Gabija Gataveckaite
News reporter at Independent.ie, Irish Independent and Herald. Gabija covers breaking news and current affairs. Originally from Lithuania and living in Ireland for over a decade, she also writes occasional features and comment pieces. Gabija was named ‘Journalist of the Year’ at the 2019 National Student Media Awards and is a DCU Journalism graduate.
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Senior Sinn Féin TD and Dáil vice chair Catherine Connolly to take part in neutrality forum with MEPs Clare Daly, Mick Wallace and former MP George Galloway
Green Party digs heels in over garda body cams amid ongoing Coalition dispute over facial recognition
Green TD calls for €25 weekly increase in social welfare rates in Budget
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Roderic O’Gorman insists asylum-seekers will be housed at Clare hotel despite blockade
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Green Party leader Eamon Ryan says he is ‘not fully familiar’ with fast fashion giant Shein
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Public servants to lose out on parking at work as part of climate plan to reduce emissions
One in five applications for scheme to keep tenants in situ has stalled in south Dublin
Fianna Fáil senator complains to Sipo over Web Summit’s €1m donation to ‘The Ditch’
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