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St Patrick’s Day: Ministers to visit over 50 countries in pre-Brexit tour US president Donald Trump with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the White House following a presentation of a bowl of shamrock. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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‘Very difficult’ to avoid border infrastructure under no-deal Brexit Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney speaking to the media at Government Buildings. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times

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Man tells court he woke up in hospital to find surgeon masturbating him Michael Shine (86) of Ballsbridge, Dublin has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to 13 charges of indecent assault allegedly committed during medical examinations. Photograph: Collins Courts

‘I looked at a spot on the ceiling because I found it most uncomfortable,’ man says

Has the fizz left the Irish property market? Latest figures from the CSO show that rate of price increases slowed to 7.1 per cent nationally in November, and as low as 3.9 per cent in some parts of Dublin. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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Azealia Banks calls Irish ‘oompa loompas’ as she arrives by ferry Azealia Banks, the rapper left an Aer Lingus flight bound for Dublin on Monday night. Photographs: Instagram

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What can we do about the constant noise from the young family next door? “We’ve gone from hearing virtually nothing next door to long nights of crying and early morning debates over what the children are going to wear to crèche and tantrums.” Photograph: Getty Images

At times we are reduced to sleeping in the sittingroom just to get through the night

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Man gets five year jail-term for fatal one-punch attack on fitness instructor Seamus Bell. Photograph: Carrickmacross Lions Club

Seamus Bell had been celebrating christening of twins on the day of the attack

Student hit by bus at red light crossing for pedestrians settles action for €250,000 Shu Zhang, of Parnell Street, Dublin at the Four Courts on Tuesday. Photograph: Collins Courts

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Transgender people to protest at RTÉ over ‘Prime Time’ interview with Graham Linehan Noah Halpin pictured in Dublin in 2018 at a protest for access to healthcare for transgender people. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

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Russia’s president seeks new alliances to bolster Moscow’s political clout abroad

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Water taxi across Liffey to take three minutes at €2 a trip

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