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Irish News - Latest - | Man dies in hospital from injuries caused in horror crash which also claimed life of wife and unborn child

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Limerick rugby legend Keith Earls on success of his new café – 'it's been crazy since we opened'

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Doctor and influencer wife's luxury Ailesbury Road home goes sale agreed

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Revenue told Government not to tell public about lucrative tax loophole

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'I'm getting married in 2027. So that's a great come around' – Eoin McGee on the injury that changed his life, finding new love and his latest financial advice book

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Michelle Doherty on the end of her relationship: It is the most terrifying decision. But I just kept thinking, this is not a relationship, this is not how I want my life to be'

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Caitríona Perry: If Donald Trump takes Greenland, Ireland has an enormous decision to make

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Ministers approve bumper salary hikes for top bosses, including one of more than 50pc

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50 ways to wellness: From retreats to greenways and yoga to cacao ceremonies, start your 2026 with feelgood activities happening in every county in Ireland

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Europe -- 'We did not feel we committed an offence,' Marine Le Pen tells appeal

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Middle East -- 'Rivers of blood' in Iran's hospitals as medics overwhelmed by crackdown on protesters

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World News -- JD Vance to join talks with Denmark on Greenland, as island rejects US takeover

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Middle East -- At least six die in Gaza as rainstorm brings flooding and cold

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Barry Cowen: Political posturing over Mercosur will do nothing to help Ireland's farmers

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Saoirse Hanley: Who are we to shame the Love Island All Stars cast when looking for love in any form is inherently cringey?

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Max Boot: Donald Trump needs to know colonial ambitions led to two world wars

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Criticising 'Room to Improve' because of the housing crisis is like complaining about 'MasterChef' due to world hunger

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The Irish Independent's View: Overdue migration rule changes must address capacity limits while maintaining compassion

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Lorraine Courtney: More politicians should follow Simon Harris to Substack and ditch performative bear pit of X

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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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Premier League -- Jim White: Appointing another interim manager just shows how weak Manchester United have become

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Champions Cup -- 'I don't know what the penalty was for' – Denis Leamy says Munster want clarity on controversial Toulon call

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Soccer -- Seán O'Connor: Promotion the aim as Gavin Bazunu begins important new chapter on loan at Stoke

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Beef -- Seeing organic in action convinced us to make the switch – Sligo farmer

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News -- Three bluetongue vaccines approved for use in Ireland, though immunity duration still unclear

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News -- Agri Food Regulator's new powers still 12 months away – and small businesses exempt

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Dublin News -- Applications opening today for cost-rental homes in North Dublin

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Business -- Kennedy Wilson gets planning permission for nine-storey block at St Stephen's Green

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Dublin News -- Cycle lanes and a new harbour – the big changes happening in Dublin this year

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Dublin -- Final plans introduced for Dún Laoghaire harbour amid concerns of privatisation

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Wicklow mother warns parents as daughter experiences psychotic episode from vapes – 'I can't tell the family when she will be home'

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HSE chaplaincy cuts at University Hospital Galway leave patients at risk of dying without last rites

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Enniscorthy -- End of an era as Wexford bakery set to close its doors after 35 years – 'It was very humble beginnings'

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Bray -- Tender complete for extensive new active travel bridge project in Wicklow

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New Ross -- Wexford councillors to seek legal advice over proposed 300-acre solar farm in county – 'These are a blight on rural Ireland'

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Books -- 'When I left Ireland I was a biochemist, now I write books about dragons – and I've sold half a million copies'

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Music -- Musician Mike Hanrahan: I'm writing books and programmes for virtual reality after my experience watching my mother go through eight years of dementia'

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'Hong Kong feels safe and friendly, and the food is outstanding' – our restaurant critic's travel guide

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Alan Shortt's Italian ski trip: 'You ski by day, eat like royalty at night and relax like a Roman emperor'

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Education -- 'We met students who thought of going to Poland and Hungary' – new ATU courses mean more people will be able to study pharmacy in Ireland

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Politics -- Tech giants X, TikTok, Meta and Google invited to grilling by TDs over online safety

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Irish News -- Irish prison conditions 'among worst I've seen anywhere', warns chief inspector

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Courts -- Nature-lover claimed he had steak knife to 'help tree grow'

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Irish News -- 'A new start is preferable' – report recommends replacing RTÉ and BBC in event of united Ireland

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Politics -- 'There would be an impact for Irish multinationals' – Taoiseach say ban on services in Occupied Territories Bill 'non-implementable'

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Irish News -- Renowned traditional singer and retired school principal Seán Ó Sé dies aged 89

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The Irish Independent's View: A ruinous path lies ahead if Donald Trump uses force on Greenland

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David W Higgins: How the awesome power of AI could 'gobble' up professionals like economists

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Tabitha Monahan: Migration and housing firmly on the agenda as Dáil returns from recess

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Ksenia Samotiy: Four years on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, numbness is a coping mechanism

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Rachel Morrogh: Government choosing to leave X could send a powerful message of solidarity to sexual violence survivors

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Declan Lynch: Maybe David Bowie really was the hero holding fascism at bay

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Have Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner just made the terms 'girlfriend and boyfriend' redundant?

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Mojtaba Dehgani: We are witnessing the endgame in Iran, bankrupt Islamic Republic is finished

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Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen: Washington has exposed an uncomfortable truth – that Greenlanders want change

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Letters: Protesting Iranians are not motivated by Trump's bluster or exiled royals

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Frank Barry: JD Vance fundamentally misunderstands what it means to be an American

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Fionnán Sheahan: Let's just leave the EU if we're no longer going to take our membership seriously

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Edward Stourton: Territorial expansion is as American as apple pie – the Danes should know

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Tanya Sweeney: 'We wrote down our tip with a flourish – and the waiter's eyes widened as he eyed the amount'

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Business -- Taoiseach says Paschal Donohoe did not 'overpay' World Bank

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Business -- State set to borrow €4bn in year's first bond auction

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Irish News -- Bank of Ireland is installing hundreds of new ATMs in massive upgrade

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World Business -- Wall Street wobbles as Donald Trump goes after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell

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Business -- Fingal County Council rejects McEvaddy planning application at Dublin Airport

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Irish News -- Government to introduce new rules to limit data centres' electricity use

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Irish News -- Hopes energy bills will be cut this year as wholesale gas prices fall

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World Business -- Heineken boss steps down amid falling consumer demand

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Premier League -- 'I know what it takes to succeed here' – Manchester United confirm Michael Carrick as interim manager

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GAA -- Martin Breheny: Culling pre-season action is not based on any evidence, the GAA would be wrong to do it

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Ulster Rugby -- Ulster head coach Richie Murphy reveals timeline behind 'frustrating' postponement against Cheetahs

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International Soccer -- Carla Ward's Ireland hit the slopes in bid to scale World Cup peak

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Leinster Rugby -- Cory O'Connor try seals Castleknock's place in Vinnie Murray semi-finals

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Soccer -- Martin O'Neill confident Celtic will secure first January signing amid concerns over Jota

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Horse Racing -- Lossiemouth and Constitution Hill among big names slated for Champion Hurdle

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Rugby -- South African World Cup winner Jean Kleyn to depart Munster for Gloucester next season

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GAA -- Munster take in €8.4m bonanza from 11-game hurling championship after €5 ticket hike

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