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Thursday 21 May 2026 Dublin: 17°C
Israel
First of Gaza Flotilla activists deported from Israel arrive in Istanbul
The lawyer for the activists has said the treatment of those detained had been “severe” and that three had been hospitalised before being released.
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Yves Sakila's family call for postmortem report as large protest takes place outside Dáil
High Court
Enoch Burke officially sacked by Wilson's Hospital School after appeals panel upholds decision
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Iran
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SPOTLIGHT

Galway West and Dublin Central go to the polls on Friday

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One week out
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Dublin poll
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Galway poll
Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
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Hustings
Candidates clash over SNA pledge at Dublin Central by-election meeting
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Sinn Féin's campaign trail
Boylan says Dublin Central voters not raising immigration, calls Hutch remarks ‘out of order’
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The Monk
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Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
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Israel
First of Gaza Flotilla activists deported from Israel arrive in Istanbul
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High Court
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Good Morning
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International condemnation
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