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‘Fat rat boy’, ‘thief’, ‘reject puppy’ – extent of animosity between warring Kavanagh builder brothers laid bare in court
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Loving Lanzarote – why Irish holidaymakers are so hot for an island barely bigger than Co Louth
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Ireland’s top 10 hotels for 2024 revealed – number one ‘is my happy place’
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FOSO: How the ‘fear of starting over’ might be keeping you in a bad relationship
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Modern Morals: One of my employees posts explicit content on OnlyFans. Should I stop her side hustle?
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Josh Rogin: Taiwanese don’t want to be pawns for the US or China
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‘Unethical’ advertisements offering surgery in Turkey should be banned, say Irish medics
Crime
Garda hunting for stolen shotguns raid six properties linked to burglary gang
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‘Disrespectful’ to label Peter O’Mahony a short-term Ireland captain, insists Alan Quinlan
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Modern Morals: One of my employees posts explicit content on OnlyFans. Should I stop her side hustle?
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Loving Lanzarote – why Irish holidaymakers are so hot for an island barely bigger than Co Louth
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‘It doesn’t even cover half a month’s rent for anyone in Dublin’ – Most tenants have yet to claim €500 tax credit for last year
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Micheál Martin: Ireland will rigorously examine UN genocide case against Israel before intervening
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Conor McKeon: ‘One more and we get to keep it’ – Dublin’s O’Byrne Cup desire has waned from the rare auld times
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FOSO: How the ‘fear of starting over’ might be keeping you in a bad relationship
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Army bomb disposal unit examine Dublin hostel in which one man (30s) died following explosion
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‘Many healthcare providers have become landlords’ – €5,000 sign-on bonuses and housing among perks to woo staff
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Philip Ryan: Welcome to the Twilight Zone, where anti-asylum centre protesters think it’s the State’s job to keep hotels open
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End to Arctic conditions but we’re in for a weekend of wind and rain despite temperatures rising
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Ireland urged to follow Germany’s tried and tested model, with widespread participation in bottle-return scheme
Irish News
Does this inspirational 93-year-old Irish man hold the secret to ageing well?
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Deposit, drink, return, repeat – how the new plastic bottle and can recycling scheme will work
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150,000 workers join rallies in North over pay dispute
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‘Grossly unfair’ minimum bill threshold could stop you from getting electricity credits, Dáil told
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Firefighters deal with incident at building in north Dublin city
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Public react to proposed redevelopment of St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre
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‘It’s such a big bird, it’s what we call one of the heavies’ – plane spotters on Air China’s 747-8 as Li Qiang leaves Dublin Airport
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WATCH: Protesters clash with gardaí outside Roscrea hotel slated to house asylum seekers
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Ireland’s top 10 beaches revealed for 2024 – the winner ‘feels like you’re out foreign’
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Mother-of-three blackmailed married lover by threatening to tell wife about affair: ‘I was sick of being f**ked over by men’
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‘Surely the only question worth asking about any religious belief is: Is it true?’
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JJ Clarke: Email jargon could be much improved by laws of the letter
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Miguel Delaney: Jordan Henderson’s disastrous move to Saudi Arabia provides some valuable lessons
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Mean Girls 2024 review: Beloved comedy gets a musical makeover and still manages to be a hit
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Belfast’s forgotten punks: ‘We were seen as part of the oppressor class’
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Today’s top TV and streaming choices: A massive jungle wall on Extraordinary Extensions and a modern comedy classic
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Heavy fighting in Khan Younis as Israel hits ‘heart’ of Hamas
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E Jean Carroll dismisses claims she benefited from allegations against Donald Trump
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Pakistan missile strikes on Iran raise fears of Middle East escalation
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Support for Kate Garraway as ‘vile’ Katie Hopkins mocks grieving host over late husband’s death
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British prime minister Rishi Sunak rebuked by watchdog for claims that asylum-seeker backlog had been cleared
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Report outlines multiple failings of police in Texas school shooting
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Drone flew over Vladimir Putin’s residence in attacks says Ukraine
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Martina Devlin: Communities have the right to protest, but not to terrify traumatised children
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‘I should not have had to lose my daughter for others to gain a law’ – Mother on new RTÉ documentary about online bullying
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‘You can have a bar of chocolate every day’: Meet the Irish fitness influencers promoting balance and variety over restriction
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Amelia Loulli: My son refuses to go to school and I can’t make him – but don’t blame me
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Mother-of-three blackmailed married lover by threatening to tell wife about affair: ‘I was sick of being f**ked over by men’
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‘Disrespectful’ to label Peter O’Mahony a short-term Ireland captain, insists Alan Quinlan
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Conor McKeon: ‘One more and we get to keep it’ – Dublin’s O’Byrne Cup desire has waned from the rare auld times
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Miguel Delaney: Jordan Henderson’s disastrous move to Saudi Arabia provides some valuable lessons
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Kevin McStay insists Mayo will be ‘well in the mix’ to end All-Ireland famine this year
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‘He’s a good man and he’s associated with success here’ – Pat Lam will get Connacht welcome he deserves this time
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Fixtures group pitch cross-county club championship plan for hurling’s ‘weaker’ counties
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Man due in court following aggravated burglary and assault in Dublin that left man (20s) in serious condition
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Teenager charged with violent disorder after death of gunman Tristan Sherry in steakhouse on Christmas Eve
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IKEA offering 45c kids meal and half price dinners on Fridays as it slashes thousands of prices
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Over 2,100 bikes stolen in Dublin in first eight months of last year
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Man arrested in connection with Rosslare discovery of 14 people in container released without charge
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QR codes on graves – how a young Kildare entrepreneur is keeping memories of loved ones alive
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Outcry in Co Waterford village as beloved statue is stolen – ‘This is a huge loss to Stradbally’
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The Cillian Murphy film shot in Wexford is to get Berlin premiere
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Major Limerick protest against hospital overcrowding – ‘it’s getting an awful lot worse’
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Wexford councillor and teacher says refugee pupils ‘no longer feel as safe as they once did here’
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Concerns at a Clare hospital as number of long-term and respite beds remain closed
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Cork’s discoloured water problems to persist with ‘no assurances’ on when it will end
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Kerry footballer Niamh Carmody says the captaincy brings pressure but it won’t change her
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Local Mayo woman’s award-winning brown bread to hit ALDI shelves nationwide
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Nobody saw Andrew Scott’s Baftas snub coming. But he’s so good in All of Us Strangers, does it even matter?
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‘Political journalists love talking about the Iowa caucus the way normal people talk about the build-up to Cheltenham’
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The Holdovers review: Paul Giamatti turns in a career-best performance in Alexander Payne’s festive masterpiece
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Pierce Brosnan to be honoured with award for contribution to cinema in Ireland and US
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Tanya Sweeney: Rebel Wilson shouldn’t ‘feel bad about herself’ for regaining 30 pounds. After dramatic weight loss, it’s almost inevitable
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Snoop Dogg’s daughter suffers ‘severe stroke’ at age 24
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Louise McSharry: These four new foundations are setting beauty world abuzz – but are they worth the price tag?
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Beyond the Stanley cup: 10 water bottles to suit all budgets
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William visits Kate in hospital after surgery as Camilla gives update on Britain's King Charles
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Ayo Edebiri is an honorary people’s princess in Ireland — and the internet is loving it
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‘You can have a bar of chocolate every day’: Meet the Irish fitness influencers promoting balance and variety over restriction
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Amelia Loulli: My son refuses to go to school and I can’t make him – but don’t blame me
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Ireland’s top 10 beaches revealed for 2024 – the winner ‘feels like you’re out foreign’
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Ireland’s top 10 beaches revealed for 2024 – the winner ‘feels like you’re out foreign’
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52 weekends away for 2024 – a year of holiday ideas in Ireland and overseas
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First Look: Inside Trinity College Dublin’s immersive new Book of Kells Experience
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€5 to enter Venice? Tickets go on sale for day trippers in trial scheme
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‘The Rat Hole’ – why are tourists in Chicago obsessed with a hole in the pavement?
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24 new flights to take in 2024 – including from Dublin Airport, Shannon, Cork and Knock
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Deposit, drink, return, repeat – how the new plastic bottle and can recycling scheme will work
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Less than a third of shops will offer money back for bottles and cans when deposit-return scheme starts on February 1
03:30
Irish News
Ireland urged to follow Germany’s tried and tested model, with widespread participation in bottle-return scheme
03:30
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Does this inspirational 93-year-old Irish man hold the secret to ageing well?
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Politics
Irish MEPs vote against ‘conditional’ EU call for Gaza ceasefire
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Housing Minister ‘angered’ by vulture fund bulk buying 85pc of housing estate but denies new ‘Belcamp Manor’ happening every month
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Courts
Eve Cleary (21) would not have died hours after Limerick hospital discharge if given anticoagulant drugs, High Court told
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Beaten elderly man was ‘unrecognisable’ when garda found him dead in his house, nephew’s murder trial told
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Gardaí plan arrests related to spate of arson attacks on buildings set aside for migrants, Leo Varadkar says
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18-month sentence for man who repeatedly attacked, falsely imprisoned and threatened to kill partner too lenient, court rules
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Army bomb disposal unit examine Dublin hostel in which one man (30s) died following explosion
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Man convicted of killing PSNI officer may be on the run in the Republic
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Fine Gael and Fianna split on Gaza ceasefire vote over condition calling for end of Hamas
17:10
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Michelle O'Neill urges striking workers to 'not give up'
17:05
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‘Grossly unfair’ minimum bill threshold could stop you from getting electricity credits, Dáil told
16:38
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Mary McCarthy: Housing crisis is creating a Trumpian divide between the haves and have-nots
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Editorial: DUP finds itself in a corner as the North is frozen by strike
03:30
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Suryapratim Roy: Since the Dublin riots, there is an unease, and I have been verbally and physically abused
03:30
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Ellen Coyne: The ‘woman’s place’ referendum was a chance do something progressive but the Government has been inexcusably careless with it
03:30
Letters
Letters: Thanks to Fine Gael, local people are not represented properly
03:30
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David Von Drehle: Donald Trump may be popular in Iowa, but what about the places that matter most?
03:30
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Roslyn Dee: If we can’t care for vulnerable young people, we’re destined to repeat tragedies of the past
03:30
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Lauren Beehan: Banking, password locks and sounding like a scammer – why losing a phone is so much worse than it used to be
03:30
Opinion
Philip Ryan: Dismal ‘Far Right’ Dáil protest shows we don’t have to worry about the rise of Nazism just yet
18:54
Comment
Emma Clarke: Spare me the constant updates about Selena Gomez’s on/off relationship
11:46
Analysis
John Downing: Migration, referendums and housing among many thorny issues facing the Government as Dáil returns after Christmas break
03:30
Comment
Mary Kenny: The UK Post Office scandal is an extraordinary case of ordinary people fighting back against the ‘big cheeses’
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Comment
Sinead Ryan: Why King Charles and the British monarchy should do it like the Danes
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Letters
Letters: US must swallow fear and await the outcome of a second Trump presidency
03:30
Editorial
Editorial: Keeping people in the dark leads to scenes like Roscrea
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Premier League
The Glazers could force Jim Ratcliffe to sell his minority stake in Manchester United after 18 months
15:04
Irish Business
Aer Lingus first airline to offer one-click Revolut Pay
13:25
Personal Finance
Fresh challenge to big banks as new lender MoCo launches first Irish mortgage offering
12:55
Irish Business
Aldi invests €15m in reverse vending machines across its 161 stores
11:05
Irish Business
Bulmers owner expects profits to be in line with forecasts
09:34
Irish Business
Flutter Entertainment reports rise in revenues
08:49
Commercial Property
Paul McNeive: Estate agents must make this a year for planning and diversifying
03:30
Commercial Property
Two retail properties present opportunities for entrepreneurs in Waterford
03:30
Technology
Antonio Guterres warns Davos about the pitfalls of AI, but Bill Gates says not to worry
03:30
Technology
Google tweaks its search function to comply with new EU rules to ensure fair play in digital world
03:30
Technology
Samsung is pushing the boundaries with the launch of its new Galaxy S24 phones
03:30
Personal Finance
Petrol and diesel prices fall for fourth month in a row
03:30
World Business
Irish-based jet lessors reduce exposure to China amid geopolitical tensions
03:30
Irish Business
Revenues at Pat Doherty’s hotel group increase to €129m
03:30
Irish Business
Bank of Ireland names new head of operations here and chief at UK arm
03:30
Champions Cup
Connacht need successful Bear-hunt to end losing streak
03:30
Champions Cup
David Kelly: Tom Ahern looks like he should be a basketballer but is a Munster forward who marauds on the wing
03:30
Rugby
‘Disrespectful’ to label Peter O’Mahony a short-term Ireland captain, insists Alan Quinlan
03:30
Golf
Shane Lowry makes positive start at The American Express in California
23:42
GAA
Wexford GAA confirm return to alternate club hurling and football championship calendar
23:13
Soccer
Sunderland’s Premier League dream soured by in-fighting and boardroom interference
22:32
Hurling
SETU Waterford open their Fitzgibbon Cup campaign in style with dominant second half against DCU
22:30
Other Sports
Luke Littler hails Alex Ferguson advice as he overcomes early nerves to claim debut win in Bahrain
22:21
Golf
Rory McIlroy finishes poorly on opening day of Dubai Desert Classic defence
22:12
Hurling
University of Galway open Fitzgibbon Cup account with 10-point win over SETU Carlow
21:52
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Jordan Henderson joins Ajax after contract with Saudi club terminated
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Gaelic Football
Kevin McStay insists Mayo will be ‘well in the mix’ to end All-Ireland famine this year
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Women's Sport
Gaby Lewis leaves Zimbabwe on ropes with 65 not out as Irish women notch up 10-wicket ODI win in Harare
20:11
Premier League
Manchester United turn to artificial intelligence in bid to boost performance
19:54
Hockey
‘We believe in ourselves’ – Johnny McKee insists Ireland can spring Spanish surprise and book Olympic men’s hockey ticket
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