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BusinessUS airlines urge politicians to act on Dublin passenger cap election pledgesBy Barry O'Halloran
Business‘If you charge someone €400 they are immediately p*ssed off.’ Third generation of Fitzpatrick hoteliersBy Ciarán Hancock
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InteriorsRemember drinks trolleys? Add glamour to your Christmas entertaining with a home bar By Denise O'Connor
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BusinessEnergia pays additional €110m dividend to New York owner in advance of planned saleBy Joe Brennan
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Election 2024What are the potential points of conflict between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael when coalition talks begin in earnest?By Cormac McQuinn
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IrelandYour top stories on Friday: Martin seeks to be taoiseach first and for longer; Late Late Toy Show ‘Home Alone’ theme revealed
TV & RadioLate Late Toy Show 2024: Everything you need to know about the TV night of the yearBy Ella Sloane
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CourtsUHL chief clinical director to return to role and partake in disciplinary process, High Court hears
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The Politics FixCount weekend excitement gives way to slow bicycle race of government formationBy Jack Horgan-Jones
Election 2024Irish Times voter panel: A ‘disaster’ for Fine Gael, Simon Harris ‘let himself down’, and Sinn Féin is ‘not fooling anybody’By Jennifer Bray
RugbyJacques Nienaber: ‘It was never the case that Rassie and I didn’t enjoy Munster or Ireland’By Gerry Thornley
RugbySam Prendergast starts at outhalf for Leinster as Jordie Barrett named on the bench By John O'Sullivan
CourtsReports awaited in relation to defence of man (50) charged with attempted murder at Parnell SquareBy Eoin Reynolds
Election 2024Social Democrats to go alone in bid to form government, party tells LabourBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray
EuropeRomania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidateBy Marton Dunai in Budapest
PoliticsRoderic O’Gorman advises Labour and SocDems to enter government formation talksBy Fiachra Gallagher
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Weather WarningsStorm Darragh: Red wind warnings in place for six counties with ‘very violent conditions’ forecastBy Fiachra Gallagher, Glen Murphy and Jack White
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EnvironmentStorm Darragh: Thousands without power as Met Éireann weather warnings remain in placeBy Jack White
