Aer Lingus will fly from Dublin Airport to North Carolina from next April, bringing its total number of North American routes to 26, in its largest-ever transatlantic schedule in a bid to make Dublin a hub for connecting passengers

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  President Higgins attended the National Service of Remembrance in St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin on his second last day in service; over the years he has made the ethical commemoration of past one of the core themes of his Presidency

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  As three days’ worth of rain fell in a matter of hours, severe flooding hit parts of Northern Ireland yesterday in what locals say is the worst they have seen in 40 years; some people in Co Down have been unable to leave their homes after a deluge

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  The Health Service spent around €220.000 in the last two years to bury people who die in Irish hospitals but have no family to make arrangements, according to new figures; the amount includes long stay hospitals for people who have no traceable relative

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  Central Bank of Ireland approval for Israeli bonds will not be renewed after its expiry on Monday 1 September, although Luxembourg now authorised to market them in the EU; political pressure mounted due to Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip

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