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Irish state buys 100 acres of land to expand Glen of the Downs beauty spot

THE Irish Government has purchased 100 acres of land next to the Glen of the Downs beauty spot in...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Man extradited to Lithuania for child human trafficking offences

A MAN has been extradited from Northern Ireland to Lithuania over child human trafficking offence...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Here’s how you can watch the winter solstice at Newgrange from the comfort of home

YOU can watch the winter solstice at one of Ireland’s ancient landmarks from the comfort of your ...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Witness appeal after driver dies following collision in Cork

GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a driver died in a collision in Cork cit...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Concerns raised across Ireland after outbreak of bluetongue confirmed in North

THE Irish Government has increased surveillance at farms across the country after an outbreak of ...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Eighty new jobs created as Tesco opens new superstore in Dublin

TESCO Ireland has opened a new superstore in Dublin bringing 80 new jobs to the area. Located in ...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Funeral details confirmed for architect and tv presenter Hugh Wallace

TRIBUTES have been paid to the architect and television presenter Hugh Wallace who has died at th...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Anniversary appeal 25 years after murdered Sandra Collins disappeared from Mayo

AN ANNIVERSARY appeal has been issued today for information on the murder of Mayo woman Sandra Co...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Boots doubles footprint at Dublin store following major expansion

BOOTS has doubled its footprint at one of its Dublin stores following an extensive expansion proj...

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The Irish Post

Fiona Audley

Herzog Park renaming debacle shows how difficult it is to think with nuance

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Irish Examiner

Jennifer Horgan

Daniel Murray: Ministers’ infrastructure plan fraught with legal danger at every turn

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The Business Post

Daniel Murray

Shameful video shows who poses real risk in our communities - The Irish News view

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The Irish News

The Irish News

Northern Ireland may be left in a migration limbo. That’s a problem for the Republic

Jim O’Callaghan seems to have forgotten something. The Minister for Justice says Ireland will shadow the planned crackdown on immigration by...

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The Irish Times

Newton Emerson

Áilín Quinlan: I had a €165 ticket for Bob Dylan...but never got to see him

Áilín Quinlan: I had a €165 ticket for Bob Dylan...but never got to see him

So, I’ll tell you how I went to Bob Dylan and never got to see him. But also how the night restored my faith in the kindness and humanity of the...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Our fight for equal rights for disabled people

Our fight for equal rights for disabled people

Today, December 3, the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities under the theme ‘Fostering Disability-Inclusive Societies...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Cork Views: Yes, cash is king... but cards can save you money

Cork Views: Yes, cash is king... but cards can save you money

Cash is King. This is what those in power are now telling us. Of course, most of us knew that all along and are pleased to see our elected...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Falling in love with Robert F Kennedy jnr wasn’t Olivia Nuzzi’s biggest mistake

“The journalist must never become the story” is perhaps the most overused, and most untrue, cliches about the industry. I learned at an alarmingly...

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The Irish Times

Finn Mcredmond

John Arnold: Time to rest and reflect, festive season only starts on December 8

John Arnold: Time to rest and reflect, festive season only starts on December 8

So here it is...well - nearly Merry Christmas, but Advent is here, the Church’s Liturgical New Year, and of course December is the beginning the...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Cork still waiting for task force while our green spaces disappear

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Irish Examiner

Michael Moynihan

Is it time to call out use of the call-in?

THE row over flying a Palestinian flag at Belfast City Hall has become a row over the call-in procedure, the council equivalent of Stormont’s...

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The Irish News

Newton Emerson

How much abuse are fans entitled to give their own players?

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Irish Examiner

S Tommy Martin

Five things I wish I’d known in my 30s (but only learned in my 40s)

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Irish Examiner

Bernard Oshea

Christmas songs are like time machines — hop in and enjoy the nostalgia

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Irish Examiner

Richard Hogan

Colin Ryan: What Ireland must do to lead the next financial revolution – or risk falling behind

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The Business Post

Colin Ryan

Leona O’Neill: Finding joy and connection when there’s an empty chair at Christmas

Christmas can be a challenging time for a lot of us. For some, the twinkly lights and tinsel only shine a brighter light on the painful stuff we...

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The Irish News

Leona Oneill

War-weary Zelenskyy still shines through darkness

War-weary Zelenskyy still shines through darkness

World of Politics with Harry McGee The last meaningful trip Voldymry Zelenskyy took to Ireland was in 2017. Back then he was not a politician; he...

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Connacht Tribune

Harry Mcgee

Northern Ireland’s children deserve better than another Christmas in poverty

The Christmas market has arrived in Belfast, and lights celebrating the season are switching on across Northern Ireland. People are busy making...

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The Irish News

Michele Janes

Continuous partial attention and the fear of missing out

Continuous partial attention and the fear of missing out

A Different View with Dave O’Connell They used to call it multi-tasking, which was seen as a positive thing; now it’s known as continuous partial...

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Connacht Tribune

Dave Oconnell

Opinion: Taking more care in how we choose placenames could help to avoid renaming furores

After the recent debate over the question of renaming Herzog Park, Brian Ó Raghallaigh takes us through the politics of naming and renaming in...

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TheJournal

Brian Ó Raghallaigh

Maigh Cuilinn leave it behind after getting off to a perfect start in final

Maigh Cuilinn leave it behind after getting off to a perfect start in final

Inside Track with John McIntyre THIS will hurt the Maigh Cuilinn footballers for a long time. The Galway champions had enough chances, possession...

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Connacht Tribune

John Mcintyre

Christmas is going to be expensive this year - would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

Christmas is going to be expensive this year - would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

We’re asking readers to keep a diary to let us know how your finances are looking ahead of the festive season.

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TheJournal

The Journal Reader

Comment: 5 ways Ireland can learn from expensive mistake on infrastructure

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The Business Post

Comment

Ed Power: Maybe it’s time to scrap Spotify Wrapped?

Christmas party season is here with a vengeance – but there is one shindig that ever greater numbers of music fans will be delighted to skip. That...

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The Irish Times

Ed Power

Stormont is a pantomime and DUP is playing the role of baddie

The cast of the pantomime at Stormont end their season next week, just as the normal pantomime season begins. But then the performance at Stormont...

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The Irish News

Brian Feeney

Springboks supremacy aided by eight man bench - does World Rugby need to revisit rule?

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Irish Examiner

S Donal Lenihan

Stormont is more farce than panto, and Sinn Féin also play their part

I’m with the assessment that Stormont is a pantomime. Indeed, I might push it further than that and describe it as pure, unadulterated, unfunny,...

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The Irish News

Alex Kane

In the face of tragedy, Ireland’s voice of support grows stronger - The Irish News view

It is entirely appropriate for heartfelt expressions of sympathy and support to be sent from Ireland, north and south, to the beleaguered people of...

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The Irish News

The Irish News

Donald Trump, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gianni Infantino are a World Cup match made in hell

THE golden dazzle of the World Cup ended long ago for me, with the blatantly biased officiating which helped joint-hosts South Korea make it to the...

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The Irish News

Kenny Archer

‘Hello, are you in Galway tonight?’ Sex trafficking was here long before the Epstein files

The 1997 satire Wag the Dog may be worth a repeat viewing. Starring Robert de Niro and Dustin Hoffman, it sees the president of the US caught in a...

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The Irish Times

Kathy Sheridan

Clean-living Gaffney proves there’s life in late bloomers yet

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Irish Examiner

S John Fallon

Dominic McGrath: The UK loosening bank capital rules puts pressure on European regulators

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The Business Post

Dominic Mcgrath

Opinion: Leaders say we need a 'conversation on migration'. The public are way ahead of them

Opinion: Leaders say we need a 'conversation on migration'. The public are way ahead of them

Finian Murphy shares what he learned about how Europe is responding to big social issues from travelling by train.

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TheJournal

Finian Murphy

Sinn Féin should study its own political history before demanding Herzog Park be renamed

On January 5th, 1976, members of an active service unit of the IRA stopped a minibus at Kingsmill, near Whitecross in South Armagh. They sorted out...

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The Irish Times

Michael Mcdowell

How your business can take steps in December to help navigate the new year

How your business can take steps in December to help navigate the new year

January’s challenges are often created in December, and it’s a truth that many SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) owners across Cork know all too...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Kathriona Devereux: Great gift ideas that will help you fly Cork flag this Christmas

Kathriona Devereux: Great gift ideas that will help you fly Cork flag this Christmas

It’s December, so it’s officially safe to talk about Christmas. I have already witnessed trolleys teetering with towers of toys departing Smyths....

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Surveillance doubts highlight fragility of public trust - The Irish News view

The findings of the McCullough Review have cast a long shadow over public confidence in policing in Northern Ireland. Between 2011 and 2024,...

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The Irish News

The Irish News

Why Pope Leo must not be afraid to wield the big stick

IT was a gift to caption writers. On his flight to Turkey, Pope Leo XIV was gifted a baseball bat once owned by Nellie Fox, a Chicago White Sox...

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The Irish News

Tom Collins

My cousin Patrick died aged 29 from Aids. Now the north’s HIV rates are at a record high

Elizabeth Taylor said in the 1980s: “It is bad enough that people are dying of Aids, but no-one should die of ignorance.” In Ireland, north and...

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The Irish News

Aoife Moore