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The wisdom of holding presidential inaugurations at Dublin Castle

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Ministers lobbied by medical firm after waiting list regime tightened

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Ireland's largely painful history of major tournament playoffs

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Some children looked after by relatives have lower reading scores than those in afterschool clubs, study finds

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State training agency to make changes on board and assessments after 'concerning failings'

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Dundalk IT to become university college of Queen's Belfast in 'landmark' partnership

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Dublin's Catholic Archdiocese faces financial woes as priests age and Mass numbers decline

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Paschal Donohoe confirms decision to 'depart from public life in Ireland'

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Call for 'zero tolerance' approach after latest children's play facility arson attack

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