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Iran has said it’s in negotiations with Oman to reach an arrangement that would allow commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Breast cancer clinics are missing their target for urgent referrals, with only three out of every four patients seen within two weeks this year.

The story of a young woman at UCD who alleged she was raped and accused the university of failing to support her.

In The Irish Times series looking at the challenges faced by coastal communities, Andrew Hamilton writes from Kilkee, Co. Clare, where locals say raw sewage dumped in the Atlantic is washing up on the beach.

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Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has spent more than €9 million to acquire four homes beside a contentious MetroLink station site in south Dublin.

An online grinds company where rugby stars Brian O’Driscoll and Caelan Doris are investors increased losses last year to €1.19 million since it was founded.

Twitter had its faults but it didn’t have an overt political agenda. That changed under Elon Musk, writes Eoin Burke-Kennedy.

‘The easiest solution was chosen instead of the smartest one’: Readers have their say on e-scooter regulation.

Padel, Dyson hairdryers and a five course banquet; it’s not just music at this weekend’s All Together Now. Niamh Browne has the low-down as well as advice for travelling to the Curraghmore estate in Co. Waterford.

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Tributes have been paid to the Irish music and film legend Glen Hansard who died in a road crash. He was 56.

A claimant fighting for damages against the Christian Brothers over historic sex abuse can file notice to former members in a national newspaper advert, the High Court has ruled.

The health and safety watchdog, Hiqa, has issued Ireland’s first ever guidance on the use of AI in healthcare including the need for human oversight, and safeguarding of patient data.

Security gates and fencing has been beefed up at the Vico baths in Dalkey, County Dublin, over break ins and abuse of construction workers carrying out repairs.

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Stripe co-founder and chief executive Patrick Collison has donated more than €6 million to a political campaign group fighting to block a proposed wealth tax in California, US filings show.

Heat-pump installations need to increase twenty-fold and the pace of general home retrofits must at least double if targets to improve the energy efficiency of the country’s buildings are to be met, the
Climate Change Advisory Council has said.

The Peter McVerry Trust rented an apartment for four years from a former senior figure in the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, the homeless charity’s biggest funder, providing €26.5 million euro to the trust in 2024.

Veggie farmers have had a bumper harvest this year thanks to the sweltering weather, but the irony is while the hot weather supercharged growth, it has dampened sales.

Our Berlin correspondent Derek Scally is writing about a German antidote to the toxicity of the manosphere. An initiative known as “Hot Boys Cry” wants to empower men to embrace their emotions.

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The Sam Maguire arrived in Castlebar last night to roars of “Up Mayo!”, as tens of thousands of people turned out at MacHale Park for the Mayo team’s official homecoming.

A couple, with a good income on paper and who are in receipt of the Government’s Help-to-Buy grant still can’t afford a three-bed semi in large parts of the country, according to a new report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.

Aughinish Alumina will, under a new oversight arrangement, be expected to provide the Government with regular evidence its products are not supplying the Russian military.

A reader contacted The Irish Times over VHI’s refusal to cover one of the two nights she spent in The Blackrock Clinic after a fall in her home. The health insurer claimed the second night wasn’t medically justified.

Are you looking for a last-minute staycation? With some homes charging €4,000 a week, don’t expect a bargain.

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