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Artane
Man (60s) arrested following death of man at house in north Dublin
Gardaí and emergency services responded to a call at a residence on Brookwood Heights, Artane shortly after 12.30am.
Witness appeal
Investigation after man (30s) dies following incident on Dublin's Henry Street
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'I'm finally being honest': Singer Tommy Fleming says he is gay after years 'living a lie'
Surrealing in the Years
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The Morning Lead
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Today's news
The Daily Poll
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Stunning
Celtic claim Scottish Premiership title with dramatic win over Hearts
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UK
At least 11 arrested as thousands descend on London for two major protests
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Artane
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BEST OF THE BOX
Review: Is season two of Rivals worth watching?
Review: Is season two of Rivals worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
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Quiz: How much do you know about Stanley Tucci?
Review: Is season two of Rivals worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
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What you need to know about the hockey romance series Off Campus
Poll: What did you make of Legends?
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Body of man (30s) recovered off Co Galway coast after boat capsized
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SPOTLIGHT

Galway West and Dublin Central go to the polls in one week

Dublin poll
Sinn Féin leading Dublin Central race while Fianna Fáil has only 4% of the vote, poll shows
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Galway poll
Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
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Hustings
Candidates clash over SNA pledge at Dublin Central by-election meeting
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Sinn Féin's campaign trail
Boylan says Dublin Central voters not raising immigration, calls Hutch remarks ‘out of order’
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The Monk
Rights group condemns Gerry Hutch comments calling for 'illegal immigrants' to be 'interned'
Dublin Central
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
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'I'm finally being honest': Singer Tommy Fleming says he is gay after years 'living a lie'
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Revenue
Man arrested following €515k seizure of cannabis at Dublin Airport
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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
A striking, detached red-brick home in Castleknock with gorgeous grounds for €2,200,000
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The incident has also been referred to Fiosrú, the garda ombudsman.
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Labour
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Weather
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Palestine
Israel kills at least seven in strike on Gaza it says targeted Hamas military leader
Gaza has seen near-daily Israeli fire despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached in October.
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investigates

Investigating the impact of Ireland's data centres

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Fossil Fuel Use
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
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Data Centre Map
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Analysis
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Taiwan
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Road Deaths
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local democracy
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Golf
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The Morning Lead
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VOICES

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From Idaho to Ireland
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Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
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Fitness trackers
How your fitness watch is changing how you move
Stephen O'Rourke
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Screen free schools
We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
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Polluters pay?
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Motoring
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Eurovision
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WASHINGTON TALKS
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FactCheck
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The Morning Lead
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