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Domino’s Pizza billionaire’s Waterford plans: Border poll; Aerial house photos

October 1, 2026·10 min
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An American conservative Catholic university, founded by Domino’s Pizza billionaire Tom Monaghan, is facing questions over plans to open an Irish campus at the former Mount Melleray monastery in Co. Waterford.Irish unification stirs widespread debate but the decision for a vote on the matter falls to one person under the Belfast Agreement; Northern Ireland’s secretary of state. Rachel Lavin examines what metrics might be used to judge whether to trigger a border poll.A law intended to protect rape complainants from being quizzed about their sexual history is “not working”, with almost one in four complainants facing such inquiries last year, Rape Crisis Ireland has said.A friend of Emer McLysaght recently became an official Irish citizen and, as Emer prides herself on being a considerate gift giver, she set about coming up with the perfect token to mark the occasion. A vintage aerial photo of her friend’s home.Presented by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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