A selection of today's top stories from The Irish Times. <ul><li>A crucial vote on the EU’s Mercosur trade deal in Brussels.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>The Health Minister&nbsp;criticises&nbsp;two hospitals over patients waiting on trolleys.</li></ul> <ul><li>President Catherine Conolly tells the launch of Dublin TradFest Irish music plays a huge role in communities across the country.</li></ul> <ul><li>One of the Republic of Ireland's 2002 World Cup squad writes the Saipan film is full of inaccuracies.</li></ul><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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