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- Man 'nervous' without a solicitor has case thrown out July 8, 2026Man before Dublin District Court decides to represent himself amid ongoing legal aid dispute which meant some solicitors were not present due to an industrial dispute.
- Call for centre outside hospitals for psychological care July 8, 2026A leading policy manager has called for a separate mental health distress department where people can receive psychological care.
- TB to cancer - changes in a century of Irish mortality July 8, 2026A new study from the Central Statistics Office has outlined he changes in death rates during the period 1922 to 2023, noting a rise in deaths from cancer and a decrease in deaths from tuberculosis.
- 5,000 people opt out of pension auto-enrolment July 8, 2026Almost 5,000 people have opted out of the pension auto-enrolment system since a two-month window to leave the scheme opened on 1 July.
- Unite to ballot public-sector members on strike action July 8, 2026The Unite trade union has announced plans to ballot its members in the public sector for industrial action.
- Two men jailed over violent attack in Dublin city centre July 8, 2026Two men have been jailed for five years over a violent attack on a man who was subsequently murdered in Dublin last year.
- Labour Court rules on laboratory scientists' pay July 8, 2026The Labour Court has issued a recommendation on a long-running pay dispute involving public laboratory scientists working in the HSE.
- 'Running scared?' - Binface sole rival to Farage in vote July 8, 2026Novelty candidate Count Binface, who plans to run in a UK by-election against Nigel Farage, has admitted he will probably not win in Clacton.
- Garda acquitted of dangerous driving in e-scooter pursuit July 8, 2026A garda who pursued a suspect on an e-scooter has been acquitted of dangerous driving.
