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Tens of thousands of mortgage holders failed to take up tax break worth up to €1,250

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Record number of overseas deaths reported to Department of Foreign Affairs

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Next year must mark 'reset' of relations between State and voluntary hospitals, says Minister

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The rise of virtual wards providing care at home: 'It's been absolutely fantastic'

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Conor Pope: What if dry January turned into dry forever? Eight ways life has changed since I stopped drinking in 2022

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Restaurant review: An experience simply unlike anything else in Dublin

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Fuss over AI actors is a distraction – Netflix has been making algorithm movies for years

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Who decides what the common good is in Ireland? The uncommonly privileged, that's who

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Here's one thing to look forward to this year: the release of the 1926 census

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Was Ireland's reputation as a tiny diplomatic superpower just a flash in the pan fantasy?

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Criticism of Stormont's creationist Minister for Education really needs to evolve

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This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery

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Ireland has received a wake-up call on biodiversity

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Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea after holding talks over Manchester City move

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Premier League wrap: Manchester City held at Sunderland to sit four points adrift of Arsenal

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Bumper New Year's Day attendance at Cheltenham outstrips festival crowd

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Mobile phone operator Three Ireland loses €31m in 2024

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Manufacturers generally optimistic on outlook for the year ahead

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Ireland's budgetary watchdog effectively flying blind when it comes to assessing budget

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Artificial intelligence to be at the heart of innovation in coming year

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Why are some US health officials suggesting saturated fats have been unfairly demonised?

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Welcome to 2026, year of the pigeon – those gutsy, mangle-footed postmen of the sky

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The Movie Quiz: Which is the correct Mary Poppins song?

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Radio Review: Claire Brock is formidable as a guest host - despite one misguided segment

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Two people confirmed dead as Iran's largest protests in years turn into 'battlefield'

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Pharmacist awarded €20,000 after being excluded from promotion due to working part-time

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New plan expected to increase target number of PSNI officers to more than 7,500

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Gardaí believe wrong house attacked in Finglas petrol bombing that injured five

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Growing expectation that Mercosur trade deal will be agreed in weeks

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More than 1.5m social welfare recipients to receive average of €520 more in 2026 - as increases come into effect today

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Roderic O'Gorman: 'Jim O'Callaghan feels he needs to talk a big game' on international protection

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NGOs to receive funds worth €100 million from Irish Aid

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Transport budget too small for new services in 2026, officials admit

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Primary healthcare provider Centric Health posts loss of €22.5m for 2024

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Average value of second-hand homes rises by almost 7%

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Rise of non-bank lenders strengthens position of brokers in Irish mortgage market

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Revenue warned Government over controversial apartment VAT cut ahead of Budget 2026

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Glenveagh seeks planning permission for more than 800 homes in North Dublin

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'People were screaming': New Year party at Swiss ski resort turned into a disaster zone

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The Night Manager on BBC1 review: Dark TV for dark times - with compelling results

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Sport 2026 crystal ball: Our team of pundits share their predictions

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Intrepid sea swimmers across island of Ireland start year with chilly dip

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Historic church in Amsterdam gutted by blaze amid firework-fuelled new year violence

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Christmas, done and dusted. But what can I do to cut down on waste next time?

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Crackdown on crypto tax evasion comes into force

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Two easy new year wines from Lidl, both for less than €12

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What's the best meal Jack Power can buy in Brussels for €120?

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Scattering seeds with my granny felt like magic. What would she make of my exotic garden?

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'But the weather!': An Aussie voluntarily moving to Ireland seemed ludicrous to many

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Time is a border: I wake up to family and friends' yesterdays, untouchable to me

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The solution to tackling the climate crisis? We need everything

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Network puts focus on nutritious seasonal food for people and planet

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Why we keep ignoring the physics of climate change

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Students suspected of AI misuse to face in-person interviews under new recommendations

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Which CAO programmes must be listed due to portfolio, interview or performance criteria?

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More than 300 extra educational psychologists needed, officials tell Minister

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Leo Varadkar speaks his mind on reunification, Covid, Eoghan Murphy and Phil Hogan

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What are the chances of a border poll in the next ten years?

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European countries still have 'negative perception' of Irish corporate tax record

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Trainers ought to charge owners realistic fees rather than grumble about prize money

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Cameras installed to catch drivers breaking red lights at Dublin level crossing

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Plan for cameras to catch motorists breaking red lights in Dublin is shelved

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Three teenagers and two women injured in suspected arson attack on house in Finglas, north Dublin

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First baby of year born in Dublin's Rotunda Hospital at 35 seconds past midnight

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Stream of rejection letters from special schools is 'soul destroying', says father

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Prices of smartphones, computers and home appliances could jump by 20% this year amid chip shortages

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Is Trump's plan to seek five years of social media history for a visitor visa workable?

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Nothing worse than your tech toy not working on the big day

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State Papers: What we learned, from Ahern's lobbying of Blair over Sellafield to 'distress' at Dublin Zoo over death of loaned panda

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Martin McAleese provided buses for loyalists as part of contacts

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

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Patrick Cooney obituary: Minister who confronted Provisional IRA with implacable resolve

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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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Almost half of 2025 road deaths 'vulnerable users'

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The Kia EV5 is close to unbeatable, but needs a touch more range

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