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Sunday, 31 May, 2026

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Crime & Law

Man appears in court accused of murdering mother of two in Co Galway

Ali Sohrabi charged after hotel worker Masoumeh Jafri Manojan found dead in Clifden

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Courts

Woman who believes ex-husband watches her with ‘hidden cameras’ granted protection order

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Courts

Civil servant accused of leaking confidential information to foreign ‘handlers’, court hears

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Europe

The Irish priest behind the scenes of the Vatican’s work on artificial intelligence

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Books

Hamnet’s Maggie O’Farrell: ‘I turned down an OBE because I didn’t want British Empire as part of my name’

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Your Wellness

‘My wife keeps letting our kids sleep in our bed and it’s preventing any intimacy’

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Opinion

Maybe we should ask Ireland’s small population of Jews what they think about anti-Semitism

The Occupied Territories Bill might not be the biggest issue involving relations with Israel in the coming months

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Soccer

Owen Elding on his rivalry with Melia: ‘Whenever I scored, I’d check if Mason had scored too’

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People

‘I love going home to see the horses and to see my parents, obviously’

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Opinion

Teachers are frustrated by some of the dafter aspects of reformed senior cycle exams

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People

William Dalrymple: ‘The partitions of Ireland, India, Palestine have been running sores’

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Business

The power of switching is key to energy savings

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Guinness strengthens its legacy in The Liberties, providing €1m to community groups

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