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State alleged Dubliner present at time of 2016 shooting in which David Byrne (34) was killed

By dropping the apostrophe, James Joyce turned Finnegans Wake into a statement: commanding Finnegans everywhere to rise from the dead. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images An Irishman's Diary Joyce's inspiration: Wake for a living dead woman in Dublin
Assailants jailed for ‘vicious and frenzied’ assault The court heard that one of the assailants pulled a knife from his pocket and stabbed Mr O’Driscoll in the back, narrowly missing his lung. He then plunged the weapon into the victim’s shoulder. File photograph: Getty Images

Victim stabbed, kicked and punched by rampaging duo in early-hours Cork city attack

Harris survives Sinn Féin motion of no confidence 58 to 53 Children’s hospital overspend: Simon Harris said the Government would “ensure lessons are learned”. File photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

No-confidence debate in Minister for Health marked by heated exchanges

Ireland’s €175m EuroMillions winner is a family syndicate Les Reilly (centre) with the staff from his Daybreak shop in The Naul, north Co Dublin, where the winning €175m EuroMillions ticket was sold. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins.

Spokesman says win is ‘dream come true’ for ‘normal family’ from Dublin

Clinician responsible for child-hearing errors, says Taoiseach Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: “Accountability lies with the person who actually made the mistake – the clinician who did not do their job properly.” Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Varadkar: Inquiry under consideration but priority is service for those children affected

‘I loved my friend as a man sometimes loves another man’ Bernard Loughlin taught me to write at the cutting edge of terror.

Michael Harding: ‘Thank you, Bernard Loughlin, my mentor, elder and guide’

Naming Denis O’Brien in articles was not unfair, jury told Former Editor of the Sunday Business Post, Ian Kehoe told the court Mr Kehoe said he believed Denis O’Brien was treated fairly in articles .Photograph: Collins Courts

Sunday Business Post editor cross-examined over alleged defamation of businessman

Serial renovator brings creative flair to rambling Rathgar home for €1.525m 66 Bushy Park Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6

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Vox fanzine: Dark dispatches from Dublin’s post-punk scene The Blades. Photograph: Terry Thorp

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National map of phone coverage ‘blackspots’ to be published A ComReg spokesman said its online map will allow phone users to check expected mobile phone coverage of different operators at all locations throughout the country. File photograph: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Previous plan to have local authorities map coverage scrapped over lack of response

Donegal senator’s statement of means to court ‘sparse’ - judge Senator Briain Ó Dómhnaill leaving Falcarragh District Court. Photograph: North West newspix

Independent Senator Brian Ó Dómhnaill before court on foot of debt owed to Sipo

‘Non-compliant State’ turning deaf ear to children in court The committee heard from legal experts and children’s rights advocates. File photograph: Getty Images

Oireachtas Justice group hears submissions from experts on reform of family law system

Bangladesh says it will bar Shamima Begum from entering country ITV News security editor Rohit Kachroo shows Shamima Begum a copy of the home office letter revoking her British citizenship in a refugee camp in Syria. Photograph: ITV News/PA Wire
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How Irish companies can stay competitive whatever happens with Brexit The labour market is constantly reshaping and a bad Brexit would accelerate the shift away from agriculture to ICT, finance and medtech services. Photograph: iStock
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