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AbroadIt’s not you, Ireland, it’s me. I’ve changed. And I’ve built a life abroadBy Eva-Marie Costello
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BusinessIrish economy ranked seventh best out of 33 countries for private businessesBy Laura Slattery
SportAngling notes: UCD report on mercury levels in fish offers reassurance to Irish consumersBy Derek Evans
StageFrom the Gaiety to An Grianán: 41 pantos and other Christmas shows around Ireland this festive seasonBy Sara Keating
Property‘How much is your rent? Can I come look inside?’: The viral star barging into New York apartmentsBy Alaina Demopoulos
FoodFood & Drink Quiz: Which French wine region is most associated with the Riesling grape?By Michelle Bowe and Greg Bowe
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PoliticsPlans for ‘soft opt-out’ organ donation system to go to Cabinet by end of the month By Cormac McQuinn
RugbyIreland forced to prove they’re not Sexton-dependent – and that was no bad thingBy Gerry Thornley
SoccerDenis Walsh: Moral outrage concerning sport is selective, impressionable and flightyBy Denis Walsh
BusinessChristmas will be ‘careful’ but not cancelled as consumer sentiment drops againBy Laura Slattery
RecipesDerval O’Rourke: This pasta e piselli is a family favourite I first ate when I was racing in ItalyBy Derval O’Rourke
World CupKen Early: Infantino still a master at telling the powerful what they want to hearBy Ken Early
Business Today NewsletterDialing down Christmas; energy firm profits drop; and beware that midlife career changeBy Dominic Coyle
Morning Sports BriefingJosh van der Flier on top of the world; Gianni Infantino buys into Qatari rhetoricBy Nathan Johns
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TransportEamon Ryan ‘reluctant’ to tackle toll increases if it comes at cost of other prioritiesBy Olivia Kelleher
Your Wellness‘A lot of young people with ADHD feel misunderstood by family and in school’By Sylvia Thompson
IrelandRyan says Irish neutrality triple lock ‘gives us strength’ and should be keptBy Olivia Kelleher
IrelandDelivery driver forced at gunpoint to bring ‘hoax car bomb’ to Derry police stationBy Freya McClements
EuropeVideos suggest captive Russian soldiers were killed at close rangeBy Malachy Browne, Stephen Hiltner, Chevaz Clarke-Williams and Taylor Turner
FilmChris Hemsworth to take ‘time off’ from acting after discovering genetic risk on ‘superpowers’ TV showBy Kelly Burke
Your FamilyNine-year-olds live ‘very gendered’ lives as girls read more but play less sportBy Sarah Burns and Jack Horgan-Jones
World Cup‘I talk when I want’ - Cristiano Ronaldo says controversial interview not a distraction from World CupBy Jamie Jackson
Europe‘No one understands anything.’ Russians struggle to make sense of Ukraine warBy Polina Ivanova in Moscow and Max Seddon in Riga
CourtsBlind man who was drunk while cycling before crashing into a car has been finedBy Stephen Maguire
HealthDo not ask grandparents to take care of children with respiratory illness, CMO warnsBy Olivia Kelleher
PoliticsCoalition leaders will hold talks today about planned increases to road tolls amid a backlash By Jack Horgan-Jones
RugbyLeinster vs Glasgow: Harry Byrne in contention after recovery from hamstring injuryBy Nathan Johns
CourtsGarda sergeant injured when pulled down aircraft steps by asylum seeker awarded €87,950 By Ray Managh
World CupEngland 6 Iran 2 as it happened: Saka scores twice in dominant English performanceBy David Gorman
MediaCost-of-living takes shine off ‘revenge Christmas’ for sequinned-up fashion retailersBy Laura Slattery
Middle EastFormer Israeli PM Ehud Olmert ordered to pay Netanyahus for calling them mentally illBy Mark Weiss
Courts‘How do you know daddy was in the coffin?’: Children of man killed after his head was stamped on still ask why they had to have a closed coffin
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CourtsWoman held on remand as HSE seeks appropriate disability placement, court hearsBy Ellen O'Riordan
SportToto Wolff defends Hamilton’s worst season as he finishes behind team-mateBy Philip Duncan, PA F1 Correspondent
BusinessDavid Duffy’s Virgin Money to boost buybacks after forecast-beating profitsBy Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan
Crime & LawTwo charged over ‘vicious assault’ on Gardaí in BallyfermotBy Conor Lally and Jack Horgan-Jones
HealthPsychiatrists reject Oireachtas committee report proposing curbs on involuntary detentionBy Paul Cullen
World CupWorld Cup TV View: Gary Lineker doesn’t relent in the face of ‘virtue-signalling’ abuseBy Mary Hannigan
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CourtsGardaí failed to respond to 999 call about pedestrian on N7 who was later fatally injuredBy Seán McCárthaigh
An Irish DiaryOne giant leap for Ireland – Brian Maye on pioneering Olympic athlete Peter O’Connor By Brian Maye
RugbyWorld Rugby investigating Australia not substituting Nic White after brain injuryBy Robert Kitson
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Social AffairsVicky Phelan’s family invite public to a celebration of her life in parish churchBy Olivia Kelleher
FilmCork Film Festival’s 67th edition closes off the cinematic year in atmospheric styleBy Donald Clarke
RugbyUlster prepare for return to URC action without recent signing Rory SutherlandBy Michael Sadlier
BusinessIrish rights group urges US regulator to change tracking rules for online adsBy Simon Carswell
Social AffairsPoliticians voice concern over nature of protests against housing for refugees By Mark Hilliard and Sarah Slater
TransportProposal to scrap road toll increases could leave State on hook for €25mBy Arthur Beesley and Jack Horgan-Jones
Crime & LawNew IRA attacks: ‘They are showing they are capable of doing something’By Freya McClements
IrelandDominican Order says 97 complaints of alleged child sex abuse receivedBy Jack Power and Jennifer Bray
AthleticsTalk turns to Turin medals after Healy and McElhinney move to next cross-country stageBy Ian O'Riordan