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Iran says it will continue to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global shipping route, according to a statement attributed to the country’s new Supreme Leader. Meanwhile, the UN says the conflict has displaced more than 3.2million people.

The Dublin Region Homeless Executive, Mary Hayes, has warned lack of emergency accommodation for families could lead to those with children having to sleep on the streets.

HSE officials have warned against the use of drugs on St Patrick’s Day, having found extremely potent, and heavily laced powders and crystals on the market.

The body which represents officers in the Defence Forces has said it won’t hit its interim recruitment target of 9,700 personnel until 2031, and the government’s target of 11,000 personnel is “a fantasy”.

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin say green technologies like solar panels, electric vehicles and heat pumps are not accessible to low-income households.

The historian Diarmaid Ferriter gives his thoughts on a new film depicting one of the 20th century’s greatest artists, Elvis Presley.
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The Taoiseach Micheál Martin is in Washington and begins the second day of his St. Patrick’s Day visit. He will attend the Irish Funds dinner later today meeting a network of people backing cultural and community projects in Ireland, and will visit the White House tomorrow.

As the world’s attention is focused on the Middle East, the war in Ukraine rages on. On today’s In The News podcast the Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun shares a story of hardship, particularly in the depths of winter.

The Women’s Coalition on Immigration claims there is a link between migrants and sexual violence. Irish Times political correspondent Ellen Coyne looks into their campaign after the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre raised concerns about efforts to “weaponise the issue of sexual violence”.

How does Dublin stack up against other major cities across the world when it comes to the cost of living? Conor Pope decided to find out.

Is virtue signalling on social media ultimately negative? Joe Humphrey’s writes today about the good and the bad.
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The psychological impact of flooding often lasts far longer than the physical damage caused, a new Irish study has found.

The Naval Service is to be given the authority to board vessels in Irish waters, under expanded powers being drafted by government in advance of Ireland’s EU presidency.

Dave Hannigan is writing about how the NBA in the United States got cold feet over proposed collaboration between the Atlanta Hawks and the city’s famous strip club.

Patrick Freyne, having watched Louis Theroux’s new documentary “Inside the Manosphere”, ponders who were the male influencers of his era? Among them is Charlie Haughey. “He loved a good collab.”

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Artificial intelligence (AI) apps that “nudify” images of people without their consent are not currently banned under European Unionregulations.

An Irish member of The New York Times’ visuals investigation team is challenging the Trump administration’s account of a missile strike on a primary school in Iran.

UAE ambassador to Ireland says “there are channels” of communication between law enforcement agencies in Dubai and An Garda Siochána here in relation to Daniel and Christy Kinahan.

Despite the hours Irish people spend scrolling online, a consumer study has found we’re not as adept at spotting influencer marketing as we think.

The Luas tram - burnt out during Dublin riots of November 2023 - has arrived home after being repaired by specialist mechanics in France.

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Fuel has hit €2 a litre and it’s estimated the rise in energy costs brought on by the war in Iran could cost Irish households an extra thousand euro a year if it’s prolonged. What levers could the government pull to help keep costs down?

Sources in An Garda Síochána have told The Irish Times they believe the heads of the Kinahan drug cartel haven’t left the UAE since 2022.

New figures show the number of students applying to study health-related degrees has risen significantly this year.

Gerry Adams is at the High Court in London defending a civil case in which he’s accused of leading the IRA, which he denies.

Two former senior British military officers write in today’s Irish Times criticising legislation brought forward by the UK government which could open veterans to prosecution for alleged Troubles era crimes.
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