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Sunday, 14 December, 2025

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Body recovered in search for missing teenager Benjamin Spot

Boy (14) was reported missing from Navan, Co Meath, on November 19th

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Courts

Woman tells judge she doesn’t want to be ‘another statistic to domestic violence homicide’

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Ireland

Two men dead following four-vehicle collision in Tipperary

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Ireland

Drones over Dublin Bay: What happened during Zelenskiy’s visit to Ireland?

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Crime & Law

Neighbours at war: ‘I always try to talk people out of court. But sometimes it becomes an obsession’

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Opinion

Mark O'Connell: It was like watching the housing crisis covered by a future Reeling in the Years

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Breda O'Brien: Baby Christopher’s parents should not have had to wait this long for an apology

Action must be taken to ensure such a devastating error does not happen again

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US

If it’s closing time for Jimmy’s Corner, then it’s last orders for New York

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Film

Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley discuss inspirations at Irish premiere of Hamnet

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Opinion

Edward Burke: Drone sightings highlight worrying gaps in our national security

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Soccer

‘A seed was planted’: What is Jack Charlton’s legacy in Irish football?

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