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reproductive rights

Dáil votes to remove three-day wait for women seeking abortion

The Sinn Féin bill has united both government and opposition TDs on what has historically been a divisive topic.

Middle East

US officials reveal details of Iran agreement after days of secrecy

Enoch Burke

Panel to rule on Friday over Enoch Burke's efforts to remove members of fitness-to-teach inquiry

master of platelets

For whom the blood flows: Metallica encourage Irish fans to donate ahead of their Irish gigs

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Stars and Swipes: New York is having a moment. The Big Apple is back

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Why a civil war among the British right could hand today's crucial byelection to Andy Burnham

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Rotunda row

Rotunda allowed public-only anaesthesiologists and paediatricians to bill private insurers

Multiple consultants outside obstetrics who were appointed directly to public-only contracts were permitted to bill insurers for epidurals, C-section anaesthesia and newborn reviews.

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Yesterday

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Six Goal Thriller

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Middle East

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Northern Ireland

PSNI release images of men it wishes to speak to in connection with Belfast riots

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How I Spend My Money

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High Court

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Frustration

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DR Congo earned their first-ever World Cup point.

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knicks finally win

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Enoch Burke

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investigates

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Speeding

How thousands of speeding prosecutions never reach conviction in Irish courts

Nursing Homes

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Nursing Home Evictions

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Fire Safety

IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years

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your stories

Had trouble getting home from an outdoor gig in Dublin this summer? We want to hear from you.

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three-day wait

Explainer: Why is government supporting a Sinn Féin bill on abortion and will it pass?

It’s pretty rare for the government to back an opposition bill, but it’s even more unusual when it’s on the issue of abortion.

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Dublin Castle

Silk Road Café staff granted entry to café after court injunction

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Herzog Park

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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Gavan Reilly has the numbers

Can TDs criticise double-jobbing consultants when many hold down second careers?

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Feeder's Digest

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Ireland's childcare barrier

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The World Cup and domestic violence

When the final whistle of a match brings fear

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Wildfires on the rise

They're an unwelcome feature of climate change, and we're totally unprepared

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Israel's master plan

Israel is advancing its E1 plan, and that's bad news for Bedouin communities

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Alcohol and LGBTQ+ community

How giving up alcohol strengthened my connections to others

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tributes

Teenager who died after Waterford collision named as promising cyclist Shane O'Brien

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screen time

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Climate Change

Energy minister says data centres are good for Ireland as Dáil debates moratorium

Labour told the Dáil data centre energy consumption is “insane”.

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Ghana

Ghana's Thomas Partey 'failed to disclose' UK rape charges as he's denied entry to Canada

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Weather

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Admiral Grigorovich

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Waterford

Man appears in court charged with murder of Noreen Daly in Co Waterford

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not tonight lad

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The Daily Poll

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