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US Congress
'Waging war' and 'taking back' Greenland: Five things Trump told Congress in his 99-minute speech
listen up
Trump declares 'America is back' and says he is 'just getting started' in speech to US Congress
The US president boasted about his first weeks in office and doubled down on his agenda in the 99-minute long speech.
short-term letting
The government's long promised Airbnb clamp-down may not happen until summer 2026
Tuesday
4 Mar 2025
From The 42
in control
Odegaard brace helps Arsenal earn 7-1 win to put one foot in Champions League quarter-final
isle of man fire
Irish legal team for Stardust campaign turn attention to one of Britain's worst fire disasters
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Ukraine
Zelenskyy 'ready to sign' US minerals deal and wants to 'make things right' with Trump
In a post on X, Zelenskyy said Friday’s meeting at the White House “did not go the way it was supposed to be”.
Catholic Church
Pope Francis's 'clinical conditions remain stable' after two acute breathing attacks yesterday
Oakmount Group
Paddy McKillen Jnr’s Wicklow beach up for sale after plans for €40m holiday resort blocked
Tralee
Kerry County Council investigating dog’s death by ‘electrocution’ after walking by streetlight
personal injuries case
Court told ex-hurler seeking damages over workplace injury later cycled distances up to 105K
Retrofitting
Taoiseach says people shouldn't be 'penalised' for insulating homes after Dublin planning row
Courts
Woman had to sell family home and move after she was harassed over son's drug debt, court hears
Furry Friends
Scientists looking to de-extinct the woolly mammoth have created a 'woolly mouse'
Scientists working towards re-establishing woolly mammoths have made woolly mice.
Little Britain
Matt Lucas apologises to actress Millie Bobby Brown for comparing her to Little Britain character
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Why is the government using a ship for emergency gas reserves - and why is it a climate problem?
Cabinet has approved a plan to develop an emergency gas storage facility.
Cabinet has approved a plan to develop an emergency gas storage facility.
Environmentalists fear it could hurt Ireland's climate efforts and lead to importing fracked gas from the US.
Domestic Violence
'Teen sexually abused by landlord': Charity tells politicians of challenges faced by violence survivors
Michael Lowry
Micheál Martin tells opposition parties to 'cop on' in (yet another) Dáil speaking rights row
Central Criminal Court
Trial of woman, her brother and another man accused of raping her daughter collapses
Dublin Airport
DAA 'disappointed' after council rejects plan to demolish Dublin Airport's spiral parking ramps
hail to the chief
Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy appointed as new Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces
FactCheck
Debunked: Video of attack on jogger ‘in Ireland’ was actually recorded more than 9,000km away
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