Letter from convicted paedophile Donaldson days before sentencing tells of time ‘reading the Bible’ - but does not mention his victims

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Broadcaster opens up about endometriosis and body image ahead of her new documentary exploring women’s pain

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Paedophile who once had the ear of prime ministers and presidents is handed 15-year term

Sex & Relationships

Sometimes I find it embarrassing. How can I start this conversation with her?

Sex & Relationships

In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her 50s with several children talks about separation from her perspective

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Waterford family were living in fear and tried to move before fatal arson attack 

“I could hear screams like in a horror film – it will never leave my mind.” These are the stark words of an onlooker on the streets of the Birchwood estate in Waterford as a scene of devastation stood before them. Philip and Kim English, alongside their two children Callum (12) and Jayden (9), died following an arson attack on their house in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The family had been repeatedly intimidated, and their home targeted in connection with a drug debt – one that they themselves had nothing to do with. Now, four people are dead, and two children remain in hospital. A murder investigation is under way, and there is considerable fury amid the sorrow. On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Kevin Doyle is joined by Pádraig Byrne, senior journalist with the Irish Independent, to get the latest from Waterford. The Indo Daily is part of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism 

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The New Property Elite: Who Are Ireland's Super Landlords?

They collect millions in rent every year and own thousands of homes, but most Irish tenants have never heard of them.From a former Anglo Irish banker to Galway plasterers, Ireland’s super-landlords have quietly built property empires worth hundreds of millions of euro.So, who are the people shaping Ireland’s rental market, and how did they become some of the most powerful players in housing?Today on the Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Irish Independent features writer Kim Bielenberg and author and Crazy House Prices podcaster Ciarán Mulqueen to go behind the front door of Ireland’s landlord class.

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Extra: Family named in Waterford house-fire murder investigation

Four members of the same family died in a house fire in Waterford city in the early hours of Tuesday morning.A murder investigation has been launched as the community reels from a devastating loss.On this Extra episode of the Indo Daily, host Kevin Doyle is joined by Irish Independent crime correspondent Ken Foy as they report on this developing story.The Indo Daily is part of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism

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Government vs 400,000 Workers: Who blinks first ahead of strike chaos?

We’re now just hours away from a public sector strike that will bring disruption not seen in a generation. A row over public sector pay has brought more than 400,000 workers to the brink of industrial action, with teachers and nurse among those set to down tools on Wednesday. So why aren’t the Government and the unions talking, and what would a strike on this scale mean for the country? Host; Kevin Doyle, Guests; Donal O’Donovan and Aisling MoloneyWe want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism

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Macron vows to hold accountable those who 'sought to bring down Republic'

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed the public’s “anger” and “shame” over nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools that have resulted in at least 2,400 arrests.Mr Macron echoed other government officials in blaming much of the violence on far-left activists, accusing them of attacking police and public buildings to foment chaos.“Those who looted will have to pay back for the damage, and those who sought to bring down the Republic will be held accountable,” Mr Macron said in a televised address to the nation.

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Police officer injured in Nottingham city centre shooting

A police officer has been shot in Nottingham city centre.The officer, who is in hospital with a foot wound, had approached two suspects in Angel Row shortly before the incident at 4.50am on Sunday, Nottinghamshire Police said.The two suspects, a man and a woman, fled the scene and a firearm has been recovered by police. 

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Pope Leo tells faithful he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was in hospital for an operation to remove a malignant tumour, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.The crowd erupted in cheers when the pontiff showed himself in the window overlooking the square, where a week ago on the same occasion of the traditional Angelus blessing he revealed that a nodule had been located on his lung, and that it would be surgically removed.“Now that this delicate phase is behind me, I will gradually resume my activities, always with God’s help and your prayers,” Leo said, his voice sounding strong four days after the lower lobe of his right lung was removed.

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Man dies after fatal assault in early hours of morning at Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin

Gardaí and emergency services at scene of ‘serious incident’ on Dublin’s Blackhorse Avenue

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