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Last week

1st February 2026 - 7th February 2026

Excavation

Further 22 sets of infant remains recovered from site of former Tuam mother and baby home

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Gulf talks

US-Iran nuclear talks begin in Oman amid high tensions after Trump's military threat

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The Daily Poll

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As it happened

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Updated 6 Feb

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Gregory Campbell

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6 Feb

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By hook and by crook, the show finally returned last night on the 3Arena stage.

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Good Morning

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PodcastThe Explainer

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6 Feb

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Updated 6 Feb

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Press Freedom

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6 Feb

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6 Feb

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The Morning Lead

'It's honest work': Dubliners who collect bottles and cans on the streets share their stories

We sat down with four men who collect bottles and cans to raise money for food, Leap card top-ups, phone bills and more.

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6 Feb

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Quiz

Quiz: How well do you know these popular holiday destinations?

5 Feb

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Six Nations reaction

'We left ourselves too big a mountain to climb' - Ireland reflect on a tough night in Paris

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Reports from Stade de France

5 Feb

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Novo Nordisk

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5 Feb

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Kaduna state

Last 89 Christians held captive after kidnapping in northern Nigeria last month released

5 Feb

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Minute-by-Minute

Ireland fall well short in 36-14 Six Nations defeat to France

5 Feb

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Addiction

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5 Feb

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news wrap

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5 Feb

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As it happened

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Counties Waterford, Dublin, Wicklow and Louth have Status Orange warnings into tomorrow.

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5 Feb

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wearable devices

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5 Feb

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Cork

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5 Feb

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storm leonardo

Storm Leonardo leaves one dead and one missing in heavily flooded Spain and Portugal

5 Feb

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Bánú na Gaeltachta

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5 Feb

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Central Criminal Court

Amateur kickboxer who stomped on 62-year-old mother's skull found guilty of manslaughter

5 Feb

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storm coverage

'Umbrellas near me' - Dublin shops inundated with drenched tourists seeking raingear

5 Feb

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

5 Feb

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High Stakes

'I don’t do ultimatums unless they come from my wife,' Bord Bia chair tells TDs

5 Feb

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Redress

Concerns raised over ‘exclusionary and re-traumatising’ Mother and Baby home redress scheme

5 Feb

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Dublin 4

Planning permission refused for 'landmark' luxury hotel in Ballsbridge

5 Feb

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Courts

Serving garda to stand trial accused of corruption and leaking confidential PULSE information

5 Feb

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NOAH DONOHOE

Noah Donohoe ‘missed’ in initial CCTV search during first 'critical' 24 hours, inquest told

5 Feb

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Gregory Campbell

'You’re in our country', veteran DUP MP tells President Connolly in Derry

5 Feb

42.2k

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virgin media

Ryan Tubridy is on an Irish media blitz - but won't 'accept responsibility for whole RTÉ storm’

5 Feb

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Under Pressure

Is this the moment Irishman Morgan McSweeney must (finally) fall on his sword for Keir Starmer?

Rónán Duffy

5 Feb

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oideachas Gaeilge tríú leiibhéal

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5 Feb

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departure lounge

Kenny Jacobs is voluntarily stepping down as the head of DAA

5 Feb

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