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Wednesday, 20 May, 2026

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Meta to cut almost 20% of Irish workforce

350 staff at parent of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram team lose jobs as part of global restructuring

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Mother who captained Irish boxing team stabbed cousin 12 times in ‘savage’ knife attack

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Live updates: ‘Regrettable’ RTÉ’s attempt to be more open has been categorised as a scandal, says Bakhurst

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Courts

Judge refuses to reconstitute will linked to €1.5m estate after it was lost when solicitors office burgled

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Politics

‘He gets a bit of enjoyment out of the power’: Is this man now Ireland’s most powerful civil servant?

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So long Pep Guardiola: nothing personal, but you won’t be missed as City boss

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