Mother tells court she begged God ‘take me and not the children’ as family jumped from upstairs window after h

A judge sentencing a man for a “horr­ific” arson attack said it was by “the grace of God” that four children and their mother were not burnt to death.

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Around 350 teaching posts to be created in new 10-year plan for country’s most disadvantaged schools

Around 350 new teaching posts will be created under a new 10-year plan for the country’s most disadvantaged schools.

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‘Just soaking up the atmosphere will be brilliant’ – thousands of Irish fans descend on Prague and say no ticket, no matter

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‘Just soaking up the atmosphere will be brilliant’ – thousands of Irish fans descend on Prague and say no tick

Four months on from Troy Parrott’s heroics in Budapest, Irish football’s biggest day in a decade is almost upon us.

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Just three small changes can cut risk of heart attack and stroke, new study shows

Combining three small changes to sleep, diet and exercise could be key to reducing heart attack and stroke risk, according to a new study.

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‘It’s time to let the light in’ – journalist calls on Pope Leo to launch probe into coercive control and grooming in Opus Dei

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‘It’s time to let the light in’ – journalist calls on Pope Leo to launch probe into coercive control and groom

Pope Leo’s meeting last week with a journalist who wrote an exposé of the secretive Catholic group Opus Dei indicates he is taking their testimonies seriously, an Irish ex-member has said.

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Lorraine Courtney: A nightly tourist bed tax for Dublin? This dirty old town is a far cry from Rome

There’s a conversation to be had about how cities fund themselves, how tourism contributes to that and what a fair ask of visitors might look like. But it’s a conversation that needs honesty, context and a bit of self-awareness – three things that feel somewhat absent from the current enthusiasm for a tourist bed tax in Dublin.

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Robots to deliver meals in new children’s hospital – but half of rooms still not ready

Robots will deliver meals to children when the new €2.2bn national children’s hospital is fully functioning – but just 2,854 of its 5,728 rooms have so far been given the green light, the Oireachtas health committee will hear today.

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