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Microsoft was working to restore services after a global outage disrupted Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 services and affected Irish government and council users, and the animal welfare trial of Mayo farmer Sean Coughlan continued at Roscommon Circuit Court with graphic photographs of dead calves and a dying cow shown.

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HSE emails affected as global Microsoft outage hits Ireland
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A Dublin driver who crossed the centre line and seriously injured a cyclist received a fully suspended one-year prison sentence and a five-year driving disqualification, and Andy Farrell made seven changes to Ireland’s starting side for tomorrow’s Nations Championship game against Fiji while retaining a strong core.

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Driver who hit cyclist after driving on wrong side of road given suspended sentence
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Ireland retain firepower for Fiji Test
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The High Court ruled that a teenager with epilepsy should receive anti-seizure medication against her mother’s wishes, a Dublin man was jailed for six years for three arsons, and Ireland signed the Antalya Declaration at the COP31 summit in Turkey to join efforts to grow voluntary carbon markets.

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Judge orders potentially life-saving medication for girl against mother’s wishes
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Man found drinking Jack Daniel’s on garden chair after arson jailed for six years
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A Microsoft 365 outage disrupted email and Teams for more than nine hours, EU leaders were set to hold an informal meeting in Dublin on efforts to end the war in Ukraine after US envoys met Volodymyr Zelenskiy with little sign of a breakthrough, and security restrictions remained around the Convention Centre with road and tram disruptions.

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Microsoft outage: what happened and when will it be fixed?
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Live updates: Taoiseach to host informal meeting of EU leaders in Dublin
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Eleanor Donaldson’s case returns to Newry Crown Court for finalisation after a trial of the facts found she aided and abetted Jeffrey Donaldson’s sexual offending against two women when they were children, a finding she is appealing; Microsoft users faced continued disruption as the company worked to restore Teams, Copilot, Outlook and parts of its cloud platform after restored servers crashed again; and Hunter Biden told The Irish Times his father beat Donald Trump like a drum while in Dublin to receive a gold medal from Trinity College Dublin’s College Historical Society.

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A new public sector pay deal worth €5.2 billion over 33 months giving a 10.75% increase by March 2029 has been agreed subject to union ratification, it will cost an estimated €2 billion next year against a €1.2 billion budget allocation leaving an €800 million gap, and the Department of Finance warns staffing costs are uncertain because public employment growth has exceeded budget assumptions.

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Public sector pay deal: did the Government capitulate or did unions settle for too little?
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Jimmy and Rosie McLoughlin acquired Fallon & Byrne on Exchequer Street and plan to repay €2 million in warehoused pandemic tax debt over ten years interest-free, refurbish the restaurant next year, and buy the building in three years; a croissant taste test ranked Elliot’s Bakery top with five out of five at €3.75; and Relm Finance’s lending vehicles reported €609.9 million in outstanding loans, including €198.9 million past redemption dates.

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Fallon & Byrne’s new owner: ‘Last year we sold about €1m worth of hampers’
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Asylum approval rates in Ireland fell sharply after stricter immigration laws took effect, a disability housing campaign warned that planned residential places leave roughly 2,000 adults facing long waits, and Ireland has not yet used the EU’s €150 billion Safe defence fund while discussing Ukrainian drone technology for maritime security.

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New rules for asylum applications see big decrease in successful claims
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Sinéad O'Sullivan: Who are the parents hoping to outlive their children?
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Liberty Recycling received more than €3.1 million in public money over six years and the Department of Social Protection will face public spending watchdog questions about the funding and oversight, the United States seized the initiative on Ukraine peace talks by meeting Volodymyr Zelensky while European leaders met separately, and Micheál Martin’s increased international profile is easing internal Fianna Fáil pressure.

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Liberty Recycling received more than €3.1m in public money in the past six years
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A property comparison shows what €190,000 buys in France, Italy, Slovenia, Greece and County Mayo, three long-established drinks importers describe a transformed Irish wine market, and O’Briens has cut two wines to €14.99 from €19.99 for the weekend.

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What does €190,000 buy in France, Slovenia, Italy, Greece and Co Mayo?
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Wine blow-ins: three veteran wine importers from abroad tell us how they have watched the Irish market change
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Affordable wines: two discounted bottles to try this weekend
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Bono provided a track-by-track guide to U2’s new album Carnaval de Luz, Microsoft services including Outlook, Teams, and Copilot experienced a global outage attributed to unavailable servers, and Fingal councillors were briefed on a River Liffey salmon-improvement project alongside complications over a North Strand property’s ownership linked to 1941 bombing records.

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Bono explains Carnaval de Luz: The singer’s track by track guide to U2’s new album
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Microsoft Outlook and Teams disrupted by outage
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A new RTÉ documentary examines the realities of autism and ADHD in Ireland while highlighting gaps in state support, about one thousand protesters in Dublin called for Irish neutrality and opposed increased European military spending during a high-level summit, and Fiji coach Jake White overhauled his lineup for Saturday’s Nations Championship match against Ireland, headlined by Josua Tuisova’s return.

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Neurodivergence, The Making of Me on RTÉ One: Moving insights with a heartfelt message at their core
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COP31 in Turkey focused on implementing existing Paris Agreement commitments amid warnings over fossil-fuel costs and financing gaps, European leaders said any Ukraine peace settlement must include direct European input as the EU prepared new aid and sanctions, and the U.S. defense secretary honored a soldier who had enforced silence at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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The Irish Times view on Cop31: fine words are not enough
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US and Russia know Ukraine deal impossible without Europe, Taoiseach says
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Micheál Martin’s qualified remarks about his political future have fueled internal speculation in Fianna Fáil, Somali entrepreneur Fadumo Ahmed is seeking international investment at Cop31 to scale her electric tuk-tuk enterprise eBajaaj, and RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has defended the broadcaster’s recruitment practices after a unanimous no-confidence vote by the National Union of Journalists sports chapel.

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Micheál Martin’s rare hesitation about his future revives rumour mill in Fianna Fáil
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The 1923 murders of Bernard Goldberg and Ernest Kahn in Dublin challenge the historical narrative of Ireland’s revolutionary period, CMAT made a surprise appearance with Philomena Begley at the Northern Ireland Music Prize in Belfast, and the AIB provincial championships continue this weekend with key hurling and football matchups.

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Not-so-safe haven: Frank McNally on the murky 1923 murder of two Dublin Jews
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CMAT joins Philomena Begley for surprise performance in Belfast
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Mack Hansen has become central to Ireland’s rugby attack as a secondary playmaker, Goodbody has kept its online client portal offline for more than two days following a cybersecurity incident, and Ti West’s new film Ebenezer, a 1970s-style horror adaptation of A Christmas Carol, opens Friday amid criticism of Johnny Depp’s lead performance.

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Conor Murray: Why Mack Hansen could be key to Ireland’s World Cup ambitions
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Goodbody client portal down for more than two days after cybersecurity incident
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Gardaí arrested two men after confrontations at a pro-Palestinian protest in Dublin city centre, and attendees at the United Nations climate summit are using small symbolic gestures such as Leitrim-made coasters and Venetian biscuits to cut through logistical pressures and humanize negotiations.

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Cop31: Leitrim coasters and Venetian biscuits: A little goes a long way in climate cut through
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Two men arrested at Dublin pro-Palestinian protest
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Kiran Srinivasan was sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to meet a 13-year-old girl for sexual exploitation, Taoiseach Micheál Martin hosted nearly fifty world leaders in Dublin for a summit on Ukraine and European geopolitical stability, and legislation to make spiking a standalone criminal offence moved closer to enactment after receiving government support in the Dáil.

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Man caught in child-decoy sex sting jailed for five years
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What next for Martin after moment on world stage?
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France has named Antoine Dupont at outhalf for Friday’s match against South Africa amid an injury crisis, the High Court will next month hear an application to set aside an arbitrator’s award against New Beginning, and Dublin’s Convention Centre is hosting a European Political Community summit attended by leaders and accompanied by protests.

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France hoping Antoine Dupont at outhalf can help change fortunes against South Africa
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Hotel and private rental prices across five Irish counties have surged ahead of Garth Brooks’ 2027 concerts, Galway footballer Paul Conroy has announced his retirement after a decorated 19-season intercounty career, and Denis O’Brien’s Camiral Resort in Spain has returned to profitability ahead of hosting the 2031 Ryder Cup.

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Hotel prices surge for Garth Brooks concerts as gigs selling fast on Thursday
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Paul Conroy inspired generations of Galway footballers, says Liam Sammon
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Irish public sector unions secured a 10.75% pay increase over two and a half years at an additional cost of €323 million to the state, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk praised six Dublin Civil Defence members for life-saving actions during a mass shooting in Kraków, and the High Court awarded €404,000 to former detective garda Paul McManus over a 2017 shooting and subsequent PTSD.

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The €323m bill: How the fuel protests helped public sector unions secure a bigger pay deal
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Toyota marks sixty years of the Corolla in Ireland, Minister Peter Burke defends Tánaiste Simon Harris against opposition accusations of dog-whistling over social welfare remarks, and Christopher O’Mahony pleads guilty at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to indecent assaults after a victim came forward following earlier news coverage.

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Toyota Corolla at 60: making the ordinary a virtue
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Minister defends Simon Harris from accusation of ‘worst kind of dog-whistling’
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The Workplace Relations Commission awarded a medical devices technician €8,236 after ruling Sanmina Ireland unfairly dismissed him over altered machine settings that led to scrapped insulin monitors, though it found he contributed significantly and denied reinstatement, Love and Other Promises is playing at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre in Dublin through November 28 to mixed reviews, and a South Dublin school is seeking a media gag order over allegations it forced out two staff members for wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves.

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Technician blamed when glucose monitors had to be scrapped wins €8,000 over ‘hasty’ firing
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Students at Castleknock College are holding a 24-hour rowing challenge to raise funds for former student Will Hennessy’s spinal injury rehabilitation, the European Political Community summit in Dublin is focused on Ukraine and peace negotiations, and Dublin boxer Kristian Jubani has secured a silver medal at the Youth Olympics in Dakar after a split-decision loss in the 50kg final.

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Students ‘pull’ together in rowing challenge to raise funds for young man who suffered spinal injury
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A nurse who suffered a brain injury after a County Laois car crash settled her High Court action for €2.75 million, a senior US State Department official disclosed a nearly $12,000 holiday from Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison, and European leaders gathered in Dublin as the EU prepared new sanctions against Russia.

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Woman in Co Laois car crash settles action against her mother for €2.75m
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US official discloses nearly $12,000 holiday paid for by Stripe’s Patrick Collison
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The Fish Box in Dingle recorded a €1 million post-tax profit and secured planning permission for a two-storey storage facility, and Jason Hutch was denied bail by the High Court while awaiting trial on charges of facilitating organized crime.

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Dingle’s Fish Box restaurant and takeaway records post-tax profit of €1m
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Jason Hutch allegations involve infiltration at ‘highest echelon of An Garda Síochána’, court hears
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Former senior police officer Norman Baxter told the Omagh bombing inquiry that a protected informer was among those responsible and that prior intelligence was withheld, the Minister for Enterprise faced calls to intervene over the future of Dealz and 3,500 jobs after its parent entered administration, and the Republic of Ireland football squad prepared for Nations League fixtures against Austria and Kosovo amid continued media tensions.

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Omagh bomber was an informer who was protected at expense of investigation, inquiry told
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Dublin City Council erected a commemorative plaque on Church Street honoring Dublin-born American Revolutionary War spy Lydia Darragh, and the son of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was refused bail on an organized crime charge linked to allegations of high-level infiltration of An Garda Síochána.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with more than forty European leaders and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Dublin amid U.S. envoy briefings following Kremlin talks and a prisoner-swap agreement that left territorial and security disputes unresolved, a Strabane magistrate’s court heard that Carrie Mullane’s body was kept in a camper van for about two weeks before being dumped in Lough Erne and that Kenneth Lynch faced charges of assisting an offender and withholding information, and Crystal Palace sacked manager Pierre Sage after a 3-1 loss to Liverpool left the club bottom of the Premier League with...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned after disclosures of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman U.S. authorities suspect of being a Chinese intelligence operative, sending shares down over 10% and prompting CFO Colette Kress to become interim CEO, while Rory McIlroy shot an opening three-under-par 69 at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai to close on season points leader Eugenio Chacarra in pursuit of a record-equalling eighth European tour order of merit title.

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Jensen Huang resigns as CEO of Nvidia
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An Oireachtas committee heard calls for the Irish government to directly fund childcare workers’ wages to stabilize services and reduce family costs, with private operators warning that fee freezes are pushing providers to the brink, while lawmakers sharply questioned the greyhound racing authority after it reported that nearly two-thirds of dogs born between 2021 and 2024 had died despite defending welfare standards and €20 million in annual state funding.

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State should pay childcare wages directly to ensure stability and quality, committee hears
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Local officials warned that salmon could vanish from the River Liffey within ten years after a more than 90 percent decline since 2010, prompting plans for public consultations on a migration barrier project, while Elaine Geraghty announced she will step down as managing director of Ardmore and Troy studios in December and remain a strategic adviser during the search for her successor.

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Salmon could become extinct from River Liffey within 10 years, biodiversity expert warns
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Ardmore and Troy studios managing director Elaine Geraghty to step down

The GAA is considering supplementary less competitive matches to curb teenage dropout, Ann Dunne, daughter of Dunnes Stores’ founder, has died leaving her sister Margaret Heffernan as the sole surviving child, and Ireland rugby coach Andy Farrell is preparing to name his squad for the test against Fiji after a commanding opening victory.

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Too serious or building resilience? The teenage GAA debate
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Ann Dunne, daughter of Dunnes Stores founder, dies
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Ireland is in preliminary talks with Ukraine about accessing advanced drone technology for maritime surveillance, and the Central Bank of Ireland has fined former HealthBeacon employee Alan Dalton over €67,000 for insider trading.

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Could Ireland and Ukraine do a deal on drones? Officials say talks only at 'earliest of stages'
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Central Bank fines former HealthBeacon employee €67,580 for insider trading
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Legal challenges have been filed against three lifetime anonymity orders protecting convicted offenders in Northern Ireland courts following a landmark ruling in the David Walliams case, and Manchester United have sacked head coach Michael Carrick with the club third from bottom in the Premier League and are targeting Mauricio Pochettino as his replacement.

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Lifetime anonymity orders protecting NI defendants to be contested after David Walliams ruling
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Lane Kiffin: The college football coach who has turned playing heel into an art form
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A 52-day public inquiry into Dalradian Gold’s proposed mine in Northern Ireland’s Sperrin Mountains concluded amid environmental and cross-border objections, and the EU is preparing to adopt a new package of sanctions against Russia on Monday.

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Sperrin Mountains gold mine inquiry wraps up after 52 days of evidence
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EU to add more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says
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Members of the parliamentary sports committee criticized the Football Association of Ireland for failing to attend a safeguarding hearing and pledged to seek accountability, while a County Mayo farmer and his agricultural company went on trial at Roscommon Circuit Court on dozens of animal welfare charges.

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Farmer in west of Ireland charged with keeping live calves in pen with dead calves
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Advocates for voluntary assisted dying rallied outside the Dáil and at the Dublin Unitarian Church on World Right to Die Day to demand Irish legislation allowing terminally ill people to end their lives at home, Duane Costello was sentenced to three years and nine months at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for importing more than €180,000 worth of cannabis, and Irish European Commissioner Michael McGrath proposed sweeping digital consumer rules regulating ticket sellers and dynamic pricing while restricting hidden subscription renewals and requiring access to human customer service agents.

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Migrant rights campaigners warned that proposed changes to Ireland’s citizenship rules would disproportionately penalize vulnerable foreign residents, while An Garda Síochána mounted an extensive security operation as European leaders arrived in Dublin for a summit.

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‘You’re always a second-class citizen’ – activists say new citizenship rules will penalise most vulnerable migrants
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European leaders in Dublin for historic summit as major security operation under way
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Scott Colom won a historic Mississippi Senate seat and expanded the Democratic majority, Chuck Schumer faced rising opposition in his bid for Senate majority leader, and workfluencers are turning corporate content into a lucrative industry as LinkedIn introduced video ad revenue sharing.

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Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat in historic upset
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Is Chuck Schumer the Democratic Party’s dynamic future or its ineffectual past?
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