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about 7 hours ago
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‘Secret is everything in moderation’, says Ireland’s oldest man as he celebrates 108th birthday

Ireland’s oldest man will be cheering for his native Galway in tomorrow’s All-Ireland football final after a full wee...

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3 days ago
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Parents of Olympic sailor Annalise Murphy appeal prosecution by Roscommon County Council

The parents of Olympic medal winner Annalise Murphy have appealed their prosecution for failing to remove two large s...

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5 days ago
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Barry Young gang probe ‘ongoing and active’ after four more members of Sligo mob sentenced

The biggest garda investigation into an organised crime gang outside of the capital led to the sentencing last Friday...

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14 days ago
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Farmer opens fire at getaway van after third burglary gang raid in a year

A 62-year-old farmer who fired two shots at a van that was involved in an attempted burglary at his property had said...

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15 days ago
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Prisoners snubbed for tickets to Nathan Carter's Castlerea gig – but performance will be streamed...

Country music singer Nathan Carter raised the roof of Castlerea Prison chapel last night as he belted out the tunes a...

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23 days ago
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‘Ireland’s road victims don’t get a fighting chance,’ says expert emergency doctor in call for ne...

A service putting doctors at the scene of serious accidents is desperately needed in Ireland to cut the soaring numbe...

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23 days ago
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‘There was nothing I could do but sit with them and pray,’ says priest who attended scene of Mayo...

The deaths of a mother and daughter in a crash in Mayo have left their family and community “heartbroken beyond words”.

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about 1 month ago
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Man (69) found dead after search was ‘agitated and sleep-deprived after languishing’ on hospital ...

A man who absconded from a hospital and drowned was agitated and sleep-deprived after languishing on a trolley for 43...

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about 1 month ago
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Man (69) with pneumonia disappeared from hospital on freezing night in pyjamas before drowning, i...

A man who languished on a trolley for days at Mayo University ­Hospital (MUH) ­disappeared from the hospital on a bit...

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about 2 months ago
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European elections 2024: It’ll take time to count 73cm ballot paper in Midlands North-West

In the behemoth Midlands North-West European elections incumbent MEPs Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan and Fine Gael’s Maria Wals...

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about 2 months ago
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Family of Nicole Morey learned of fatal dog mauling when they were sent video of attack

The family of a young woman killed in a dog attack at her Limerick home were alerted to the horrific incident after b...

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about 2 months ago
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Burke family disrupt Taoiseach Simon Harris canvassing in Castlebar as event cancelled due to pro...

Members of the Burke family and other protesters disrupted scheduled election canvassing in Castlebar and Westport wi...

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2 months ago
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Niall Blaney out of his depth as merciless Ming Flanagan takes debate in fishing heartland

Ask any of his political opponents and they will say: “Do not get in the ring with Ming.”

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2 months ago
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‘We’re hoping somebody will come forward or somebody will slip up,’ says Joe Deacy’s mother as ga...

?The heartbroken mother of Joe Deacy lives in hope that someone will one day do the right thing and reveal what happe...

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2 months ago
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Airline prices a ‘massive shame’ as Leinster fans charged €530 over odds for flights to final

Leinster supporters travelling to London for the Champions Cup final are paying over the odds for flights by up to €530.

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3 months ago
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Man arrested over ‘sinister’ stalking of Fianna Fáil senator and Euro candidate Lisa Chambers

A man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking Fianna Fáíl senator Lisa Chambers. The man, aged in his early 20s, i...

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3 months ago
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Eavan Murray: Tetchy MEP exchanges, eyerolls and one lone clapper as candidates vie for farmers’ ...

The current scramble for the “farmer vote” in the Midlands-Northwest European elections is heading for an all-out pol...

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3 months ago
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Man (50s) appears in court over alleged attack on elderly resident in Westmeath nursing home

A man has appeared in court charged with attacking an elderly woman in a midlands nursing home.

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3 months ago
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Justice department refuses to publish migrant deal as UK casts doubt on whether it contains any l...

The Department of Justice has refused to publish an operational arrangement which it says provides for returning asyl...

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3 months ago
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Taoiseach claims UK government confirms ‘operating agreement’ for return of asylum seekers

Taoiseach Simon Harris has claimed that the UK government has confirmed there is an “operating agreement” to allow as...

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3 months ago
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UK says it has ‘no legal obligation’ to accept asylum seekers from Ireland and will not do so as ...

There is no “legal obligation” for the UK to accept the return of asylum seekers and a spokesperson for UK Prime Mini...

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3 months ago
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Fianna Fáil’s Lisa Chambers: ‘Dublin-centric Eamon Ryan is getting green wrong and relationship b...

Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers believes her party should cut ties with Eamon Ryan and the Green Party if the Gover...

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3 months ago
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‘I think they put wildlife ahead of the people’ – families tell of losing their homes to Lough Fu...

Ellie McLaughlin knew she couldn’t wait another minute as the water inched ever closer.

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3 months ago
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‘Go and find him yourself’ – Stardust manager Eamon Butterly lying low in wake of ‘unlawful killi...

Stardust manager Eamon Butterly has been lying low since an inquest into the nightclub fire returned a verdict of unl...

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3 months ago
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One caller has threatened to rape and kill me, says 999 phone operator who hits out at employer B...

A 999 emergency call taker has detailed the horrifying abuse she has suffered in her job, including threats of rape a...

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4 months ago
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Olympic sailor Annalise Murphy’s parents built jetty without permission on neighbour’s land on sc...

The parents of Olympic silver medal winner Annalise Murphy, who built two sheds “bigger than many rural houses” witho...

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4 months ago
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Poet falsely claimed she had passengers after crashing car into ditch

A poet falsely claimed she was carrying three passengers when she crashed her car into a ditch.

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4 months ago
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'There were a couple of things stayed with me' - Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh on her cousin's fatal ...

?Depending on who you talk to, Maria Walsh is facing either an uphill climb or a hopeless battle in her bid for re-el...

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4 months ago
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David Bowden was due to move into a new home with his wife Una and their daughters Ciara (14) and...

David Bowden proudly and gently laid his daughters’ pictures, jerseys and artwork out on their wicker coffins.

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4 months ago
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Mother and daughters killed in horrific Mayo crash had been visiting relatives

A mother and her children who died in a road accident in Co Mayo on Tuesday had been returning home from visiting fam...

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4 months ago
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‘Everyone is horrified this could happen’ – Mayo community reeling after deaths of retired couple...

The horrific deaths of a retired couple in a house fire has left their community in east Mayo shocked.

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4 months ago
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Hiker (78) who died after fall on Croagh Patrick praised for donating body to science

An accomplished businessman who died from head injuries he sustained from a fall on Croagh Patrick donated his body t...

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4 months ago
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AGSI to call for review of garda suspension policy at annual conference

The body representing garda middle management will call for a review of the force’s suspension policy at its annual c...

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4 months ago
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Parents of Olympic hero Annalise Murphy fined €5,000 for ignoring orders to remove ‘sheds’

The parents of silver Olympic medal winner Annalise Murphy have been prosecuted and fined €5,000 for building two she...

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4 months ago
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A champion jockey, a former Rose of Tralee and a senator in hot water – fierce competition expect...

The Midlands-North-West constituency is set to be a crowded race, with champion jockey Nina Carberry tipped to be add...

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4 months ago
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Woman in critical condition after car enters River Corrib outside Galway city

A woman is in a critical condition after a car entered the water along the River Corrib on the

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4 months ago
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‘Everything is going against us. We’re fighting an uphill battle’ – Donegal garage owner says exc...

Pearse Callaghan is watching and waiting as his border fuel business faces another great challenge.

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5 months ago
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Motorists face more pain at the pumps as fuel price gap with North to open up

Motorists are facing new hikes in the rice of petrol and diesel, with a major gap to open up between north and south,...

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5 months ago
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How Christmas tree thrower’s greedy pursuit of €760,000 from insurer got chucked out – and made i...

When the car Kamila Grabska was travelling in was rear-ended on February 3, 2017, the level of impact meant it was cr...

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