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<p>A Garda forensic collision team arrived on scene on Saturday to trace the last movements of the 06-registered Suzuki Liana before it struck the wall. File photo</p>

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Donegal community 'under cloud of sadness' as young victims of road crash named

A car containing four young men collided with the gable wall of a house in the townland of Baltoney just outside of Gort an Choirce

<p>Nathan McDonnell had for years affected the air of the successful businessman, the man about town in Tralee.</p>

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Nathan McDonnell had it all — until a €32m drug bust changed everything

<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to 10 Downing Street (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>

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Starmer insists Ukraine has ‘full backing of UK’ as he meets Zelenskyy in London

Taoiseach: Europe must hold firm on Ukraine amid Trump-Zelenskyy dispute

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Taoiseach: Europe must hold firm on Ukraine amid Trump-Zelenskyy dispute

Kerry footballer to get All-Ireland winner's medal... 55 years later

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Kerry footballer to get All-Ireland winner's medal... 55 years later

Cork's South Ring Road to get more crash response teams to avoid gridlock

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Cork's South Ring Road to get more crash response teams to avoid gridlock

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Pope has coffee and rests after pneumonia recovery set back by bronchial spasm

Former Limerick hurler felt 'mentally destroyed' due to injuries at Johnson & Johnson factory

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Former Limerick hurler felt 'mentally destroyed' due to injuries at Johnson & Johnson factory

Man who set fire to six Cork city centre stores said it was a protest against the rich

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Man who set fire to six Cork city centre stores said it was a protest against the rich

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Concerns rise as nitrous oxide misuse surges among young people

Revenue seized over 54,600 canisters of nitrous oxide last year amid attempts to crack down on the recreational use of the substance

Ireland and UK to strengthen maritime security ties amid rising threats

Ireland and UK to strengthen maritime security ties amid rising threats

Motorcyclist, 50s, killed in crash in Dublin

Motorcyclist, 50s, killed in crash in Dublin

Blanchardstown Road RTC

Two young men killed, two others critically injured as car crashes into house in Donegal

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Mitchelstown’s popular Hunters Rest bar to close as owner announces retirement

Mitchelstown’s popular Hunters Rest bar to close as owner announces retirement

Robert Mullally, the owner of the family business, The Hunter’s Rest, has said his pub will close down on Wednesday, April 30

Douglas GAA gets green light for new pitch but access road plan rejected

Douglas GAA gets green light for new pitch but access road plan rejected

AIB Press Photographer of the Year Award 2025

'Irish Examiner' photographers honoured at press awards ceremony in Dublin

'Young Offenders' actor Shane Casey becomes Cork's Person of the Year

'Young Offenders' actor Shane Casey becomes Cork's Person of the Year

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Obit Angie Stone

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song Wish I Didn’t Miss You, has died in a car crash.

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Pope Francis stable a day after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

Obit-David Johansen

David Johansen, singer from seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dies aged 75

Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy thanks ‘American people’ after White House clash with Trump

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US President Donald J. Trump meets with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Washington, DC, USA

ieExplains: What is the big deal about the Taoiseach's St Patrick’s Day visit to US?

While having a guaranteed sit-down with the US president is important for all sorts of reasons, the real value of the week is in jetstream of that meeting

Simon Harris comments

Simon Harris 'convinced' country needs fighter jets to intercept hostile aircraft

Record number of homeless people in Ireland as minister rows back on commitment

Record number of homeless people in Ireland as minister rows back on commitment

Michael Healy-Rae the Dáil’s biggest landlord with 18 rental properties declared

Michael Healy-Rae the Dáil’s biggest landlord with 18 rental properties declared

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Two arrested after €421,000 cannabis seizure in Kildare

Two arrested after €421,000 cannabis seizure in Kildare

Gardaí also seized six kilos of suspected cannabis herb, with a value of approximately €120,000 in follow up searches

Kerry businessman ashen-faced as he is sentenced for importing State’s biggest crystal meth haul

S Kerry businessman ashen-faced as he is sentenced for importing State’s biggest crystal meth haul

'I am not your victim', woman tells her brother-in-law who sexually assaulted her when she was 19

'I am not your victim', woman tells her brother-in-law who sexually assaulted her when she was 19

Young Cork man avoids jail for unprovoked 'brutal beating' at Cork hotel

Young Cork man avoids jail for unprovoked 'brutal beating' at Cork hotel

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'I never understand the rationale behind supporting a paedophile'

Sex abuse survivors describe the pain of seeing loved ones support their abusers in court, often deterring justice

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

Unmanned commercial drones carrying air bombs in a battlefield. Illustration of the concept of using a swarm of drones as weapon

US-made AI empowers Israel’s warfare

'We feel so fortunate': The Irish in LA getting their lives back together after last month's wildfires

'We feel so fortunate': The Irish in LA getting their lives back together after last month's wildfires