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<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Sergei Grits/AP)</p>

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Zelenskyy: US gave Ukraine and Russia June deadline to reach agreement to end war

Ukrainian president says Trump administration has proposed to host next round of trilateral talks in US

<p>Micheál Martin said his understanding was that many platforms are now disabling access for children and young people. Picture: ©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</p>

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Micheál Martin stops short of backing under-16 social media ban

<p>Courtroom artist Mike O’Donnell at work in his studio in Tralee, Co Kerry. Picture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD</p>

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From Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch to Conor McGregor: Life as one of Ireland’s last courtroom artists

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution

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Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution

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Trump declines to apologise over racist Obama video

‘Mind-numbingly slow’: Why Midleton residents are still waiting for flood relief

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‘Mind-numbingly slow’: Why Midleton residents are still waiting for flood relief

Shannon Airport, Ireland - December 27th 2016: Shannon Airport is Irelands 2nd largest airport in Ireland County Clare. A key ai

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Private jet used in US deportations of Palestinians refuelled at Shannon Airport

How pets cope with flying: The realities of animal travel explained by an expert

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How pets cope with flying: The realities of animal travel explained by an expert

Man arrested after axe attack on four parked cars in Co Wexford

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Man arrested after axe attack on four parked cars in Co Wexford

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S Mick Clifford: Ireland should think twice before embracing the new left-right political divide

Paul Hosford: Why Irish opinion polls rarely decide who actually wins elections

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S Gareth O'Callaghan: What weeks in Cork University Hospital taught me about fear, faith and survival

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Government Trade Forum

Harris backs Taoiseach’s Trump visit, as engagement ‘more important than ever’

Simon Harris has expressed his support for the Taoiseach’s meeting with US president Donald Trump, saying “it’s more important than ever” to engage.

David Branigan and Chani Anderson receiving the trophy for 1st place in the Reportage category from Will Goodbody 6/2/2026

'Irish Examiner' photographer Chani Anderson wins prestigious Press Photographers Ireland award

Winter weather Feb 6th 2026

River flooding still possible on Saturday as heavy rain continues

Taoiseach visit to the US

Taoiseach formally invited to White House on St Patrick's Day

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Gardaí renew appeal in decade-long disappearance of Tipperary mother-of-four

Gardaí renew appeal in decade-long disappearance of Tipperary mother-of-four

Gardaí are seeking fresh information into the disappearance of Bridget Madigan, last seen in Clonmel in February 2016

Family of Cork man who died in prison to feature in documentary on psychiatric care

Family of Cork man who died in prison to feature in documentary on psychiatric care

Anger as forum to enhance community safety in Cork City refuses to share crime statistics

Anger as forum to enhance community safety in Cork City refuses to share crime statistics

Neil Young cancels entire European tour including Cork date

Neil Young cancels entire European tour including Cork date

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Japan Election

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win in national elections

Polls have opened in parliamentary elections that Japan’s popular prime minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda.

Savannah Guthrie Mom Missing

‘We will pay’: Savannah Guthrie’s plea to mother’s potential kidnappers

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Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

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Netanyahu to meet Trump next week over US talks with Iran

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Cabinet briefing - Dublin

'Difficult challenge' to bar scrambler bikes from public roads, says justice minister

Scramblers remain legal to own in Ireland, and restricting their importation would require engagement with the European Commission

Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections likely to take place in May

Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections likely to take place in May

FIANNA FAIL ARD FHEIS

'Polish MEP snorted at me like a pig': Cynthia Ní Mhurchú makes complaint against Jacek Ozdoba

Orange warnings in place as Dáil descends into shouting match over flood defences

Orange warnings in place as Dáil descends into shouting match over flood defences

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Friends using mobile phone during a tennis match

Dodgy boxes crackdown: Hundreds of illegal TV streaming accounts shut down by gardaí

Gardaí have shut down almost 200 illegal accounts primarily streaming Sky TV after raiding a house in Galway

Det Supt 'used reasonable force' when striking ex-Garda over head with baton after high-speed chase

Det Supt 'used reasonable force' when striking ex-Garda over head with baton after high-speed chase

Judge gavel on book in library

Jury deliberating in trial of Limerick engineer accused of corruption involving garda

Cork man accused of holding petrol station staff member in headlock while accomplice robbed till

Cork man accused of holding petrol station staff member in headlock while accomplice robbed till

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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. 07/02/2026

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The Cork doctor who spent a year living in the Arctic

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The Cork doctor who spent a year living in the Arctic

Funeral of David Byrne

Platinum coffins and luxury cars: Vulgar displays of wealth by crime gangs eyed up by CAB

The Regency Hotel attack at 10: Inside the moment Irish gangland entered a new era

The Regency Hotel attack at 10: Inside the moment Irish gangland entered a new era