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Europe's leaders finally found a way to help Ukraine

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Huge cache of Jeffrey Epstein files released by US justice department

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Man arrested in connection with death in Kilgarvan in July

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Jack Chambers did not consider resigning as FF deputy leader after disastrous presidential campaign

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Tributes paid to 'erudite and impactful' former TD Máirin Quill who has died in Cork

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CHI to get access to new children's hospital eight months later than planned

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One in five doctors registered in Ireland opting to work abroad or not at all

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Huntington's charity 'worried and saddened' by mistreatment findings at Bloomfield

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Planners back 510-apartment scheme for former RTÉ lands at Montrose

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AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI seek more office space in Dublin to expand European operations

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Central Bank questions Government housing target of 300,000 new homes

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Is now the time to buy a house in Ireland or should you wait?

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Mark Moriarty's Christmas menu plan: two simple dessert classics with wow factor

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Mark Moriarty's Christmas recipe for chocolate, hazelnut and peanut butter crepe cake with candied hazelnuts

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Ireland is falling for the American fossil fuel industry's 'energy security' con

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Ireland's faltering switch to clean energy laid bare by increase in oil and gas use

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School withdraws appeal for toilet rolls from pupils but funding strains remain

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