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Trump faces Democratic House and Senate after blue wave reaches Republican strongholds

Counting continues after a Democratic wave swept through Republican strongholds, handing Trump a major midterm defeat.

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Midterms

At a glance: The key wins that saw the Democrats romp home in the House and Senate

It was a historic night for the Democratic party which did even better than polls had suggested.

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Abdul El-Sayed wins in high-profile Michigan race, making history as first-ever Muslim senator

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House of Vance

Amy Acton wins in Ohio after ugly race where her opponent used her estranged mother in ad

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Housing

Government set to double down on smaller apartment sizes despite European court challenge

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Question Time

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texas turns blue

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Young Guns

Democrat Jon Ossoff eyes 2028 presidential bid as he holds Georgia Senate seat

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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Pharma Rebates

HSE failing to collect millions of euro owed by pharma companies

Animal Testing

Irish universities paid hundreds of thousands for invasive animal experiments abroad

Mother and Baby Unit

Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays

Foster Care

Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations

Licence Applications

Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?

Road closures

Dublin faces huge traffic disruption next week in 'biggest policing operation in Ireland's history'

The EU events are set to coincide with planned industrial action, adding to the disruption expected across the capital.

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US Election Day: What to watch out for tonight as America votes

Larry Donnelly

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Commonwealth

UK's King Charles stops short of offering formal apology over transatlantic slave trade

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Galway

Mosque at centre of foiled bomb plot urges politicians to 'challenge hostility' facing Muslims

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Spain

Spain's transport minister resigns after fatal train crash

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role reassignment

Patrick O’Donovan was consulted on which Fine Gael minister would take over his portfolio

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FactCheckArtificial Intelligence

FactCheck: Is Ireland generating AI jobs ‘at two to three times the pace’ of other countries?

Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke made the claim last week.

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Must ReadConsumer Issues

How a Revolut and Bank of Ireland customer lost €4k in a scam - with no reimbursement in sight

The case highlights potential weaknesses in fraud detection systems – and neither bank has offered to reimburse.

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Hospital overcrowding

'The buck stops with you': Health minister blasted over patients spending hours on trolleys

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evening fix

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tusla

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Courts

'A profound tragedy': Teenager sentenced for stabbing man who taunted him over father’s suicide

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Grace of courage

‘The challenge of letting go’: Ciara Mageean’s funeral Mass told of how Olympian faced her death

Father Martin Kelly said he visited Ciara three weeks before her death, and the two of them talked of ‘letting go’.

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Bomb Threat

Four Ryanair flights among 10 planes affected by bomb threats across Europe today

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Historical site

Sinn Féin: Decision to begin demolition works at former Cork prison 'insulting to our history'

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Must Readmajor summit

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The European Political Community (EPC) Summit will be held in Dublin on Thursday, 12 November.

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Courts

Murder trial hears 80-year-old man suffered blunt force injuries

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short-term letting

Long-awaited rules for short-term lets in large towns and cities one step closer

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housing committee

Expert concerned new dwelling completions could still be 'forward counted'

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Evening Wrap

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Murder Trial

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'She represented the very best of us': Hundreds attend funeral of Ciara Mageean in Co Down

The funeral Mass heard that the athlete was an ‘inspirational human being’.

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PSNI launch murder investigation and arrest man in case of missing Limerick woman

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Trump took a bizarre final bow as his midterm campaign flew off the rails

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The 42FM

To win just once: Ireland’s biggest Brewers fan goes home to experience World Series glory

Living in Ireland since 2007, Matt Steerman made a pilgrimage to Wisconsin to see his beloved Milwaukee Brewers play in baseball’s World Series for the first time in 44 years. Here, Matt tells Sinead and Niall about why his side’s victory resonated in so many ways.

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