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Ever wondered how teachers treat your children when you’re not there? Then listen to this

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Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan

Winds hampering efforts to extinguish Belgian wildfire

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Firefighters have launched a potentially decisive push to encircle Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature reserve.

Oberstown workers protest outside Dept of Children

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Workers from Oberstown Children Detention Campus have held a protest outside the Department of Children as part of an ongoing industrial relations dispute.

Poet Anna D on the transition into motherhood: ‘I was burning out really quickly’

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The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle

M9 crash: Car involved in fatal incident was bought rather than stolen, gardaí believe

By Vivienne Clarke, Hugh Dooley

Garda representatives warn that roads policing units are under-resourced and members lack pursuit training

DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from under control': WHO

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization has warned.

Meta hooked children and misled public, trial told

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Meta intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a lawyer for California said at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.

Match review – gory and slyly satirical catfishing horror for the age of Hinge

By Leslie Felperin

Online dating’s eternal bugbear reaches a horrific apotheosis in this funny, grimy and impishly directed shocker Paola (Humberly González) is a pretty young woman about to turn 30 who hasn’t found herself a steady boyfriend – so, like many people of her generation, she’s on all the dating apps. The algorithm finds her match in Henry, who looks clean cut and kind eyed – or, at least, that’s what he seems from a very s

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Money Doctor John Lowe dies aged 75

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The founder of Money Doctors, financial adviser John Lowe, has died.

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Over 1,100 asylum applications processed under new Act

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1,106 asylum applications were processed through the new screening system introduced under the International Protection Act in its first two months of operation.

Phoebe Bridgers review – high priestess of ambiguity turns grief Technicolor in intimate church show

By Aimee Cliff

Union Chapel, London Ahead of playing arenas this winter, Bridgers gives her third album, Lost Weekend, a stripped-back UK debut that makes its bewitching songs sound even more astounding Three days after the rapturous release of her third album, Lost Weekend, Phoebe Bridgers invites 900 people into her bedroom to hear her play some of its devastating songs live – or at least, that’s how it feels inside Union Chapel

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The best vacuum cleaners in the UK for hard floors, carpet and pet hair – tested

By Andy Shaw

From handheld to corded, self-emptying to stick models, these are our resident cleaner’s favourite vacuums for a spotless home • The best cordless vacuum cleaners, tested • How to make your vacuum cleaner last longer Buying a vacuum cleaner isn’t as easy as you might think. With so many brands and models to choose from, it can be bewildering. Sticking with established brands isn’t necessarily a safe bet, with past pe

Houseplant hacks: should you always quarantine new plants to avoid pests spreading?

By Gynelle Leon

Any new addition to your collection can contain stowaways, so you’d be wise to deploy a little patience – but how long is long enough? The problem There is nothing quite like the joy of bringing home a new plant. You find the perfect spot, nestle it in among your others, and stand back to admire the new arrival. What you cannot see are its passengers: a few spider mites tucked under a leaf, mealybug eggs in a joint,

Dressmaker – a canvas for the creativity of dream dress design

By Jordan Erica Webber

Co-created by a developer and his sewing-obsessed partner, this design game is ‘the most technically challenging’ its lead programmer has ever made When Jonathan Hau-Yoon wanted to make something as meaningful as the environmental strategy game Terra Nil, he turned for inspiration to his longtime partner. Sabrina Becker had worn a dress she made herself to their very first date, and would have studied costume design

Food prices to be main driver of inflation in 2027 - ECB

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Chief Economist with the European Central Bank Philip Lane said food inflation is going to be one of the main drivers of overall inflation into next year.

TikTok asked for 'full account' over social media posts

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Coimisiún na Meán has said it has asked social media platform TikTok for a "full account" of what measures it has taken over risky and reckless driving content on its platform.

White House attacks CNN reporter over Trump aide question

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The White House has lashed out at a CNN reporter after she asked a question about President Donald Trump's relationship with an aide, in the latest in a series of attacks on female journalists.

Sunrise by Téa Obreht review – secrets and myths in the American west

By Nina Allan

Set across three interwoven timelines, this absorbing tale of an abandoned mining town explores courage, cowardice and how history is recorded Téa Obreht’s novels teem with conflicting narratives, treacherous landscapes and speculative fictions. Her 2010 prizewinning debut, The Tiger’s Wife, examined themes of death, miracles and outsider status in the midst of a fictional Balkan war. Her fourth novel, Sunrise, retur

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Russia warns UK will ‘pay price’ for supplying drones to Ukraine

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UK prime minister Andy Burnham vows to continue material support for Ukraine as drone

If deadlines are ruining your life, here's how to fix that

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There are some steps to take to make deadlines your friend rather than your enemy

Transylvania beyond the spooky castles: a family adventure in Romania’s mountains

By Graeme Green

Forget the vampire tales – the Eastern Carpathians deliver dramatic peaks, roaming bears and deep solitude As the sun disappears behind the high tree line, our campfire spits and crackles. Four plump trout are sizzling on a flame-heated slab of rock, a cooking technique used by people in the Gurghiu mountains, part of Transylvania’s Eastern Carpathians, for centuries. Apart from gentle birdsong, it’s the only sound u

Student bank accounts: don’t be swayed by the freebies, freshers told

By Joe Pinner

Sign-up perks may capture the attention but should the focus be on the interest-free overdraft? Students on their biggest financial shocks The best student deals and discounts An insider’s tips on student money In the scramble to sort out university accommodation, join freshers group chats and work out how a student loan payment is meant to stretch across a whole term, there is one big decision that is easy to put of

Ukrainian Lessons by Charlotte Higgins review – when art and war collide

By James Meek

A vivid and hopeful study of how culture endures in the midst of extreme violence Towards the end of her subtly piercing book about art in wartime, Charlotte Higgins recounts an autumn visit to Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, in the north-east of the country, a short drive from the Russian border. In a tranquil park, she sees a man standing in a stream, making stones balance on top of each other in a teetering tower

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Young Louth butcher: 'Apprenticeship was best for me'

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Thousands of students will get their Leaving Cert results on Friday and many of them will be wondering what their futures hold.

Government urged to make teaching more attractive

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The Teachers' Union of Ireland has said that the retention of teachers within the system is now "as big a challenge as initial recruitment".