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Friday, 12 September, 2025

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Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro jailed for 27 years after court convicts him of attempting coup

Far-right former leader, who denies wrongdoing, contends he is being politically persecuted

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Ireland

Lotto error allowed players who self-excluded to spend €3,200

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Ireland

Irish intelligence officers sent to train at US military facilities

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US

After Charlie Kirk’s death, the US is caught between a harrowing past and a fretful future

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Politics

Where did Irish politicians go on holiday and what did they get up to?

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‘A vicious, unrelenting scam’: David McWilliams on the fraudsters using him in fake ads

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Economy

France’s moment of peril as a debt mountain fuels a political crisis

Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fifth prime minister in two years, faces what some consider an impossible task

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How are Ireland’s cash-strapped restaurants luring staff – and keeping them?

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Deirdre Ní Choistín: ‘When TG4 was established, people said this is a waste of money’

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Education

Pensioners, some in their 90s, unaware they must return ‘significant’ ETB overpayments

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Courts

Proposed scheme means 138 jobs will be saved at Wellman Cavan plant, examiner says

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Ireland

Central Bank of Ireland accused of ‘cop-out’ over Israeli ‘war bond’ switch

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