Meath home faces demolition after long-running saga, and a St Patrick’s Day deportation flight

Gardaí searching for couple ordered to demolish their house, Gerry Adams in court and Ireland’s carbon budget goal

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Chris and Rose Murray’s home in Navan, Co Meath, built without planning permission. Photograph: Barry Cronin
Chris and Rose Murray’s home in Navan, Co Meath, built without planning permission. Photograph: Barry Cronin

Gardaí have been searching for a couple in Co Meath who were ordered to demolish their house because it was built without planning permission. Chris and Rose Murray have been fighting orders to tear it down for nearly 20 years.

Over two days Gerry Adams has been cross-examined by a lawyer representing three victims of IRA bombings of the Old Bailey courthouse in 1973 and two separate attacks on Manchester and the London Docklands in 1996. He has denied culpability.

An aircraft chartered by the Trump administration stopped to refuel at Shannon Airport on St Patrick’s Day while deporting up to 15 Ukrainians from the US.

A new report published this morning has said Ireland’s dependence on a handful of multinational companies to drive technological progress and productivity has left the Irish economy exposed.

Brian Ó Gallachóir, professor at University College Cork, estimates Ireland has significantly closed the gap on its carbon budget goal for the period ending in 2025.

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