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Who Ireland could get in tomorrow's World Cup qualifier draw (and the best- and worst-case scenarios)
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Updated 24 Oct 2025
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18 Oct 2025
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What does a vote for Jim Gavin mean? And what happens if he wins?
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14 Oct 2025
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Updated 30 Sep 2025
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Updated 23 Sep 2025
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Why is France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron taking steps in a US court to prove she’s a woman?
19 Sep 2025
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10 Sep 2025
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26 Aug 2025
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26 Aug 2025
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Who are the red-clad campaigners on a door-to-door ‘crusade’ against the SPHE curriculum?
23 Aug 2025
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Updated 22 Aug 2025
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20 Aug 2025
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19 Aug 2025
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19 Aug 2025
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18 Aug 2025
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14 Aug 2025
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Netanyahu held a three-hour meeting with security chiefs yesterday to discuss options for the continuation of the war.
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The amy chief of staff warned that a full occupation would be like "walking into a trap".
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23 Jun 2025
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Why is a teenager sleeping outside the Dáil tonight and what's going on with 'assessments of need'?
20 May 2025
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7 May 2025
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