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Saturday 14 December

Today's Top Stories

Investigation

Two off-duty gardaí injured, one critically, in late night Temple Bar attack

Courts

Man (29) charged with the murder of his father (70s) in north county Dublin on Thursday night

Protestors celebrate after hearing the news that South Korea's parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, 14 December.

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South Korean parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

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Man charged in connection with assault of woman in Kildare car park

The Morning Lead

Regional Independents pivot towards power while rotating Taoiseach now a certainty

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Northern Ireland

Twenty police officers injured while on duty in series of incidents across 24 hours in NI

6 mins ago

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Clondalkin

Man (60s) seriously injured after assault in Dublin residence

52 mins ago

2.5k

Updates

Ulster v Bordeaux-Bègles, Champions Cup

1 hr ago

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Syria

Jordan hosts international talks on Syria as celebrations continue in Damascus

Updated 1 hr ago

2.4k

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The soundest gift you can give

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Westmeath

Man hospitalised with serious injuries in Mullingar as garda investigation launched

1 hr ago

2.1k

Investigation

Two off-duty gardaí injured, one critically, in late night Temple Bar attack

Updated 1 hr ago

35.0k

The Daily Poll

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet?

2 hrs ago

4.5k

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Road Safety

Over 2,200 drivers caught speeding in one week as gardaí ramp up Christmas road safety campaign

3 hrs ago

5.9k

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Courts

Man (29) charged with the murder of his father (70s) in north county Dublin on Thursday night

The alarm was raised just after 11.20 pm, and emergency services personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

3 hrs ago

26.5k

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Ex-Man City footballer becomes new far-right president of Georgia

4 hrs ago

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Newbridge

Man charged in connection with assault of woman in Kildare car park

5 hrs ago

15.2k

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South Korean parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

Updated 6 hrs ago

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Prince Andrew

Alleged Chinese spy with 'unusual degree of trust' from Prince Andrew barred from UK

6 hrs ago

10.6k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: It was a good week for the kind of people who have a lot of good weeks

Carl Kinsella

6 hrs ago

5.9k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 South Korean president impeached, shipping delays from UK and government formation talks continue

6 hrs ago

2.9k

shipping delays

Confidence 'low' on Holyhead reopening Thursday as thousands of Irish-bound UK parcels rerouted

7 hrs ago

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Fit the Bill

Only a fraction of fines doled out by the Data Protection Commission have been paid

8 hrs ago

6.3k

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Happy Christmas

The history of Christmas in Ireland: Switzer’s, pantos and crane for dinner

Dr Niav Gallagher

8 hrs ago

7.0k

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second anniversary

Tánaiste calls on the UN to share its report on Private Séan Rooney’s death with his family

9 hrs ago

2.6k

The Morning Lead

Regional Independents pivot towards power while rotating Taoiseach now a certainty

The term time for the rotating Taoiseach is yet to be decided.

Christina Finn

15 hrs ago

14.1k

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European rights watchdog criticises Italy over treatment of migrants in detention centres

16 hrs ago

4.7k

Rugby

Munster come up short with error-strewn display against gritty Castres

The 42

17 hrs ago

11.3k

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Derry

Convicted murderer James Meehan absconds from Derry prison

17 hrs ago

22.7k

DWTS

Gold medal Olympian Rhys McClenaghan joins Dancing With The Stars line-up

18 hrs ago

15.1k

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Currys

Dec 13

For the person in your life who really cares about their coffee

Mornings made better with the latest bean to cup machines

Tap into yourself with health and fitness tech

Huge savings to be made on a wide range of fitness watches

Christmas is calling — answer with the latest smartphone

Make massive savings on Apple and Samsung phones with up-to-date AI features

Get ready for the Christmas party with high-end health and beauty tech

A great hair day is always here with our huge selection of brands

The soundest gift you can give

Speakers, buds and over-ear headphones all at serious discounts

Level it up

PS5s, Nintendo Switches and all the accessories you need to create a gamer’s paradise

Get your Christmas sorted with Gifts Galore at Currys

There’s something for everyone and it’s all here to discover

SPOTLIGHT

Voices

Personal accounts and opinions on recent events

The Dáil numbers dance

A slim majority is not the worst thing for a government

Johnny Fallon

Losing the Greens

Climate Change hasn’t gone away, you know

Oisín Coghlan

National scandal

This election exposed disability services for what they are — the scandal of our age

Tom Clonan

Biden pardons Hunter

Was President Biden wrong to pardon his son?

Larry Donnelly

France

Centrist Francois Bayrou named as new French prime minister

Updated 18 hrs ago

11.1k

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Professor Nolan

Philip Nolan welcomes statement from Science Foundation Ireland clarifying no findings of wrongdoing

18 hrs ago

12.4k

Say Cheese

Batches of Wicklow Farmhouse and Dunnes Stores cheddar recalled due to possible presence of Listeria

18 hrs ago

19.4k

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

18 hrs ago

5.2k

France

Irish rugby player Denis Coulson sentenced to 14 years in prison in French gang rape trial

19 hrs ago

68.1k

Dalkey

An Bord Pleanála to issue fresh adjudication on plans for nursing home close to Pat Kenny

19 hrs ago

20.9k

US politics

Nancy Pelosi hospitalised after injury on trip to Luxembourg

19 hrs ago

14.8k

Ivana Bacik

Labour 'unlikely’ to go into government with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, says Bacik

Updated 19 hrs ago

9.1k

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Irish Prison Service

Close to 13% increase in number of committals to prison last year, according to new report

20 hrs ago

3.7k

Frederick Street South

Suspicious package sent to Social Democrats HQ in Dublin found not credible, say gardaí

Hayes, a TD elected to Dublin Bay South, was suspended with immediate effect from the Social Democrats parliamentary party this week.

Updated 20 hrs ago

24.1k

Delays

UK parcels arriving in Ireland from alternative ports as An Post deals with Holyhead closure

Updated 21 hrs ago

21.5k

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Sinn Féin nominates Aengus Ó Snodaigh as Ceann Comhairle of the new Dáil

22 hrs ago

15.4k

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

22 hrs ago

3.3k

FactCheck

Debunked: A search for a man missing in Kildare is a scam using the ID of a dead American

22 hrs ago

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