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'They could be any one of us' - Vigil held for three sisters and boy injured in wrong-way motorway crash
Bishop Denis Nulty also warned about posting on social media.
Committee asks TikTok again to attend Oireachtas meeting on car theft gang videos
Dáil recalls are rare enough, this is probably the least contentious one in some years
RSA quietly publishes advice on wrong-way motorway driving after first saying it had none
Gardaí launch full-scale probe following death of Brazilian woman at Limerick apartment block
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Committee asks TikTok again to attend Oireachtas meeting on car theft gang videos
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Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch boss deemed mentally fit for sex trafficking trial
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SPOTLIGHT

Car theft gangs The phenomenon of young car theft gangs speeding along motorways and posting footage has been brought into sharp focus by Sunday night's fatal M9 crash 

child safety
National review under way as Tusla reveals it had contact with three boys from M9 crash
Pursuit training
GRA president believes pursuit training could take until 2028 to be fully rolled out to frontline units
speeding cars
'Get me famous’: TikTok accounts rack up thousands of views with stolen cars and garda pursuits
nightly calls
How gardaí are responding to the surge in car theft gangs
Justin Kelly
Commissioner: Reckless drivers speeding wrong way down motorways for 'social media likes'
The world’s oldest person is celebrating a ‘lovely’ 117th birthday
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'They could be any one of us' - Vigil held for three sisters and boy injured in wrong-way motorway crash
Bishop Denis Nulty also warned about posting on social media.
Why AI might kill the second-hand bookshop
Several explosive devices found in Dundalk property
Three Argentina players banned and fined over brawl after World Cup final defeat
Laya Healthcare customers face second round of price hikes in 12 months
Funerals held for three of the teenagers killed in wrong-way motorway crash
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Ireland’s drug reimbursement process needs greater transparency
Dr Suzanne Crowe
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Biker boys
Why I've never got on a motorbike, and why so many men my age suddenly are
Paddy Comyn
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My life with alopecia
I tried everything, even rubbed cabbage stalks on my bald head for weeks
Chloe Dinneen
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The physio is in
Can the HSE's new Get Active programme improve fitness? Let's put it to the test
Stephen O'Rourke
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Ireland's female athletes
Ireland's sportswomen are now leading from the front, at last
Lise Hand
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Raising them right
Down with school uniforms; let the kids dress like kids
Niamh O'Reilly
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Sulky racing
The real trauma suffered by these horses
Suzi Walsh
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RSA quietly publishes advice on wrong-way motorway driving after first saying it had none
The organisation was contacted by the road safety minister this week over its lack of visibility in the wake of the M9 tragedy.
Ruth Negga pulls out of play scheduled to run at Gaiety next month
Excitement and relief in Dublin school as students learn Leaving Cert results
Dáil recalls are rare enough, this is probably the least contentious one in some years
Prince Harry, Elton John and others to pay Daily Mail publisher initial £9.5m after failed legal case
Rhasidat Adeleke to race over 100m in Italy next weekend
The Undertones, Belters Only and Damien Dempsey among final additions to Electric Picnic line-up
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Gardaí appeal for information 30 years on from the disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender
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Illegal Wildfires
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Water Use
Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more
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Nitrous Oxide
Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are ending up at waste facilities amid warnings of explosions
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Suicide Forums
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Second teenager’s case upgraded to murder following fatal assault on Alex Coughlan
Dáil to be recalled next week so that planned excise duty increases can be postponed
Average age of first-time mother increases by around 14 months over past decade
Tax on Irish pints and wine is the second highest in Europe
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'Give the people a chance to grieve': Bishop says wider conversation needed after M9 crash
Garda operation targeting burglary gang on M50 sparked major manhunt through west Dublin
Rory McIlroy finds form to share BMW Championship lead
Pearse Doherty says there will be further fuel protests if excise duty cuts are not extended
Woman in her 80s in critical condition after being hit by car in Co Mayo
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It should be an anomaly to see a 13-year-old on Snapchat, not the norm
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'Let us study': Palestinian students 'heartbroken' over Irish government visa refusals
More than half of a group of 59 Palestinian students awarded scholarships were refused permission to enter the country.