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Friday 9 May 2025 Dublin: 3°C
The Daily Poll
Would you pay 15 cents for a paper bag in Penneys?
EU diplomat Kaja Kallas and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in Brussels

Friday 9 May

Today's Top Stories

The Morning Lead

'Utterly shameful': Irish MEPs slam EU offer to assist Israel in replacing Gaza aid agencies

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
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Presenter Joe Duffy.
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