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the decision

Harris attends meeting of EU finance ministers to work out aid plan for Ukraine

Updated 52 mins ago

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Yes, that's Elon Musk in the lineup on the cover of the Time 'Person of the Year' edition

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Helen McEntee

Minister insists incursion being taken 'extremely seriously' as she unveils anti-drone funding

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Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela condemns 'act of piracy' after the US seizes large oil tanker off Venezuelan coast

Updated 8 hrs ago

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Defence

Irish security 'no longer regarded as assured', amid attacks by foreign intelligence services

9 hrs ago

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new childcare plan

Increased income limits to reduce childcare bills for thousands of working families in 2026

We’re some way off reducing childcare costs to €200 per child per month, but government believes this is the beginning of the process.

Christina Finn

18 hrs ago

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Yesterday

10th December 2025

Russia

Ukraine sends US updated plan to end war

19 hrs ago

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the postmortem

FF review to be published next week as reports swirl Gavin agreed to candidacy in early August

Updated 20 hrs ago

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Venezuela

Maria Corina Machado to make Oslo appearance tomorrow after missing Nobel peace prize ceremony

21 hrs ago

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Times New Roman

Marco Rubio bans Calibri font in latest fight against diversity and inclusion programmes

21 hrs ago

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Online Safety

'Digital wallet' pilot to be rolled out next year to verify age of social media users

23 hrs ago

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National Security

Taoiseach says drones were not a threat to Zelenskyy's aircraft

23 hrs ago

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dog breeders

Stricter rules for puppy farms gets cross-party support

10 Dec

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H-1B visa

International fact-check group 'deeply concerned' over reports of US visa curbs on fact-checkers

10 Dec

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lanzarote

Spanish prosecutor says court case won't stop The Monk standing in Dublin Central by-election

10 Dec

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INTO

'Profound breach of trust': Teachers' union slams Minister over Assessment of Need changes

10 Dec

29.1k

Presidential Election

Former Áras hopeful Gareth Sheridan defends pictures with Russell Brand and Tucker Carlson

10 Dec

23.4k

Teacher shortgage

Teachers' unions renew calls for masters programme to be cut from two years to one

10 Dec

10.9k

new pension scheme

Fewer than half of employers have signed up for auto-enrolment pensions so far

10 Dec

9.9k

The Morning Lead

Government braces for 'significant pressure' on hospitals with flu, Covid-19 and RSV circulating

The HSE is understood to be seeking to expand the provision of the children’s flu vaccine in schools next year.

Christina Finn

10 Dec

13.5k

Tuesday

9th December 2025

Venezuela

Cancellation of Nobel Peace Prize event raises questions over Maria Corina Machado's whereabouts

9 Dec

25.1k

Phone pouches

Majority of €9m set aside for mobile phone 'storage solutions' has been drawn down by schools

Updated 9 Dec

13.9k

Explainer

A 'faster' assessment of need process promised, but still no timeline to get waitlist down

9 Dec

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Cara Darmody

Teenage disability rights advocate begins 50 hour sleep-out protest during Storm Bram

9 Dec

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Controversy

Minister admits it was 'misconceived' for department to post video with advice on moving back in with parents

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty raised the video during Leaders’ Questions this afternoon, calling it “patronising”.

Updated 9 Dec

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Security

Drones during Zelenskyy visit were an attack by Russia - EU Council President

9 Dec

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FactCheck

Debunked: Ireland has not given ‘billions of euros’ to Zelenskyy

9 Dec

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Water Pollution

'Bad day for clean water': EU votes to extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by three years

9 Dec

7.9k

Friends like these

Taoiseach says government has 'concerns' about Trump's new policy towards Europe

9 Dec

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The Morning Lead

'Not good enough': Black questions whether Occupied Territories Bill is still a government priority

Senator Frances Black says the Occupied Territories Bill is a test for this government and whether it meant what it said at the height of the genocide.

Christina Finn

9 Dec

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Monday

8th December 2025

esri report

Ireland outperforms North on disposable income and life expectancy - but not on employment

8 Dec

11.4k

keeping an eye

Irish and British monitor first sailing of Russian 'Shadow Fleet' ship in Irish Sea

Niall O'Connor

8 Dec

36.6k

Offaly

Edenderry murders: Gardaí probing whether result of prison fight was motive for attack on home

Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt, 60, were entirely innocent victims in the blaze.

Updated 8 Dec

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Housing Crisis

Government video on how to cope with moving back in with parents slammed as 'dystopian'

8 Dec

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Probe into deadly Offaly fire continues, Zelenskyy in London and Ellen Walshe makes history at swimming championships

Updated 8 Dec

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This week

7th December 2025 - 11th December 2025

7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: Connolly isn't the only one talking about Germany's military-industrial complex

7 Dec

22.5k

Analysis

Why headlines of Irish household wealth ‘doubling' don’t tell the full story

If you were surprised at those headlines during the week and were looking for a simple answer … well, there is one.

Paul O'Donoghue

7 Dec

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Dear Landlord

Government emailing landlords planning evictions asking them not to proceed, ahead of new rules

Landlords are being ‘encouraged to maintain all current tenancies’ in letters and emails seen by The Journal.

Eoghan Dalton

7 Dec

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Wicklow

March date for reopening of Bray to Greystones cliff walk will be 'challenging'

6 Dec

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