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Thursday, 23 April, 2026

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Crime & Law

Case against Daniel Kinahan to include attempted Gerry Hutch killing and feud murders

Cartel leader was arrested in Dubai last Friday, where he has lived for a decade

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Middle East

Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz ahead of possible new peace talks

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Courts

Two Berlusconi children in High Court proceedings involving Central Bank

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Housing & Planning

Is the cost-rental housing model broken?

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Restaurants

Restaurant review: Is this Dublin’s most drinkable room?

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People

Emer McLysaght: I’ve been turned down for arts funding several times. There are unwritten rules

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‘It doesn’t make sense’: Seasoned drivers treated like learners due to licence-exchange issues

Thousands of returning ex-pats and new arrivals from US face ‘significant financial burden’ over difficulties obtaining a licence

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Business

Crime rates and drug deaths in Dublin’s southwest inner city twice the national average, report finds

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Drug deaths in Dublin’s south inner city, cost rental homes and Chris O’Dowd’s GAA career

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Opinion

Newton Emerson: Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael - desperate to be loved

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Gaelic Games

‘We were gutted’: Pain of Connacht final loss never quite left Hollywood actor Chris O’Dowd

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Business

Dublin office rents forecast to rise by 10% over the next year

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