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Friday 28 November 2025 Dublin: 7°C
coercive control
Sister of murdered Clodagh Hawe makes public appeal to Garda Commissioner to publish review
Jacqueline Connolly said her family have not been given a copy of the 800-page serious crime review.
London
Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of 87-year-old Irishman John Mackey in London
Ukraine
Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns amid sweeping corruption investigation
Donabate
Stag likely beheaded in Dublin parkland so antlers could be used as 'sick trophy'
Housing Crisis
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Sister of murdered Clodagh Hawe makes public appeal to Garda Commissioner to publish review
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