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Michael Lynn challenges Department over refusal to pay certain costs during criminal trial

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Former solicitor jailed for stealing €17.9m from six financial institutions by taking out multiple mortgages on same properties

‘Kilkenny loves Bruce!’: Springsteen fans praise ‘phenomenal evening’ with touching tribute to Shane MacGowan

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Bruce Springsteen is now halfway through his four-date Irish tour, with concerts in Cork and Dublin still to play

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Putin names technocrat as defence chief to help steer Russia’s war economy

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Kremlin says Andrei Belousov will prevent repeat of 1980s mistakes that crippled Soviet Union

Man (39) stabbed to death in Sallins, Kildare was father of young children

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Gardaí suspect Ion Daghi suffered fatal stab wound after dispute broke out at social gathering in property in early hours of Sunday

Immigration: Ireland needs ‘effective deportations’ and increased workplace inspections - Harris

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Taoiseach says ‘common sense’ changes to migration policy needed in Ireland

Woman raped by friend in family home says she ‘asked God to take her’ as man jailed for six years

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Man (25) jailed for 6 years following conviction for rape of young Cork woman in 2020

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Nikki Hayes money laundering case further adjourned as former DJ undergoes alcohol treatment

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Radio presenter had €15,000 lodged into her bank account as part of a money-laundering scam

Ukraine says Russian forces trying to stretch front line in Kharkiv region

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Russia ready if West wants to fight for Ukraine, Lavrov says as Ukrainian drones attack several Russian regions

UK Rwanda deportation law should not apply in Northern Ireland, judge rules

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Belfast High Court judge says measures in UK government’s legislation undermine human rights protections guaranteed under post-Brexit arrangements

Lisa Smith to file submissions in her appeal against conviction for Isis membership

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Former soldier first person to be convicted in Irish court of an Islamic terrorist offence committed abroad

‘You would think there was an election coming up’ - Jarlath Burns responds to GAAGo criticism

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Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin recently criticised the decision to broadcast Cork’s win over Limerick on the streaming service

Security guard jailed for sexually assaulting teenager caught shoplifting from Penneys

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Abdul Rahman Mohammed (35) had girl strip to her underwear in room in retailer’s Dundrum outlet and then demanded €250

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Israeli bombardments of Rafah are intensifying while troops re-enter northern Gaza

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Return to north described as ‘mop-up’ stage of war to prevent Hamas fighters returning

Teenage boy dies in Grand Canal in Co Kildare

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Gardaí became aware of a person struggling in the water between Ardclough and Celbridge at around 5.40pm

‘Did you see anyone you knew?’: An Irish emigrant peers into the New York-Dublin portal

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The greatest illusion of this public art project persuades us that we can be in two places at once

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Brucewatch: Bruce Springsteen indulges his love for Dublin fish and chips

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Where is Bruce Springsteen? Performer fancied a snack in Dublin on Friday, before he headed to Kilkenny to play Nowlan Park on Sunday

German court upholds extremist classification for Alternative for Germany (AfD) party

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BfV classified party as potentially extreme in 2021 as court says AfD pursues goals ‘against democracy’

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Two yellow warnings in place as heavy rain forecast across country

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Weather Ireland: Potential for localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and poor visibility in some areas

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Yuno Energy announces another electricity price cut

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Company is newest supplier of electricity to residential market

‘It’s great to be able to do kidney dialysis in my sleep . . . I can live my life with this’

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Home treatment delivers distinct benefits for both patients and the health service

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US threatens to block more arms sales if Israeli assault on Rafah goes ahead

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Israel’s main ally has suspended shipment of bombs following concerns over scale of civilian casualties in area

Ireland’s ‘sick’ car insurance system: A scrape involving two drivers who know each other turns ‘nasty’

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One woman’s insurer paid out on a claim after an incident that caused minimal damage

Are we over-using terms like ‘far-right’, ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’?

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Concerns are being raised about ‘conceptual inflation’ whereby ‘use of a term expands too much relative to its meaning’

Retail and hospitality businesses in line for cash injection worth thousands

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New enterprise support package expected to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday

Legal age for sale of cigarettes to be raised to 21 as decline in smoking rate plateaus

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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to also draft legislation to address the thousands of flavours of vapes

Lecturers ‘under pressure’ to pass foreign students due to financial concerns

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Irish universities have become increasingly reliant on lucrative international students to plug holes in their finances despite concerns about their English language proficiency

Why is it beyond those in power to use empty buildings to house people in an emergency situation?

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Why does the Government not establish emergency accommodation centres in empty office blocks until alternative accommodation can be sourced?

Denis Walsh: Shefflin facing a different challenge as he struggles to solve Galway conundrum

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As a player Kilkenny legend Henry Shefflin had to overcome significant obstacles and it looks like being the same in his managerial career with Galway

Construction sector rebound continues in April with fastest expansion in over two years

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Rise in new orders and employment last month points to momentum in building activity, data suggests

Owners of firm paid near €20m to accommodate asylum seekers convicted of tax offences

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Allpro Security Services owners Conor Nolan and Alan Connolly each fined €2,000 last June for tax offences after failing to remit employer’s PAYE and VAT in respect of directorships in other companies