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THE IRISH TIMES

Tuesday, 03 February, 2026

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Rape-victim counselling notes may no longer be shared in most prosecutions

Government move seeks to balance privacy rights against constitutional entitlement to fair trial of accused

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Politics

Plans to ban scramblers in public places to go before Cabinet

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Dublin

Construction to begin on missing link of Dublin Port cycle route

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Rugby

The stats and trends that will define Ireland’s Six Nations campaign

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Your Wellness

Edwards syndrome: ‘How many siblings do you have?’ I once had two and now I have one

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Opinion

Fintan O'Toole: Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps

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People

From Mexico to Ireland: ‘People in Dublin assume that in my country we are just poor’

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Health

New model of care could reduce ADHD waiting lists for children

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Business

Growth in data centre systems to drop off, Goodbody expects

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Your Money

Executive pension holders face April deadline to avoid more rules and more costs

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Opinion

Have we a right to know where company directors live? A journalist and a lawyer debate

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