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no need for speed
Almost 400 new speed camera safety zones will become operational from New Year’s Day
Dundrum
Planning permission granted for close to 1,000 homes on site of former Central Mental Hospital
Epstein files
Email from ‘A’ at Balmoral asked Ghislaine Maxwell for ‘inappropriate friends’, documents show
FactCheck
FactCheck: Did a narrow vote in the Dáil almost open the door to abortion ‘up until birth’?
Road Deaths
Two people - both in their 80s - have died following separate crashes earlier this month
Co Offaly
'Tadhg and Mary should be looking forward to Christmas': Gardaí issue fresh appeal over Edenderry attack
not the president
President Connolly's personal account wasn't suspended by X, but an imposter has been
Shropshire
'It was like a scene from the Titanic film': Witnesses describe boat being swallowed by large 'sinkhole'
The 42 GAA Weekly
Can Cullen Killen’s red card be overturned? And the best and worst moments of 2025
Fintan O’Toole and Declan Bogue tell Ronan Early about their standout memories of the year, and discuss the chances of a successful appeal for Loughrea’s Cullen Killen.
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Murder Investigation
Woman (20s) arrested in connection with death of Daniel Aruebose released without charge
Bondi Beach
Australia to push through sweeping gun and protest laws in the wake of Bondi terror attack
night train
Minister wants late night trains to run all year and is talking 'options' with Iarnród Eireann
Aside from the Christmas period, the majority of train services terminate before midnight.
The Morning Lead
'Squeamish debate' misses the point of working with NATO and EU states on defence, Martin says
Ireland should not be afraid of mutually beneficial co-operation with other nations amid the heightened Russian threat, the Taoiseach said.
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22 Dec 2025
El Salvador
Outcry after US broadcaster pulls programme on alleged abuses at Trump deportation prison
From The 42
Premier League
Fulham penalty keeps Sean Dyche’s Nottingham Forest in relegation mix for Christmas
Sponsored
From penthouses to private tennis courts, take a look behind the gates of these rare South Dublin gems
Daft.ie
Dec 22
Luas Finglas
Mediation underway with Manhattan Peanuts over Luas extension to Finglas, says minister
Interview
McDonald on her health, Gerry Hutch, and how there will never be too many tricolours flying
The Journal sat down with the Sinn Féin leader to reflect on the year that was, and what is to come in 2026.
Mary Lou McDonald gave her views on the controversial use of Irish flags by anti-migrant protesters.
Ahead of the Dublin Central by-election, she said the large vote for Hutch last year was an ‘F you’ to government - but not Sinn Féin.
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