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Tracker mortgage controversy led to 'carnage' - adviser: A member of the Irish Banking Culture Board has said the tracker mortgage controversy - when ...
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Tracker mortgage controversy led to 'carnage' - adviser
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Tracker mortgage controversy led to 'carnage' - adviser: A member of the Irish Banking Culture Board has said the tracker mortgage controversy - when ...
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Tracker mortgage controversy led to 'carnage' - adviser
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Tributes to mother and daughters who died in Mayo crash: Tributes have been paid to the mother and two daughters who died in a traffic collision in Co Mayo ...
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Tributes to mother and daughters who died in Mayo crash
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Sinéad O’Connor’s daughter sings Nothing Compares 2 U at New York tribute: Róisín Waters was joined by several artists honouring O’Connor and Shane MacGowan at ...
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Sinéad O’Connor’s daughter sings Nothing Compares 2 U at New York tribute
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Anja Murray: Mad about March hares - and the case against coursing: Considerable opposition exists to hare coursing today — the idea of catching a wild animal ...
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Anja Murray: Mad about March hares - and the case against coursing
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Down the rushy glen – Brian Maye on poet, diarist and editor William Allingham: His letters and diaries provide a vivid insight into Victorian literary culture
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Down the rushy glen – Brian Maye on poet, diarist and editor William ...
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I don’t have children, and I never will, and I wouldn’t change that for the world
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I don’t have children, and I never will, and I wouldn’t change that for ...
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New Jersey firefighters rescue yellow Labrador stuck in spare tyre: Rolling coverage of the international stories of interest to our readers
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New Jersey firefighters rescue yellow Labrador stuck in spare tyre
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Ireland set for youngest-ever PM after Simon Harris wins leadership of governing party
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Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar: A Populist Who Struggled with Real People
  • In May 2002, a young party activist analyzed the defeat of Fine Gael under Michael Noonan, emphasizing that none of the former leaders were the expected messiah for the party.

  • Leo Varadkar's political legacy comprises valuable contributions, but he was never seen as a savior of the party. His ability to navigate contradictions made him a skilled politician, but he ultimately realized he couldn't balance on the political tightrope indefinitely.

  • Varadkar was described as a politician who straddled conservatism and an increasingly progressive society. Despite his rapid rise in politics and popularity during crises, he struggled to address long-term challenges in areas like healthcare and housing.

  • His popularity peaked during the Brexit crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was seen as a unifying and authoritative leader. However, he failed to effectively tackle long-term structural issues in Ireland, especially in healthcare and housing, as his neoliberal views did not offer compelling solutions.
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Oberstown children paint a brighter future with gardaí: A mural created by young people at Oberstown Children Detention Campus and members of An Garda Síochána ...
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Oberstown children paint a brighter future with gardaí
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Trabolgan holiday village enjoys record revenues of €10m due to Government Ukrainian business
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Trabolgan holiday village enjoys record revenues of €10m due to Government ...
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Watch: Colours and music take over Fitzgerald Park at the Holi Festival: The Hindu festival celebrates colours, love and marks the arrival of spring and the end ...
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Watch: Colours and music take over Fitzgerald Park at the Holi Festival
Quick Glance: India Celebrates Hindu Holi Festival with Colorful Traditions
  • Millions of Indians celebrated the Hindu Holi festival by smearing colored powder, exchanging traditional foods, and drinks.

  • The festival marks the beginning of spring and celebrates the divine love between Krishna and Radha.

  • Traditions like consuming Bhang, a cannabis-infused drink, and lighting large fires are part of the festivities.

  • Various Holi traditions in India, such as the 'Lathmar Holi' in northern towns, showcase the diversity of celebrations.
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Séamas O'Reilly: Every Irish character in Irish Wish has the wrong accent or nothing to say
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Woman raises more than €500k since first Daffodil Day: Hundreds of volunteers around the country are taking part in Daffodil Day, with the society aiming to ...
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Woman raises more than €500k since first Daffodil Day
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Finn McRedmond: Britain’s narrow stereotype of the Irish could not make sense of Leo Varadkar
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Finn McRedmond: Britain’s narrow stereotype of the Irish could not make ...
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Asylum proposals show merit, but have some way to go to solve accommodation issues
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Asylum proposals show merit, but have some way to go to solve ...
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Journalist and campaigner Charlie Bird dies aged 74: Mr Bird had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2021. 
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Journalist and campaigner Charlie Bird dies aged 74
Quick Glance: Charlie Bird reported on major stories in 40-year career
  • One of Ireland's best-known journalists, Charlie Bird, has passed away at the age of 74 after a public battle with motor neurone disease.

  • During his 40-year career at RTÉ, Bird reported on some of the biggest stories in Ireland and internationally, including the Stardust fire, the National Irish Bank tax avoidance scandal, the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the US, and the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami.

  • He also became the Provisional IRA’s sole media contact and was often the first to break the news of the many twists and turns in the Northern Ireland peace process.

  • After being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in October 2021, Bird documented his physical decline and fear of facing death through various media platforms and his 'Climb with Charlie' campaign on Croagh Patrick.
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Minister seeks approval for plan to accept up to 2,600 refugees over four years: An expected 650 people are due to arrive in Ireland this year under the ...
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Minister seeks approval for plan to accept up to 2,600 refugees over four ...
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‘Ireland is a home for my children. They wouldn’t know Kenya, they know Ireland’: New to the Parish: Margaret Ndiritu came to Ireland from Kenya in 2019
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‘Ireland is a home for my children. They wouldn’t know Kenya ...
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Ireland rugby star Robbie Henshaw ties the knot in 5-star Cashel Palace Hotel: Ireland rugby star Robbie Henshaw has married the love of his life, Sophie Marren ...
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Ireland rugby star Robbie Henshaw ties the knot in 5-star Cashel Palace ...
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Lorry driver dies following single-vehicle collision in Wexford: The crash occurred at around 10:15am on Sunday, on the N30 at Clonroche
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Lorry driver dies following single-vehicle collision in Wexford
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Bank of Ireland app: Some phone users may not be able to acccess account after update
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Bank of Ireland app: Some phone users may not be able to acccess account ...
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3 ways to save money for people on a fixed income: These tips might help you make the most of your fixed budget well into your golden years
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3 ways to save money for people on a fixed income
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Half of Irish drivers willing to make the move to electric or hybrid car, survey shows
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Half of Irish drivers willing to make the move to electric or hybrid car ...
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Stargazers 'might be lucky enough' to glimpse Northern Lights in Ireland 
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Quick Glance: Northern Lights Potential Display Over UK Tonight
  • The Met Office has announced that the Northern Lights could be visible across northern parts of the UK tonight. This phenomenon, also known as Aurora Borealis, usually appears above Iceland and Norway but is rarely visible from the UK, mostly limited to Scotland.

  • According to the Met Office, a combination of fast solar winds and the recent arrival of a coronal mass ejection from the sun could trigger a display from Sunday evening to Monday morning. The Northern Lights are created by particles from the sun carried on solar winds interacting with the Earth's atmosphere after being directed to the polar regions by the planet's magnetic field.

  • Different gases have varying effects on the color of the display. Green signifies solar particles interacting with oxygen, while purple, blue, or pink hues are a result of nitrogen. Only under 'severe space weather conditions' can the lights be visible throughout the UK - even then, stargazers require a clear sky and reduced light pollution.
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Happy now? Ireland becoming a more unhappy country, says global survey: Ireland has fallen from 13th to 17th place in the rankings of the annual World Happiness ...
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Happy now? Ireland becoming a more unhappy country, says global survey
Quick Glance: New Report: Kenya Ranks 114th in Happiness Index
  • For the seventh consecutive year, Finland has secured the title of the world's happiest country, with Kenya ranking 114th out of a total of 143 countries. Conversely, Afghanistan finds itself at the bottom of the ranking as the unhappiest nation.

  • The latest findings were unveiled on March 20, 2024, coinciding with the International Day of Happiness.

  • This annual report relies on six key factors, encompassing social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption. The economic dimension serves as a pivotal gauge for happiness levels across different nations.

  • Attaining happiness is contingent on various elements like career progression and tackling specific challenges. The United Nations advocates for a harmonized economic growth strategy that fosters happiness and well-being for all.
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Are 99% mortgages a good idea?: Yorkshire Building Society has launched mortgage product that allows first-time buyers to get onto the property ladder with a ...
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Are 99% mortgages a good idea?
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Transport Minister does not envisage congestion charges in near future: News from the Irish Examiner's team of reporters
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Transport Minister does not envisage congestion charges in near future
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MetroLink will 'revolutionise' Irish public transport: The Chief Executive of Transport Infrastructure Ireland has said the MetroLink rail project will ...
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MetroLink will 'revolutionise' Irish public transport
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Emmet Bergin: the dashing actor who brought some sizzle to Sunday nights in 1980s Ireland
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Emmet Bergin: the dashing actor who brought some sizzle to Sunday nights ...
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Number of people homeless in Dublin rises to over 10,000 for the first time: Department of Housing figures show a 17 per cent annual increase in the number of ...
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Number of people homeless in Dublin rises to over 10,000 for the first ...
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Spain, Ireland, Slovenia & Malta 'ready' to recognise Palestine: The leaders of Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta have announced they stand ready to ...
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Spain, Ireland, Slovenia & Malta 'ready' to recognise Palestine
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Eight new members elected to Aosdána: Booker winner Paul Lynch among new members of creative artists’ association
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Eight new members elected to Aosdána
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Irishness is as vague a concept as there is. When you leave, that vagueness only escalates
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Irishness is as vague a concept as there is. When you leave ...
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Photo of Annie McCarrick thought to be last image of her on day she disappeared in 1993 was taken 11 days earlier
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Photo of Annie McCarrick thought to be last image of her on day she ...
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Justin McAleese was ‘terrified’ as a gay teenager at Catholic schools, says former president
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Migration pact will see undocumented persons housed in designated facilities: The pact includes legally binding timeframes for making decisions on international ...
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Migration pact will see undocumented persons housed in designated ...
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GAA clears way for some soccer and rugby games to be held at its venues including Croke Park
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GAA clears way for some soccer and rugby games to be held at its venues ...
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Couple on career break from teaching to become this year’s caretakers on Great Blasket Island
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Couple on career break from teaching to become this year’s caretakers on ...
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Number of houses available to buy now at lowest level in at least 17 years, report states
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Fairyhouse aiming to extend upward attendance curve during Easter festival action
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Fairyhouse aiming to extend upward attendance curve during Easter festival ...
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‘It’s been defeated in the West, but it’s surged around the world’ - the threat posed by Isis-K
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‘It’s been defeated in the West, but it’s surged around the world’ - the ...
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New report shows it's more affordable to rent than buy a starter home in all major U.S. cities
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Ireland's housing crisis: Tens of thousands of new builds needed: Property group Knight Frank says Ireland is running on a huge housing deficit as it ...
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Ireland's housing crisis: Tens of thousands of new builds needed
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'I'm a politician not a punchbag': Cork councillor hits back after online comments
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'I'm a politician not a punchbag': Cork councillor hits ...
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Watch: 56th anniversary crash of Aerlingus flight 712 which went down near Tuskar Rock in 1968
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Watch: 56th anniversary crash of Aerlingus flight 712 which went down near ...
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Government to deliver 14,000 beds for international protection applicants by 2028
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4 killed in Hungary as rally car crashes into spectators: Four people were killed and several others injured after a driver competing in a Hungarian motorsport ...
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4 killed in Hungary as rally car crashes into spectators
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Mick Clifford: Why did the Garda disciplinary process over bike-gate take so long?
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Mick Clifford: Why did the Garda disciplinary process over bike-gate take ...
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Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley: Mr Doherty, a Donegal TD, said McAuley had nothing to do with Sinn Féin for 'many ...
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Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley
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Mortgage interest write-offs unlikely to spark market - CoreLogic: The average yield on rentals has increased to its highest level since 2020 but CoreLogic says ...
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Mortgage interest write-offs unlikely to spark market - CoreLogic
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Prolific Irish-German sculptor Imogen Stuart dies aged 96: Born in Berlin in 1927, her seven-decade career provided works for churches and public spaces around ...
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Prolific Irish-German sculptor Imogen Stuart dies aged 96
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Stand tickets to cost €5 extra for Munster Hurling Championship: Terrace tickets are also set to rise from the 2023 price point of €20.
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Stand tickets to cost €5 extra for Munster Hurling Championship
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Number of Irish mortgages in arrears increases slightly in final quarter of 2023: Overall increase driven by rise in number of principal dwelling house mortgage ...
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Number of Irish mortgages in arrears increases slightly in final quarter ...