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Friday, 09 January, 2026

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EU governments approve landmark Mercosur trade deal

Trade agreement will open up large South American market but is likely to draw fierce backlash from farmers

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Ireland

Thousands of Irish passports recalled due to printing error

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Crime & Law

Father killed son before travelling to ex-partner’s house for suicide, gardaí believe

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Opinion

Cliff Taylor: Mercosur vote is a classic Irish triumph of hyperbole over common sense

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Opinion

Justine McCarthy: Going to Trump’s Doonbeg? You should be ashamed of yourself

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Rugby

Conor Murray: Bringing Sexton into a column about O’Gara is an easy trap to fall into

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Kevin Kilbane: The record needs to be set straight about the Saipan film. We were not a pub team on tour

Cartoonish film is funny but the record needs to be set straight on a few falsehoods

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Health

Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says Minister

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Politics

EU should ‘get competitive’ instead of complaining about China, Taoiseach says

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Brianna Parkins: I’m using my house deposit to freeze my eggs

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US border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland, Oregon

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Letters to the Editor, January 9th: On students, housing and investors, funding Irish theatre and flying in the face of climate change

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