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Home Sweet Home
Homes being sold for an average 9% above asking price, as first-time buyers take on more debt
Weather Warnings
'A life and death situation': How homeless services are helping people survive the cold
Shannon
Irish Air Traffic staff appeal for 'respect and dignity' after 'abusive' messages
The unprecedented plea was issued in the last week.
government formation
Split views over whether to move 'hugely important' Energy brief to Dept of Enterprise
Meanwhile Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael look likely to swap the Health and Justice ministries.
Wednesday
8 Jan 2025
From The 42
carabao cup
Lucas Bergvall scores late winner for Tottenham in semi-final first leg tie against Liverpool
government formation talks
Are the Healy-Raes credible partners for government formation? Micheál Martin says they are
Micheál Martin says he has had substantive talks with Michael and Danny Healy Rae.
Big Freeze
Status Orange low temperature and ice warning comes into effect for most of the country
Met Éireann has warned of widespread severe frost, ice and lying snow and dangerous travel conditions.
Lowest temperatures tonight will be between minus eight to minus three degrees.
The National Director of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management urged people to "take care" and not be complacent.
There are approximately 2,000 homes, farms and businesses without power.
Rotunda Hospital
New Rotunda Hospital outpatient facility opens in Dublin in refurbished Clery's building
Young Scientist
This low-cost camera system detects cars breaking red-lights and sends details to gardaí
Three students came up with the idea after seeing drivers run red lights on their way to school.
sag awards
Nicola Coughlan, Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott all nominated in US Screen Actors Guild awards
First to the Tape
Dublin Half Marathon sells out in under two hours, as organisers acknowledge registration ‘difficulties’
Wicklow Mountains
'Idiotic': Drivers urged to 'take some responsibility' as dozens rescued from impassable Wicklow roads
john george
Man arrested in connection with discovery of body believed to be missing Belfast man in Spain
Housing
Average price of second-hand home rose by €50k in Dublin last year, with further increase expected
Climate emergency
Opinion: Can native woodland flourish without farmers? They also deserve a just transition
the morning lead
Sixteen hit-and-run incidents on Irish roads since November
Five people died across four of these incidents.
Tuesday
7 Jan 2025
Govt formation
SocDems say only 'small tweaks' are on the table in Government talks as they weigh withdrawing
US Foreign Policy
Trump seeks to rename Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of America' while threatening Greenland, Panama
Temperature drop
Status Orange low temperature and ice warnings in effect for most of country
The UK Met Office has issued a snow and ice Status Yellow warning for Northern Ireland.
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