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Saturday, 21 February, 2026

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US

Trump announces new 10% global tariff, as he criticises US supreme court members over ruling

Court ruling striking down tariffs jeopardises key power in delivering White House economic plan

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Ireland

Defence Forces to acquire mobile air traffic control tower for emergencies during EU presidency

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Crime & Law

Larry Murphy’s name resurfaces as fresh dig seeks clues to missing women

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Crime & Law

Murdered Kerry farmer Michael Gaine left an estate of €1.86m

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People

Irish grandmother detained by Ice: ‘If I am the worst of the worst then America has a bigger problem than it thinks’

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Opinion

David McWilliams: Ireland’s low urban population has left us with a problem of extreme commuting

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Education

University of Galway food bank forced to turn away hundreds of students each week

Students access the service via a lottery system as demand outstrips supply

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Politics

No Government department or agency has agreed to run public alert system for floods

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Rugby

The scrum has become an Achilles heel for Ireland. How can it be fixed?

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Opinion

Lorcan Sirr: If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin?

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Housing & Planning

Flood risk: Why did regulator have to ask minister to block zoning for housing 30 times since 2019?

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Politics

Miriam Lord: Driven demented by the infernal Dáil bells – and Danny Healy-Rae’s Nokia

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