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Monday 12 January 2026 Dublin: 8°C
The Morning Lead
Need a cash boost for the new year? Here’s how you can get some by claiming your tax back
Some potentially good news if you’re in need of a financial boost this month.
Childcare
Some crèches may not be able to open tomorrow after missing registration deadline
Winner winner
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Cuba
Trump warns Cuba to 'make a deal before it's too late' in aftermath of Venezuela intervention
Take it handy
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The Daily Poll
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The Morning Lead
Need a cash boost for the new year? Here’s how you can get some by claiming your tax back
January is an especially good time to claim money back from Revenue because the last tax year has just ended.
Taxpayers are entitled to claim money back for the previous four years - which includes various day-to-day expenses they've had in that time.
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dereliction
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Charlie Slater
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SPOTLIGHT

Venezuela

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Analysis
There will be few tears for Maduro but Trump’s gamble risks bloody chaos
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shadow fleet
Why did the US just raid a Russian-flagged ship 600 nautical miles off Ireland?
explainer
What next – and is this Trump's new era of US dominance?
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maximum leverage
US will control Venezuela government decisions and oil sales 'indefinitely'
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spending and saving
Money Diaries: An accounting manager on €60K living in Dublin
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News Fix
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Take it handy
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over and out
Man United's hopes of silverware ended with Cup defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford
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Killarney
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More than 500 killed in crackdown on Iran protests, says human rights agency
The death toll in the crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has spiked to at least 538 people, activists said.
Videos posted to social media showed large crowds taking to the streets in new protests in several Iranian cities.
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran would hit back if the US launched military action.
Israel has said it supports the Iranian people's "struggle for freedom".
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Childcare
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Cuba
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HSE
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Courts
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a load of hot air
The inconvenient truth for opponents of carbon tax is that it actually works
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7 deadly reads
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Good Morning
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US launches round of strikes against Islamic State group in Syria
The US military said Saturday’s strikes were carried out alongside partner forces.
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The Morning Lead
'I do it to keep myself sane': The politicians shifting gear to tell online trolls where to go
We all know the internet has a dark side, but for politicians, they are confronted with it daily.
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the recap
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insensitive
Ex-Ireland international Shay Given apologises for 'Holocaust' gaffe
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News Fix
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