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HSE CEO apologies to Cork couple over death of their baby son in 2019

Bernard Gloster has met with Rebecca and Pat Kiely and and apologised for the devastating loss of their son, Christopher

<p>An Garda Síochána has confirmed that the number of prints at issue has risen from 17,000 to 23,000, but it claims that these are not lost. File photo</p>

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Missing garda fingerprints expose a troubling culture of delay, confusion and evasion

<p>An Garda Síochána said it is 'not in apposition to provide any further details at this early stage'. File Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin</p>

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Three feared dead after house fire in Offaly

Bride who fell from hotel window on wedding night settles action

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Bride who fell from hotel window on wedding night settles action

Female leg stepping on weigh scales with measuring tape.

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Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro: Why Ireland is struggling to fund the new weight-loss drugs

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Ukraine will ‘keep working in good faith’ to achieve peace, says Zelenskyy

Elderly pedestrians at ‘daily risk’ as council plans Charleville safety crackdown

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Elderly pedestrians at ‘daily risk’ as council plans Charleville safety crackdown

Proposal to allow more rent hikes for student accommodation to attract developers to sector

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Proposal to allow more rent hikes for student accommodation to attract developers to sector

'Am I snookered, kid?': Gardaí trial sees texts between star Limerick hurler and Superintendent

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'Am I snookered, kid?': Gardaí trial sees texts between star Limerick hurler and Superintendent

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Bravery Awards: Gold medal for 90-year-old Cork man who died saving a woman's life

Bravery Awards: Gold medal for 90-year-old Cork man who died saving a woman's life

The former teacher's family accepted the award on his behalf at the National Bravery Awards which celebrated people from all around Ireland for their selfless courage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit to Ireland

Gardaí investigating report of drones near Dublin Airport during Zelenskyy visit

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Nikita Hand takes to Instagram to announce pregnancy

Where you live should not determine how long you wait for Camhs services, says minister

Where you live should not determine how long you wait for Camhs services, says minister

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Irish Rail looking to add more carriages to 'crammed' Midleton service

Irish Rail looking to add more carriages to 'crammed' Midleton service

No plans to extend car park at busy station

Cork County Council announces locations to collect sandbags for flood-prone areas

Cork County Council announces locations to collect sandbags for flood-prone areas

HSE to ditch plans for residential mental health facility at isolated Cork hospital

HSE to ditch plans for residential mental health facility at isolated Cork hospital

Repeated water main breaks have left Healy Pass road 'in complete disrepair', council told

Repeated water main breaks have left Healy Pass road 'in complete disrepair', council told

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‘Life coming back’ to Bethlehem as Christmas celebrations muted by war return

Christmas celebrations are returning to Bethlehem as the shaky ceasefire holds in Gaza. For the past two Christmases, most businesses in the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were shuttered and eerily empty.

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Russia unleashes massive overnight attack on Ukraine as peace talks continue

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Three children among 11 people killed in mass shooting at South African bar

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Eurovision: ‘Israel doesn’t care’ about Irish exit. 'You have not sent a decent song in 25 years'

Former Israeli delegate says Ireland could 'return stronger' after RTÉ decides to pull out of next year's Eurovision in light of the humanitarian crisis in Palestine

RTÉ Eurovision pullout ‘fully understandable’, says Taoiseach

RTÉ Eurovision pullout ‘fully understandable’, says Taoiseach

Health minister slams ongoing delays to children’s hospital: ‘It makes absolutely no sense’

Health minister slams ongoing delays to children’s hospital: ‘It makes absolutely no sense’

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State is ‘utterly failing vulnerable children’ on Camhs wait lists

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Father of nine arrested for public order offence 'taking positive steps', court told

Father of nine arrested for public order offence 'taking positive steps', court told

The judge adjourned the matter to March 11, 2026, for an update on the defendant's progress in dealing with his addiction issues

Expert takes a fingerprint of the suspect

Audit to probe if gardaí are breaking the law by retaining fingerprints for over a year

Criminal Courts of Justice

Alleged victim of 'RAT' branding refuses to give evidence at Special Criminal Court

Wayne McCauley JAILED CCJ2

Son broke his mother's finger because she pointed at him

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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. 29/11/2025

Man riding electric scooter in the morning

Michael Moynihan: Ireland can’t decide whether to love or fear the e-scooter

Retiring Irish navy chief warns of Cold War-level global threat

Retiring Irish navy chief warns of Cold War-level global threat

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The decades-long search for missing teen Jimmy O’Neill

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The decades-long search for missing teen Jimmy O’Neill