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The Irish Times - News

23 April 2019

• Once conjoined twins eye paralympian glory in the future
  Nine-year-olds Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf have endured 53 surgeries since birth
• Irish Rail manager secures injunctions preventing suspension
  Manager claims company has no right to remove him from his existing role
• End of two-tier pay scales for teachers to be considered, says Minister
  Comments come after conflicting signals from Government over teacher salaries
• Hundreds gather in ‘anger’ at vigil for Lyra McKee
  ‘We also gather in celebration of a daughter, sister, lover, journalist, and remarkable human being’
• Learner-driver permit loophole must be closed, says Fianna Fáil
  More than 125,000 learner-driver permit holders have never sat their driving test
• Call for multi-annual funding for charities so they can make long-term plans
  The Wheel calls on local and European election candidates to support the work of the non-profit sector
• Ibec says extra paid parental leave will be ‘extremely costly’ for small businesses
  Under the Parental Leave and Benefit Bill parents will be entitled to an extra two weeks’ paid leave at €245 per week
• Delay-cutting merits of pre-trial hearings outlined by DPP
  Claire Loftus says pre-trial process would benefit juries, victims and witnesses