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THE IRISH TIMES

Friday, 13 February, 2026

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Environment

Met Éireann faces questions over 2.36am warning before ‘exceptionally heavy rain’ in Dublin

Fresh weather alerts for heavy rain and snow after major flooding in Dublin

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Europe

US not powerful enough ‘to go it alone’, says Germany’s Merz at Munich conference

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Courts

Equestrian coach jailed for nine years for grooming and raping girl (14)

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Courts

Irish man admits drinking heavily before death of American woman, murder trial hears

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Environment

‘My car is completely destroyed’: Clongriffin residents see vehicles submerged by torrential rain

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Crime & Law

Inspector has ‘deep reservations’ over injuries to inmate who died while restrained

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Fergal Keane: veteran Irish foreign correspondent leaves BBC after 37 years

Threats to a free press from oligarchs are now greater than ever, warns journalist as he departs reporting role

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Rugby

Matt Williams: Moaning suggests Ireland is a nation deluded about its rugby reality

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Courts

Family locked in toilet for almost an hour at Dublin Airport had to be rescued by firefighters

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Crime & Law

Teenage brothers accused of knife attack near Dundrum Town Centre

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Ireland

Taoiseach says Ireland against Israel football fixtures should proceed

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Ireland

Dublin bus crash victim was a man whose ‘stress-free rhythms’ defined his life, funeral told

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