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Friday 22 November 2024 Dublin: 5°C
The Daily Poll
When did you last eat a biscuit?
Some localised river flooding is expected tomorrow.

Friday 22 November

Today's Top Stories

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Met Éireann issues Status Red alerts for Cork and Galway and new Status Orange warnings

Gatwick South Terminal.
London

Bomb disposal experts sent to Gatwick Airport after evacuation

Conor McGregor outside the High Court this week.
High Court

Jury in Conor McGregor civil case continuing deliberations

Michael Collins TD ahead of this week's leaders debate on RTÉ
GE2024 promise me this

Independent Ireland pledges a Luas for every county and subsidised rent for front-line workers

Some species, common in the lough up to recently, have now vanished.
Investigates lough hyne

Europe’s oldest marine reserve, located in County Cork, is in decline. What’s going on?

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