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Saturday, 21 March, 2026

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Ireland facing ‘more severe’ effects on energy prices as Iran war grinds on

Conflict seen as ‘greatest global energy security threat in history’ as Simon Harris says major global economic shock cannot be ruled out

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Courts

Sudden end to Gerry Adams trial could deter others from pursuing claims

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Ireland

Ireland joins the hunt for Russian submarines

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Middle East

US mulling takeover of Kharg island to pressurise Iran into opening Strait of Hormuz

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People

Postponing parenthood: How Ireland’s housing crisis is forcing people to delay having children

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Politics

In the big house on Pennsylvania Avenue, it was the Potus Plámáser’s turn in the bully seat once more

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Business

Bread 41 to double footprint in and around Dublin with at least four new bakeries

Owner Eoin Cluskey says rising cost of diesel is ‘mental’, while cost of living and doing business will ‘take years’ to fix

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Opinion

David McWilliams: Entrepreneurial, local Irish business is the real employment miracle in Ireland

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Soccer

From the airport to the maternity ward – where were you for Troy Parrott’s goal?

Image for The Irish rail network’s absurd lack of connectivity

Letters

The Irish rail network’s absurd lack of connectivity

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Rugby

Kicking is on the way down – does that explain all the good rugby?

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Opinion

Pat Leahy: Trump is stuck and looking for options. This is risky, warns Irish former US adviser

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Sponsored

Unicef at the coalface of safe water and sanitation programmes but more funding needed

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‘If I had it all to do again, I’d move into a caravan,’ says owner of Meath home being demolished

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Why a tiny tropical island treats St Patrick’s Day as a national holiday

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