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Not happy
Taoiseach hits out at 'selective and inaccurate' media coverage of presidential campaign review
Seán McKiernan
Ex-Fine Gael councillor jailed for stealing €172,000 from charity for drugs and escorts
Irish Farmers Association
IFA president and son, 11, travelling to Brussels by tractor as part of protest
California
LA police investigate 'apparent homicide' after death of director Rob Reiner and wife Michele
The film community in Los Angeles is in shock following the death of the legendary director.
Sunday
14 Dec 2025
Analysis
Ireland's true housing disaster emerges - renting into old age
The pension system works on the assumption that people have little ongoing housing costs by the time they retire. If that no longer holds true, it’s a major worry.
Interview
Ivana Bacik on her 'tetchy Taoiseach' jibe and Simon Harris's 'destabilising' Finance gig
Labour is open to doing business with the Greens and the SocDems, but when it comes to Sinn Féin, there are difficulties.
The Labour leader believes the Tánaiste has too many hats on in taking on the finance ministry
Bacik says she is concerned about the position on migration taken by their sister party in the UK.
Saturday
13 Dec 2025
Catholic Church
'Time for gloves off': Asking religious orders nicely to pay redress hasn't worked, says Bacik
The Morning Lead
Private firm brought in as stopgap measure after dramatic cuts in flying hours at Baldonnel
Due to a significant understaffing issue in Baldonnel, the Irish Air Corps was forced to adopt a five day week service.
Friday
12 Dec 2025
good and services
Minister clarifies comments on Occupied Territories Bill, says legal advice on 'services' still under consideration
The Candidate
What not to say to adults forced to move home
A video aimed at young people moving back in with their parents, shared by the Department of Housing, was meant to be helpful… but it didn’t land like that. At all. No sir.
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everything is fine
Irish economy 'highly vulnerable' due to reliance on multinational corporations - ESRI
Thursday
11 Dec 2025
coalition of the willing
Zelenskyy says US-led peace talks wrestling with Russian demands for Ukrainian territory
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Helen McEntee
Minister insists incursion being taken 'extremely seriously' as she unveils anti-drone funding
Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela condemns 'act of piracy' after the US seizes large oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
Defence
Irish security 'no longer regarded as assured', amid attacks by foreign intelligence services
new childcare plan
Increased income limits to reduce childcare bills for thousands of working families in 2026
We’re some way off reducing childcare costs to €200 per child per month, but government believes this is the beginning of the process.
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Wednesday
10 Dec 2025
the postmortem
FF review to be published next week as reports swirl Gavin agreed to candidacy in early August
Venezuela
Maria Corina Machado to make Oslo appearance tomorrow after missing Nobel peace prize ceremony
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Marco Rubio bans Calibri font in latest fight against diversity and inclusion programmes
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H-1B visa
International fact-check group 'deeply concerned' over reports of US visa curbs on fact-checkers
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Spanish prosecutor says court case won't stop The Monk standing in Dublin Central by-election
Presidential Election
Former Áras hopeful Gareth Sheridan defends pictures with Russell Brand and Tucker Carlson
Teacher shortgage
Teachers' unions renew calls for masters programme to be cut from two years to one
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