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Dr Razan al-Nahhas is an American physician volunteering currently at the Al-Awda Hospital in Deir al Balah in central Gaza.

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HIQA has published a 200-page review into the use of unapproved implantable springs in spinal surgery at Temple Street Children's University Hospital in Dublin. Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent with the Irish Examiner.

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Couples in their twenties and early thirties are increasingly requesting tracks from the seventies, eighties and nineties, ringing in the big day with the same tunes their parents danced to.

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Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers has this afternoon announced a review of the National Development Plan. There are plans to refocus the strategy on delivering much needed housing, to boost energy and water supplies, and develop transport links.

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David Cullinane, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson; Gerry Maguire, Chief Executive Officer at Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland; Amanda Coughlan from the Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland Paediatric Advocacy Group.

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Experts are warning Ireland's maritime security is facing critical challenges due to underfunding, outdated infrastructure, and a lack of coordination across agencies. Brendan Flynn, University of Galway politics lecturer and specialist in maritime security.

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Warm, dry and sunny weather makes the best conditions for trees and grasses to release their pollen, which can be carried through the air by the gentle breeze. It doesn't affect everyone, but if you are one of the 26 per cent of people that gets hayfever, this time of year can be a misery. Dr Iseult Sheehan, Clinical Director at Allergy Ireland.

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Tommaso Della Longa, global head of media at the International Federation of the Red Cross.

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A new report states that Northern Ireland's public services remain 'in crisis' and Stormont needs to be able to raise more of its own revenue rather than relying on funding from Westminster. Una Kelly reports.

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Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine Martin Heydon is currently on his way to the United States for a series of meetings to discuss tariffs and trade arrangements between Ireland and the US.

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