The Occupied Territories Bill, considered by cabinet, Senator Frances Black outlines her demands.

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It’s described as the ticking timebomb of the housing crisis, as many people wonder if they’ll ever be able to buy a home and how they’ll afford to pay rising rents in retirement. With housing charities and groups like Age Action sounding alarm bells over a rising number of pensioners facing homelessness now - John Cooke has been meeting some of those affected.

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They are appealing to the government to abolish Minimum Unit Pricing and reduce excise duty on alcohol while also reforming Ireland's licensing laws. To discuss this, Dr. Sheila Gilheany, Chief Executive of Alcohol Action Ireland and Jamie Malone, President of Young Fine Gael.

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With school almost out, many families are looking forward to summer, but for those with children suffering from hay fever, the warmer months can bring a host of uncomfortable symptoms. For more on this, Sheena Mitchell - Pharmacist and host of the Wondercare.ie Health Podcast.

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You will have heard by now that outburst from US President Donald Trump, lashing out at both Israel and Iran. After a lot of confusion overnight and this morning a fragile ceasefire is in place between the two countries, and some hope is now being offered that negotiations could take place. For more on this, Oliver McTernan, co-founder and Director of 'Forward Thinking', which specialises in conflict resolution and mediation, and from Israel, by David Patrikarakos, Special Correspondent with the Daily Mail, And author of Nuclear Iran: The Birth of an Atomic State

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Government today launched a new agency tasked with revitalising Dublin City Centre. Its targets include redeveloping the GPO, regenerating social housing, converting derelict sites, and creating a new 'Cultural Quarter'. Sean Canney, Minister of State in the Department of Transport was part of the launch of this 10-year plan today.

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The Taoiseach Micheal Martin has rejected comments that the Irish government’s co-operation with the Omagh Bombing Inquiry has been “wholly unsatisfactory”. Reporter Una Kelly was at the inquiry to discuss.

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A solicitor representing some of the bereaved families and survivors of the Omagh bombing has criticised the Irish government for what he called a failure to co-operate fully with the inquiry process. He was speaking at a hearing in Omagh today at the second phase of the inquiry into the atrocity, our reporter Una Kelly was there.

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New research suggests you could be about to spend 25years worth of your lifetime staring at your phone. To discuss this Dr Paul Redmond, is a researcher and writer, who was also Director of Student Experience and Enhancement at Liverpool University when this survey was carried out.

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The air base in Qatar is the Middle East’s largest US base with around 10,000 troops living there. It's the first move by the Iranians after the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities at the weekend. For more Ali Vales, who is the director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group.

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