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A motorist travelling at 119km/h in a 50km/h zone in Dublin is among 150 drivers detected speeding so far today as part of a garda speed enforcement operation
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Driver at 119km/h in 50km/h zone among 150 found speeding
A motorist travelling at 119km/h in a 50km/h zone in Dublin is among 150 drivers detected speeding so far today as part of a garda speed enforcement operation.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1223/1550246-christmas-travel-appeal
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At least three people, including a four-year-old child, have been killed following a "massive" Russian strike across Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said
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Child among 3 dead in 'massive' Russian strike on Ukraine
At least three people, including a four-year-old child, have been killed following a "massive" Russian strike across Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2025/1223/1550273-ukraine-russia/
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A woman who was arrested in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Aruebose, the child who went missing in north Dublin over four years ago, has been released without charge
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Woman arrested over boy's death released without charge
A woman who was arrested in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Aruebose, the child who went missing in north Dublin over four years ago, has been released without charg...
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1223/1550261-daniel-aruebose-arrest/
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Donald Trump's return to power, a ceasefire in Gaza and massive investments in artificial intelligence: Here are 10 events that defined 2025
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10 events that defined 2025
Donald Trump's return to power, a ceasefire in Gaza and massive investments in artificial intelligence: Here are 10 events that defined 2025.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/1223/1547248-10-events-that-defined-2025/
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On what's expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the Christmas period, gardaí have appealed to drivers to reduce speed and be mindful of other road users
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Gardaí call for caution over busy Christmas travel period
On what's expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the Christmas period, gardaí have appealed to drivers to reduce speed and be mindful of other road users.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1223/1550246-christmas-travel-appeal/
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Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early this morning to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland, the armed forces of the NATO-member country said
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Poland scrambles aircraft after Russia strikes Ukraine
Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early this morning to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland, the armed ...
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/1223/1550273-ukraine-russia/
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Gardaí are continuing to question a woman in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Aruebose, the child who went missing in north Dublin over four years ago
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Gardaí questioning woman held over Daniel Aruebose murder
Gardaí are continuing to question a woman in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Aruebose, the child who went missing in north Dublin over four years ago.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1223/1550261-daniel-aruebose-arrest
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The singer-songwriter Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home for Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family has said
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Singer-songwriter Chris Rea dies aged 74
The singer-songwriter Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home for Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family has said.
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/1222/1550211-singer-chris-rea-dies-aged-74/
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Just 30% of the Government's new-build social homes target was met in the first nine months of the year, according to new Department of Housing figures
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30% of new-build social homes target met by Q3 - Dept
Just 30% of the Government's new-build social homes target was met in the first nine months of the year, according to new Department of Housing figures.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/1222/1550213-social-homes/
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Ten people have been helped to safety after a 50-metre-long sinkhole breached a canal in Shropshire in England, leaving several narrow boats stranded
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Major incident as sinkhole leaves boats stranded in UK
Ten people have been helped to safety after a 50-metre-long sinkhole breached a canal in Shropshire in England, leaving several narrow boats stranded.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1222/1550196-shropshire-sinkhole
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Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said she hopes that patients will be in the new National Children's Hospital by next Christmas
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Minister hopes NCH will be open by next Christmas
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said she hopes that patients will be in the new National Children's Hospital by next Christmas.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2025/1222/1550187-national-childrens-hospital/
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Gardaí have arrested a woman in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Aruebose who went missing over four years ago
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Woman arrested on suspicion of murder of Daniel Aruebose
Gardaí have arrested a woman in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Aruebose who went missing over four years ago.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1222/1550175-daniel-aruebose-investigation
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US President Donald Trump has named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy to Greenland, reigniting Danish and Greenlandic alarm over Washington's plans for the vast, mineral-rich Arctic island
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Denmark 'deeply upset' as US appoints Greenland envoy
US President Donald Trump has named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy to Greenland, reigniting Danish and Greenlandic alarm over Washington's plans for the vast, mineral-rich Arctic...
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1222/1550171-denmark-greenland-us/
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Irish citizen Donna Hughes-Brown, who had been held by immigration authorities in the US for almost five months, has said it is fabulous to be free but she is still feeling a bit overwhelmed since her release last week
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'Family kept me going' - Irish woman after ICE detention
Irish citizen Donna Hughes-Brown, who had been held by immigration authorities in the US for almost five months, has said it is fabulous to be free but she is still feeling a bit overwhelmed since her...
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1222/1550121-hughes-brown-ireland
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The car park for visitors to Castletown demesne in Co Kildare via the M4 access road reopens today
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Car park at Castletown demesne reopens following standoff
The car park for visitors to Castletown demesne in Co Kildare via the M4 access road reopens today.
https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/1222/1550141-castletown-house-kildare/
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The Department of Transport has ordered 100 energy-efficient DART carriages to replace the original fleet in service since the DART opened in 1984
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DART fleet to be replaced with energy-efficient carriages
The Department of Transport has ordered 100 energy-efficient DART carriages to replace the original fleet in service since the DART opened in 1984.
https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/1222/1550137-dart-fleet-replacement/
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Japan's regional assembly has backed a plan to allow the world's largest nuclear power plant to resume operations, a watershed moment in the country's return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster
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Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant
Japan's regional assembly has backed a plan to allow the world's largest nuclear power plant to resume operations, a watershed moment in the country's return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after th...
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/1222/1550133-japan-nuclear-plant/
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A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow today after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement
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Russian general killed in Moscow car bomb - investigators
A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow today after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/1222/1550126-russian-general-moscow/
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A traditional arrow ceremony is to take place at Hook Lighthouse in Co Wexford on New Year's Day, reviving a custom that dates back more than three centuries
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Arrow ceremony returns to Wexford on New Year's Day
A traditional arrow ceremony is to take place at Hook Lighthouse in Co Wexford on New Year's Day, reviving a custom that dates back more than three centuries.
https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/1222/1550118-wexford-arrow-ceremony/
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An Irish citizen who had been held by immigration authorities in the United States for almost five months has been freed and is back at the family home in Missouri
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Irish woman held by ICE freed after court hearing
An Irish citizen who had been held by immigration authorities in the United States for almost five months has been freed and is back at the family home in Missouri.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1222/1550121-hughes-brown-ireland/
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The Government has announced a new €400m equity programme in the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to deliver new homes
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Govt announces extension to Investment fund for housing
The Government has announced a new €400m equity programme in the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to deliver new homes.
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1222/1550119-housing/
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The President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, has used her first Christmas message to extend warm greetings to people at home and abroad, while urging reflection on shared values of kindness, tolerance and respect
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President Connolly calls for hope in Christmas message
The President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, has used her first Christmas message to extend warm greetings to people at home and abroad, while urging reflection on shared values of kindness, toleranc...
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1222/1550116-president-of-ireland/
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Two suspects in last week's deadly mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach trained for the attack in the countryside, police have alleged in court documents
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Bondi attack suspects had 'tactical training', police say
Two suspects in last week's deadly mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach trained for the attack in the countryside, police have alleged in court documents, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed ...
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1222/1550122-bondi-beach-attack/
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Talks held between US, European and Ukrainian officials over the last three days in Florida aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine were productive and focused on aligning positions, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said
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US envoy Witkoff calls Ukraine talks 'productive'
Ukrainian top negotiator Rustem Umerov said he will meet with US counterparts, as a third day of talks to end the war was about to begin in Miami.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1221/1550025-ukraine-russia-war/
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A drone attack on a busy market in Sudan's North Darfur state killed 10 people over the weekend, first responders said
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Sudan drone attack on Darfur market kills 10: rescuers
A drone attack on a busy market in Sudan's North Darfur state killed 10 people over the weekend, first responders said, without saying who was responsible.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1221/1550091-sudan-drone-attack/
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Over €1 million worth of damage is believed to have been caused by a fire at Meath Civil Defence's headquarters in Navan
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Fire causes 'extensive' damage to Meath headquarters
Over €1 million worth of damage is believed to have been caused by a fire at Meath Civil Defence's headquarters in Navan.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/1221/1550101-meath-fire-damage/
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US Justice Department officials denied redacting the Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump as criticism mounted over the partial and heavily censored release of documents
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Trump administration denies cover-up over Epstein files
US Justice Department officials denied redacting the Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump as criticism mounted over the partial and heavily censored release of documents.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1221/1550105-epstein-files/
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More Nigerian children abducted last month from a Catholic school in Niger state have been released, state police said
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More abducted Nigerian students rescued, police say
More Nigerian children abducted last month from a Catholic school in Niger state have been released, state police said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1221/1550098-nigerian-children-police/
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The Jewish community in Cork has celebrated the last night of Hanukkah in Shalom Park with the lighting of an art installation as part of what is known as the Evening Echo ritual
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Jewish community celebrates Hanukkah with lamp lighting
The Jewish community in Cork has celebrated the last night of Hanukkah in Shalom Park with the lighting of an art installation as part of what is known as the Evening Echo ritual.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/1221/1550076-evening-echo-cork/
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Ukrainian top negotiator Rustem Umerov said he will meet with US counterparts, as a third day of talks to end the war was about to begin in Miami
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Ukraine, US teams to meet on third day of Miami talks
Ukrainian top negotiator Rustem Umerov said he will meet with US counterparts, as a third day of talks to end the war was about to begin in Miami.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1221/1550025-ukraine-russia-war/
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There needs to be more support for foster carers to ensure the number of children in residential care does not increase, according to the Irish Foster Care Association
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Call for more support for foster carers this Christmas
There needs to be more support for foster carers to ensure the number of children in residential care does not increase, according to the Irish Foster Care Association.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1221/1550075-foster-carers-support/
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An emergency doctor working at Cork University Hospital said there has been a steady stream of patients of all ages with flu-like symptoms, alongside their regular emergency work, putting pressure on the whole hospital system
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'62 admissions this year to ICU' from flu, says doctor
An emergency doctor working at Cork University Hospital said there has been a steady stream of patients of all ages with flu-like symptoms, alongside their regular emergency work, putting pressure on ...
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1221/1550072-flu-christmas/
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A man in his 90s has died following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Co Down. 93-year-old Patrick Joseph Brady (Patsy) was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Pedestrian in his 90s dies following Down road collision
A man in his 90s has died following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Down.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/1221/1550067-pedestrian-dead-down/
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A conservation ecologist who is in charge of logging each native seed in Ireland has described the project as like "Noah's Ark" for plants - a vault for renewal after ecological disasters
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'It's like Noah's Ark' - Man logs every native Irish seed
A conservation ecologist who is in charge of logging each native seed in Ireland has described the project as like "Noah's Ark" for plants - a vault for renewal after ecological disasters.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1221/1550063-ireland-native-seed/
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A German engineer has become the first wheelchair user to go to space as part of a Blue Origin mission.
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German engineer becomes first wheelchair user in space
A German engineer has become the first wheelchair user to go to space as part of a Blue Origin mission.
https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/1221/1550055-wheelchair-user-space/
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The painter Anne Madden has died at her home in Dublin. She was 93 years of age. One of the leading Irish artists of the 20th century, she became known for her epic canvases inspired by the Burren in Co Clare and its megalithic monuments.
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Irish artist Anne Madden dies aged 93
The painter Anne Madden has died at her home in Dublin. She was 93 years of age.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1221/1550057-irish-artist-anne-madden-dies-aged-93/
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Foster and Allen, one of the country's best known bands, are marking 50 years in the music business. The midlands duo of Mick Foster and Tony Allen started out in 1975 and rose to national and international fame
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Foster and Allen mark 50 years in the music business
Foster and Allen, one of the country's best known bands, are marking 50 years in the music business.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1221/1550040-foster-and-allen/
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A man who died after his car went off the road and into a river in Co Cork during heavy rain on Friday has been named as 34-year-old Joice Thomas
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Man who died after car went into water in Cork is named
A man who died after his car went off the road and into a river in Co Cork during heavy rain on Friday has been named as 34-year-old Joice Thomas.
https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/1221/1550044-cork-crash/
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Watch: Live coverage of the Winter Solstice sunrise at Newgrange
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Watch: Crowds celebrate Winter Solstice at Newgrange
People are gathering at Newgrange to celebrate the Winter Solstice this morning.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1221/1550009-winter-solistice-newgrange/
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An Irish charity has been working with emergency accommodation and direct provision centres across the country to give children without a home, the gift of a book
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Charity gives homeless children gift of reading
An Irish charity has been working with emergency accommodation and direct provision centres across the country to give children without a home, the gift of a book.
https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/1221/1550011-charity-books-christmas/
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Questions of judgment and perception remain for Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin in the aftermath of a review of the presidential campaign, writes Political Correspondent Mícheál Lehane
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What does the future hold for Fianna Fáil's leadership?
Questions of judgment and perception remain for Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin in the aftermath of a review of the presidential campaign.
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/1221/1549999-fianna-fail-leadership/
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A minute's silence has been observed at Sydney's Bondi Beach, one week on from a gun attack which happened during a seaside Hanukkah celebration, killing 15 people
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Memorial event held at Bondi Beach one week after attack
A minute's silence has been observed at Sydney's Bondi Beach, one week on from a gun attack which happened during a seaside Hanukkah celebration, killing 15 people and wounding dozens of others.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/1221/1550030-australia-bondi-beach/
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The United States "apprehended" an oil tanker off Venezuela, the latest salvo in a pressure campaign against Caracas, the US government said
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US intercepts oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
The United States "apprehended" an oil tanker off Venezuela, the latest salvo in a pressure campaign against Caracas, the US government said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1220/1550016-us-oil-tanker/
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A man in his 60s has died after he became unwell following a two-car collision in Co Westmeath
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Man dies after becoming unwell following Westmeath crash
A man in his 60s has died after he became unwell following a two-car collision in Co Westmeath.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/1220/1550015-westmeath-crash/
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Rory McIlroy has been crowned the RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year
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McIlroy crowned RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year
Rory McIlroy has been crowned the RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year after a glorious 2025.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2025/1220/1549996-mcilroy-crowned-rte-sport-sportsperson-of-the-year/
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With the Christmas rush well under way, many shoppers are flocking to urban centres and shopping centres for last minute gifts. Others are choosing to shop online. So how do smaller towns in rural Ireland manage to survive?
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How do smaller towns fare for Christmas shopping?
With the Christmas rush well under way, many shoppers are flocking to urban centres and shopping centres for last minute gifts. Others are choosing to shop online.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/1220/1549995-shop-local-christmas/
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Activists have recreated the nativity scene in Dublin to draw attention to the conflict in Gaza
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Dublin nativity scene recreated 'in solidarity with Gaza'
Activists have recreated the nativity scene in Dublin to draw attention to the conflict in Gaza.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1220/1549987-nativity-scene-gaza/
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The United States has offered a potential new format for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia with American and possibly European envoys participating, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said
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US offers new talks format including Russia and Ukraine
The United States has offered a potential new format for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia with American and possibly European envoys participating, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/1220/1549986-ukraine-russia-war/
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Four people have been arrested after the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch seized suspected Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £500,000 (€571,190)
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Four arrested after PSNI seize drugs worth £500,000
Four people have been arrested after the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch seized suspected Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £500,000 (€571,190).
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/1220/1549983-psni-drugs/
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A former television personality has appeared in court accused of flouting a safety order within ten days.
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TV personality in court accused of flouting safety order
A former television personality has appeared in court accused of flouting a safety order within ten days.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1220/1549977-court-tv-personality
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