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It is a "changed world" since the triple lock was brought in according to Minister of State at the Department of Defence Thomas Byrne, this morning. To debate this Catherine Callaghan , Fine Gael TD & Member of the Oireachtas Defence & National Security Committee and Matt Carthy, Sinn Fein TD & Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.

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Never a dull moment in US Trade, especially if you are sending some goods to the States. Big changes will be in place as early as next week to tell us more Garrett Bridgeman, Managing Director of An Post Commerce.

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Four journalists were among at least 20 people killed by Israeli strikes on al-Nasser hospital in southern Gaza earlier today. Nasser hospital in Khan Younis is the only functioning public hospital left in southern Gaza, Sarah spoke to Tom Adamkiewicz a US surgeon that just returned from Nasser hospital.

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Some parents of children with special educational needs have been told their child cannot start primary school in September because the classrooms are not ready. Some parents have taken legal action to secure a suitable school place for their child. Our reporter Una Kelly has been speaking to some of these parents.

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Early Childhood Ireland is calling on the government to combat waiting lists for creche places and also to bring the rate of pay paid to staff in line with primary school teachers. For more on this Frances Byrne- Director of Policy at Early Childhood Ireland and Emer Currie- Fine Gael TD for Dublin-West.

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Famine was officially confirmed in Gaza City by the United Nations on Friday using an internationally recognised system known as the 'Integrated Food Security Phase Classification'. To discuss this Rein Paulsen Director of the Office of Emergencies and Resilience, at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Barry Lenihan reports on suspended sentences for dangerous driving causing death, and we hear from Minister Seán Canney.

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Hotels across Britain that are used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers are braced for a wave of protests this weekend. This follows a High Court ruling in Tuesday that allowed Epping Forest District Council a temporary injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell hotel in Essex.

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More than 65,000 students across the country received their Leaving Cert results today, which marked the first stage in a planned return to pre-pandemic grading levels. Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless, discusses what this means for students and the third-level sector.

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Famine has been confirmed in Gaza City, according to the global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system. Nearly a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing famine, with that number due to rise. Olga Cherevko, is Spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

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