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Irish News -- 'This is a passion project for me' – Meet the RTÉ sports anchor trying to make it in the music business

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Mary McCarthy: Owning a dog used to be fun – until she became a bratty, sleep-deprived teenager

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Ireland -- Pól Ó Conghaile: How does Dublin Airport's Drop & Go parking work, and is it worth the extra cost?

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Irish News -- 'I thank the Lord for those 10 years on "Fair City",' says 'House of Guinness' star Hilda Fay

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Irish News -- UK ambassador to Ireland on Irish businesses in England, maritime security and learning to speak as Gaeilge

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Health -- More than 200 patients had surgery for 'morbid obesity' in 2024, at a cost of €3.2m

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Irish News -- 'She was the best mummy anyone could ask for': Funeral held for Armagh GAA star Laura McGibbon

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Courts -- Snooker star Mark Allen due back in court over speeding offence

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Irish News -- The year in motoring: EVs and automatics are on the rise but Ireland's favourite car brand remains the same

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Irish News -- Over €2m worth of cannabis seized in raid on two 'sophisticated' growhouses in Westmeath

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Irish News -- Record 5,321 homeless children now living in emergency accommodation

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Irish News -- Four men charged in relation to sale and supply of drugs in south east

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Irish News -- 'A smile that could light up a room' – tributes paid to Irish man who drowned in Australia

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Sarah Carey: Birth rates will continue to decline until mothers get all the respect we deserve

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Frank Coughlan: Why you should ditch the resolutions and go easy on yourself this year

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Donal Fallon: The year ahead brings significant historical anniversaries in Ireland and abroad

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Letters: As world leaders talk war, ordinary citizens focus on caring for the less fortunate

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Lorraine Courtney: Let's stop pretending outdated tradition of Women's Christmas is radical or feminist

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The Irish Independent's View: Fix roads, cut speed, ban drink-drivers and let's halt avoidable road deaths

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Mary McCarthy: Why you should ditch the gym and aim for more sleep, smiles and sex this year

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Martha Hourican: Why climate resilience in Africa must be on agenda for Ireland's presidency of EU council

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Tanya Sweeney: I don't do joy-sapping New Year resolutions – but I've made a list of micro tweaks to make my life better

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David W Higgins: From housing to birth rates and unemployment – how will Ireland's economy fare in 2026?

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World Business -- House prices drop slightly in Sydney and Melbourne

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Irish News -- Motorists are paying €19 more for a tank of fuel compared to five years ago, after latest hikes

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Business -- How the fragility of Ireland's postal infrastructure was exposed last year

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Irish Business -- Dublin shares beat Wall St in 2025 as banks led the way

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Business -- China calls EU carbon levy 'unfair' and 'discriminatory'

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Irish Business -- Pre-tax losses rise 15pc to just over €600,000 at Wrights of Howth group

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World Business -- US sanctions Chinese shipping firms over Venezuela ties

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World Business -- As Bulgaria joins the eurozone, which countries remain outside the single currency and for how long?

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Britain -- Man granted rare visa after hacking into Australian state website

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler's 10 big predictions for the changing world of tech in 2026

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Irish Business -- Former Citywest Hotel owner cleared €17.5m profit from refugee rental in a year

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Premier League -- West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo under huge pressure as West Ham are hammered by Wolves

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