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Thursday 22 January 2026 Dublin: 8°C
Courts
Garda who assaulted his wife could not be named for three years due to reporting restriction
Trevor Bolger, who pleaded guilty to assaulting Margaret Loftus in October 2012, was handed a three-month suspended sentence last week.
The Morning Lead
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EU Council
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Champions League
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SPOTLIGHT

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full warehouses
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EU Council
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The Morning Lead
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Yesterday
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It Ends with us
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the clintons
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Cork
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county clare
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beefy
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Limerick
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Rugby
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Amazon Prime
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broken promises
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Ryan's Pub
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As it happened
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Deportations
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