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Celebrity -- Síle Seoige: 'I remember thinking how cruel and unnecessary and what a rotten thing it was to do. I was in my early 20s and it crushed me'

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Business -- Profits tumble 70.5pc at Ikea's Irish arm

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Irish News -- Northern Lights dazzle Ireland as solar storm ignites skies – send us your snaps

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Irish News -- 'Hello from hell, we are still alive' – Iranians in Ireland wait in fear as blackout cuts off families

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Irish News -- 'Ireland doesn't tend to play hardball', says Donal O'Donovan

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World News -- 'At least 39' dead following high-speed train collision in southern Spain

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Music - George Murphy on his success again at 40 after being on the dole at 22: 'I often wonder what life might have brought if I didn't get a record deal at 17'

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Crime -- Businessman nicknamed 'The Vet' off the hook with 'The Family' gang after taking fall for €10m cocaine haul

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Catherine Fegan: How child-killer who hid in plain sight at little Mason's funeral finally had her sinister veil lifted

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'Enoch Burke does not define what we are' – Life beyond the controversy at the most famous school in the country

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Alison Spittle: 'People are nicer to me. I get praise. It's weird to get praise for essentially injecting yourself with something'

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'He's a changed man' – meet the 'grim reaper' for Dermot Bannon's OTT home tastes

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Cork woman whose land is at centre of family dispute leaves estate valued at almost €9m

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Views overlooking Phoenix Park – but charity's €2m apartment block lies empty amid homelessness crisis

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World News -- Donald Trump threatens 200pc tariffs on French wines to get Macron on Gaza 'Board of Peace'

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Politics -- Ireland has played an effective global game between the US and EU, but the rulebook is now being torn up

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Europe -- Spain begins three days of mourning after deadly train crash

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Britain -- Police criticise decision not to bring further charges against Lucy Letby saying they were 'confident' there was enough evidence

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Britain -- Russell Brand granted bail after being charged with two more sexual assault offences, including rape

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Europe -- 'Everything went dark... all I heard was screams' – passengers tell of terror after Spanish train crash

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David W Higgins: Gold surge a global vote of no confidence in paper money, as Donald Trump turmoil grips

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Sam Kiley: Vladimir Putin must be rubbing his hands with glee at global upheaval caused by Donald Trump's antics

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Ksenia Samotiy: Gay bonkbuster 'Heated Rivalry' is a real pleasure, but female commentary on it leaves a lot to be desired

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Suzanne Crowe: We need greater ownership on dog fouling and a canine poo DNA database could be just the impetus

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Francesca Ebel: Vladimir Putin's global standing takes a pounding as his allies are picked off

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Letters: The social media illusion can leave you feeling like your nice life isn't enough

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Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

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Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

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Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

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Hurling -- No Sarsfields player included in Cork NHL squad as Tipperary confirm Brian Hogan return

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News -- Questions raised as Bord Bia's Chair's business sells Brazilian beef

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News -- New study raises questions over TB testing during Covid

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Farming -- Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Pigs lose out to coffee in farm shop profitability

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Comment -- Darragh McCullough: Profits set to halve in 2026, but dairy remains the safer bet

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Weather - Breaking - | Wind warning issued for Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow as Met Éireann warns of very strong gusts and hazardous travel conditions

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Irish News -- Revealed: The Irish local authorities reviewing their use of X over 'nudified' images on Grok

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Courts -- Fine totalling €428,000 for M50 toll evaders, with one driver taking over 1,200 unpaid trips

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Courts -- Man who wanted to 'hunt someone' jailed for 12 years after randomly stabbing woman in the head in Dublin city centre

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New Ross - BREAKING - | Man (60s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Wexford

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News - Kildare chilling company fined €225,000 after employee killed when lid of vacuum packing machine closed on him

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Greater rate in Limerick of families 'benefitting' from childcare support scheme than nationally

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Fundraiser launched for Donegal toddler fighting for his life in hospital

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Sligo's O'Connell Street to get seating integrated with planter boxes

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New Ross -- From working three jobs to Ireland's Best Dog Groomer – Meet the young Wexford entrepreneur eyeing international honours

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Health -- 'My daughter could have died' – Carlow teen suffers life‑threatening anaphylaxis mid‑air after passenger opens bag of nuts

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News -- Late Cork man's incredible global charity work, from India to Bosnia, was driven by his faith

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South Kerry -- 'A Kerryman joke': Kerry councillor decries long walk between adjacent public transport hubs

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Health & Wellbeing -- Everyone's talking about: Wearable period pain devices – but do they work?

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Health Features -- Early onset dementia: We were given five to eight years so we're making memories – instead of quantity, we're going for quality

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Books -- 'I said I'd write for six months': Andrea Mara on her road to becoming a bestselling author

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Life -- Author Tanya Sweeney: How I got my six-figure book deal – and how to finally write your book

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10 luxury hotels in Lanzarote – a posh take on one of Ireland's favourite holiday islands

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Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: A cheat sheet of discount codes, deals and tips for the January holiday sales

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Irish News -- latest

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Politics -- Latest

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Irish News -- Tánaiste Simon Harris says next number of days would be "crucial" for EU-US relations

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Courts -- Fiona Donohoe arrives at the inquest into the death of her son Noah

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Courts -- Ex-British soldier played 'logistical' role in €42m Irish cocaine smuggling scheme, court told

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Irish News -- Jamie Dornan's cousin due in court to face multiple counts of 'cruelty to children'

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Crime -- What double killer Colin Howell told cops after confessing to murder of wife and lover's husband

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Irish News -- Carers shocked as thousands of them get letters from Revenue telling them owe back taxes

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Irish News -- From boardroom to the ballroom – UK 'Apprentice' star is following all the right steps on 'Dancing with the Stars'

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Education -- Better teacher training and greater focus on inclusion needed to promote well-being in schools, ESRI report finds

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The Irish Independent's View: Cosmetic procedure regulations have to be stringently enforced

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Saritha Rai: How China is taking command in AI hardware race

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Donal O'Donovan: Irish jobs now at serious risk as a trade war looks inevitable

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Fionnán Sheahan: A mute minister's sense of entitlement shows little focus and even less vision

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John Downing: Hamburg's phantom snowman slayer gets a frosty reception

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Brendan O'Connor: Why don't we deploy Enoch Burke's powers for the good of humanity?

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Letters: 'Late Late Show' trad special devalued the culture it was supposed to celebrate

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Máiría Cahill: Iran's future must be shaped by its people, not distant armchair generals

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Shane Ross: Bakhurst's back to the wall at RTÉ after exit of shrewd operator Hurley

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Ursula von der Leyen: Historic Mercosur trade deal will bring real benefits for Europe's farmers

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Sarah Caden: Leonardo DiCaprio might see the funny side of dating jokes, but I bet his younger girlfriends don't

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Contestants on 'The Traitors' are making the same mistakes as every middle-class muddler

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Eoin O'Malley: Political parties are falling out of step with voters as they lean left — with one exception

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Colin Murphy: Yes, some cyclists are a nightmare — but we are extraordinarily vulnerable too

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David Quinn: No, Mary McAleese — baptism is not a life sentence without parole

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World Business -- Backing from new investors could value Yann LeCun's AI lab at €3bn

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Business -- Revenue to meet with restaurant lobby group over tax row

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World Business -- Shares in UK insurer Beazley soar as Zurich makes £7.7bn takeover move

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Irish Business -- Gold rises above the fray as trade-war fears rock financial markets

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Money -- Switching electricity provider: 'There was a €50 charge to end our existing contract but we knew the money would be made back quickly'

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World Business -- Croatian central banker Boris Vujcic tapped as next ECB vice-president

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World Business -- IMF raises growth forecasts but warns of risks from AI boom and Greenland

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Business -- Financial services firms are wary of the use of AI in their business, study finds

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Irish Business -- Former CEO of a recycling non-profit conducted financial fraud of at least €3.3m, court told

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Commercial Property -- Nando's eyes new sites for planned Irish expansion

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Technology -- X falls behind Threads in daily app usage as controversy over Grok continues

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Business -- Unpaid bills land more firms in court despite start-up surge

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Irish Business -- Irish bank shares lead markets lower as latest Trump threat spooks investors

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Commercial Property -- Price of popular Wexford pub with three bedroom apartment is slashed

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Golf -- Statue commemorating golfer Seve Ballesteros goes missing from his hometown of Pedrena

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Rugby -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: This week's squad selection seems a pivotal point in Andy Farrell's second World Cup cycle as Ireland coach

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Champions League -- 'He thought that if it worked for a fighter pilot, it might work for a football player as well'

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International Soccer -- Carla Ward chooses former League of Ireland boss as Irish assistant ahead of World Cup bid

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Tennis -- Jannik Sinner consoles opponent after sudden Australian Open retirement

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Women's Sport -- 'I am speechless': Naomi Osaka makes statement with Australian Open walk-on outfit

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Leinster Rugby -- IRFU on lookout for new pathways chief as Peter Smyth rejoins Leinster as part of Academy revamp

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Golf -- 'It wasn't just the last hole that let me down' — Shane Lowry can't simply shrug off devastating double-bogey Dubai disaster

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Premier League -- Declan Rice's visible fury speaks of Arsenal's needless desperation – they need to chill out and trust their own excellence

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Premier League -- From Roy Keane's personal jibe to Gary Neville's control: When ex-players become a problem at Manchester United

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Premier League -- 'F***ing grow up' – Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt tell Lisandro Martinez he must be able to handle criticism

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Hurling -- 'We probably did think we were slipping' – goal hero Mikey Mahony on how Ballygunner got their mojo back

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Rugby -- 'Is he good enough to play against France? ... That is a question probably best suited for Andy Farrell'

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Munster Rugby -- 'I made a commitment and fully intend to see it out' – Munster boss Clayton McMillan rules out New Zealand return

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