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IRELAND

Health body sees rise in numbers being treated for alcohol dependency

The number of people treated for alcohol dependency in Ireland in 2017, decreased slightly with a total of 7,653 cases.

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PSNI continue to question two men in connection with Cookstown disco deaths

Two men are still being questioned by police in the North after three teenagers died outside a St.Patrick's night disco in Co. Tyrone.

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Man tried to sell drugs to an off-duty garda

A man with a stash of cocaine tried to sell drugs to an off-duty garda in Cork city centre and yesterday he faced the possibility of a jail term for drug dealing.

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Q&A: 1,000 days since Brexit referendum, you can’t rush things...

Fiachra Ó Cionnaith answers your burning Brexit questions.

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Raider halted robbery after shop worker recognised him

An indecisive raider pulled out a knife at an off-licence and declared “this is a robbery”, but a moment later he clarified that it was not a robbery after all.

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WORLD

Hot drinks linked to 90% increased risk of oesophageal cancer – study

Cancer Research UK said the public should not be alarmed by the study and most people let their tea cool down a bit or add cold milk.

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Father and son who fled Syria are buried after New Zealand mosque shooting

The burials got under way shortly after the country’s prime minister renewed her call to remember the victims rather than the gunman.

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Cyclone’s huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has said the death toll could reach as high as 1,000.

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Bunnies attracted to plants bursting with genetic goodness

The amount of DNA in wild plants plays a role in the way they interact with herbivores, research shows.

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May warned delay plea will be rejected without details

British prime minister Theresa May has been warned her last-ditch plea to extend next Friday’s Brexit deadline will be rejected within 48 hours unless she can explain exactly how the extra time will be used.

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BUSINESS

Mincon shares rise on 2018 earnings

Shares in Mincon, the Shannon-based supplier to the mining and oil industries, rose 3.5% after it hailed “excellent” 2018 earnings

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Elevated household debt ‘not out of line’

Household debt remains at elevated levels but may be partly due to a growing population and an expanding economy, Department of Finance research suggests.

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Exporters to weather Brexit storm: Noonan

Michael Noonan, the former finance minister, said he is confident Irish exporters will be “able to cope” in the event the UK crashes out of the EU with no Brexit deal.

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Brisk bidding at 5G auction

Germany’s auction of spectrum for 5G mobile networks drew brisk initial bidding with prospective new entrant 1&1 Drillisch submitting bold offers for the frequencies it covets.

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Hydro ‘severe’ cyber attack

Mass-scale ransomware demands will become all the more common, while firms will struggle to repair reputational damage in the event of a cyber attack, Irish cybersecurity experts have warned.

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OPINION

Crimea: West still plays ‘occupied’ card five years after vote

The people of Crimea expressed their own free will and self-determination when they voted in 2014 to rejoin Russia, writes $1

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Breaking News

The past and future trouble with capitalism

Capitalism has one natural tendency: Stagnation. At a time of broken politics, the world has never needed a post-capitalist vision more, writes $1.

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