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Irish Times - Top Stories

Ireland has a choice on migration: Follow the UK into the vortex or hold on to its values

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Artists and musicians are constantly hustling. They need more State support

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Chief Rabbi: Move to erase Chaim Herzog's name and history is cruel hammer blow

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US radar in Trinidad triggers fears Caribbean could be dragged into Venezuela crisis

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Ukraine says Russia trying to influence US-led talks with claim that city of Pokrovsk has fallen

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Dental nurse who broke red light and knocked down student given suspended sentence

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International capital is back looking at and buying in Ireland

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Government initiatives welcome, but significant supply-demand imbalance in housing remains

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Jack Chambers needs to tackle the culture issues in his own department

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Early Edition -- Opens in new window

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Crosswords & Puzzles

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Help Centre -- Opens in new window

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Gift The Irish Times

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Former Willow Park primary school teacher to be sentenced over abuse of eight boys

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Afghan asylum seekers allegedly chased and 'beaten for 20 minutes' by gang in Dublin

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Putin says Russia is 'ready to fight' if Europe wants a war

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Trump now facing same scrutiny of ageism that proved catastrophic for Biden

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New detail emerges about President Catherine Connolly's 2018 trip to Syria

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Mourners remember 'most perfect' Chloe Hipson, killed with friends in Co Louth car crash

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'When my boss said 'what's the craic?' I thought he was talking about drugs'

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I'm far from home, but the similarities between Ireland and Mexico are many

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Twelve Irish restaurants where you'll find particularly good value

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The Anthony Bourdain Reader: Part chain-smoking hero, part geeky mensch, firing breathlessly on all cylinders

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Christmas office parties: Leaving before things get messy is a decision rarely regretted

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Three arrested in European diplomat training school fraud investigation

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Fintan O'Toole: Ireland has two economies, one bourgeois, one proletarian. Both are broken

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In the News Podcast

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Why Irish landlords are selling up and leaving the rental market

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Man's €845,000 debt reduced to zero in court-approved insolvency arrangement

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Investigation after video shows masked men saying NI politicians are 'legitimate targets'

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'He was so kind, with such twinkly sparkly eyes': Tributes paid to Hugh Wallace

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Gerry Thornley: What would Ireland's pool of death look like at the Rugby World Cup?

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'Eyesore' former pub and chipper in Dublin city centre to be turned into seven-storey 434-bed hostel

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Man who travelled to Donegal to meet 'fictional child' to stand trial

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We need secular schools, but also schools that believe in what the nativity play embodies

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Letter of the Day - Opens in new window

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Arresting the decline of the rural pub

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The exodus of small landlords continues apace

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The pope brings a message of peace to Lebanon

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Terminally ill Ajax fan unable to take place as game's only supporter after health worsens

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Daniel Wiffen impresses on day one of European Championships as fastest 400m freestyle finalist

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Alan Mahon steps down as Ireland assistant manager due to personal reasons

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Champions & Challenge Cup: Irish provinces' fixtures, competition formats, where to watch

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Jacques Nienaber rejects questions over his commitment to Leinster

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State agencies and departments to be encouraged to take risks in developing major projects

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Share of mortgage lending to landlords has halved since 2020, Central Bank data shows

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Can I appeal if UK tax officials want me to pay more than I think I should to buy back British pension rights

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Data Protection Commission sought €10m budget increase to beef up staff numbers

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Rate cuts will end in leading economies next year, says OECD

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Ireland 'lags rest of world' on artificial intelligence in workplace

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'When I'm young and going out a lot, I don't want to worry about putting on weight'

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Irish band Florence Road among artists on BBC's Sound of 2026

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Vogue Williams is latest contestant voted off I'm A Celebrity

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Indie musician John Maus: 'It sucks to be called a Donald Trump supporter'

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'He performed a wonderful public service': Hugh Wallace, architect and TV presenter, dies aged 68

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Maroon 5 to play their first Irish gig in more than 10 years

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Death toll in Indonesian flooding passes 700 with 1m people evacuated from high-risk areas

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Report details widespread police failings over 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster

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Prison system 'at breaking point' with urgent action needed to tackle overcrowding

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Live: Zelenskiy tells Dáil of 'great honour to stand in a country that understands the price of freedom'

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Oireachtas committee recommends opting out of 'majority' of EU migration and asylum pact

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy's historic visit to Ireland aims to help secure Ukraine's future

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Large extensions to critical infrastructure 'should be exempted from seeking planning'

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Councillors vote to raise Palestinian flag over Belfast City Hall

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Numbers paying for private health insurance climb despite price hikes

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The sound that will not return: Why we need to bring hearing care to livestock marts

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Continued rise in HIV diagnoses after drop during pandemic

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Is it possible for us to ever fully insulate our home?

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The Irish expert helping Ukraine reclaim its dead: 'You feel responsibility to every one of them'

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Rory McIlroy to make happy return Down Under

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Manufacturing in Northern Ireland definitely not a thing of the past

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Alison Healy on some regrettable wedding celebration traditions

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Ukrainian arms behemoth crumbles as drone makers rise to wartime challenge

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Auto-enrolment pensions are almost here but are some employers trying to game the system?

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Irish households not getting full benefit of retail investment, research reveals

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From pizza in Rathmines to Michelin dining in Maynooth, these buzzy Irish restaurants won't disappoint

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How does Irish wine consumption compare to other countries?

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Have your say: Are you a recent graduate thinking of emigrating?

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Ireland's graduates: 'Everyone I know is thinking of moving abroad or has gone'

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'Too small to matter' is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate

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Uncomfortable conversations about Christmas gifts can make a big difference

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'Recycling plastic doesn't solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it's okay to use plastic'

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Education matters: 'My son is overwhelmed by college and is considering dropping out'

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Zelenskiy's visit, President Connolly's Syria trip, Herzog Park, 12 good value restaurants

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Why are Irish rugby tickets so expensive?

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Will €800,000 tax bill scupper Gerry Hutch's election chances?

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Creaking infrastructure, playoff in Prague and taking up Irish as an adult

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Uniformed gardaí could be armed with Taser stun guns by Christmas

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Ukrainian president Zelenskiy meets with President Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin

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Further traffic disruption likely as taxi drivers schedule Uber protest for Wednesday

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'There is no necessity for it': Rathgar residents on Herzog Park renaming proposal

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Bin-bag ban finally in place on 90 Dublin streets

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Tusla gives good care to most children, but staffing issues still 'significant'- HIQA

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Quite the yarn: From weekly knitting club to Traveller-women-led craft business

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Christmas bonus welfare payments to be paid to 1.5m people this week

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Shokz OpenDots One review: good all-rounder earbuds that don't block out the world

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AI shakes up competition in the internet search market

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Europe's tech sector is evolving fast. Is it fast enough?

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'One bus is all we're asking for': Protest over new BusConnects route in Chapelizod, Dublin

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Number of Aer Lingus planes among thousands of Airbus jets that require urgent software fix

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Changes announced to contentious BusConnects route but further protests loom

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

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Noel Dorr: 'To understand the Troubles, you must go back much further'

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When the Border was being drawn, my grandad tried to put Derry in the Free State

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Paul Costelloe obituary: Internationally respected fashion designer who dressed Princess Diana

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David Hanly: The only radio presenter who could make 'good morning' sound like a threat

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Jim Dixon obituary: Seriously injured Enniskillen bombing victim who fought for his beliefs but believed in redemption

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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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Will charging my EV ever match the convenience of fuelling up with petrol or diesel?

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Highest ever number of new electric cars sold in Ireland in 2025

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Toyota hits reset on its electric crossover with new name and big upgrades

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