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Saturday, 28 February, 2026

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Departments ask to borrow corporate firms’ staff for Civil Service during EU presidency

Senior officials warned to not let extra workload during EU presidency pull focus from domestic agenda

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Courts

Solicitors defending alleged brothel-keeper get €14,000 in legal aid in single sitting, review finds

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Politics

Patrick O’Donovan won’t be spending his First Holy Communion money on fixing Oriel Park

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People

On the road with Keith Duggan: America is always rushing towards tomorrow while gaping back at its epic past

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Rugby

Mark Robson on his abuser: ‘When he died, I went through a terrible time because I wanted to kill him’

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Soccer

Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘In March, I will show the Irish players our plans for the World Cup’

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American money is destroying the Irish economy from the inside

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US

Clintons confront another chapter of investigation and accusation in Epstein probe

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Fashion

Designer Louise Kennedy: ‘I loved being on the shop floor. I thought my parents had bought Harrods’

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How planning for Irish EU presidency is gearing up: ‘You have to make the country look good’

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Does the Green Party have a future? Members say climate has slipped down political agenda

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Billionaires should be more like Chuck Feeney, less Donald Trump

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