Last week, reports emerged that a cost-of-living package worth about €1.5 billion is under consideration as part of Budget 2025 negotiations.

Officials warned this would end up “causing extra stress on the already overburdened testing system”, according to records they released.

The DUP leader said stability was key to making Northern Ireland work.

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Andy Allen said he arrived on time for his flight from Birmingham to Belfast but the help he needed to board did not come.

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364 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 146 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The arson attack occurred at Pike Avenue, Garryowen, shortly before 10pm.

Police are appealing for information about what they called an ‘act of wanton vandalism’.

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Police said they were ‘grateful’ the incident was not more serious.

The largest cost increases in the past year were for education, housing and car insurance, figures show.

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Ms McDonald was speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

The Department of Health and construction form BAM clashed over the much-delayed National Children’s Hospital.

Michael D Higgins was asked about criticism he received in August for sending a letter to the new Iranian president.

Michael McGrath said Ursula von der Leyen had asked him to strengthen the link between the EU budget and compliance with the rule of law.

HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster said that accountability was being pursued ‘lawfully’ and ‘fairly’.

Government chief whip Hildegarde Naughton said there were ‘legitimate concerns’ about the Bill and the changes were for ‘social cohesion’.

The fire broke out on College Road at around 1am this morning