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Public sector unions preparing for possible industrial action ballots over pay talks

Move comes after exploratory meetings between Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Department of Public Expenditure failed to reach deal

Almost two-thirds of women who had hospital abortion were previously pregnant, analysis shows

Report states provision of abortion has evolved and is now largely viewed as a routine and normal part of healthcare

MEPs to vote on resolution calling for ban on Irish exports of alumina to Russia

Move comes as Government finalises investigation into Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick

Daughter of garda charged with child cruelty tells of begging to be let inside to go to bathroom

‘We grew up knowing if we didn’t eat our dinner, we were going to get hit,’ trial hears

European stocks climb as investors push back on expectations of US interest rate hike

Irish market closes week slightly higher buoyed by gains in heavyweight stocks

North and south collide in new Nations Championship of punishing itineraries

Six matches from Cardiff to Córdoba are bound to be intriguing, but player welfare is taking a back seat

Challenge to Slane bypass permission can go to Court of Appeal, judge rules

John Rogers of Crewbane, Slane, has argued the proposed bypass would impact his lands

Dundrum Town Centre operator seeks to close off popular shopper route

Hammerson said the former Golden Discs store has been compromised by people using it as a thoroughfare

Killiney apartment plan opposed by Ali Hewson rejected by council

Developers Covello had proposed 32 apartment block for Montebello House site after previous plan was rejected

Ireland’s EU membership story a compelling argument for expanding union, von der Leyen says

Taoiseach says Ireland could not ‘morally’ deny other countries the chance at EU membership

Man in critical condition following Dublin assault

Man (40s) hospitalised following early morning assault in Mulhuddart housing estate

Irish woman recalls moment her family knew they had to flee French wildfires

Kim O’Connell had to evacuate from her holiday campsite in south of the country after flames spread on Thursday

England must go low against Mexico to hit heights with Total Arsenalball

Thomas Tuchel needs to slow game down so his side can handle altitude challenge – it is time for the low block

Monaco bomb suspect is a Ukrainian woman who ‘disguised herself as a man’

Anastasiia Berezovska fled to Germany after attack that targeted wealth businessman, say officials

Ikitau and McCloskey fight for starring role on Nations Championship’s centre stage

Contrasting styles for Australia and Ireland rivals make for a fascinating and potentially crucial encounter

An Post posts €2.8m trading profit but pension charge pushes it into the red

State company delivered 294 million letters in 2025, down 8%, and 73 million parcels, which was up 16%

Strong tax returns of €50bn strengthen Government’s budgetary position

Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate State collected €7.5bn in corporate tax last month

Maria Walsh on her solo pregnancy: ‘If I didn’t do it, I would have deep regret, for not even trying’

The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle

Deaths increased by 29% in France during week of record heat, health agency says

Funeral directors in Paris say they have struggled to find places to store bodies before burial or cremation

Regency Hotel attack getaway drivers fail in bid to have prison sentences reduced

Judge says Jason Bonney (55) and Paul Murphy (64) ‘far from peripheral’ to 2016 events in which Kinahan gang member David Byrne killed

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