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<p>Marguerita Sheridan. Photo: Facebook</p>

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Man arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run in Limerick

Marguerita Sheridan, a mother of one in her 20s, was killed in the incident in Rathkeale on Saturday

<p>Mandy Kelly in happier times with her children Zayn and Kareem Mohamed who she has not seen since March 2022. She is travelling back to Cairo on Tuesday to attend a further court hearing on the matter.</p>

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Interpol posts yellow missing persons alert over Irish woman's children being held in Egypt

<p>21 July 2024; A general view of the Davin Stand as Patrick Horgan of Cork prepares to take a free during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final between Clare and Cork at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile</p>

gaa

Patrick Horgan on playing on with Cork: 'I still have the feeling where I would do anything to compete'

Dear Dáithí: I feel so hurt my friend group left me out of a weekend away

people

Dear Dáithí: I feel so hurt my friend group left me out of a weekend away

Rumley's Open Farm in Cork put up for sale, owners confirm

munster

Rumley's Open Farm in Cork put up for sale, owners confirm

Global events shaping evolution of West Cork's property market into 2025

residential

Global events shaping evolution of West Cork's property market into 2025

Roscommon v Galway - Connacht GAA Football U20 Championship Final

rugby

Connacht confirm Munster home game at MacHale Park, Castlebar

Depressed woman after a fight with her boyfriend in bedroom.

health and wellbeing

Sex File: Why do I cry after great sex?

Man, 40s, dies after car enters Grand Canal in Kildare

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Man, 40s, dies after car enters Grand Canal in Kildare

Regular Columnists

S Terry Prone: Santa’s old-fashioned parenting tricks for the naughty and the nice

Michael Clifford

Mick Clifford: The children with the least deserve the most Christmas magic

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Gareth O'Callaghan: Finding comfort in the mystery of grief during the Christmas season

Elaine-Loughlin

Elaine Loughlin: Martin must watch his back as multiple challenges await

News

Clare fire: 'If the steeple had fallen on the church, everything would have been gone'

Clare fire: 'If the steeple had fallen on the church, everything would have been gone'

The timber spire of St Mary's Church in Ruan was hit by lightning and caught fire shortly before 3.45am on Sunday

Moving house, relocation. The key was inserted into the door of the new house, inside the room was a cardboard box containing pe

Social housing lease scheme to cost State €372m over 25 years

The Toy Collectors: Model citizen relives ancient battles in miniature and through re-enactments

The Toy Collectors: Model citizen relives ancient battles in miniature and through re-enactments

The Toy Collectors: Cork man's astonishing collection of Roman equipment

The Toy Collectors: Cork man's astonishing collection of Roman equipment

sport

Leinster v ASM Clermont Auvergne - Champions Cup Pool 2

'Consummate professional' Henshaw extends Ireland and Leinster deal

The 31-year-old centre has won 77 test caps and five Six Nations titles with Ireland.

Motorsport: Tommy O'Connell's Donegal rally appeal dismissed

Motorsport: Tommy O'Connell's Donegal rally appeal dismissed

Dalo's Christmas Special: Know Your Hurling with George Hamilton

S Dalo's Christmas Special: Know Your Hurling with George Hamilton

Everton v Chelsea - Premier League - Goodison Park

Everton and Chelsea satisfied after hard-fought stalemate

Lifestyle

Review of the Year 2024

Star-studded ‘sisters’ of Blake Lively voice support after Justin Baldoni suit

Lively’s former cast members from the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants released a joint social media statement to defend their longtime friend

Colette Sheridan: Our arts/culture writers select their highlights of 2024

Colette Sheridan: Our arts/culture writers select their highlights of 2024

Matt and Emma Willis: ???I cannot see any safe or logical way for a kid to have a smartphone???

Matt and Emma Willis: ‘I cannot see any safe or logical way for a kid to have a smartphone’

Eoghan O'Sullivan: Our arts/culture writers pick their highlights of the year

Eoghan O'Sullivan: Our arts/culture writers pick their highlights of the year

Subscriber

Leinster v Munster - Allianz GAA Football Interprovincial Championship Shield Final

S Maurice Brosnan: Gaelic football is on the cusp of radical change. It will need even more

Ten key questions about the new Gaelic football rules for 2025.

Aston Villa v Manchester City - Premier League - Villa Park

S Colin Sheridan: Inflexible Guardiola must restart his football supercomputer

Dublin dominance replaced by democracy: the best football XV of the half decade

S Dublin dominance replaced by democracy: the best football XV of the half decade

Pictures of Real Santa Claus's List He's Checking Twice

S Terry Prone: Santa’s old-fashioned parenting tricks for the naughty and the nice

LISTEN NOW

The Madness of Football: a podcast about the past, present and future of the game

The Madness of Football: a podcast about the past, present and future of the game

Paul Rouse, James Horan and Maurice Brosnan trace the game's tactical history as it prepares to transform once more

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Home thoughts from abroad - Colin Sheridan

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Home thoughts from abroad - Colin Sheridan

Dalo's Hurling Show: Semis showcase strength of club game, now GAA needs strong leadership

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Semis showcase strength of club game, now GAA needs strong leadership

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Tracing the truth - Ciaran Prior

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Tracing the truth - Ciaran Prior

Watch Now

Watch: Winter Solstice at Newgrange

Watch: Winter Solstice at Newgrange

While sixteen lucky were preparing to witness the winter solstice from inside the chamber at Newgrange, another intimate gathering of 100 people, from all walks of life were meeting on the other side of the Boyne valley to celebrate the end of ...

Watch: Ukrainian Kalyna Choir perform Christmas concert at Cork City Hall

Watch: Ukrainian Kalyna Choir perform Christmas concert at Cork City Hall

Watch: Ireland’s most prolific toy collectors share their stories

Watch: Ireland’s most prolific toy collectors share their stories

farming

Farmer overlooking his domains

Kieran Coughlan: What to do with the farm if no one is interested in taking it over

Where a successor is not interested in farming, the opportunity cost of retaining ownership of the farm should in the cold light of day be put up for comparison against other options

Dairy cattle eye check

Hazell Mullins: The Christmas reset — the farm is nothing without you

Close up shot of raw meat hanging on hooks at a slaughterhouse

Past two months' trade has surprised both the finishers and the factories

Dairy cattle feeding on silage

Brian Reidy: Changing grass silages and balancing it this winter

Property

Housing reform the big 2025 government and social issue to address

S Housing reform the big 2025 government and social issue to address

When it comes to housing, the incoming next government must act fast: work done in 2024 must ramp up, says Sherry FitzGerald New Homes director Paul Hannon

President Trump state visit to Ireland

Hard to trump US interest in Irish residential property

Test Drive: We take the Dyson Wash G1 for a spin

Test Drive: We take the Dyson Wash G1 for a spin

Large white or cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) on Verbena flower, East Sussex garden, UK

From rain gardens to AI: The biggest gardening trends for 2025

Viewpoints

'I plead with Ireland to stand firm with us': An open letter from a mother in Gaza

'I plead with Ireland to stand firm with us': An open letter from a mother in Gaza

Humanitarian worker Fidaa Ibrahim's husband and her brother were killed in an Israeli air strike on the UNRWA shelter where they sought refuge earlier this year

The five-minute city: inside Denmark’s revolutionary neighbourhood

The five-minute city: inside Denmark’s revolutionary neighbourhood

‘A rapist can be in the family’: How Dominique Pelicot became one of the worst sexual predators in history

‘A rapist can be in the family’: How Dominique Pelicot became one of the worst sexual predators in history

A bitter rivalry is emerging in the Middle East between two old adversaries over the future of Syria

A bitter rivalry is emerging in the Middle East between two old adversaries over the future of Syria

World

Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims amid fears of social divisions

Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims amid fears of social divisions

Mourners have laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack in Madgeburg as investigators puzzled over the motive of the suspect and fears swirled that the rampage could deepen divisions in German society.

Romanian President nominates incumbent premier to lead new government

Romanian President nominates incumbent premier to lead new government

Israeli air strikes on Gaza ‘kill at least 20 people’

Israeli air strikes on Gaza ‘kill at least 20 people’

Biden commutes 37 out of 40 US federal death sentences

Biden commutes 37 out of 40 US federal death sentences

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