An woman has died in a housefire in Dublin.
The blaze is understood to have taken hold in Cabra in the early hours of this morning.
Emergency services remain at the scene.
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Turkey's Prime Minister says investigators are following a definite line of inquiry into an attack on an Istanbul night club.
39 people were killed in the New Year's attack, while dozens more were injured.
President Michael D Higgins has offered the deepest sympathy and solidarity of the Irish people to Turkey in the wake of the attack.
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The mother of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has died in a car crash in Tipperary.
88-year-old Therese MacGowan lost her life when her car hit a wall at Ballintogher, near Silvermines at around 3pm yesterday afternoon.
She was pronounced dead at the scene and her remains removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post mortem is due to be carried out.
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The Taoiseach says water charges will not be the issue to bring down the Government.
The minority coalition has pledged for a vote on charges in the Dáil by the end of March.
A special Dáil committee is examining an expert commission report which did suggest households should only pay for excessive usage.
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Emily was yet again the most popular name for baby girls in Ireland last year.
James was the favourite baby boy name - a change from 2015, when Daniel topped the list.
