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ownership
Fashion: Retail giants steal designs from Irish studios - and creators don't know how to stop it
The Morning Lead
ESRI warns government didn’t pay attention to concerns voiced ahead of the Budget
The ESRI said Budget 2026 was a “missed opportunity” to fortify the public finances.
Wednesday
17 Dec 2025
Qesser Zuhrah
Palestine Action-linked activist taken to hospital on 46th day of her hunger strike in UK
Courts
Man coercively controlled, sexually assaulted and raped his wife during Covid lockdown, court hears
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From Victorian grandiosity to coastal comfort, check out these luxury homes in South Dublin
Daft.ie
Dec 17
Géarchéim sa Ghaeltacht
'101 bliain ag fanacht ar theach nua sa Ghaeltacht, 41 bliain i mbaile sheirbhíse Gaeltachta'
Gaeltacht in crisis
Young people in Gaeltacht will have 101 year wait for a house, rural future submission suggests
Courts
Murder accused told gardaí he hit hospital patient over 20 times thinking he’d kidnapped his son
Áras An Uachtaráin
President Connolly hosted Greta Thunberg at the Áras (and waved on a Kneecap-led Gaza fundraiser)
Limerick
Chief Superintendent denies offering 'inducements' to alleged suspects in garda traffic probe
Los Angeles
Nick Reiner declines to enter plea in court appearance charged with murders of his parents
Dáithí Mac Gabhann
Nine-year-old boy's wheelchair and Christmas presents returned after car stolen in Belfast
Apartments
Controversial 463-unit development on grounds of former Ballymun flats given planning green light
National Materntiy Strategy
Politicians press HSE CEO on future plans for Galway maternity ward where care is under review
Road Safety Authority
Decision to retain RSA condemned by campaigners, opposition and some within government
The government has been accused of being “deeply unserious” about road safety.
what susie said
Trump's Chief of Staff has given a jawdropping interview to Vanity Fair - here are the highlights
Ná téir abhaile don Nollaig
Dlíodóir ag moladh d'Éireannaigh i Meirceá gan filleadh abhaile don Nollag tar éis díbirt 99
criminal contempt
Four members of the Burke family avoid criminal charges over 'unruly' behaviour in High Court
The Explainer
Is your favourite chocolate still actually 'chocolate'?
Gráinne Mullins, founder and CEO of Grá Chocolates, joins us to examine how the global cocoa crisis is hitting the industry and what it means for the future of luxury artisan brands.
13m
Analysis
Will Jim Gavin mess be a 'felony' for Micheál Martin or will he be saved by the 'lickarses'?
Who wants a heave before Christmas? No one in Fianna Fáil, apparently.
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