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Sunday, 11 January, 2026

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Industrial relations agencies annoyed at being kept in dark on collective bargaining plan

Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission only found out on the day of strategy’s unveiling

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US military carries out multiple strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State

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Leinster beat La Rochelle in classic thanks to Harry Byrne’s late kick

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At least we’re not Greenland, an Atlantic island with limited defences, strategic value and Russian ships around it

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When Dry January becomes permanent: ‘Even though I was fit and energetic the weekends were gone’

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Mary McAleese: Baptism is a key Catholic recruitment tool. It denies babies their human rights

Rite & Reason: No one is Catholic by birth and the notion of ‘Baptismal promises’ is risible

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Appeals over murders of Cork woman in 1981 and Garda Colm Horkan among cases in new law term

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Lochlann Walsh on his OFI presidency: ‘I’m not going to get into what Pat Hickey did and didn’t do, because that’s in the past’

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David McWilliams: We are witnessing a change that may be as dramatic as the end of the Cold War

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