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18 of the best pictures (and 2 videos) from this week's storms

Incredible shots of nature from Ireland’s amateur and professional photographers.

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Feb 8th 2014, 10:00 AM

Christine, Brigid... and now 'Ruth' --- Why are women getting the blame for all this destruction?

And who’s coming up with all these names anyway?

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Feb 8th 2014, 8:30 AM

'The fact that something becomes a human right, doesn't mean that it's always free'

Also during Leaders’ Questions: The Taoiseach said €15 million was being made available to deal with the immediate effects of the recent flooding.

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Feb 4th 2014, 5:23 PM