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Lotto results: Over 54,000 players win prizes as lucky punter scoops five figure sum

One lucky Lotto player has snapped up a €31,646 prize in Wednesday night's draw

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'When she arrived here, it didn’t go to plan.' Man, 75, tried to smuggle woman, 22, he met online into Ireland

The man travelled to Turkey to meet the woman, purchased tickets and a fake ID and assisted her in travelling to Dublin Airport

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Donald Trump tells Taoiseach Micheál Martin he does 'not want to hurt Ireland'

Mr Trump said, “We don’t want to do anything to hurt Ireland, but we do want fairness and he [the Taoiseach] understands that"

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Two men arrested after Gardai seize nearly €2m of cocaine and cannabis following searches in Louth and Dublin

An Garda Siochana

The drug bust was made by officers from Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Louth South Divisional Drugs Unit

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Gardai renew appeal after horror M50 collision that claimed life of motorcyclist

Danish-born Christian Rasmussen, 51, lost his life on Sunday when the motorbike he was driving collided with a car

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Six mouse carcasses found on floor among reasons for February enforcement orders

Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Six closure orders were handed out to Irish restaurants and food businesses during the month of February along with one prohibition order

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Watch: Cork fire brigade rushed to scene of incident at Jameson Distillery

Cork County Fire Service fire engines rushed to the scene at Jameson Distillery in Midleton after smoke was spotted billowing from one of the buildings

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RTE 'I was screaming help' - Kerry mother who lost husband and daughter in arson attack tells of horror

Kelly O’Brien, a Kerry mother whose five year old daughter and husband died in a horrific arson attack in 2012, speaks of the tragedy of that night in her first television interview on Tuesday night on Prime Time

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'You videoed raping me' - Brave gang rape victim faces her three attackers in court

Mr Justice Burns adjourned the case to March 27 next, when he will impose sentence

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Urgent recall for Tesco apple tart after undeclared allergen found

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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued a recall for the popular Tesco product

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Six women charged with offences allegedly linked to organised crime in Drogheda sent forward for trial

Amy Murphy, 25, Shannon Boylan, 23, Patricia Connor, 42, Hannah O’Connor, 26, Alisha Thornton, 21, and Bernadette Thornton, 44, were all served with books of evidence when they appeared before Drogheda District Court on Monday

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Taxi driver who sexually assaulted teen passenger in Dublin learns his fate

Badruzzaman Masum (47) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sexual assault of the then 18-year-old

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Politics

Donald Trump Five of the wackiest moments from Micheál Martin and Donald Trump's White House meeting

From praising Conor McGregor as his favourite Irish man to claiming Ireland's housing crisis is a "good problem"

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Donald Trump tells Taoiseach Micheál Martin he does 'not want to hurt Ireland'

Mr Trump said, “We don’t want to do anything to hurt Ireland, but we do want fairness and he [the Taoiseach] understands that"

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US Vice President puts his foot in it: JD Vance wears shamrock socks for Taoiseach's St Patrick's Day visit

JD Vance proudly donned his shamrock socks - and bagged himself an invite to Ireland from Micheal Martin

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Micheal Martin meets Donald Trump: Live updates as Taoiseach meets President and JD Vance socks cause a stir

St Patrick's Day

All eyes will be on the Taoiseach, the President and Washington as a busy day of events and meetings plays out

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Taoiseach makes major pledge on water charges amid talks of reintroduction

Attempts to introduce metered water charges as part of the bailout programme were abandoned in 2014 after numerous mass protests

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Crime

Drogheda Lone gunman fired shots at two men in 'case of mistaken identity' in Drogheda

Exclusive: The shocking incident happened in the early hours of Monday morning outside a house in the Rathmullan area of the Co Louth town.

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Woman arrested over €800k drug seizure in Norway was “just stopping in Oslo on way to Ireland,” new court documents show

Exclusive: The 32-year-old woman, from Drogheda in Co Louth, was arrested by Norwegian police at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport on Thursday, January 9, on suspicion of smuggling 41.7kg worth of cannabis valued at €834,000

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Two men arrested in Cork as part of Garda probe into dissident republican activity

An Garda Siochana

Gardaí made the two arrests as part of an operation targeting dissident republican activity

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Three retailers plead guilty to breaking sales pricing legislation

Lifestyle Sports Ireland, DID Electrical Appliances and Rath-Wood Home and Garden World were ordered to pay €1,000 each following a court ruling

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Man arrested after Dublin home burgled with van and personal items stolen

An Garda Siochana

The man, 40s, was arrested by gardai on Monday morning

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Health

Health Transplant patient reveals how to test for early detection of Chronic Kidney Disease amid soaring rates

CKD is on course to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2040, according to new stats

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Slushie warning for parents as possible danger to young children identified in Irish study

It comes as a study highlighted a number of youngsters becoming unwell as a result of so-called "glycerol intoxication syndrome"

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Swapping butter for one of three common food products could reduce early death risk

The study's authors concluded that "higher intake of butter was associated with increased mortality, while higher plant-based oils intake was associated with lower mortality"

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'I'm running 210km from Galway to Dublin in memory of my brother'

Ben Grogan has set himself his biggest ever endurance challenge, running the breadth of Ireland from Galway to Dublin in memory o his brother James, who sadly passed following a brave battle with caner

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Cork mother tells of 'shock' of son being one of 12 in the world living with rare disease

Ciarán was one year old when he was diagnosed with the condition, however, Gillian said she knew when he was born that "something was going on"

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Education

Junior Certificate Junior Cert results: Grade inflation to be phased out 'bit by bit' starting next year

Nearly 73,000 students learned of their Junior Cycle performances when schools distributed 650,000 grades in 22 individual subjects yesterday.

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It's exam season - how would you get on if you sat the Leaving Cert today? Try our quiz to find out

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For many it's a rite of passage for many more it's something they dream of even years or decades later and not in a good way... try our quiz and test your Leaving Cert knowledge

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Calls for ‘urgent action’ to address sex education in Irish schools after contraception use drops

The University of Galway report sheds new light into the health behaviours of children and adolescents in Ireland

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Irish mum's joy as deaf son Eoghan, 9, has his first day at school

The mother-of-three opens up in a new RTE documentary Deaf Not Dumb about the struggle to get him into school

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Mobile phones to be banned from classrooms across the country in new government laws

EXCLUSIVE: Education Minister Norma Foley leading the charge to ban the 'scourge' that teachers say is 'destroying' school life

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Water charges Taoiseach makes major pledge on water charges amid talks of reintroduction Attempts to introduce metered water charges as part of the bailout programme were abandoned in 2014 after numerous mass protests

Enoch Burke's family have been found staging protest metres away from White House in Washington DC

Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency under President Trump, has previously posted messages on his X platform in support of Enoch Burke

Louise Hunt endured 3-hour torture, tied up and raped near mum's dead body

Warning: Distressing content. Kyle Clifford has today been sentenced to life with no chance of parole after raping and murdering his ex girlfriend, Louise Hunt, and killing Carol and Hannah Hunt.

Woman, 45, 'partially eaten by sausage dogs' as neighbour noticed something wrong

Jemma Hart, 45, was found dead by her worried neighbours who had not seen her for more than a month, an inquest heard

Wealthy mum who faked Irish accent during labour 'fell asleep on newborn in tragic accident'

In the winter of 2017, Constance Marten had pretended to be from a Travelling community and adopted a fake name and Irish accent when she turned up at a hospital in Wales in labour.

Enoch Burke Enoch Burke's brother running for SU president - campaigning on transgender issue and paper cups Elijah Burke was campaigning in Galway today as other members of his family are in Washington, DC ahead of the Taoiseach's meeting with Donald Trump

Man drank 18 pints the day before he assaulted a neighbour in a supermarket carpark, court told

In mitigation, Mr Clarke said it was a “complete and utter moment of madness"

Five of the wackiest moments from Micheál Martin and Donald Trump's White House meeting

From praising Conor McGregor as his favourite Irish man to claiming Ireland's housing crisis is a "good problem"

Sun and €2.50 pints lure throngs of holidaymakers to watch Cheltenham at ticket-only Irish bars in Spain

Pub bosses say their €2.50 pints and guaranteed sun is a 'no-brainer' compared to value at home

'I love the Irish,' Trump says during shamrock ceremony as he hails Irish and US 'friendship'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin gifted US President Donald Trump a bowl of shamrock at the White House in a "time honoured tradition"

Water charges Taoiseach makes major pledge on water charges amid talks of reintroduction Attempts to introduce metered water charges as part of the bailout programme were abandoned in 2014 after numerous mass protests

Enoch Burke's family have been found staging protest metres away from White House in Washington DC

Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency under President Trump, has previously posted messages on his X platform in support of Enoch Burke

Ireland legend welcomes baby boy into the world with partner

Many congratulations to the happy couple.

Urgent warning for shoppers buying €1.50 daffodil bouquets as florist reveals hidden danger

Many supermarkets in Ireland are selling gorgeous bunches of daffodils from as little as €1.50 - but a florist expert has urged shoppers to follow one 'vital step' after buying them

Louise Hunt endured 3-hour torture, tied up and raped near mum's dead body

Warning: Distressing content. Kyle Clifford has today been sentenced to life with no chance of parole after raping and murdering his ex girlfriend, Louise Hunt, and killing Carol and Hannah Hunt.

Cheltenham Festival Cheltenham Festival day 3 tips: Robbie Power's selections for Thursday Teahupoo is aiming to make it back-to-back victories in the Styaers' Hurdle

What time and TV channel is Tottenham v AZ Alkmaar on today in the Europa League?

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Troy Parrott travels to his old club as Az Alkmaar take on Tottenham in the Europa League.

What time and TV channel is Rangers v Fenerbahce on in the Europa League?

Jose Mourinho has plenty of work to do with his side trailing 3-1 down.

What time and TV channel is Manchester United v Real Sociedad on today in the Europa League?

Manchester United FC

The two sides played out a 1-1 draw in Spain in their first leg.

LIVE GAA on TG4 and RTE this weekend, throw-in times streaming and TV info

It's a massive week of LIVE GAA action with five Allianz National Football League games down for decision and one in the National Hurling League with TG4 on duty and RTE also screening one match.