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Ulysses’ Molly Bloom to be brought to life in video at Derry festival
Fiona Shaw, Cush Jumbo, Imelda Staunton and Miriam Margolyes to enact parts of novel’s concluding monologue...
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Simon Harris to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister
Higher education minister will become taoiseach in April after shock resignation of Leo VaradkarSimon Harris will...
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Simon Harris confirms he will run for Irish PM as party rushes to back him
Nearly half of Fine Gael parliamentary party endorses 37-year-old as string of potential rivals rule themselves...
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Ireland’s referendums: what went wrong, and what happens now?
Rejection of proposed changes to constitution represent stunning defeat for government and country’s entire political establishmentIrish...
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Irish voters overwhelmingly reject proposed changes to constitution
Taoiseach says government did not do enough to convince people over amending provisions on family and...
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Ireland to vote in ‘women in the home’ referendums amid apathy and confusion
What appeared to be relatively low-stakes amendments could turn into embarrassing defeat for governmentWhen the Irish...
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Ireland will take ‘step backwards’ if it votes against constitution changes, says Varadkar
Changes to language about ‘women in the home’ and definition of a family will be put...
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Irish president Michael D Higgins is taken to hospital after feeling unwell
The 82-year-old will stay in overnight and has already undergone tests but spokesperson says no immediate...
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Woman loses £650,000 injury claim after being seen tossing Christmas tree
Irish court throws out Kamila Grabska’s case for car crash injuries after she was pictured winning...
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Former Irish PM John Bruton hailed as ‘humbling and unassuming’ at funeral
Leaders pay respects to former taoiseach of 1990s ‘rainbow coalition’ as he is laid to rest...
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Ian Bailey, suspect in one of Ireland’s most notorious murders, dies aged 66
Former journalist had lived in public eye for almost 30 years as prime suspect in 1996...
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Police step up patrols in Dublin after restaurant shooting on Christmas Eve
Man in his 20s died and man in his 40s remains in serious condition after attack...
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‘He embodied who we are, warts and all’: Dublin mourners bid farewell to Shane MacGowan
Tears and applause as band plays Fairytale of New York and people recall memories of pubs,...
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Plato, pilates and pubs: has an Irish town found the secret to the good life?
Book claims it is ‘hard to find another currently existing society’ better than that in Skerries,...
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‘Greatest lyricist’: Irish president leads Ireland’s tributes to Shane MacGowan
Michael D Higgins compares Pogues frontman’s songs with ‘perfectly crafted poems’ The Irish president, Michael D...
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Dublin riots: Conor McGregor accuses Irish officials of making him ‘scapegoat’
Police are said to be investigating former martial arts star’s social media posts before and during...