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Wicklow man who sexually assaulted six-year-old girl given fully suspended sentence
Here's what happened today: Thursday
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Charles wants to visit, but we're not sure what to do with him
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Belfast-Dublin rail service gets €700m cross-border investment and eight new trains
Seán Kyne srón chun tosaigh ar Thomas i nGaillimh Thiar de réir pobalbhreith TG4
Fifa is rinsing fans for its US World Cup, but could we end up with empty seats and a big dud?
Tickets have ballooned compared to previous tournaments and there are suggestions demand isn’t what Fifa expected.
UK Supreme Court rules Troubles Legacy Bill is 'human rights-compliant' after victims' challenge
Winner of Saturday's €8.7m Lotto jackpot comes forward to collect prize
Man found not guilty of stabbing his brothers after dash cam heard him say 'someone dies today'
Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
Labour’s Helen Ogbu, on 12%, is also in contention.
Red Line Luas disrupted in both directions as emergency services attend collision near Smithfield
Leavitt steps away, DJ Rubio wings it: Trump’s White House looks increasingly chaotic
Larry Donnelly
Over 35 and paying for contraception? Don’t expect free access anytime soon
Glow-in-the-dark sliotar for winter hurling training wins student enterprise award
Cruelty to animals in Ireland: It's still happening all the time and our laws need to catch up
Pat Watt
Health minister insists recruitment freeze won't hit frontline staff amid €250m HSE overspend
The pizza place with the huge queue is opening another shop in Dublin
Government faces questions on hospital parking charges as amount collected soars
German tourist wins payout over hotel guests reserving sun loungers with towels
Helen McEntee called 'tone-deaf' after defending €127k bike shed at Kerry hospital
Minister says former colonial powers should return 'loot' and 'plunder' to Ireland
Good craic or taking it too far? We want to hear your stories of airport pints and drunken passengers
RTÉ v GAA+ | Provincial finals undermined | Hurling previews
Covalen workers vote to strike after 720 workers on Meta projects told jobs at risk
Workers will protest outside the Dáil today to call on the government to bring in more protections.
Debunked: Ivermectin is not a proven cure for cancer, despite claims by famous figures in the US
Kerry-Donegal game to be shown on GAA+ as All-Ireland SFC fixtures revealed
Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children in last four years were found to be adults
Will you be following the UK local elections?
Taoiseach heads to Belfast to meet Stormont leaders and deliver lecture
It's a jam-packed weekend of sports – here's what to watch and where
Irish people are taking out more loans than ever before
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Construction begins on temporary Adare station to service Ryder Cup goers
Candidates clash over SNA pledge at Dublin Central by-election meeting
'The ghost of Michael Shine hangs over my home town': TDs make statements on paedophile surgeon
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
HSE to pause some recruitment as its overspend this year 'significantly worsens' to €250m
Taoiseach doubles down on nuclear energy comments amid heated Dáil debate
'Shameful': Regeneration of Dublin's Oliver Bond flats scrapped as government funding pulled
There are around 1,200 people living in the nearly 400 flats that comprise the housing development.