Day: April 7, 2024

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Simon Harris pledges to hit the ground running as Ireland’s next taoiseach

April 7, 2024

Fine Gael leader Simon Harris (Brian Lawless/PA) PA Wire Ireland’s incoming taoiseach Simon Harris has pledged to lead his party with a “new energy” as he vowed to hit the ground running as leader. Ahead of his expected election as Irish premier in the Dail parliament next week, recently appointed Fine Gael leader Mr Harris […]

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‘I’m visually impaired, but I got to see my unborn baby’

April 7, 2024

Running her fingers over her scan for the first time, Karen Trippass could feel straight away that her unborn baby had her husband’s nose. Born with bilateral coloboma, a rare condition also known as cat-eye syndrome, she never thought she would experience this pregnancy milestone in the same way that sighted expectant mums do, the […]

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