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Monday 23 December 2024 Dublin: 9°C
The Daily Poll
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The scene of the fatal hit-and-run, which occurred on Saturday.

Monday 23 December

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Man (40s) arrested in relation to fatal Limerick hit-and-run on Saturday

File photo.
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Palestinian girls at a food distribution centre in Khan Younis in Gaza on Friday.
Gaza

Taoiseach expresses Ireland's 'unbreakable' support for Palestine in call with Mahmoud Abbas

The timber spire of a church in Ruan, Co Clare, ablaze after it was hit by lightning early Sunday morning.
Ruan

'I feared the whole church was gone' - Clare priest speaks of spire collapse following lightning strike

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