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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1m
European shares mark first monthly loss in six
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European shares mark first monthly loss in six
Brent oil heads for 14 per cent ‌monthly gain, biggest climb since July
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 32m
Ireland’s wild Atlantic salmon stocks down 80% since 1970s
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Ireland’s wild Atlantic salmon stocks down 80% since 1970s
Public consultation launched amid fears ‘iconic species’ could be lost entirely from Irish rivers
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 55m
After two decades, US forces leave Iraq to an uncertain future
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After two decades, US forces leave Iraq to an uncertain future
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of a military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1h
Multinational’s performance plan an ‘orchestrated’ attempt to oust senior project manager, WRC finds
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Multinational’s performance plan an ‘orchestrated’ attempt to oust senior project manager, WRC finds
Employee who won €67,500 complained about not being paid on time
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1h
Leinster captain Caelan Doris ruled out for rest of the year due to injury
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Leinster captain Caelan Doris ruled out for rest of the year due to injury
After sustaining a foot injury in June, it was decided the number eight would also undergo knee surgery
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1h
Blue Lights on BBC One: An unfortunate and cartoonish portrayal of racism in Ireland
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Blue Lights on BBC One: An unfortunate and cartoonish portrayal of racism in Ireland
There are echoes of British television’s historical tendency to portray Irish people as uncouth bruisers always up for a bit of fisticuffs
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1h
At least seven reported killed as Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy grid
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At least seven reported killed as Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy grid
Ukrainians expect a winter of attacks intended to plunge cities into cold and darkness
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1h
At least seven reported killed as Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy grid
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At least seven reported killed as Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy grid
Ukrainians expect a winter of attacks intended to plunge cities into cold and darkness
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1h
Taoiseach tells Social Democrats reports of €7.50 pension increase ‘may not be true at all’
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Taoiseach tells Social Democrats reports of €7.50 pension increase ‘may not be true at all’
Cian O’Callaghan says reported €7.50 pension increase ‘doesn’t even keep pace with inflation’
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h
Taoiseach tells Social Democrats reports of €7.50 pension increase ‘may not be true at all’
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Taoiseach tells Social Democrats reports of €7.50 pension increase ‘may not be true at all’
Cian O’Callaghan says reported €7.50 pension increase ‘doesn’t even keep pace with inflation’
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h
Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza, medics say
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Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza, medics say
At ‌least 1,400 Palestinians have ⁠been killed in Gaza since last year’s US-brokered ceasefire
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h
Munster’s Jack Crowley focused on rest and reflection amid uncertain injury lay-off
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Munster’s Jack Crowley focused on rest and reflection amid uncertain injury lay-off
Outhalf has been dealing with a lower limb vascular injury since the end of last season
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h
‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope
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‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope
Macron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h
Substantial sums paid to asylum seeker accommodation providers represented ‘no value’
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Substantial sums paid to asylum seeker accommodation providers represented ‘no value’
Settlements were reached with three providers who sued after precontract deals cancelled, State spending watchdog says
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h
‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope
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‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope
Macron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3h
Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers says
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Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers says
More than 100,000 civil and public servants commenced a work-to rule on Wednesday
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3h
Galway GAA call board meeting to ratify Éamonn Fitzmaurice as senior football manager
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Galway GAA call board meeting to ratify Éamonn Fitzmaurice as senior football manager
Former Meath footballer Seamus Kenny, who worked alongside the Kerryman on the FRC, say appointment would be a ‘major coup’ for the Tribesmen
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3h
Budget 2027: I don’t know what a tax band is ...
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Budget 2027: I don’t know what a tax band is ...
How will changes in income tax bands, USC and credits affect you?
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 4h
PSNI chief confirms ‘large-scale criminal investigation’ into Garvaghy Road protest
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PSNI chief confirms ‘large-scale criminal investigation’ into Garvaghy Road protest
Jon Boutcher offers to meet Orange Order and Drumcree residents in attempt to end crisis
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 4h
Galway GAA call board meeting to ratify Éamonn Fitzmaurice as senior football manager
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Galway GAA call board meeting to ratify Éamonn Fitzmaurice as senior football manager
Former Meath footballer Seamus Kenny, who worked alongside the Kerryman on the FRC, say appointment would be a ‘major coup’ for the Tribesmen
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 4h
Disappearance of homeless man in Meath upgraded to murder investigation
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Disappearance of homeless man in Meath upgraded to murder investigation
Mark Duffy last seen walking into housing estate in Navan before vanishing without trace
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 4h
Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales
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Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales
Retail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shock
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 4h
Budget 2027: I don’t know what a tax band is ...
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Budget 2027: I don’t know what a tax band is ...
How will changes in income tax bands, USC and credits affect you?
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 4h
Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales
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Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales
Retail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shock
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 5h
Bin bag ban dumped by Dublin City Council
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Bin bag ban dumped by Dublin City Council
Plans to ban the use of plastic sacks across Dublin 7 next month scrapped following protests
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 5h
Brazil’s poor once propelled Lula to power. Now many are wavering
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Brazil’s poor once propelled Lula to power. Now many are wavering
As Brazilians prepare to vote, frustration over living costs is weakening the president’s grip on his traditional base
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 5h
Removing three-day wait would lead to rise in ‘already massive’ number of abortions, GP says
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Removing three-day wait would lead to rise in ‘already massive’ number of abortions, GP says
Dr Kirsten Fuller claims the ‘majority’ of GPs don’t agree that abortion is a form of healthcare
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 5h
Brazil’s poor once propelled Lula to power. Now many are wavering
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Brazil’s poor once propelled Lula to power. Now many are wavering
As Brazilians prepare to vote, frustration over living costs is weakening the president’s grip on his traditional base
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 5h
Removing three-day wait would lead to rise in ‘already massive’ number of abortions, GP says
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Removing three-day wait would lead to rise in ‘already massive’ number of abortions, GP says
Dr Kirsten Fuller claims the ‘majority’ of GPs don’t agree that abortion is a form of healthcare
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 5h
Watch live: FAI to face questioning from Oireachtas committee on handling of Israel matches
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Watch live: FAI to face questioning from Oireachtas committee on handling of Israel matches
Ireland are due to face Israel again in Serbia but manager Heimir Hallgrímsson has said a decision on that will not be made until Friday
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 5h
Thirty-six years on, gardaí launch fresh appeal for information on Dessie Fox murder
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Thirty-six years on, gardaí launch fresh appeal for information on Dessie Fox murder
Single handgun round was shot through open passenger door of bookmakers’s car, hitting both legs
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 5h
Watch live: FAI to face questioning from Oireachtas committee on handling of Israel matches
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Watch live: FAI to face questioning from Oireachtas committee on handling of Israel matches
Ireland are due to face Israel again in Serbia but manager Heimir Hallgrímsson has said a decision on that will not be made until Friday
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6h
‘I’m enjoying my sobriety. Everything gets better – including your bank account’
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‘I’m enjoying my sobriety. Everything gets better – including your bank account’
Musician Foy Vance is as self-aware as they come, which makes him impossible to dislike. His outlook has bled into his songwriting too
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6h
Seán Moncrieff: Our daughter has barely started fifth class and the secondary school chat has intensified
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Seán Moncrieff: Our daughter has barely started fifth class and the secondary school chat has intensified
Out of her four siblings, only one of them has a job connected to what she studied at university
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6h
Farewell to Irish real estate investment trusts. You won’t be missed
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Farewell to Irish real estate investment trusts. You won’t be missed
Decision to harness private capital for housing market was reasonable, but problems were obvious
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6h
Texts about alleged Cornell University fraternity house gang rape released after investigation reopened
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Texts about alleged Cornell University fraternity house gang rape released after investigation reopened
Public outrage over the treatment of the alleged offenders, none of whom were arrested or charged, has grown after woman filed lawsuit
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6h
Texts about alleged Cornell University fraternity house gang rape released after investigation reopened
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Texts about alleged Cornell University fraternity house gang rape released after investigation reopened
Public outrage over the treatment of the alleged offenders, none of whom were arrested or charged, has grown after woman filed lawsuit
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7h
Minister for Health stands over Cork University Hospital safety and staffing levels
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Minister for Health stands over Cork University Hospital safety and staffing levels
Hospital chief executive had said she did not believe it safe to enter winter ‘with the level of staffing uncertainty that currently exists’.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7h
The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
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The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
Ten years after leaving the bloc, shifting public opinion is reopening a question once thought settled
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7h
The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
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The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
Ten years after leaving the bloc, shifting public opinion is reopening a question once thought settled
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7h
Ireland v Israel: Second game will go ahead on Sunday as planned, says Heimir Hallgrímsson
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Ireland v Israel: Second game will go ahead on Sunday as planned, says Heimir Hallgrímsson
Manager also said he is not aware of any player meetings planned for after tomorrow’s game against Austria
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7h
Ireland v Israel: Second game will go ahead on Sunday as planned, says Heimir Hallgrímsson
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Ireland v Israel: Second game will go ahead on Sunday as planned, says Heimir Hallgrímsson
Manager also said he is not aware of any player meetings planned for after tomorrow’s game against Austria
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7h
Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing after ‘pilots started fighting in cockpit’
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Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing after ‘pilots started fighting in cockpit’
Reports of possible hijacking and prompted Israel to scramble warplanes
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7h
Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing after ‘pilots started fighting in cockpit’
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Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing after ‘pilots started fighting in cockpit’
Reports of possible hijacking and prompted Israel to scramble warplanes
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7h
Animals review: Blindboy’s full-scale theatrical debut is a bit of a loose baggy monster
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Animals review: Blindboy’s full-scale theatrical debut is a bit of a loose baggy monster
Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: First half of the Abbey’s production is thoughtful and accomplished, but then it loses focus and coherence
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 8h
FAI to face questions over handling of Israel game at Oireachtas committee appearance
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FAI to face questions over handling of Israel game at Oireachtas committee appearance
Calls for support for Ireland players who ‘don’t want to share the same pitch as a genocidal regime’.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 8h
Laura Kennedy: If my granny saw me reading a novel, she’d tell me to do something useful
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Laura Kennedy: If my granny saw me reading a novel, she’d tell me to do something useful
The Irish woman’s image has changed abroad, from harried mother to high-end creative. But how does this match reality?
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 9h
‘Two in five’ young men think rape victims partly responsible if drinking or taking drugs
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‘Two in five’ young men think rape victims partly responsible if drinking or taking drugs
Sceptical attitudes are evident across population, regardless of age or gender, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre survey finds
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 10h
Was Burnham’s Labour Party conference speech a turning point on Brexit?
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Was Burnham’s Labour Party conference speech a turning point on Brexit?
Global Briefing: UK prime minister pledged to consider all options on Europe, including single market membership and rejoining EU as a full member
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 10h
Trump weighs diesel export ban as US fuel crisis deepens
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Trump weighs diesel export ban as US fuel crisis deepens
Trump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices
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