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Dublin city centre
Road closures on Friday and Saturday for EU presidency event with high-profile guests
Opinion
school avoidance
What do you do when 'I can’t face school today' becomes a daily struggle?
Operation Fianna
Military group declares 'blatant exploitation' of personnel in operation to protect EU presidency
DRIVING TEST READY
PJ Gallagher has been springing surprise driving tests on people. Here's how he got on
Series
politics by numbers
A million people can now vote in Seanad elections, but they're not signing up
It's back
Liam Neeson, Siobhán McSweeney and men's Mayo team among guests on tomorrow’s Late Late Show
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Fáilte
New Irish citizens elated at ceremonies, but sympathetic for friends facing stricter rules
5,600 people will become Irish citizens at ceremonies this week.
One new citizen said she cried when the Irish anthem was played during the ceremony.
The ceremonies are happening against the backdrop of new, stricter rules that will apply to future applications.
Minister for State Colm Brophy has said new rules are expected to come into effect around the end of this year.
Courts
Son of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch must reveal 'income and assets' after applying for free legal aid
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision: RTÉ won't compete in or broadcast next year's contest in Bulgaria
Price to pay
Paid parking at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre gets green light despite local opposition
Analysis
taking a stand
Another Eurovision boycott: RTÉ, the FAI and Ed Sheeran are all learning you can't avoid politics
The Candidate
Trump's visit was grubby, weird, but apparently a success
Was it smart diplomacy or uncomfortable fawning? Sinéad O’Carroll, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy unpack the fallout from a strange weekend in Irish politics.
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The 42 GAA Weekly
Christy Ring and Mick Mackey - Arthur O’Dea on writing about hurling’s giants
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Fuel Prices
Pressure mounts on government as prices at the pumps exceed €2 per litre for petrol and diesel
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squad announcement
Ireland boss spoke to each player about facing Israel in upcoming Nations League fixtures
Dublin
Man arrested in connection with assault on TD Michael Healy-Rae while in his car in Dublin
Healy-Rae was assaulted by a lone male while he was stopped in traffic on his way home from Dáil Éireann yesterday afternoon.
Exclusive
Air defence
Government signs order to buy French military radar systems for up to half a billion euro
Sources said there will be five deployable Thales long-range radar systems and also be ground based air defence systems provided by MBDA.
Royal Row
Buckingham Palace hits back at claims King Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough'
FactCheck
Sexual Offences
Debunked: The media publishes news about sexual assaults, reporting is not banned by ‘new laws’
not so heated rivalry
Carney warns against beefed-up EU alliance becoming another global power ‘only with better manners’
Donald Trump
Catherine Connolly says Trump asked if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime
Analysis
the housing essay
Holiday homes: a theft that needs redressing to release housing stock?
Imagine if we had seen the 70% rise that we’ve seen in holiday homes over 20 years matched by a similar rise in volume of primary homes.
From The 42
knocked out
Man United surrender two-goal lead and suffer Carabao Cup collapse against Brighton
Palestine
Classic Hits Radio to remove Ed Sheeran music 'for foreseeable future' amid Macklemore row
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Sports listings
Feisty cross-channel football fixtures, and cycling's World Road Championships
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