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<p>Large companies employing thousands of people plotted a scheme with financial advisers to push staff into pension schemes that would yield very little in return.</p>

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Large companies tried to put staff in pension schemes with little return

Plan was introduced late last year as the Department of Social Protection finalised plans for an auto-enrolment system for workers.

<p>The incident happened after gardaí observed a vehicle travelling north on the southbound carriageway near junction 12 at Firhouse at around 5.30am. File picture: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins Photo Agency</p>

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M50 crash: Mother of injured driver says ‘someone has to face consequences’

<p>The Workplace Relations Commission concluded that Mr Taylor had never acted with the intent to deceive or defraud the company, and had never sought to profit from either the drill or the kegs. File picture</p>

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Man dismissed for using firm's account to buy drill and kegs of Guinness awarded compensation

Call for tax on overtime earnings to be capped at 20% in budget measure

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Call for tax on overtime earnings to be capped at 20% in budget measure

COLOMBIA-EARTHQUAKE

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At least 224 people dead and 3,000 missing after Colombia earthquake

Solar eclipse

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'You don't want to miss this': Cork and Kerry to get stunning view of partial solar eclipse

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Donald Trump ‘hid in catering truck to board secret flight out of Turkey’

Rally in which West Cork driver died should not have taken place due to bad weather conditions, inquest hears

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Rally in which West Cork driver died should not have taken place due to bad weather conditions, inquest hears

Rare Indian rhino calf born at Fota Wildlife Park in only second such birth in Ireland

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Rare Indian rhino calf born at Fota Wildlife Park in only second such birth in Ireland

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S Fergus Finlay: My daughter Mandy knows life is precious — she celebrates every birthday like it's a big one

S Terry Prone: This anti-tradwife campaign must be stopped

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Gareth O'Callaghan: Ireland's education system still fails too many Leaving Cert students

Clodagh Finn: A lesson in how to reawaken the spirit of our revolutionary women

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Pupils with additional needs face further wait for purpose-built school accommodation

Pupils with additional needs face further wait for purpose-built school accommodation

Children with special educational needs who have spent the past year attending classes for just two hours a day in a local hall face further delays before moving into purpose-built accommodation

Solar eclipse

Viewing events across Ireland for ‘deepest eclipse until 2090’

Ryanair aircraft tyres burst on landing after braking system fault, investigation finds

Ryanair aircraft tyres burst on landing after braking system fault, investigation finds

Closeup a wooden thermometer against green foliage showing high temperature

High-temperature warning issued for Leinster and Tipperary as mercury hits 29C

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Second State-owned Ipas centre in Kerry evacuated due to pest infestation

Second State-owned Ipas centre in Kerry evacuated due to pest infestation

Around 80 people, including families and single females, have been moved from the Johnston Marina Ipas centre on the outskirts of Tralee

Abandoned old country house in the West Cork countryside, Ireland

Cork councils spend €40m to bring over 800 vacant properties back to use

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Cork school bus driver fired for arguing over where autistic boy could sit awarded compensation

Limerick boxer Lee Reeves remains in hospital as family ‘praying and wishing’ he wakes

Limerick boxer Lee Reeves remains in hospital as family ‘praying and wishing’ he wakes

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British Comedy Awards 2004 - London Television Studios

The Office actress Lucy Davis diagnosed with ‘incurable’ breast cancer

The Office actress Lucy Davis has said she has been diagnosed with “incurable” stage four breast cancer. The 53-year-old actress, who is the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott, is best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the BBC sitcom.

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Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

US-Russia-American Held

Ex-US marine held in Russia for over four years has been released, group says

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Russia kills nine in Ukrainian cities using missiles supplied by North Korea

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Government departments deny using AI to answer questions from TDs or the media

Departments have said while civil servants can use certain AI tools, they remain forbidden from using AI systems to generate answers

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Ireland cannot be 'complacent' when responding to threats such as wildfires, says Micheál Martin

OPW pays more than €31m in office rent this year as calls grow for value-for-money review

OPW pays more than €31m in office rent this year as calls grow for value-for-money review

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to Belfast

Budget 2027: Simon Harris urges caution despite €60bn tax take in first seven months this year

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Daniel Kinahan court case

Daniel Kinahan's conviction won't remove trauma felt in Dublin's north inner city, retired garda says

'The void or the vacuum will be filled by another group or by other individuals because that's the nature of transnational crime now'

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Man admits wanting to join terror group after watching ‘extreme’ YouTube videos

Harlesden shooting death

Police probe report of shots fired at house in Lisburn

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Language schools warn of closure threat in court row over visas for foreign students

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Victim blaming in rape trials: Why are women still facing questions about their clothing?

Victim blaming in rape trials: Why are women still facing questions about their clothing?

Ann Murphy discusses the backlash over victim blaming in court and the lack of a Sexual Assault Treatment Unit in Limerick

Tusla's stark lack of resources is leaving our most vulnerable children at risk

Tusla's stark lack of resources is leaving our most vulnerable children at risk

Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide: The endless days on Cork city's streets

Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide: The endless days on Cork city's streets

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