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3 hours, 6 mins agoCoronavirus: Public urged to be responsible citizens
People being responsible citizens is the most important part of the State’s strategy in containing the coronavirus, the Department of Health has stressed.
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Party advisers steering the government negotiations
Behind every good political leader stands a formidable adviser, ready to steer a party through the darkest days and to guide its members to victory during the good ones.
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The Lotto results are in...
One ticket did win €129,111 after matching five numbers plus the bonus.
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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has ‘no regrets’ over Sinn Féin comments
Drew Harris rejected suggestions his comments about Sinn Féin and the Provisional Army Council were politically motivated.
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Pensioner driving woman from Cork to Bandon left with brain haemorrhage after assault by man
A 75-year-old man drove from Cork to Bandon to bring a young woman to the city but a man got into the car with her and assaulted the pensioner from behind in the course of the journey.
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Belfast hospital sets up isolation unit in preparation for Covid-19 patients
Health chiefs believe an infection is near ‘inevitable’ in Northern Ireland.
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45 mins agoLarge exoplanet ‘could have the right conditions for life’
Astronomers say their findings open the search for life up to planets significantly larger than Earth, but smaller than Neptune.
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Multiple people killed in shooting at US brewing giant
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said there had been a shooting at the Molson Coors Brewing Company.
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Italy seeks help as coronavirus cases surge past 400
Twelve people infected with the virus have died in Italy since Friday.
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Britons returning from sandstorm-hit Tenerife diverted to Malaga without baggage
Jet2 has apologised after delays to holidaymakers’ journey home stretched into a third day.
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Heart problems in your 20s ‘may affect brain health decades later’
Issues such as smoking, high cholesterol or a high body mass index (BMI) may be linked to problems with thinking and memory skills, research suggests.
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'It's just one of those things' - British man becomes oldest man in the world
The 111-year-old takes the title following the death of Chitetsu Watanabe in Japan.
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Watch reporter give Facebook Live broadcast with filters mistakenly left on
A weather report from the US has gone viral after the reporter accidentally activated a filter generator while on Facebook Live.
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Cork café brings back its popular Easter egg hot chocolate
A café in Cork city is bringing back a seasonal favourite - the Easter egg hot chocolate.
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Girl with ‘world’s rarest blood’ in remission after global search for donors
More than 25,000 people came forward after a search to find blood for Zainab Mughal’s cancer treatment.
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Social media tops the list of Lenten forfeits
Coffee, meat, chocolate and alcohol feature high up on the list too.
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Coddle recipe: The perfect dish for leftover sausages and bacon
Coddle, or Dublin coddle to be more precise, is a dish made up of leftover sausages and bacon.
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Greta Thunberg meets ‘role model’ Malala Yousafzai
The 22-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is a studentat the University of Oxford in England.
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Snow bother for Irish pair who win skijoring competition
Childhood friends have become the first Irish team ever to take part and win a major skijoring event — despite having only a tractor and no snow to practice on.
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2 hours, 23 mins agoRachel Riley shares photo of baby Maven on-set as she returns to Countdown
The maths whizz quipped that she could still do sums ‘post baby’.
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Viral Tube singer Charlotte Awbery performs Shallow on Ellen
Awbery, from Essex, was given £10,000 by the talk show host.
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Snoop Dogg blames Gayle King comments on wanting to ‘protect’ Kobe Bryant
The rapper was heavily criticised for threatening the TV journalist.
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Harry Styles breaks silence over Valentine’s Day mugging
The One Direction singer was reportedly confronted at knifepoint on February 14.
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Text messages ‘very damaging’ to Johnny Depp’s case against The Sun, court hears
The messages were ‘accidentally’ disclosed to the defendants by the actor’s former legal team, a hearing was told.
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Celine Dion admits singing another star’s song while preparing for a show
The Canadian music star has also revealed why she has released a cover of Chris Isaak’s 1990 hit Wicked Game.
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Orange Is The New Black’s Laura Prepon welcomes ‘bundle of love’
The US actress has become a mother for the second time at 39.
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Macaulay Culkin joins cast for tenth series of American Horror Story
It will be his first regular TV role.
Business
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3 hours, 46 mins agoShares in Irish agri firm Origin fall 8% on profit warning
Irish agri-services group Origin Enterprises has warned that its full-year profits will be “significantly” short of target.
- 4 hours, 16 mins ago
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EU critical of Ireland's tax regime progress
Ireland has only made “limited progress” towards broadening its tax base, and dealing with aggressive tax planning by multinational companies, according to the European Commission.
- 5 hours, 22 mins ago
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Insurer Direct Line to cut 800 UK jobs
The cuts by the company, which also owns the Churchill and Green Flag brands, will affect almost 7% of its 11,000-strong workforce.
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Girl, 6, pleads for help during arrest caught on police body camera
Police officer Dennis Turner was fired shortly after the arrest.
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80 Irish students identified as 'high risk' having returned from coronavirus affected areas in Italy
Ireland v Italy Six Nations match in doubt amid global outbreak
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Covid-19: Too early to say if schools may have to close
It is still too early to say if schools and third level institutions face closure as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as a case has yet to be confirmed here.
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Young man pleads guilty to sex with girl who is now his wife
A prosecution was brought today against a man for having sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 15 when he was 17 even though the two parties are now married to each other with children of their own.
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Here's where last night's €500,000 winning EuroMillions ticket was sold
Players are being urged by Lotto chiefs to check their tickets.
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Coronavirus patient dies in Paris hospital
He was among three new cases of the virus confirmed in France on Wednesday.
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Judge requests psychiatric assessment for woman charged with man's murder
A 38-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a man following a fatal knife attack in Dublin.
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Meath woman who fell as bus moved off loses €60k damages claim
A Co. Meath woman, who fell on a bus as it moved off at almost zero miles an hour from a stop, has lost a €60,000 personal injuries claim for damages against Bus Eireann.
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Jamie George insists England well prepared if Italy clash disrupted by coronavirus
A number of towns in northern Italy are in lock down.
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Manchester City fight back to beat Real Madrid at Bernabeu
Manchester City produced a stunning late comeback at the Bernabeu to claim a 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League tie.
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Kerry ease into Munster U20 final with win over Limerick
Kerry, though not overly impressive, were rarely troubled in booking their place in next week’s Munster U20 final.
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Shaw determined to make a final with Man Utd after missing the last four
Injuries ruled him out of two finals and then manager Jose Mourinho overlooked him for two more.
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Maria Sharapova’s career in pictures
Sharapova won five grand slam titles in her career.
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Ryan Kent on target as Rangers beat Braga to reach Europa League last 16
Steven Gerrard’s team continue to scale new heights after claiming a 1-0 win in Portugal.
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Tiger Roll stands ground at latest Grand National stage
History awaits Gordon Elliott’s remarkable 10-year-old, who is due to complete his preparations at the Cheltenham Festival when he attempts to win there for a fifth time in all.
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Logistical headache for Six Nations bosses over coronavirus postponements
The game between Ireland and Italy has already been called off next week.
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