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Politics

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Nigel Farage
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Shake It Up
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The cost of doing business
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steelworks
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Moscow
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Trump Tariffs
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Talks
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Negotiations
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mother and baby homes
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Washington
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food review
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White House Cabinet
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citizenship
Law allowing naturalised Irish citizenship to be revoked in serious cases recommenced
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regional independents
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staring at the sun
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tariff turmoil
EU suspends countermeasures to Trump tariffs for 90 days to 'give negotiations a chance'
Trump’s sudden u-turn follows a wave of market volatility not seen since the early stages of Covid.
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maintain the positives
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Vast majority of teachers in Ireland suffering 'moderate to high' burnout
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The Morning Lead
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Government sources have said they are acutely aware of the issue and will look at what can possibly be done to assist.
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not going
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Updated 9 Apr
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u-turn
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European Commission
Irish MEPs ask EU to assess legality of German plan to deport Irish Palestine activists
9 Apr
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Áras an Uachataráin
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Coalition deal
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Kristrún Frostadóttir
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which is it
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EU response
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TOM CLONAN
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Temple Street scandal
Taoiseach backs Children's Health Ireland board after damning report on spinal surgeries
9 Apr
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trade war
China retaliates with 84% levy on US goods as Trump says pharma tariffs coming 'very shortly'
Trump has previously expressed discontent at the success of pharmaceutical companies based in countries such as Ireland.
Updated 9 Apr
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Gulf row
Court orders Trump White House to restore Associated Press’s access over ‘Gulf of America’ dispute
9 Apr
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Online Safety
Government urged to pass laws to stop spread of online child sex abuse material
9 Apr
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new housing plan
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