Focus Ireland says it dealt with a record number of homeless families in Dublin last month, with most of them saying they'd never been homeless before.
The children of Jason Corbett are at the centre of a custody hearing in North Carolina, later today.
More than 200 military specialists are checking the site of two huge explosions in China for toxic chemicals.
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The children of Jason Corbett are at the centre of a custody hearing in North Carolina, later today.
The Limerick man died during an alleged domestic incident at his home in America last week.
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More than 200 military specialists are checking the site of two huge explosions in China for toxic chemicals.
Rescue teams have been ordered to wear protective clothing while they work.
At least 50 people were killed by Wednesday's blasts in the city of Tianjin - the cause of which still hasn't been explained.
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A Garda investigation's been launched into how information about plans to charge over 20 protestors in connection with the Jobstown water demonstration came into the public domain.
A Garda spokesperson says the force won't be commenting further on the issue - but confirmed an investigation into the leak is underway.
TD Paul Murphy says he finds it incredible that the media knew about plans to charge people in relation to the 2014 incident before those expected to be charged.
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More than 70 per cent of Apple's most senior executives are white men.
The firm says it more than doubled the number of women, black people and Hispanics hired in the last year.
But CEO Tim Cook admits the company has a lot more work to do to improve the diversity of its workforce.
