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<p>Federal agents clash with protesters in south Minneapolis on Wednesday after after federal agents detained two people. Photo: Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images</p>

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How Trump-era immigration policies are reshaping daily life in Minneapolis and St Paul

As immigration enforcement intensifies, Minneapolis communities retreat indoors while grassroots networks quietly mobilise in fear and solidarity

<p>Martin Heydon confirmed that the disease which affects livestock including cattle and sheep as well as goats, deer and llamas had been found in a herd. File picture</p>

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Bluetongue virus detected in Co Wexford herd, minister says

<p>Workers have been preparing for bad weather (AP)</p>

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Winter storm, sub-freezing cold descend on US, from Rockies to Atlantic Coast

Cork man’s vintage military vehicles land starring role in Hollywood war biopic

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Cork man’s vintage military vehicles land starring role in Hollywood war biopic

Two injectors dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue

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Ozempic, Hollywood and the new war on weight: what lies behind the wonder drug

Bushy Park duckling photo wins Irish Examiner reader photographer competition

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Bushy Park duckling photo wins Irish Examiner reader photographer competition

Government Trade Forum

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Helen McEntee condemns Israeli actions against UNRWA

Social media and mental health

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Should Ireland follow Australia and ban under-16s from social media?

Limerick Garda traffic trial: Jury sent home for weekend

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Limerick Garda traffic trial: Jury sent home for weekend

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S Gareth O'Callaghan: The Ryan Tubridy scandal was never really about Ryan Tubridy

Paul Hosford: Ireland must rethink its dependence on the US under Donald Trump

Clodagh Finn: The forgotten Cork woman imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps

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Jennifer Horgan: The media must stop cheerleading Trump's bravado by framing actions as a game

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Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

Minneapolis at boiling point amid Donald Trump's ICE crackdown

From the fatal shooting of Renee Good to the detention of five-year-old Liam Ramos — and innumerable searches and seizures — ICE is provoking tears, anger, and resistance

Ireland's immigration law 'could become one of Europe's most severe'

Ireland's immigration law 'could become one of Europe's most severe'

HSE's free contraception scheme 'should be expanded'

HSE's free contraception scheme 'should be expanded'

schoolgirl with headache stands at the blackboard

More than 300 children added to mental health service waiting lists in two months

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Balance sign in court

Limerick survivors call on counselling notes to be fully withdrawn from gender-based violence trials

Among the protestors on Mallow St was abuse survivor Caitríona Hickey who said the defence request to see her councilling notes 'added another layer of trauma'

Kabin Studio's Garry McCarthy named Cork Person of the Year

Kabin Studio's Garry McCarthy named Cork Person of the Year

Interactive map showcases Shannon Estuary's wildlife and how to best protect it

Interactive map showcases Shannon Estuary's wildlife and how to best protect it

Teenage boy seriously injured after e-scooter crash in Cork city

Teenage boy seriously injured after e-scooter crash in Cork city

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Russia Ukraine War

Deadly Russian attacks hit Ukraine ahead of talks to end war

Russian attacks on Ukraine have killed at least one person and injured 23 others overnight, as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States prepare to meet in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year invasion.

Iran-Protests-Scale of Unrest

Bloody crackdown over Iranian protests comes into focus

Donald Trump

Trump administration defence strategy tells allies to handle their own security

Spain Julio Iglesias Allegations

Spanish prosecutors drop sexual assault complaint against Julio Iglesias

politics

Post Cabinet press conference

Agriculture minister backs Bord Bia chair as board rejects calls for resignation

Minister Heydon and the Bord Bia board back chair Larry Murrin after calls for his resignation over Brazilian beef sourcing

US and EU must work on their relationship after tensions over Greenland – Taoiseach

US and EU must work on their relationship after tensions over Greenland – Taoiseach

Social Media Apps - BeReal and Others

Government will not oppose bill to ban algorithms promoting 'masculinist' mindset to youth

Harris backs Labour's call for Coco's Law to be amended to include sharing of AI-generated images

Harris backs Labour's call for Coco's Law to be amended to include sharing of AI-generated images

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Cannabis ready to roll

Disqualified Cork driver caught with cannabis in car while on suspended sentence

The judge said she would require evidence that the defendant was drug-free and asked for a probation report to be prepared as well as a reference letter from his employer

Hearing date set in Kenny Jacobs’ High Court action against DAA

Hearing date set in Kenny Jacobs’ High Court action against DAA

Oberstown Campus

Oireachtas committee calls to expand bail scheme for children

Cork mother who feared daughter would also be sexually assaulted struck intruder's head with a hurley

Cork mother who feared daughter would also be sexually assaulted struck intruder's head with a hurley

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A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 24/01/2026

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The Sean Binder case and Europe’s migrant crisis

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The Sean Binder case and Europe’s migrant crisis

Mick Clifford: Why did Margaret Loftus wait 13 years for justice after a brutal assault?

Mick Clifford: Why did Margaret Loftus wait 13 years for justice after a brutal assault?

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Greenland threats, Nobel rage and unchecked power

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Greenland threats, Nobel rage and unchecked power