'Their face was twisted up in anger': Election hopefuls share stories of abuse at the doors.

A number of women seeking election have told ⁦TheJournal.ie⁩ that they no longer canvas alone after having negative and “scary” experiences.

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Sean Murray Christine Bohan and Nicky Ryan started working on the story of the Stardust tragedy five years ago. The result is this incredible piece of work that I am so proud to be publishing Eriu Gill Hess Ltd Bonnier Books UK

This is why public service broadcasting matters. One of the defining documentaries of modern Ireland #Stardust

Spent a, mostly wholesome, morning at the portal

Latest development to the Waterford Council vs Declan Doocey saga, and just weeks before the local elections - the council has taken new court action against the Fine Gael councillor over a €700k bill for a landfill in Lismore
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Barriers, legal threats and 'Team Ireland': The Government's new approach to asylum seekers jrnl.ie/6375263

Gardai and Dept of Integration officials removing asylum seekers camped by Grand Canal onto buses this morning, barriers are on a truck nearby. People say they’ve been told they are going in 20 mins - they aren’t sure where to. TheJournal.ie

Students taking part in an encampment protest over the Gaza conflict on the grounds of Trinity College in Dublin

People focus on the disinformation risks associated with AI in terms of public figures - stuff like this is the far bigger danger

We'll have live coverage of the Stardust State Apology on RTÉ1 from 1.55 p.m. I'll be joined in studio by Christine Bohan and Conor Hunt for analysis. RTÉ News

We have a new episode out of our Stardust documentary series. Christine Bohan and I look at how important Thursday’s verdict is for families and survivors.

The original six episodes are still available for anyone who wants to hear the full Stardust story

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This photo, taken after the Stardust fire, shows the immersion boiler in the hot press near the main bar.

The inquests jury determined said the fire started here, caused by an electrical fault, the first time a cause of the blaze has been determined.

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A long read on this day of vindication for the families and victims of the Stardust fire. These young people were unlawfully killed. But it took families 43 years to get the truth. It’s a stain on Ireland that it took this long irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4136…

Random thought: one of the weird quirks of today's Stardust verdict is that hundreds of people watched it live on Zoom but no-one is allowed to screenshot or share court footage in Ireland - so none of it can ever be shared or watched again

I've tried to describe what it was like in the room when the Stardust verdict was announced.

I've been covering this story since 2019 when we made Stardust and my main thought is Ireland is just really bad at delivering justice for groups of people

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