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This week
18th May 2025 - 24th May 2025
legal explainer
Kneecap: What's the terror charge 'Mo Chara' is facing, what's the defence and the sentence?
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who uses the stage name Mo Chara, is due in court in London in a month’s time.
22 May
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May 2025
enforced removal
Minister wants to 'secure our borders' as 39 people deported to Georgia on chartered flight
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said that further ‘enforced removal’ operations will take place this year.
1 May
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April 2025
The Morning Lead
'The biggest f*****g disaster': Canada votes today in an election dominated by the Oval Office
The election of President Donald Trump in the United States upended the general election.
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28 Apr
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Canada's 'old relationship' with the US 'is over' says new prime minister Mark Carney
28 Mar
Canada's new PM Mark Carney calls snap election in shadow of Trump tariffs and US trade war
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Relations between Canada and the US have not been this bad since the 19th century
10 Mar
Reeling in the Tears
From Bush to Berlusconi and Mugabe to McAleese, the famous faces at John Paul II's 2005 funeral
26 Apr
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Dublin Fire Brigade
Woman in her 80s dies in house fire in Tallaght
24 Apr
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Rome
Vatican publishes photos of Pope Francis in open coffin as funeral confirmed for Saturday morning
The images were taken in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Francis’s residence at the Vatican where he died.
Updated 22 Apr
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Election Countdown
Mark Carney has re-energised Canada's Liberals and tonight faces his main rival in a TV debate
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre looked set to lead his party back to power but Trump’s win changed everything.
17 Apr
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Opinion Poll
Sinn Féin is again the most popular party as public gives thumbs down to FF-FG deal with Lowry
17 Apr
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staring at the sun
Trade war u-turn: Why did Trump blink first?
It’s been a hell of a week and 24 hours.
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10 Apr
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EU suspends countermeasures to Trump tariffs for 90 days to 'give negotiations a chance'
10 Apr
Trump announces 90-day tariff 'pause' on countries that 'have not retaliated', ratchets up China rate to 125%
9 Apr
EU adopts countermeasures to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will begin next week
9 Apr
maintain the positives
Taoiseach says tariff pause 'alleviates' pressure on Ireland's public finances
Updated 10 Apr
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February
February 2025
New Mexico
Police 'keeping everything on the table' in deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa
Police reportedly believe the circumstances are ‘suspicious’ and warrant a ‘thorough search and investigation’.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff confirmed the news just after midnight local time (7am Irish time).
Local media has reported that the couple's dog was also found deceased.
A prolific star of some of Hollywood's best-known films, Hackman won two Oscars in his career before retiring in 2004.
Updated 27 Feb
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Gemelli hospital
Pope Francis's 'clinical conditions confirmed to be improving', says Vatican
Updated 27 Feb
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Met Éireann
Status Yellow wind warning for 10 counties tomorrow as stormy conditions expected
Updated 20 Feb
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financial muscle
Amazon wrestles creative control of James Bond from Broccoli family after 25 films
The Broccoli family have produced every Bond film since Dr. No in 1962.
20 Feb
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say something
'Free Palestine' and 'gutless politicians': Lola Petticrew's rousing IFTAs acceptance speech
18 Feb
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new kid on the arts block
The new TCD Senator on death threats for helping asylum seekers and the legacy of David Norris
15 Feb
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out of step
Another fine mess? How did the Arts Council spend €6.7m on a failed IT project
Who knew, what and when?
13 Feb
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76
War in Ukraine
EU and UK demand to be part of Ukraine peace talks as Trump shocks world with Putin phone call
The US President said yesterday that he and Putin are ready for talks that would end the war in Ukraine.
The US president said he and Putin had agreed to "work together very closely".
Trump later called Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was not included on the call with Putin.
In an evening address to his nation, Zelenskyy said the call with Trump was "very substantive".
13 Feb
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12 Feb
Zelenskyy prepared to offer Russia a territory swap in any future negotiations
12 Feb
À la carte
The Press Up Hospitality Group is no longer known as Press Up
6 Feb
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SADNESS IN HER EYES
Kay Burley to leave Sky News after 36 years at the broadcaster
5 Feb
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This year
2025
the dawn's early site
US Supreme Court ruling means TikTok faces ban in the United States within days
17 Jan
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GE2024posters to podcasts
The Influencer Election: Why politicians are swapping posters for podcasts
17 Nov 2024
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return of the mick
Mick Wallace is running in the general election in bid for Dáil return
15 Nov 2024
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Health
'Don't worry about me': TV host Davina McCall speaks about brain surgery to remove tumour
15 Nov 2024
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Filling up
Donald Trump has passed 270 electoral votes - here's what the map looks like
Updated 6 Nov 2024
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winner
Donald Trump is the next US president
Trump’s projected win is one of the most unlikely turnarounds in political history.
6 Nov 2024
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RIP
Tributes paid to LMFM broadcaster Michael Reade who has died aged 58 following cancer diagnosis
Updated 21 Oct 2024
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Brian Stanley
Sinn Féin says Stanley was advised to go to gardaí over complaint within party
Brian Stanley TD said earlier that he'd asked the party to refer a complaint relating to an internal inquiry involving him to gardaí last month, but it didn't.
Taoiseach Simon Harris said the respective statements from McDonald and Stanley today has "resulted in more questions than answers".
14 Oct 2024
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14 Oct 2024
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13 Oct 2024
in short
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Finance Minister Jack Chambers has confirmed a range of measures.
Updated 1 Oct 2024
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budget 2025
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29 Sep 2024
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UK media blitz
Mary Lou McDonald tells Sky News that Irish unity 'right for British people and Irish people'
23 Sep 2024
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Friday night
Poll: Will you watch much of The Late Late Show this year?
13 Sep 2024
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Housing Crisis
Homelessness: Record 14,429 in emergency accommodation, including 4,401 children
Updated 30 Aug 2024
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Paris 2024
'I'm just so proud': Tears and togetherness as Ireland's relay team reflect on Olympic heartache
The team finished the race in fourth with a time of 3:19.90, a new national record.
10 Aug 2024
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Paris 2024
Kellie Harrington will box for another Olympic gold medal after winning her semi-final in Paris
Harrington was already guaranteed to be the first Irish woman to medal at two Olympic Games.
3 Aug 2024
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be the best
8,000 calories and about 500 lengths: What does a day look like for Olympic champ Daniel Wiffen?
1 Aug 2024
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be the best
8,000 calories and about 500 lengths: What does a day look like for Olympic champ Daniel Wiffen
Wiffen is Ireland’s newest Olympic champion and has his sights set on more gold.
1 Aug 2024
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Paris 2024
Ireland wins rowing bronze as Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle take battling medal on the water
Ireland’s rowers will be hoping for even more success over the coming days.
The Irish pair came in behind the Romanian boat, which took the gold, and the Netherlands, which took the silver.
Team Ireland will be hoping for more rowing medals, with two finals to come tomorrow.
Updated 1 Aug 2024
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Peacekeeping
Family of Pte Sean Rooney blast 'noxious narrative' about his death and seek UN report for inquest
23 Jul 2024
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Slainte
After pints in Chequers, what next for the British-Irish bromance?
Ireland and the UK are friends again, and they’ve got the hangover to prove it.
Rónán Duffy
21 Jul 2024
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