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Dermot Bannon’s top picks at deVeres modernist furniture sale
Classic chairs from Eileen Gray and Arne Jacobsen catch the eye of the TV architect
How New York became the front line in Trump’s America
As the US president trains his sights on New York’s attorney general and federal agents target street vendors on Canal Street, the city has become the stage for a struggle between power and resistance
Rite and Reason: Catholics must show the courage to move forward, leaving the comfort of now behind them
Rite & Reason: True growth can be found in a Church faithful to the mission given to it by Jesus Christ
Valencia: Thousands march to call for leader’s resignation on anniversary of fatal floods
Residents accuse regional government of issuing warning for flash flooding that killed 229 people too late
Israeli military carries out ‘targeted strike’ in Gaza during ceasefire
Egyptian officials enter Palestinian territory to help locate bodies of hostages taken captive by Hamas
Liverpool continue downward Premier League spiral with loss at Brentford
Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher comes up against former club
Connacht test Munster but home side hold on at Thomond Park
Munster overturn half-time deficit to maintain winning run
Na Fianna earn Dublin three-in-row with narrow victory over Lucan Sarsfields
Reigning champions hold their nerve to fight back to one-point win
‘It would not be Manchester United without suffering a bit’ says Amorim after Brighton win
United rise to fourth after 4-2 win at Old Trafford
In pictures: Catherine Connolly elected country’s 10th president
Alan Betson and Dan Dennison were behind the lenses to capture Saturday’s presidential election results
Man (42) and teenager (16) appear in court over Citywest disturbances
Both charged with violent disorder in Sagart on Wednesday night
Catherine Connolly elected 10th president of Ireland in landslide victory
Independent Galway TD defeated FG rival Heather Humphreys in election that saw record number of spoiled votes
Election results live: Catherine Connolly elected after landslide win and promises to be an ‘inclusive president’
With all 43 constituencies declared, the Independent candidate took a 63 per cent share of votes
The winners and losers of the presidential election
It had turned in to a very bad day for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil by the time Catherine Connolly arrived at Dublin Castle
Leinster roar back from Munster defeat to put eight tries past Zebre at the Aviva
Joshua Kenny, Alex Soroka and Harry Byrne step up in the absence of Leinster’s Ireland contingent
Lara Gillespie finishes sixth in omnium at Track World Championships
Lorena Wiebes from the Netherlands lands gold in four-race event in Chile
This is a disastrous day for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Huge number of spoiled votes conveys a message of hostility towards established politics
Spoiled ballots hit unprecedented level as voters express anger at choice of candidates
‘Not my president’ among messages written on record 213,738 invalid ballots
Who will be Ireland’s ‘first gentleman’? The man behind Catherine Connolly
Brian McEnery, and Heather Humphreys’ husband Eric, are media-shy but supportive of their wives’ careers
Ballina Stephenites stage late comeback to claim third successive Mayo title
Captain Evan Regan to the fore in one-point win over Westport
An early start and ‘humanising’ keepie-uppies: how Catherine Connolly thrived on social media
Going viral can help a candidate reach the masses but deepfake videos are ‘a threat to democracy’, expert says
‘An attempt to intimidate me’: Investigation as Tipperary TD’s office graffitied
Fianna Fáil’s Ryan O’Meara said graffiti was attempt to intimidate and disrupt his team
Fresh alert issued over circulating pumps found in heating systems
Tradespeople urged to exercise caution when working on heating systems due to electrocution risk
Unionists shocked by level of sectarian abuse during election, says Humphreys
FG candidate says unionist asked ‘if that’s what they put you through, Heather, what hope have the rest of us?’
Citywest: Two charged over unrest as gardaí release scene footage
Juvenile male and man in his 40 arrested in connection with public order offences this week
Medals and national records for Ellen Walshe and Mona McSharry at Swimming World Cup
Toronto hosts last stop of World Aquatics World Cup series
Johnson & Johnson appeals €944,000 award to former Limerick hurler
GAA player Mark Keane was injured while freeing a colleague who was trapped in machine
Election Daily podcast: Catherine Connolly wins big on a disastrous day for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Hugh Linehan, Jack Horgan-Jones and Ellen Coyne discuss a landslide victory
Man (60s) dies and two people injured in Co Wicklow crash
Incident involved two cars in Shillelagh, Co Wicklow on Friday evening
‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris suggests she may run for US president again
Former vice-president dismisses placing her as an outsider to win a place on Democratic White House ticket for 2028
Lions end Ulster’s unbeaten run in Johannesburg
Robert Baloucoune takes a hat-trick of tries to help Ulster come away with a point
How the ‘spoilyourvote’ campaign was mobilised online
The battle to claim the narrative of what this diverse group of unhappy voters wanted is already underway
Catherine Connolly deserves her landslide victory, but it’s a hollow crown
She has a tough task ahead: speak for the established State, represent a radical opposition to it and give hope to those who are increasingly disenchanted
Baby threatened with broken glass during Belfast carjacking
Two men approached car on foot, before one got into the driver’s seat and drove the vehicle away
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