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Irish Times - Top Stories

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Early Edition Podcast

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The cause of the great reading crisis is unknown. But the solution is obvious

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Paddy Power owner shows its hand on responsible gambling

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Abandoning social cohesion

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

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Shelbourne seeking a goal to end Conference League campaign on a high against Celje

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Legal action launched against State over alleged failures over Dublin and Monaghan bombings

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Uisce Éireann still in talks with State bodies over lands for Shannon-Dublin pipeline

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Why Ireland is under pressure in a battle over European trade

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Kevin Bakhurst: A smaller RTÉ does not mean a hollowed-out RTÉ

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Trump's disturbing National Security Strategy should be required reading

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Micheál Martin's leadership remains secure, for now at least

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The EU move on combustion engines is just delaying the inevitable

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Republic of Ireland's November heroics catapult them to become nation's most popular team

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The slow march to lower tackle heights in rugby appears unlikely to stop

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GAA ramps up efforts to tackle 'unsustainable' team costs with new licence motion

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Text message scams by far the most common route for online fraudsters, AIB says

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Executive unfairly dismissed for 'no fault' by video call awarded €180,000

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If Emily in Paris had a HR department, the 'HR' would definitely stand for 'happy riding'

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The Music Quiz: Which Hollywood actor 'gave good face' in Madonna's Vogue?

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The Salt Path Scandal review: A remarkable tale pieced together using old-school gumshoe journalism

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Palestine Action-linked hunger striker taken to hospital

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Bondi attack: Suspects rarely left hotel during stay in Philippines, say hotel staff and police

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Israeli government presents new settlement plan for occupied West Bank

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Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner appears in court on charges he murdered parents

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Proceeds of alleged romance fraud used to purchase Cork property, court hears

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Ex-PSNI officer arrested over alleged sexual offences while on duty

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Man suffering from relapse of schizoaffective disorder found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

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Gardaí search five properties in escalation of Peter McVerry Trust investigation

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Pair charged with attempted murder of man (42) doused in petrol and set alight in Tipperary

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Ireland's new apartment guidelines to be referred to European court after challenge

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Dáil votes by narrow margin not to restore abortion Bill that ends three-day wait for termination

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Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin oppose Bill to ban fox hunting

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New external review of fisheries agency IFI to be carried out

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Kneecap's Móglaí Bap greeted by President on run for Palestine through Phoenix Park

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'Radical overhaul' called for following mistreatment findings at Bloomfield Hospital

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Flu cases continue to rise as hospitalisations increase almost 20%

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House price inflation dips to at 7.3% in October as demand continues to outstrip supply

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Student accommodation landlords should be allowed reset rents for new tenancies

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Bridging finance is back on the table for Ireland's homebuyers

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Inside Bloomfield Hospital: what investigators found after whistle blown on patient care

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Dracula director Luc Besson: 'If you want a traditional horror film, watch something else'

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RIP Tom Hicks, the big-spending businessman who met his match when he bought Liverpool FC

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How to get on top of your pension and be well prepared for retirement

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Chefs' Christmas shortcuts: freezing croissants, mixing leftovers into sausage rolls and shop-bought stock

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Craicing the Case – Frank McNally on the origins of a cultural and linguistic phenomenon

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Irish mortgage arrears fall again to lowest level since 2009

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Scéal bakery returns to Dublin with Wilton Park opening

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Government U-turn on reforming Road Safety Authority criticised in Dáil

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Met Éireann says white Christmas in Ireland 'unlikely' with cool and dry weather forecast

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Letters home: 'London can swallow you up. There's a lot of madness'

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Christmas can be a dissonant experience, like feeling miserable at Disneyland

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

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Sample the slow travel gems on our doorstep – they are better for you and the planet

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Ireland has second highest emissions per head in EU and must do more to reach net zero by 2050

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'Stuck in limbo': Dún Laoghaire school waiting nine years for permanent building

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Former UL president asks High Court to block any disciplinary proceedings

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Virtual reality as a lifeline: 'For some young people it's the social'

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Could the decision to spend most of next year's corporation tax come back to bite the Government?

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Was Jim Gavin's campaign implosion the political moment of the year?

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What was the greatest Irish sporting moment of 2025?

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Queues start from before 4am for Christmas food vouchers

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Granddaughter of Chaim Herzog takes part in Hanukkah celebration in Dublin

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'Sometimes people feel Dublin Bus is letting them down, but they don't realise the real reason'

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True scale of domestic abuse in Ireland to be established through new national study

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First section of Kerry greenway opens after 'a lot of debate'

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Engineers seek restoration of public transport spending priority

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The best Irish stories are often about death. My grandfather stole his own funeral

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Hugh Wallace obituary: Architect who became a household name in every household

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Polaiteoir go smior

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More college graduates go straight into jobs as fewer opt for postgraduate studies

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Iarmhairtí na réabhlóide: an imirce

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