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Irish Times - Top Stories

Dancing with the Stars week 1: New head judge Oti Mabuse collides with Brian Redmond in fun return

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Back home as an adult: 'I'm 37 and waking up in my husband's childhood 4ft bed'

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Blas an bhaird

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'Cuisle na hathbheochana' ag bualadh go tréan

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An oíche úd

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Gift The Irish Times

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Crosswords & Puzzles

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Venezuela's Maduro to appear in US court as Trump says further strikes possible

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Some schools to stay closed as freezing conditions persist

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Podcast – 4 stories in 10 minutes: Why workplace accidents are rising, and more

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A remote workers' meet-up: 'I feel I'm lacking that social connection'

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All victims of Swiss ski resort fire now identified, police say

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'This is intense': Jessie Buckley wins best actress at Critics Choice Awards

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Global Briefing newsletter: US attack on Venezuela threatens Chinese interests

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Nine places to visit that shaped the Ireland of today

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An Irish therapist in Trump's America: As my clients grow more anxious, I prepare to leave

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US military monitors oil tanker off Irish coast as it sails towards Russia

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How Uisce Éireann repaired leaks on a third of Dublin's water supply in just over 24 hours

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'We're going to run up the Sugar Loaf carrying rocks. Work through the pain barrier!'

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Quakers to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital

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Vomiting cats and dirty towels: An unhappy holiday in Turkey

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Ken Early: Is Ruben Amorim a coach or a manager? Soon it won't make much difference

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US 'has no right' to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after latest Trump threats

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Post-Connolly alliance seeks long-term change to left-wing politics

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Let's stop treating caring as a hobby and dependence as weakness

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The rebirth of an important 'den of iniquity' in Co Leitrim

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Trump attacked Venezuela to show that America means business

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Dublin's traffic nightmare: The result of decades of neglected health is clogged arteries

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Since I started Mounjaro jabs, the urgency is gone from my eating - but so is the joy

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An Irish Diary

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Blood simple: Alison Healy on the vital importance of a selfless, life-saving act

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Lamenting emigration past its sell-by date?

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The Irish Times view on Trump and Venezuela: The principle of 'might is right'

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The Coalition is heading into stormy waters on the Mercosur trade deal

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Hyrox: Should you try this fitness fad to get fit after Christmas?

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Evangeline Lilly reveals she has brain damage after fall on beach

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Leinster fizzing with interpro momentum ahead of familiar La Rochelle challenge

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The force is strong with Luke Littler even if wins risk making him Darth Vader of darts

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'Now we have to win it': Dingle squeeze past Ballyboden to make All-Ireland date with St Brigid's

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Righting All-Ireland record motivation for St Brigid's, says Cunningham

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Irish player tracker: Nathan Collins and Evan Ferguson on upward trends

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Irish insolvencies to rise if unemployment continues upward trend, says PwC

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Slump in profit at Bacardi-controlled Teeling Whiskey last year

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'Down to the wire': ECB's digital euro project faces decisive vote in 2026

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Insomnia: My tried and tested productivity hack for 2026

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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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Tesla loses crown as world's biggest maker of EVs to China's BYD

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Thinking about a clear out? Don't just chuck everything in a skip

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Nostradamus's predictions for 2026: what does it mean for the war in Ukraine?

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Cuba says 32 of its citizens were killed in US attacks on Venezuela

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How would Donald Trump tap 'tremendous' wealth from Venezuelan oil?

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Man charged with assault after fatal New Year's Day incident in Roscommon

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Man (30s) dies following alleged New Year's assault in Roscommon

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Wife granted barring order after husband allegedly kicked her out of car on dual carriageway

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Two arrested after drugs worth more than €300,000 seized in Cork and Limerick

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'Some nights I do not sleep': Families remember 16 sectarian killings in 24 hours in North

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Campaign for soldiers killed by IRA will continue until answers found, says relative

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'This should be a murder inquiry': Family of missing woman urge gardaí to reclassify case

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Xi tells Taoiseach China is keen to enhance ties with Ireland to boost relations with EU

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EU leaders cautious over Venezuela amid fears of losing Trump on Ukraine

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Abuse, frustrations and visits to Legoland: new Oireachtas members adapt to political life

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Better-paid TDs, more powerful ministers – and other ideas to improve Ireland

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Taoiseach talks with Xi in Beijing expected to focus on EU-China relationship and trade

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Nollaig na mBan is just business-as-usual with a trendy title

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My friends don't buy me gifts and it makes me feel unloved

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One in five vape shops selling addictive products to children, inspections reveal

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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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The patriarchy loathes women in midlife. Don't fall for it

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What a shortage of Ireland jerseys at Christmas tells us about the economy in 2026

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Paul Geaney inspires Dingle revival as Ballyboden fall after extra-time thriller

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How the US's audacious operation to capture Nicolás Maduro unfolded

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Crackdown on crypto tax evasion comes into force

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Have you tried the world's most popular grape variety?

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Four lower-alcohol wines for the new year

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Mark Moriarty: It's January, quinoa's time to shine in the kitchen

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Workplace fatalities rise dramatically, driven by deaths in agriculture

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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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Voiceless and vulnerable, Brent geese find themselves blamed for Irish building delays

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The solution to tackling the climate crisis? We need everything

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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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Elon Musk says: 'My Irish friends are awesome' – but who are they?

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How the race for total AI domination is revisiting the worst of human history

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How one Irish woman lost all her money through an elaborate romance scam

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Amanda Knox: 'If I had not gone through this, I would not be the person I am today'

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Eyewitness video shows moment fire starts inside Swiss ski resort bar

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Wider cycle lanes and road space for cars to be reduced under next stage of Dublin's traffic plan

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'No methodology' for removing Palestinian flag 'dropped' on to Dublin's Spire

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Fire damage to Luas bridge was so severe €7m rebuild deemed cheaper than repairs

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Tusla paid private firms €36m to house children in an unregulated system

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New record high of almost 17,000 homeless, including 5,321 children

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EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation

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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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Parents embrace cargo bikes for school and work commute: 'It costs nothing to run'

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Irish sales of battery EVs rose by 35% last year, says Simi

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Holocaust survivor, jeweller and table tennis maestro: Ireland's oldest man dies aged 107

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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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Des Kenny: A Galway man who devoted his life to reading books and supporting authors

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Sophie Kinsella: Writer captured zeitgeist of a time when banks pushed debt at consumers

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

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There will be more electric cars on Irish roads this year, along with more affordable models

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