-farm-fatality-mayo/
31st	Northern Ireland ports: Rise in illegal immigrants intercepted trying to reach other parts of UK Lisburn break-ins: Jackie Kirkwood tasered as he was 'deranged on drugs' court hears	Three former Anglo officials jailed over conspiring to hide accounts from Revenue Saverio Bellante found not guilty by reason of insanity
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
August
1st	Strabane: 'Mortar-type device' found in security alert near graveyard Belfast Pride: Thousands attend 25th annual parade in city	Series of events held to commemorate O'Donovan Rossa funeral centenary Workers to benefit from annual leave changes
2nd	Jennifer Dornan killed in Lagmore, Belfast, house fire Strabane graveyard mortar device incident 'despicable'	Corporation tax cut alone 'not enough' for foreign companies Man found with serious head injuries in Dublin dies
3rd	Strabane graveyard bomb an 'attempt to kill police officers' JG Devlin: Belfast actor honoured by Falls Road blue plaque	Giant minion causes traffic disruption in Dublin O'Brien takes legal action against Dáil Committee
4th	Killowen Road, County Down: Man killed as lorry and car collide Aleshia McLaverty given suspended sentence for abandoning starved pet dog	Swimmer attacked by seagull in Co Kerry Murder investigation under way after Sligo post mortem
5th	Belfast murder: Man, 39, arrested on suspicion of withholding information Jeremy Corbyn calls for new Northern Ireland talks on welfare reform budget	Patients to be given unique identifying number Free GP care for over 70s in operation
6th	Pastor James McConnell in court over online 'satanic Islam' sermon Martin McGuinness and George Hamilton share festival stage	Afghan man found on road in Naas granted bail LÉ Niamh arrives in Italy with 367 rescued migrants
7th	Patrick O'Connell: New mural in Belfast to FC Barcelona saviour Casement Park stadium report recommends replacement of safety expert Paul Scott	Family left homeless due to council's 'maxed out' credit card Price increase and worse odds for lottery
8th	Ulster Grand Prix: Rider killed at second Supersport race Dungiven: Four people injured after bus attacked with stones	55% rise in number of homeless families since start of 2015 Locals 'comb' field after 20 cattle die from suspected lead poisoning
9th	Police targeted after anti-internment parade in Belfast Jennifer Dornan: Man arrested in Donegal believed to be murder suspect, police say	60,000 flock to Tullamore National Livestock Show Enda Kenny rules out staying on as Taoiseach beyond one more term Knock shrine: New York pilgrims take first flight to Irish Catholic site
10th	Nine officers injured after Belfast anti-internment parade violence Jennifer Dornan murder: Sources say suspect 'absconded from jail'	Efforts to bring home two children whose father died in US Four more Áras Attracta staff being investigated
11th	Gyrocopter pilot Norman Surplus arrives back in Northern Ireland Belfast: Women escape injury in gun attack on house	Karen Buckley murder: Man admits 'evil' killing of Irish student in Glasgow Family with young children found sleeping rough in Dublin
12th	Man shot dead in east Belfast's Short Strand area Bomb explodes in bin in Londonderry	Over 20 people to be charged over Burton car incident Minister says number failing LC honours maths not unusual
13th	Child killed in accident at Hilden Brewery in Lisburn Strabane pig farm fire: 33 sows and 434 piglets confirmed dead	Sligo council worker killed in crash while cutting hedge Gardaí probing RTÉ revelations on Burton protest charges
14th	Palace Barracks: Van explosion a 'possible firebomb' Kevin McGuigan murder: Belfast victim under threat from republicans	Homelessness crisis not due to money or resources - Taoiseach College access scheme will not apply to Ukrainian teen
15th	North Belfast: Fight involving 20 youths armed with knives and sticks Child dies suddenly on trip to Newcastle funfair	Appeal for witnesses to shooting in Dublin President Higgins pays tribute to Mary Keane, wife of playwright John B Keane
16th	Andersonstown Road, Belfast: Woman 'pushed through takeaway window' 21-year-old man killed in Moorfields Road, Ballymena, crash	'Abandoned' woman Elizabeth Rylands appeals for help to trace birth family Colleges accused of manipulating CAO admissions system"
17th	Belfast salons fined after 15-year-old girl uses sunbeds Delays 'not to blame' for food bank rise in Northern Ireland	Over 30% of election candidates already selected are women Certificate of Irish Heritage scheme to be discontinued
18th	Convicted fake dentist continues to run Belfast clinic Kevin McGuigan: Funeral held for murdered ex-IRA man	Demand for rental properties a 'huge problem' - Daft New measures to prevent 'marriages of convenience'
19th	Rugby boy Ryan makes appeal to Irish rugby chiefs over ban on wearing goggles Kevin McGuigan murder: Man charged with possessing firearm	Open verdicts over deaths of Cork twins Children of Irishman who died in US placed with aunt
20th	Kevin McGuigan murder: Police link Provisional IRA to killing in Belfast GCSE exams: Northern Ireland pupils outperform students in GB	Comreg welcomes launch of new operator More than 1,000 people with disabilities living in long-term care
21st	Kevin McGuigan murder: IRA 'co-operated' with Action Against Drugs Belfast Telegraph to cut 89 jobs and sell landmark office building	Man dead following Athy shooting €784,000 worth of cocaine seized at Dublin Port
22nd	Kevin McGuigan murder: Provisional IRA still exists, says PSNI chief Strabane, County Tyrone: Police searches in dissident republican investigation	Children of Jason Corbett arrive in Ireland National Heritage week events held nationwide
23rd	Three men die in two-vehicle A1 collision in County Down Dungannon lamb theft: Farmer says animals 'poisonous' if eaten	Two men rescued from Co Clare cave after 28 hours Investigation under way after woman falls from Cork nightclub roof
24th	Victims of A1 road crash in County Down named as police appeal for witnesses Theresa Villiers says IRA existence no surprise to government	Local authorities criticised over homeless crisis Kelly warns against 'pulling a fast one' over water grant
25th	Piracy scam 'put film industry at risk of £120m loss' Conall Kerrigan: Claudy man's death not a result of crime, police say	Minister calls for 'fresh assessment' of PIRA Fisherman dies after being overcome by fumes on trawler
26th	Ulster Unionist Party intends to leave NI Executive Sinn Féin chairman Declan Kearney 'sorry' for all Troubles victims	Teenager dies in Carlow farm accident Flights resume after fire at Dublin Airport
27th	DUP: Stormont 'usual business cannot continue until IRA claims resolved' Twinbrook baby death: Christopher O'Neill charged with murder	Benhaffaf twins' first day at primary school Viking coins produced in Dublin declared treasure in Wales
28th	Samuel Tweed: Newtownards pensioner jailed for 1974 court escape and weapons offences House of Lords: DUP peerage choice blocked by watchdog	Operation Slowdown in force on roads nationwide for next 24hrs Limerick man had heart attack after disturbing intruders
29th	UUP decides to withdraw from Northern Ireland Executive Royal Black Institution on parade in Northern Ireland	President signs marriage equality bill Cousins charged with Limerick burglaries
30th	Irish minister Charlie Flanagan warns of 'grave' political situation County Antrim: Man 'critical' after Ballymoney crash	Man dies, 9 rescued after boat capsizes off Wexford Body found in search for missing Japanese tourists
31st	DUP leader Peter Robinson calls for 'intensive talks' process Bessbrook: Disabled man critically ill after being beaten in his home	US murder charge dropped against Irish nanny Children in care unit forced to urinate on floor - HIQA report
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
September
1st	Peter Robinson asks David Cameron to suspend NI assembly in bid to ease Stormont crisis Lisnevin: Inquiry hears claims of sectarian abuse at County Down school	AIB pays €3.7m compensation to customers after error Callinan: Direct cause of decision to retire was Purcell visit
2nd	Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry: IRA murder of Bernard Teggart 'most horrific' case Ulster University: Languages school to close and maths degrees cut	Three sisters give birth on same day in Mayo hospital; fourth baby due today Eircom says services have 'stabilised'
3rd	Stormont crisis: Cross-party talks to begin next week Nama deal: Gareth Graham says tapes show 'illegal conduct in politics and banking'	Alan Kelly indicates Ireland may take thousands of refugees Man dies in accident at Limerick garage
4th	Five arrested over '£5.5m VAT and money laundering fraud' Sinn Féin must restore trust says Enda Kenny	Sister act continues as fourth baby arrives after three born in one day 'People should not be afraid of migrant influx' - Higgins
5th	Peggy O'Hara funeral: Arrest and appeal over paramilitary displays Welfare reform: Westminster may legislate directly as last resort	Hundreds gather to show solidarity to refugees Garda injured in Ballyfermot car ramming incident
6th	County Mayo: NI motorcyclist killed in crash Almost 260 sex attacks in NI schools reported to police in three years	LÉ Niamh docks in Sicily with 329 people on board ECB declines invitation to attend Banking Inquiry
7th	Ardglass trawler: Ministry of Defence admits UK submarine damaged fishing boat Migrant crisis: Belfast and Londonderry host vigils for refugees	Burton says Ireland can accept 5,000 refugees 40 Irish bankers earned €1m or more in 2013 - watchdog
8th	Northern Ireland crisis talks: Ulster Unionists angry over agenda Theresa Villiers rules out suspension of Northern Ireland Assembly	Karen Buckley murder: Alexander Pacteau jailed for life Daniel O'Connell's letter to wife deciphered using social media
9th	Kevin McGuigan murder: Bobby Storey one of three senior republicans arrested Enniskillen bomb: 'HET prevented from questioning Martin McGuinness'	Boy who slept rough last summer 'delighted' with Junior Cert results Lenihan hoped bank costs would be recouped - special advisor
10th	NI first minister Peter Robinson steps aside in Stormont crisis Guide helps NI clergy support suicide families	Govt announces plans to accept 4,000 refugees Buildings to go orange for suicide prevention day
11th	DUP's Peter Robinson says Sinn Féin and SDLP will not get ministerial roles Stormont crisis: Health charity 'deeply concerned'	Berkeley survivor speaks publicly about disaster for first time Socialist Party TD Paul Murphy among 27 facing charges over Jobstown incident
12th	DUP tactics version of Hokey Cokey says Gerry Adams Jeremy Corbyn has big task, says Labour NI secretary Boyd Black	Electricity restored to 20,000 Dublin homes after fire causes outage Hundreds attend refugee solidarity rally in Dublin City Centre
13th	BBC Proms in Belfast in pictures Sean Corrigan: Police appeal one year after Belfast man's death	Forkhill man charged over 1m euros Dublin Port drug find
14th	Police investigate arson attack at north Belfast flat Man injured in Westrock Parade, Belfast, shooting	1916 Rising centenary: Schools receive Irish tricolour U2's Belfast and Dublin gigs sell out after overnight queues
15th	Andy Allen is co-opted as Ulster Unionist MLA for East Belfast Crown Bar: Belfast's best known pub gets £300,000 facelift	Irish Guards: Regiment becomes first British Army club in GAA Spitfire Paddy: the Irish ace who gave his all in Battle of Britain
16th	Belfast rapid transit system: Delay criticised by SDLP Stormont crisis: Irish minister discusses new paramilitary watchdog plan	Same-sex marriage: First Irish ceremonies expected within months
17th	Three men charged over suspected heroin find in Belfast West Belfast alert: Semtex and handguns found in dissident republican search	LÉ Niamh: Irish naval ship rescues 124 migrants from Mediterranean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34273664
18th	100ft Meccano bridge spans Clarendon Dock in Belfast Theresa Villiers commissions assessment of Northern Ireland paramilitaries	Thomas Kent: State funeral in Cork for 1916 rebel Dublin's Port Tunnel fire: Carriages re-opened
19th	Queen's University Belfast Meccano bridge sets new world record Elm Street, south Belfast: Two men beaten in baseball bat attack	Karen Buckley murder: Alexander Pacteau appeals against sentence Bid to extradite David Ellis in Swansea murder probe
20th	DUP's Peter Robinson at Stormont ahead of political talks West Belfast explosives find: Woman, 21, and man, 29, arrested	Men questioned over five cannabis factories and plants worth £1.5m
21st	Stormont crisis: Theresa Villiers says talks process 'focused and productive' International Peace day marked along north Belfast peace line	Cerberus takes control of loan to Mick Wallace TD
22nd	Car crashes into Belfast restaurant window Eugene Dalton: IRA bomb Family to take legal action over Libyan semtex	Irish PM Enda Kenny survives confidence motion Irish drink-driving law change to close language loophole
23rd	Nama inquiry: Peter Robinson rejects Bryson payment claim Loughall attack: New inquests into deaths of civilian and IRA men	US balcony collapse: Poetic farewell as last injured Irish student flies home Day two of ploughing championship draws record crowd
24th	Nama inquiry: David Watters and Andrew Creighton reject Jamie Bryson claims NI school crime topped 1,200 in 2014	Shatter calls on Ronan to remove Nazi reference from inquiry statement Prisoner community group secures 1,200 jobs for inmates
25th	Hayes Fuels death: Firm admits breaching health and safety legislation Drink fraud: Two men and woman have convictions quashed	Fear of reprisals after criminal shot dead in Spain Thousands of euro stolen in telephone scam
26th	Irish Famine: Newry hosts first Northern Ireland commemoration ceremony Stormont crisis: Bill Clinton offers to help, says Irish PM Enda Kenny	Woman arrested at M1 garda checkpoint Charity CEO warns of knock-on effect of housing supply
27th	Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn defends republicans Troubles meetings Woman arrested over west Belfast explosives find	Children among injured in Co Kildare crash Murphy defends journey to airport in garda car
28th	Tax credits cut 'affects 120,000 NI households' Belfast City Hospital's five kidney transplants in single day	Murder inquiry after death of taxi driver in Louth Nationwide ban on smokey coal announced
29th	Jean McConville murder: Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams will not face Disappeared charges B&Q stores to close in Northern Ireland: 300 jobs will go	Kenny calls for 'common sense' after satellite dish case involving 90-year-old woman Jim Carrey 'shocked' at death of former girlfriend
30th	David McConaghie: Ex-DUP adviser gets jail term for hiding camera in MP's office toilet Jean McConville family angry as Adams and others to face no charges	Liquid water flowed beneath glaciers on Mars - study Passport cards to be launched next month
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
October
1st	Nama deal: Peter Robinson agrees to appear before Stormont inquiry Hospital waiting times: 'Heads would roll' if NI figures were seen in England	Enda Kenny stuck in a lift while touring new food plant Seven jailed for total of 72 years over Tipperary robbery
2nd	David Cameron: Northern Ireland agreement needed by end of October Simon Hamilton resigns four times in past three weeks	Playwright Brian Friel dies aged 86 An Post tells customers not to send any post
3rd	East Belfast fire: Taxi staff help to evacuate burning flats after arson Máiría Cahill: IRA rape campaigner makes bid for Seanad election	Homeless families occupy Dublin show house Two flights forced to return to Dublin Airport
4th	Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool boss sacked after Merseyside derby Londonderry: Woman describes escape from pipe bomb explosion	Man dies in Offaly farm accident Funeral of Brian Friel takes place in Co Donegal
5th	Robert Howard: 'Chances missed' to stop child killer The Bite Group: Around 100 jobs are saved as food company is sold	CWU suspends industrial action in An Post dispute Irish scientist wins Nobel Prize for Medicine
6th	Thomas 'Slab' Murphy arraigned on tax charges in Dublin McAuley Engineering: 87 jobs created at Ballymoney firm	'Most fundamental changes to international tax rules in almost a century' published today Some beds in Cork care centre too close for privacy - HIQA
7th	West Belfast: Two men stabbed during street fight Philip Morrison charged with 1994 murder of Derek Sheerin	Irish clock that plays God Save the Queen sold for £84,000 750,000 people apply for water conservation grant
8th	Northern Ireland have qualified for the Euro 2016 finals by beating Greece 3-1 on a brilliant night at Windsor Park. McNarry 'involved in loyalist paramilitary disbandment talks'	Water Conservation Grant deadline extended Shoppers stunned as man horses around in Tesco
9th	Alerts at PSNI recruitment event venues cause major disruption New DUP MLA Emma Pengelly to get SPAD severance pay	Minister Reilly forced to abandon car after protest Judge deems Áras Attracta footage admissable
10th	PSNI say object found in grounds of hotel in Londonderry was a bomb Ormeau Road nut thief fined £57	Books of condolence to be opened for Dublin fire victims Dublin man charged with IRA membership at special court sitting
11th	Do not table bill on Troubles legacy, SDLP tells government Northern Ireland football fans party in Finland for final Euro 2016 qualifier	Two dead, including one garda, in Louth shooting Victims of Carrickmines fire are named
12th	Single mother loses £77k to fraudsters posing as solicitors Gay blood donation: Thirty men turned down over sex ban	Omeath shooting: Garda Anthony Golden's colleagues faced 'traumatic' scene Christmas Bonus restored by 75% and cigarette prices rise in Budget 2016
13th	Loyalists 'left behind' since Good Friday Agreement Anti-abortion clinic opens in Belfast	Tax cuts, spending increases worth €1.5bn in Budget 2016 Drumm appears in Boston court over Anglo collapse
14th	Arrest made as Craigavon death now treated as murder Nama deal: Peter Robinson tells inquiry personal benefit claims 'outrageous'	Hundreds gather for candlelit vigil at Carrickmines fire site Denis O'Brien takes legal action against PR firm, alleging conspiracy
15th	Belfast alert: Under-car bomb found at Linden Gardens Craigavon death: Arrest made in murder inquiry	Garda Tony Golden 'mourned by entire nation' Adam Clayton sues former accountant over failed investments
16th	Belfast bomb may have fallen from car 'connected to armed forces' Jim Wells not to be prosecuted over gay marriage remarks	Taxi drivers lose court challenge over deregulation Decision to dismiss garda sergeant quashed on appeal
17th	Coalisland: Murder investigation after man found dead in garage Belfast: Hand grenade thrown at police patrol in Short Strand could have killed	HSE refutes claim patients received contaminated drug Workers vote to accept settlement over An Post dispute
18th	Ballycastle: Man's eye socket broken in assault Twinbrook: Police attacked responding to anti-social behaviour	Passenger dies on board Aer Lingus aircraft, plane directed to Cork Paramedics deliver baby on M50 motorway
19th	Kevin McGuigan murder: Man, 47, arrested in west Belfas Portaferry Hotel shuts suddenly with 20 job losses	Packages found in body of man who died on Aer Lingus flight €60k in damages awarded to Roma family over son's removal from their home
20th	IRA 'army council' still exists but has 'wholly political focus' DUP ministers resume Northern Ireland Executive posts	Pope's message of sympathy read at fire victims' funeral ECB research shows Irish and Spaniards got poorer as Germans and Dutch prospered
21st	Stakeknife: Army's most high ranking agent within the IRA to be quizzed about 24 murders Stormont talks session like Fawlty Towers says Nesbitt	Priest criticises lack of empathy after fire deaths Driver of bus dies after Waterford crash
22nd	Colin Duffy relatives not guilty of terror charges Man hurt rescuing cows from farm fire in Markethill	Drumm hires top US lawyers to fight extradition to Ireland Consultant paid €736k was doing work of four surgeons
23rd	Banbridge incendiary devices: Residents lucky to escape injury say police Garvagh break-in: Elderly couple held by gang armed with poker	Abortion pill bus travels to Galway Facebook given approval for €200m data centre in Co Meath
24th	NI honeymoon couple drown in South Africa Gediminas Stauskas: Man charged with Coalisland murder	Famous Irish actor Maureen O'Hara dies aged 95 Plane makes emergency landing after woman goes into labour
25th	Man blames loyalist paramilitaries for Holywood home attack National Living Wage 'may encourage black market payments'	Document written by Gda Tony Golden in 2013 made public President Higgins arrives in San Francisco for second leg of US tour
26th	Boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with TalkTalk hack Easter Rising events organisers invite loyalists	Government to review WHO study linking processed meat and cancer Record numbers turn out for Dublin Marathon
27th	Tech Mahindra: 200 Belfast jobs under threat at IT firm Plane diverted to Belfast International Airport shortly after takeoff	Bullet found in exhumed body of Ballymurphy victim Lonely Planet names Dublin one of world's top ten cities to visit
28th	Tech Mahindra: 200 Belfast jobs under threat at IT firm Divorces in Northern Ireland 'could be settled online' under proposals	Former solicitor pleads guilty to €300,000 theft, fraud and forgery Abbey Theatre defends choice of plays for 2016
29th	Peter Robinson says talks deal needed 'within 10 days' Ruth Patterson: DUP's return to executive 'shocked me to the core'	Court hears 'brave and heroic' boy saved sister from abduction Presidential Commission signs Marriage Bill into law
30th	Translink says Linfield coat bus refusal reports incorrect Cattle theft figures in Fermanagh and Tyrone 'shocking'	AAA rules out vote transfer pact with Sinn Féin Man found guilty of murdering Brazilian man in Kerry bog
31st	Police attacked after Lurgan railway line closure Halloween celebrations: Thousands taking part in Northern Ireland	Gardaí seize drugs worth over €1m in Dublin HSE says it may take weeks to clear chemotherapy delays
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
November
1st	Ballycastle, County Antrim: Teenager arrested after woman dies in road traffic collision Belfast stabbing: Man 'critically ill' in hospital	One man dead, six others injured after separate Dublin stabbings Ambulance carrying patient attacked in Dublin
2nd	Same-sex marriage: Proposal wins assembly majority but fails over DUP block Justin Welby: Northern Ireland 'should be welfare special case'	77-year-old man jailed for rape and abuse of daughter Minister denies Government 'turned a blind eye' to fishing industry trafficking
3rd	Michelin Ballymena tyre factory to close in 2018 Henry Reilly: UKIP expels NI councillor	Drunk driver jailed for causing death of four-year-old boy High Court strikes out Miss Y inquiry challenge
4th	Simon Hamilton announces 'biggest health system shake-up' in five years Orange Order condemns 'KKK painting' at Ulster Museum	Survey shows cross-border support for united Ireland BOI insists elderly customers will be accommodated
5th	Complaint against Peter Robinson made to PSNI by Peter Curistan Maghaberry Prison 'most dangerous' ever visited says chief inspector	Review into death of man after 40-minute ambulance wait Irish women tweet periods to Enda Kenny in abortion protest
6th	Cullyhanna, County Armagh: Murder bid on policeman after ATM theft De La Salle College, Belfast: Third of teachers call in sick	Scientology defamation case adjourned Dublin cleric concerned over Islamic teaching
7th	North Belfast security alert ends NI police officer hurt in lorry hit-and-run discharged from hospital	Fianna Fáil member takes legal challenge over gender selection quotas Electric Picnic lost property put on display
8th	NI talks: Enda Kenny 'hopeful' deal can be reached within days Remembrance Sunday: Events held across Northern Ireland	Government considering emergency legislation on inquiry Man seriously injured in Dublin shooting
9th	NI talks: Enda Kenny 'hopeful' deal can be reached by the weekend Ulster Rugby responds to anger over absent poppy during Pro12 game	Sir John Leslie: Irish WW2 veteran awarded France's top military honour Govt 'committed' to address reservations over IBRC inquiry
10th	Bloody Sunday: Ex-soldier arrested over Londonderry shootings Police shoot stag dead near Antrim Grammar School	Govt announces two-year rent freeze to tackle housing crisis Homeless man had fake travel pass in name of Brad Pitt
11th	Caterpillar: 100 jobs to go at NI operations Armistice Day: National Anthem singing at Stormont remembrance service a 'childish stunt', Sinn Féin says	EU tax probe will not affect Apple's operation in Cork - Cook Credit union official jailed for €1.7m theft
12th	Ballymena: Six arrests in child rape investigation Storm Abigail: Strong winds and heavy rain sweep across Northern Ireland	Pat Carey to resign from FF following 'unfounded' speculation over abuse claims Judge dismisses driving licence cases
13th	Stormont talks: DUP's Simon Hamilton in 'no doubt' deal will be agreed Babies and elderly referred to NI's only sex assault centre	Two people killed in Co Donegal crash Drumm tells hearing he did not run away from Ireland
14th	BBC Children In Need: More than £900,000 raised in Northern Ireland Paris attacks: Injured Irishman has surgery as NI people tell of 'panic' on streets	Man dies in custody at Dublin Airport Delegation in London to attract nurses back to Ireland
15th	SDLP leadership: Colum Eastwood wins contest against Alasdair McDonnell Ardoyne, north Belfast: Man arrested after shooting is released	Gardaí open murder inquiry into death of mother Irish security at normal response level, says Taoiseach
16th	Minute's silence held across NI for Paris victims Stormont talks: Villiers tells leaders 'It's make your mind up time'	Irish survivors of Paris attacks 'beyond lucky' to survive Homeless charity Peter McVerry Trust sees 24% rise of people in need of charity's services
17th	Northern Ireland political crisis: Governments and two largest parties agree deal Paris attacks: Stiff Little Fingers to go ahead with gig	Thousands without power as Storm Barney hits First same-sex marriages take place
18th	MLAs vote to allow Westminster to implement NI welfare reform Bessbrook attack: Pensioner injured during hook robbery dies	President tells of 'grief' over Traveller suicide rates Man injured in blast at Cork industrial estate
19th	Peter Robinson: Northern Ireland first minister says the time is right to quit Coleraine: PSNI officer disciplined for not investigating crash	Agreement reached on migrant workers in fishing industry Report raises concerns over racism in Ireland
20th	Peter Robinson wants victims to see Troubles legacy talks papers West Belfast: Three men escape injury in gun attack	Beaumont apologises for failing to protect elderly man's dignity Dublin woman sentenced to life in prison for murder
21st	Peter Robinson says NI has been 'transformed' in final leader's speech West Belfast: Father and son on death threats charges	Body of elderly woman found in home months after death LÉ Aoife en route to Malta to help with migrant crisis
22nd	Twinbrook: Woman arrested in dissident republican probe after house search John Hume: Former SDLP leader has 'severe difficulties' in dementia struggle, wife says	Hogan gave €180,000 funding despite independent advice Dublin man charged with membership of IRA
23rd	NI welfare reform: House of Commons pushing legislation through 'Dog ate my tag' claims Lisburn burglary suspect Jamie Toland	IFA president to 'step back' from role pending pay review Limerick school to allow student opt out of religious education
24th	Hamilton steps in as Four Seasons Health Care closes seven homes Bank card scam: Catalin Sandhu jailed for fraud against elderly shoppers	Car drives through shop window in Dublin US announces partnerships with Irish institutions
25th	Two builders die in Australia construction accident Scott Vineer attack: Ryan Craig jailed for five years for GBH on teenager	Cork man charged with murdering his mother 11 arrested over marriage-of-convenience fraud
26th	Shots fired at police at Rossnareen Avenue in west Belfast Bangor: Hammer attack on community worker 'paramilitary revenge'	Couple sentenced after Facebook photos foil fraud Protest disrupts work at modular housing site in Ballymun
27th	Bellarena farmer used 20,000 tyres 'to protect land' Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness at British Irish Council meeting	Irish consumers to spend €100m on Black Friday Major investment programme planned for Cork, Kerry
28th	Belfast shooting: 'Military assault rifle' used in police car attack Bluebox Broadband: 3,000 customers' details published online	Hospital conditions are uncivilised, says McDonald Opposition parties call for details on abortion law changes
29th	COP21: Hundreds take part in Belfast rally on climate change Ardglass: Woman critically ill after she was found lying on road	Minister Coveney to lead trade mission to Africa Ex-IFA president calls for executive board to quit
30th	NI abortion law 'breaches human rights' Belfast: Two men shot in the legs at pigeon club	Woman found dead after house fire in Cavan town Flights cancelled, power cuts over Storm Clodagh
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	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
December
1st	Syria air strikes: DUP will support UK military action, SDLP to oppose it Belfast: Six injured as car hits crowd of people	Kenny: No need for rough sleepers in Dublin this Christmas Doctor found guilty of poor professional performance
2nd	Military Reaction Force: Breakthrough in PSNI investigation Pearse McAuley sentenced to 12 years for attacking his ex-wife	November tax take €3bn above forecast - Exchequer Abortion law change 'would be attack on life'
3rd	NI abortion law: Foetal abnormality not grounds for termination, new draft guidelines say Brendan Megraw: Disappeared victim was shot in head	Gardaí searching for gang in Dublin family kidnap Two suspected pipe bombs found in Limerick
4th	Peter Robinson: Commons comment complaint dismissed as 'childish prank' Real Madrid: County Antrim boy Mark Norris is given trial with Spanish soccer giants	2,000 without power and flights diverted as Storm Desmond hits Refugees will not arrive in Ireland until 2016 - Fitzgerald
5th	Gerard Bradley: Funeral of Perth building site victim takes place Storm Desmond: Digger used to rescue elderly man from flooded house	Storm Desmond disrupts power, travel and sporting events Estranged wife describes attack by Pearse McAuley
6th	Storm Desmond: Shopping complex damaged in flood Charity head in boardroom diversity call	Girl critical after incident on Hook Head Doherty and Higgins will not support banking inquiry draft report
7th	Man's body found in Monaghan after flooding Arlene Foster backed to be DUP leader after Nigel Dodds decision	Donegal car crash: Shaun Kelly has sentence doubled FF councillor resigns after lobbying revelations
8th	Harry Potter type owls seized by police in Lurgan Thomas 'Slab' Murphy case based on 'ludicrous documentation'	Woman at 'lowest ebb' tried to abduct child from Dublin creche New science strategy aims to double R&D funding
9th	Colin Davidson's painting of Angela Merkel makes cover of Time magazine Crumlin Road, north Belfast: Man critical after oil drum explosion	TD Clare Daly arrives at Limerick Prison Councillor may sue RTÉ over report
10th	NI child abuse: Police 'made no sustained effort' to find abusers Stormont departments plan for budget cuts of up to 10%	David Drumm refused bail by US court Compensation to be rolled out for businesses hit by floods
11th	Ulster Bank wins legal battle with Taggart brothers BBC Radio Foyle journalist charged with rape	Man arrested after female judge attacked in court Girl dies following injury at Hook Head incident
12th	West Belfast murder: Three teenagers arrested Man arrested over death of woman in Portavogie, County Down	Euro 2016 draw: 'Could not be tougher' for Republic 'Grossly exaggerated' injury claim dismissed
13th	West Belfast murder: Three teenagers arrested after death of Christopher Meli Victims' commissioner calls for legacy talks to begin now	Operation to combat Christmas tree thieves An Garda Síochana resistent to change - Garda Inspectorate chief
14th	Christopher Meli: Hundreds attend vigil for Belfast murder victim Pastor James McConnell: Trial begins over Islam broadcast	Paul Murphy, councillors facing Circuit Court trial Six-year-old girl overcome by fumes at Co Clare home
15th	Syrian refugees: First families arrive in Northern Ireland Pair guilty of employing illegal workers on phone accessory stalls	IT lecturers vote in favour of industrial action Govt agrees to close marriage loophole for minors
16th	NI abortion law 'incompatible' with human rights Newry bookie Benedict Boyle to pay £100k over Sunday trading	Mother did not realise son was 'so sick' before murder-suicide Retailers may face action over sale of hoverboards
17th	Arlene Foster is first woman elected as leader of DUP Thomas 'Slab' Murphy guilty of tax evasion	Court orders recount of votes in 2014 Listowel local election Temperatures reach record high in some areas
18th	PSNI officers disciplined over Peadar Heffron bomb attack failings Facebook: Neil James Edwards accused of tricking woman into sending naked photos	Councillor dies following alleged hit and run Man guilty of raping woman with Down syndrome
19th	Man shot in leg by masked gang in Carrickfergus Christmas 'ruined' for Belfast airport staff hit by payment errors	Eight-year-old boy dies in farming accident President issues Christmas and New Year's message
20th	Seven-year-old boy killed in Belcoo road accident Protest at SPOTY venue in Belfast over Tyson Fury inclusion in ceremony	Man arrested after stand-off in Tallaght ends peacefully Louth man charged with IRA membership
21st	Seven-year-old boy killed in Belcoo road accident Christopher O'Kane jailed over IRA police confession	Au pairs working up to 70 hours a week - Migrants Rights Centre Ex-Anglo official freed from jail after appeal
22nd	Christopher Meli murder 'retaliation for takeaway clash' Rathfriland recycling centre fire: Family escape injury after suspected arson attack	Mother and daughter die in Cork road crash Government launches MABS' new mortgage service
23rd	Pedestrian struck by car in west Belfast Dear Santa letter from 1932 turns up in Belfast archive	Over 6,000 without power as Storm Eva hits Carlow woman has first Irish heart-lung transplant
24th	'Well-loved' west Belfast man Jim Maxwell dies after being struck by car Martina Purdy: Former BBC journalist talks about her new life as a nun	Bono and The Script busk on Grafton Street on Christmas Eve Galway search for missing student Michael Bugler
25th	Service helps gambling addicts lock themselves out of gaming sites Belfast Cathedral's dean finishes Black Santa appeal	Crowds take the plunge for charity and for fun Man seriously injured after crash with Garda car
26th	Newtownabbey: Seven-year-old Jackson Turner dies after three-vehicle crash Castlewellan: Three homes badly damaged in fire	Mother and daughter laid to rest after Cork crash Irishman who held key Middle Eastern roles dies
27th	Lagan Construction Group makes £4.6m profit in 2015 Northern Ireland ambulance service hits out after staff members assaulted on Boxing Day	Tributes paid as award-winning journalist Liam Clarke dies 8,631 people rescued in Mediterranean by Irish Naval Service
28th	Storm Frank leaves 2,000 homes in Northern Ireland without power Belfast man involved in the rescue of 59 Syrian migrants	Court clears way for deportation of man allegedly linked to IS Study shows early Irish population may have come from Middle East
29th	Man in court over north Belfast police shooting Man trapped in manhole in Sixmilecross rescued by firefighters	Court of Appeal grants stay on deportation of man alleged to be recruiter for Islamic extremists Shell gets final approval to operate Corrib gas pipeline
30th	NI state papers: What happened in 1988? Storm Frank: Passengers unable to leave planes at Belfast airport	State Papers 1985: 30 things we have learned from 30 years ago Gay Byrne "recovering well" after suffering heart attack
31st	McCoy knighthood leads NI honours list SDLP MPs 'cool over Hume Adams talks' Appeal over 2006 new year disappearance Pre-tax profits rise at meat group Dunbia Man arrested in loyalist paramilitary probe Paisley 'won't go out of way' to vote DUP Teenagers released over Meli murder Woman denies son's attempted murder	Name of Dublin gun victim released Who owns legacy of 1916 Rising? Motorcyclist killed in Galway crash
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