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Thousands of people will descend on the city centre for the annual St Patrick's Day parade this afternoon. 

50,000 people are expected to line the parade route to watch 2,000 participants from groups in the City and County and even as far away as Nepal. 

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It's emerged the suspect behind Friday's terror attack in New Zealand sent a document outlining his motivations nine minutes before the attack.

The country's prime minister says specific details weren't included, and it was sent to parliamentary security.
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Emergency services in Cork are responding to a call out (8.30am) for a fire on Union Quay

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The latest political opinion poll will make comfortable reading for the Taoiseach during his St Patrick's Day visit to the US. 
 
Fine Gael has extended its lead over Fianna Fail to six points in the latest Behaviour & Attitudes poll for The Sunday Times.  

 

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