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Andy Farrell: faces a significant challenge in overseeing the transition of an ageing Ireland side clearly in need of new blood. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho Gerry Thornley Andy Farrell will not have luxury of long-term planning
Johnson faces another vote on his Brexit deal on Tuesday Speaker John Bercow speaking in the House of Commons on Monday. He prevented the government from putting the new Brexit deal to a “meaningful vote”. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK parliament/AFP via Getty Images
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Rees-Mogg has given just three days to debate the Withdrawal Agreement Bill so it can pass all stages by Thursday

Developer offers 471 apartments for social housing in Dublin If accepted, the development at the former Chivers factory in Coolock would be the biggest social housing project yet under the new ‘enhanced leasing scheme’ introduced last year. File photograph: Getty

Councillors fear nine-storey scheme in north of city could replicate problems of Ballymun

Fintan O’Toole: DUP’s treatment proves we must not trust Johnson Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson: Has struck a terrible deal for the people of Britain – it opens the way to a hard-right, radically deregulated version of Brexit. Photograph: PRU/AFP

Deal with Brussels limits damage to Ireland by increasing damage to Britain

Decriminalisation of abortion in North leads to confusion Pro-choice supporters at Parliament Buildings in Stormont. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty

Legislation due by end of March 2020 but the situation in the meantime is uncertain

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The ‘brilliantly bohemian’ city – European Capital of Culture next year – is fourth on the 2020 list

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Investigations into death of woman who tried to take her life in jail Monika Nawrat died in the Mater hospital on October 14th, 2019, after attempting to take her life in Dóchas women’s prison nine days previously

Solicitor says Monika Nawrat was ‘let down by a fractured and broken system’

Three hospitalised in Dublin after cleaning fluid spills in plane American Airlines Flight AA729 Heathrow to Philadelphia is seen at Dublin Airport on Monday where it made an unscheduled landing after cleaning fluid spilled. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times

American Airlines flight to Philadelphia is forced to make emergency landing in Dublin

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Canada’s Trudeau set to retain power with minority government Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau votes with his family in Montreal, Quebec on October 21st, 2019. Photograph: Sebastien St-Jean/AFP/Getty Images

Election results indicate prime minister has survived hard-fought battle despite scandals

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€900m action against PwC expected to take place in 2020 Quinn Insurance: Administrators allege breach of contract and breach of duty in PwC’s auditing. PwC denies the claims. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons

Administrators look to next year for case over how PwC audited Quinn Insurance

Priest did not name ‘paymaster’ in Lunney attack to Garda Fr O’Reilly said he sat and listened to Seán Quinn for 10 or 12 minutes and said ‘nothing’ during their tense meeting.

Fr Oliver O’Reilly told detectives ‘no hard evidence’ behind the claims in his homily

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