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Monday, 01 June, 2026

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Politics

Coalition row looms with no new Irish-language schools planned to open until 2032

Fianna Fáil to speak with Hildegarde Naughton over lack of educational pathway for Irish speakers

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Your Money

Workers signed up to State’s auto-enrolment pension scheme can opt out from next month

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Politics

Major Dáil row on the cards as Government plans to end triple lock within weeks

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Middle East

Israel pushes deep into Lebanon with evacuation orders issued to residents

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Ireland

Staff at Captain Americas recall the good times at soon-to-close Grafton Street restaurant

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Education

My Leaving Cert: ‘I was upset with a performance anxiety-related false start’

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Opinion

‘An inside job’: How US public opinion has turned against Israel

World View: Disgust at Israel’s assault on Gaza and Iran war have precipated a shift, including among prominent Jews

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Soccer

Ken Early: If Arsenal are unpopular with neutrals, it’s because they waste everyone’s time

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Economy

Speaking English has been central to success of Ireland and its emigrants

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Ireland

Mould, cockroaches and toilets in bedrooms found by direct provision inspectors

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Environment

Uisce Éireann eyes golf courses for spreading sewage sludge as farmland options run out

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Crime & Law

Making a will, administering an estate, and will disputes: the costs and challenges

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Sponsored

Guinness strengthens its legacy in The Liberties, providing €1m to community groups

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Major Dáil row on the cards as Government plans to end triple lock within weeks

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