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THE IRISH TIMES

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026

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Russia imports huge quantities of Irish components for use in suicide drones

Companies, among 19 in Europe that produce necessary parts, say they take steps to prevent downstream supply

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Ireland

How Irish electronic components are ending up in Russian attack drones bombarding Ukraine

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Environment

Live: Met Éireann warnings in effect for 18 counties with risk of flooding

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Politics

Limerick mayor suspects strategy to make role ‘unbearable’ as political tensions mount

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People

Róisín Ingle: Bumping into Brad Pitt at Fallon & Byrne will be a big moment in my life

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‘I left my husband, but things are messy ... everything is about money now’

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Kathy Sheridan: Double standards in evidence over the Seamus Culleton case are hard to take

We demand special treatment for our own while enacting laws that are all about ejecting immigrants with greater speed

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Rugby

A new broom sweeps clean, but what really matters is that Ireland are fit for purpose

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Irish tech in Russian drones; the infinite scroll; and crypto for cars

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Oireachtas

Miriam Lord: Micheál’s full of bluster on his record but threatened SNA ‘review’ falls flat as a pancake

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Politics

Meta urges Ireland to block planned EU law targeting addictive social media features

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Rugby

Sexton says Crowley and Prendergast should focus on rugby, not social media

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