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Grainne Ni Aodha

Gráinne Ní Aodha is a Dublin News Reporter at PA Media, covering breaking news, politics and the courts. In this role, Gráinne has covered the Taoiseach's St Patrick's Day trip to Washington and US President Joe Biden's visit to Ireland. Gráinne began her career at the Irish language radio station Raidio na Gaeltachta as a roving reporter, before covering health, politics and Brexit at The Journal.

Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, Simon Harris (right) and Tanaiste and leader of Fianna Fail, Micheal Martin (second right) during the General Election leaders’ debate at RTE studios in Montrose, Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)
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Fiery exchanges in the first televised leaders debate of Irish general election

Leader of Irish Right to Change, Joan Collins; Deputy leader of the Social Democrats, Cian O’Callaghan; Leader of Independent Ireland, Michael Collins; Tanaiste and leader of Fianna Fail, Micheal Martin; Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, Simon Harris; RTE Presenter Katie Hannon; Leader of the Green Party, Roderic O’Gorman; Leader of Aontu, Peadar Toibin; Leader of the Labour Party, Ivana Bacik; Leader of People Before Profit Solidarity, Richard Boyd Barrett; and Leader of Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald; ahead of the General Election leaders’ debate (Niall Carson/PA)
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Taoiseach and Tanaiste say they would shun coalition with Sinn Fein

Aer Lingus is set to have talks with pilots who are taking strike action in a dispute over pay (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA)
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Aer Lingus set for fresh talks with pilots in bid to resolve pay dispute

Natasha O’Brien speaking to the media as she joins protesters outside Leinster House in Dublin (Gareth Chaney/PA)
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Soldier assault victim tells politicians ‘do your job’ to tackle gender violence

A further 50 flights have been cancelled as a consequence of the pay dispute between Aer Lingus and its pilots (PA)
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Industrial action by Aer Lingus pilots to proceed after Labour Court meetings

Protesters gather in Dublin in solidarity with Natasha O’Brien who was attacked by Cathal Crotty, a serving member of the Defence Forces, who walked free from court after he was given a three-year suspended sentence for attacking Natasha O’Brien (Cate McCurry/PA)
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‘Furious’ Taoiseach demands answers from military after soldier assault case

<p>The Gobbins Cliff Path in Northern Ireland </p>
News & Advice

Study reveals cross-border tourism in Ireland is stronger than ever

Taoiseach Simon Harris said his country will follow Norway and Spain in the call for recognition (PA)
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‘This is about peace’: Ireland recognises the state of Palestine

People look at the waves at Blackrock Diving Board, Salthill, Co Galway (Brian Lawless/PA)
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12,000 remain without power as Storm Kathleen brings disruption across Ireland

Catherine Martin has defended her trip to attend the SXSW festival in Texas (Brian Lawless/PA)
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Culture minister defends attending festival despite boycott by Irish artists

A sign at the public sector workers rally at Belfast City Hall (PA)
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DUP Stormont boycott seriously scarring Northern Ireland – Alliance MP

Irish transport minister Eamon Ryan has said the deal struck at the Cop28 climate conference to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels is ‘historic’ (Niall Carson/PA)
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Irish transport minister calls Cop28 agreement ‘historic’ but ‘not perfect’

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has called for an ‘immediate cessation of all hostilities’ (Niall Carson/PA)
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Irish leaders condemn Hamas attack on Israel and call for peace process

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Irish leaders condemn Hamas attack on Israel and call for peace process

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has called for an ‘immediate cessation of all hostilities’ (Niall Carson/PA)
Military personnel boarded the cargo vessel named MV Matthew (Niall Carson/PA)
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Four arrested over huge drugs seizure off Irish coast to appear in court

<p>Officers are investigating after the gruesome discovery (stock image) </p>
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Police probe as two dogs found dead in lake with weight attached

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks to the media after his bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden (Niall Carson/PA)
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Varadkar pledges to ‘roll out red carpet’ for Biden’s visit to Ireland

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaks to the media during a press conference outside the Hillmount Garden Centre, on the Upper Braniel Road in Belfast, during his visit to Northern Ireland to sell the Windsor Framework deal. Picture date: Thursday March 9, 2023.
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UK government to assure DUP on NI’s status amid Supreme Court judgment concerns

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaks to the media during a press conference outside the Hillmount Garden Centre, on the Upper Braniel Road in Belfast, during his visit to Northern Ireland to sell the Windsor Framework deal. Picture date: Thursday March 9, 2023.
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UK government to assure DUP on NI’s status amid Supreme Court judgment concerns

US President Joe Biden’s special envoy Joe Kennedy (centre) at a roundtable business lunch in Washington DC (FSB/PA)
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EU and UK striking new Brexit deal an ‘extraordinary achievement’ – Joe Kennedy

A person looks at an advert in The New York Times as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in Washington, DC, during his visit to the US for St Patrick’s Day (PA)
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McDonald plays down significance of US newspaper adverts on Irish unity

A person looks at an advert in The New York Times as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in Washington DC during his visit to the US for St Patrick’s Day (Niall Carson/PA)
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Sinn Fein US newspaper adverts calling for unity vote ‘unhelpful’, says Varadkar

Facebook parent company Meta’s European headquarters in Dublin which currently employs 2,600 people (Brian Lawless/PA)
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Latest Meta jobs losses in Ireland will be ‘relatively small’, Taoiseach says

Private Sean Rooney (Defence Forces)
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Irish peacekeeper to be buried with full military honours

The body of Irish UN peacekeeping soldier Sean Rooney has arrived in Dublin after being repatriated from Lebanon (Defence Forces/PA)
Middle East

Body of Irish peacekeeper killed in Lebanon repatriated to Ireland

<p>Irish cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan </p>
Europe

Irish cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan dies aged 48

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney welcomed the return to talks (Brian Lawless/PA)
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UK ‘seriously engaging’ in Northern Ireland Protocol talks, says Coveney

The body of Irish UN peacekeeping soldier Sean Rooney has arrived in Dublin after being repatriated from Lebanon (Defence Forces/PA)
Middle East

Body of Irish peacekeeper killed in Lebanon repatriated to Ireland

<p>Irish cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan </p>
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Irish cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan dies aged 48

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney welcomed the return to talks (Brian Lawless/PA)
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UK ‘seriously engaging’ in Northern Ireland Protocol talks, says Coveney

Senior US Democrat Richard Neal (left) and Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney at Iveagh House, in Dublin. (Niall Carson/PA)
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US delegate says ‘it’s up to London’ to help find a solution on protocol

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US delegate says ‘it’s up to London’ to help find a solution on protocol

Senior US Democrat Richard Neal (left) and Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney at Iveagh House, in Dublin. (Niall Carson/PA)

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