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International

Quiz: How much do you know about the Super Bowl half-time show?
Man City keep title race alive with dramatic late fightback against Liverpool
Japan’s prime minister vows to push on with right-wing agenda after election victory
‘We will pay’: American broadcaster Savannah Guthrie makes plea to mother’s potential kidnappers
Exercise app Strava takes down millions of workouts suspected to be recorded with vehicles
Irishman Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff over Mandelson appointment
McSweeney has said he takes “full responsibility” for advising the UK Prime Minister to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US.
Lindsey Vonn airlifted from mountain after crashing out of downhill final at Winter Olympics
Suspect in shooting of Russian general arrested in Dubai
Will you watch the Super Bowl tonight?
Seven Palestinian children arrive in Ireland for medical treatment
Sitdown Sunday: The Dublin suburb dubbed 'Ireland's Brooklyn'
Former Hamas leader rejects disarmament as 694 Palestinians forcefully displaced in January
Starmer leadership crisis is 'serious', Gordon Brown says
Yesterday
7th February 2026
Julia Donaldson on new Gruffalo book: 'It's a relief' to finally reveal it
Singer Neil Young unexpectedly cancels entire European tour, including Cork date
Police say Peter Mandelson probe is 'complex', after thousands of documents seized from properties
Poll: Which Winter Olympic sport would you most like to try?
Australian police identify suspect in disappearance of boy (4) in outback almost five months ago
US wants Russia and Ukraine to end war by June, says Zelenskyy
Rossie to Aussie: Roscommon nurse arrives in Sydney after two-year cycling challenge for charity
The EU-India trade deal has far-right extremists convinced that 'white genocide' is imminent
Spain and Portugal brace for another 'worrying' storm after flood deaths
Calls for UCD to revoke award given to Noam Chomsky over Epstein links
Trump says he 'didn't see' racist clip depicting Obamas as apes posted on his account
Crypto firm accidentally sends €33.8 billion in bitcoin to users
'Let's stop the games': Clintons call for their Epstein testimony to be public
'Derisory' payments for expert witnesses are causing significant problems at trials
The inability to acquire the services of a psychiatrist for trial reports is cropping up with “alarming frequency” in criminal trials in Ireland.
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1st February 2026 - 7th February 2026
In pics: Winter Olympics open with glittering ceremony in Italy
The extravaganza reflected the most geographically widespread Games in history.
West Wing actor Timothy Busfield charged over sexual contact with a child
EU tells TikTok it needs to change 'addictive' design or risk heavy fines
Russian general shot 'several times' in Moscow apartment block
US-Iran nuclear talks begin in Oman amid high tensions after Trump's military threat
Leadership questions intensify around Keir Starmer amid anger over Peter Mandelson scandal
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on Monday after national security trial
Wegovy maker to try and block cheaper weight loss pill launched in the US
Last 89 Christians held captive after kidnapping in northern Nigeria last month released
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Sports doping body on the lookout for 'penis injections' at Winter Olympics
'I don’t do ultimatums unless they come from my wife,' Bord Bia chair tells TDs