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Sunday, 08 March, 2026

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Relieved family reunions at Dublin Airport as chartered flight from Oman lands

Almost 200 Irish citizens return on flight via Cairo as hostilities escalate in Middle East

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Ireland

Wicklow greenway still at design, environmental stage nine years after first proposed

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Housing & Planning

Tenant threatened to murder landlord and her children, RTB told during eviction hearing

Politics

Gerry Adams faces London court grilling over ties to IRA in high-profile civil case

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Soccer

I grew up playing against Roy Keane, he got me my first job and now I’ve written a book about him

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Opinion

Opinion: The Dubai dream is over. Irish expats can no longer suspend their disbelief

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Six Nations permutations: Here’s how Ireland can win the title on the final day

France are in the driving seat but Ireland or Scotland may yet have a say on the final Saturday of the championship

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People

RTÉ’s Tracy Clifford: ‘IVF is hard on a relationship. When it fails you’re back on the treadmill’

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Overheard: Has Kerrygold got worse? The butter mystery lighting up social

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Professional gambler Johnny Dineen: ‘I would describe what I have as a controlled addiction’

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Your Wellness

I’m in my 60s with a pleasant companion – is it asking too much to want more?

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Your Family

‘A load of nothingness’: What does International Women’s Day mean to your average Joan Soap?

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