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Irish Rail staff accept Labour Court pay deal recommendation

Irish Rail staff last month held a series of strikes in protest of their pay levels.

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Dec 8th 2017, 1:06 PM

This is what the Brexit deal means for Ireland and Northern Ireland

There will be NO hard border.

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Dec 8th 2017, 7:54 AM

'It's a big mistake' ... 'It's great news': Cork councillors divided as new city boundary deal agreed

A row about the boundary between the city and the county has been rumbling for months.

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Dec 5th 2017, 11:06 AM