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Edenderry
Gardaí launch murder investigation after woman and 4-year-old boy die in Offaly house fire
“This was a reckless, callous and murderous attack on a family home,” gardaí said in a statement.
Opinion Poll
Sinn Féin remains most popular party as support for Fine Gael slumps to 10-year low
wrongful termination
HSE apologises to couple who were told their healthy pregnancy was not viable
Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh is first celebrity announced for new Dancing With The Stars
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Government could learn something from RTÉ's delayed bravery
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The Daily Poll
Do you have a real or fake Christmas tree?
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Heathrow passengers stranded for hours at bus stops after ‘pepper spray’ attack
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The Daily Poll
Do you have a real or fake Christmas tree?
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The champ champ
Lando Norris holds off Verstappen challenge to win Formula One world title
The 42
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Dundalk
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wrongful termination
HSE apologises to couple who were told their healthy pregnancy was not viable
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Edenderry
Gardaí launch murder investigation after woman and 4-year-old boy die in Offaly house fire
“This was a reckless, callous and murderous attack on a family home,” gardaí said in a statement.
Updated 3 hrs ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Zelenskyy visit security concerns

hybrid threat
Unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
analysis
We may never discover who was operating the drones along Zelenskyy's flight path – here's why
investigation
Special Detective Unit leading Garda probe into unidentified drones
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Galway
Garda suspended from duty following St Patrick's Day hit-and-run incident
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Status Yellow
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India
25 people killed in Goa nightclub fire
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7 deadly reads
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 A fatal house fire in Offaly, Government writes to landlords, and support for Fine Gael slumps.
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Opinion Poll
Sinn Féin remains most popular party as support for Fine Gael slumps to 10-year low
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green Christmas
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investigates

Our award-winning investigations from this year

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What role do Irish companies have in the US deportation industry?
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Planning Submissions
Series of unusual planning objections to vet practices uncovered in Dublin, Meath and Kildare
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TB Crisis
‘It’s the next worst thing to losing a family member’: The toll of Ireland’s bovine TB crisis
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Data Crunch
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
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Femicide in Europe
Over 100 women murdered in Ireland since 2012 – and a gap in data on gendered violence
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Analysis
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Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh is first celebrity announced for new Dancing With The Stars
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Dear Landlord
Government emailing landlords planning evictions asking them not to proceed, ahead of new rules
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The Morning Lead
Staff at Irish Meta client company to strike over claims firm is 'misclassifying' their roles
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Rugby
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Quiz
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Wicklow
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History makers
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Irish naval ship monitored suspicious vessel off Dublin during Zelenskyy visit
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Updates
Bath v Munster, Champions Cup
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The clean girl look
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Class
Walshe wins silver and Wiffen bags bronze at European Short Course Championships
Updated 21 hrs ago
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Match Report
Ballyboden St Enda's lift third Leinster senior football title after second-half surge
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Pretoria
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Liveblog
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Late Late Show
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Courts
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6 Dec
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Michael Malone
Outgoing head of Irish Navy tells sailors to embrace change to respond to 'Cold War' level threat
6 Dec
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The Daily Poll
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Ukraine
Russian strikes on Ukraine energy sites trigger heating and water outages
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Peacekeepers
Lebanese army arrests six suspects for attack this week on Irish soldiers
Irish soldiers were shot at by a group of six people as they carried out a night patrol near Bint Jbeil in South Lebanon.
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