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IRELAND: Storm-affected Travellers have been told that any family which refuses all reasonable offers of replacement accommodation will have their emergency housing payments stopped.

IRELAND: Homeowners in a development which is now being patrolled by fire marshals have been told that they must come up with €400,000 in the next few weeks or “the fire officer may go the next step” towards having the development evacuated.

IRELAND: The Government says it is “fully satisfied” with a backstop deal for a frictionless border after Brexit — despite suggestions this pact may lie outside Britain’s withdrawal treaty with the EU.

IRELAND: A rescue dog has been credited with saving the life of a woman whose home went on fire in the early hours of St Valentine’s Day.

BUSINESS: The largest private residenital landlord in the country, Irish Residential Properties Reit (I-Res Reit), is considering expanding its presence outside of Dublin — to include areas such as Cork and Limerick — on the back of a year of strong revenue, profit, and rental income growth.

ANALYSIS: If you are discussing the ethics of abortions that has to include the ethics of a woman’s right to choose, writes Alison O'Connor.

SPORT: Ronan O'Gara's column: Warren Gatland knows us well, so why’s he fretting?

SPORT: Timing is everything when playing your remaining chips, writes Ken Rooney in his Fantasy Premier League column.

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FEATURES: Sally and Donal Daly have been fostering for 30 years, they are there for children in a time of crisis, writes Catherine Shanahan.

CULTURE: As a 12-year-old at a gig in Dublin, the Irish rapper was plucked from a crowd by Pharrell. It was an early step in the journey that has just seen him release his debut album, writes Ed Power.

FEATURES: Ask Audrey's column: There is huge excitement among the Cork intelligentsia - all three of them were seen in the Hi-B last weekend.