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Simon Harris met with hugs and applause by Fine Gael members in Athlone. Thw Wicklow TD is being formally announced as the party's new leader today
Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar: A Populist Who Struggled with Real People
  • In May 2002, a young party activist analyzed the defeat of Fine Gael under Michael Noonan, emphasizing that none of the former leaders were the expected messiah for the party.

  • Leo Varadkar's political legacy comprises valuable contributions, but he was never seen as a savior of the party. His ability to navigate contradictions made him a skilled politician, but he ultimately realized he couldn't balance on the political tightrope indefinitely.

  • Varadkar was described as a politician who straddled conservatism and an increasingly progressive society. Despite his rapid rise in politics and popularity during crises, he struggled to address long-term challenges in areas like healthcare and housing.

  • His popularity peaked during the Brexit crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was seen as a unifying and authoritative leader. However, he failed to effectively tackle long-term structural issues in Ireland, especially in healthcare and housing, as his neoliberal views did not offer compelling solutions.
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Gardaí hoping to reunite lost 'Dad' urn with owner: Gardaí have issued a photo of the item in the hope that the owner or someone close to them will ...
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Gardaí hoping to reunite lost 'Dad' urn with owner
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Character and charm: three countryside homes from €125,000: A former schoolhouse, thatched home and 'Hansel and Gretel' house: Period homes that are just that ...
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Character and charm: three countryside homes from €125,000
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Garda appeal over lost urn with 'Dad' inscribed on it: Gardaí in Wicklow have issued an appeal to help reunite an urn with the word "Dad" ...
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Garda appeal over lost urn with 'Dad' inscribed on it
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Service to celebrate Charlie Bird's life to be held on Thursday: The Wicklow man died peacefully in the care of Wicklow Hospice with his family by his side.
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Service to celebrate Charlie Bird's life to be held on Thursday
Quick Glance: Charlie Bird reported on major stories in 40-year career
  • One of Ireland's best-known journalists, Charlie Bird, has passed away at the age of 74 after a public battle with motor neurone disease.

  • During his 40-year career at RTÉ, Bird reported on some of the biggest stories in Ireland and internationally, including the Stardust fire, the National Irish Bank tax avoidance scandal, the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the US, and the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami.

  • He also became the Provisional IRA’s sole media contact and was often the first to break the news of the many twists and turns in the Northern Ireland peace process.

  • After being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in October 2021, Bird documented his physical decline and fear of facing death through various media platforms and his 'Climb with Charlie' campaign on Croagh Patrick.
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Truck driver, 40s, dies after collision in Wicklow: News from the Irish Examiner's team of reporters
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Truck driver, 40s, dies after collision in Wicklow
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No DART between Grand Canal Dock and Bray over weekend: The DART will not run between Grand Canal Dock and Bray over Easter weekend, Iarnród Éireann has said.
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No DART between Grand Canal Dock and Bray over weekend
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Bray fee-paying school St Gerard’s posts loss of more than €600,000 last year: Deficit follows loss of almost €570,000 in the previous 12-month period
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Bray fee-paying school St Gerard’s posts loss of more than €600 ...
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Referendum counts live updates: Early tallies show trend towards two No votes: Counting of votes began at 9am with speculation that voter turnout may only reach ...
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Referendum counts live updates: Early tallies show trend towards two No ...
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Blood splattered across pavement after man 'stabbed' in street leaving residents 'disturbed': www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/blood-splattered-across-pavement-after-28845826
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Wicklow walkers hit with costs of €38,000 after losing right-of-way appeal
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A status yellow snow and ice warning is in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow and all of Munster until 6pm ... Show more
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Congratulations to this week's winners of our Readers Photography Competition: Red Kite at Avoca, Co. Wicklow. 📸: John Wall ... Show more
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Faithless review: Baz Ashmawy comedy feels like Derry Girls set in Bray and it's just as good
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Faithless review: Baz Ashmawy comedy feels like Derry Girls set in Bray ...
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Snow blankets parts of Ireland as Met Éireann issues nationwide ice warning: The warning will come into effect at 9pm on Friday with Met Éireann saying it will ...
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Snow blankets parts of Ireland as Met Éireann issues nationwide ice ...
Quick Glance: Snowfall Causes Travel Issues
  • Met Éireann stated snow fell and indicated Status Orange warnings were warranted in some areas.

  • A nationwide Status Yellow ice warning is in effect until 9am.

  • The separate Status Yellow rain warning for Dublin, Louth, Meath, and Wicklow expired at 3am.

  • Some schools closed due to heavy snowfall, with warnings about potentially hazardous travel conditions.
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Weather: overnight ice warning issued for across Ireland: Potential for hazardous road conditions, paths and cycleways a day after unexpected snowfall
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Weather: overnight ice warning issued for across Ireland
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Make wave for us: Our back page picture this morning shows seals heading out to sea from a pebble beach on the Wicklow coast. 📸Fran Veale
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Scorpion discovered in Wicklow woman’s backpack after Kenya holiday: The director of the National Reptile Zoo re-iterated the importance of checking clothes ...
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Scorpion discovered in Wicklow woman’s backpack after Kenya holiday
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Car crashes into shop on Main Street in Bray, Co Wicklow
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‘One of the most beautiful places’ – Hugh Jackman thanks Dublin for hospitality as he bids farewell after visi
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‘One of the most beautiful places’ – Hugh Jackman thanks Dublin for ...
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Rain warning issued for Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow: A Status Yellow rain warning has been issued by Met Éireann for four counties in Leinster.
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Rain warning issued for Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow
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‘It’s my first ever junior world championships’: young skier claims gold for Ireland
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‘It’s my first ever junior world championships’: young skier claims gold ...
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The three young friends killed when the car they were travelling hit a tree in Co Carlow on Wednesday night have been named locally ... Show more
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The Wicklow couple with world’s only wild bee sanctuary: ‘Honeybees are not in trouble.It is wild bees that are in trouble.’ Sanctuary with 20 hectares of ... Show more
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Four different four-bedroom homes from €395,000: Properties new to the market in Dublin, Limerick, Kildare and Wicklow
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Four different four-bedroom homes from €395,000
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Hozier’s best-laid expansion plans in danger of going awry at Wicklow dwelling: Sara Baume’s publisher chances its arm; prospects for Healy-Raes: The Next ...
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Hozier’s best-laid expansion plans in danger of going awry at Wicklow ...
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New Wicklow pub garden glamping pods come with jacuzzis and saunas: The owners of the family-owned Parkview House in the picturesque village of Shillelagh ...
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New Wicklow pub garden glamping pods come with jacuzzis and saunas
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‘I’m spending €65 a week on GP visits’ – Wicklow mum (29) who uses walking stick to cope with endometriosis pa
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‘I’m spending €65 a week on GP visits’ – Wicklow mum (29) who uses walking ...
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Venomous scorpion makes its way from Kenya to Ireland in woman’s bag: A venomous scorpion has inadvertently travelled from Kenya to Wicklow after it snuck into ...
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Venomous scorpion makes its way from Kenya to Ireland in woman’s bag
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Three- and four-bed new homes in Co Wicklow from €435,000: Twenty-four new homes come to market at Cairn Homes’ Sorrell Wood scheme
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Three- and four-bed new homes in Co Wicklow from €435,000
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Developer gets green light to build 352 housing units in Rathnew: The scheme is made up of 220 houses and 132 apartments
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Developer gets green light to build 352 housing units in Rathnew
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Firefighters are battling a major blaze that destroyed buildings on the site of a former nursing home on the Dublin border with Wicklow that had been ... Show more
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Architect-designed three-bed in Greystones offers more than meets the eye for €695,000
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Architect-designed three-bed in Greystones offers more than meets the eye ...
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The family of a brave Wicklow teenager have vowed to complete a bucket list of experiences he wanted to have with them before he passed ... Show more
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Family of Wicklow teen who died of cancer vow to complete his bucket list: The family of a brave Wicklow teenager have vowed to complete a bucket list of ...
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Family of Wicklow teen who died of cancer vow to complete his bucket list
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Sinéad O'Connor died from natural causes, coroner confirms: The much-loved singer died in July at the age of 56
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Sinéad O'Connor died from natural causes, coroner confirms
Quick Glance: Sinead O’Connor's Cause of Death Revealed
  • O’Connor died from natural causes, as determined by a coroner in London.

  • The singer's family confirmed her death but did not share a cause of death.

  • Police offered few details but said her death was not being treated as suspicious.

  • About a month after her death and several days after her funeral, O’Connor’s family issued a follow-up statement thanking everyone for their support and for respecting the family’s wishes for privacy.
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We asked you to nominate your favourite walks and trails in Ireland in our Reader Travel Awards 2024 - and the winner was the same as 2023! Wicklow's ... Show more
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Oversubscribed schools may get temporary classrooms to ease enrolment ‘crisis’: Campaigners say shortages are result of poor planning and delays in providing ...
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Oversubscribed schools may get temporary classrooms to ease enrolment ...
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Departure Lounge: A Wicklow retreat complete with ice baths and a hydro pool: From lush St Lucia to a boating holiday, Travel Editor Jillian Bolger shares the ...
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Departure Lounge: A Wicklow retreat complete with ice baths and a hydro ...
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In a statement to the Irish Examiner today the coroner at Southwark Coroner's Court said: “This is to confirm that Ms O’Connor died of natural causes ... Show more
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Ireland’s Top 10 walks for 2024 – ‘once walked, never forgotten’: We asked you to nominate your favourite walks and trails in Ireland in our Reader Travel Awards ...
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Ireland’s Top 10 walks for 2024 – ‘once walked, never forgotten’
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Toxic electrical fire renders Wicklow family’s home ‘total loss’: A Wicklow community has rallied to the aid of a local couple who have dedicated their lives to ...
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Toxic electrical fire renders Wicklow family’s home ‘total loss’
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‘I went knocking the doors here in Bray because I couldn’t find a place to live. I had the baby in my arms’
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‘I went knocking the doors here in Bray because I couldn’t find a place to ...
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Wicklow teacher quits her Dublin commute to open own gym: The Wicklow owner of a fledgling studio gym in Hacketstown, Carlow, recently hosted her inaugural ...
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Wicklow teacher quits her Dublin commute to open own gym
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The Detroit Lions play the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC Championship on Sunday. Here are several bars and restaurants hosting a watch party for the game ... Show more
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Data shows breakdown of counties housing international protection applicants: Latest data shows there are an average of 307 arrivals per week, with 44 every day ...
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Data shows breakdown of counties housing international protection ...
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Powerscourt Hotel gets planning for on-site staff accommodation facility: The operators of the 5-star hotel say the accommodation is needed due to the housing ...
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Powerscourt Hotel gets planning for on-site staff accommodation facility
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Bomb squad called as hand grenade found on Wicklow beach
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Public warned not to approach wild monkey that escaped from Co Wicklow sanctuary: A Capuchin monkey, rescued from a UK lab about 20 years ago, escaped from ...
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Public warned not to approach wild monkey that escaped from Co Wicklow ...
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'A rare day, of which there should be more' is how singer Mary Coughlan describes Nollaig na mBan, or Little Christmas, which takes place tomorrow ... Show more
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Ireland's newly-crowned World Junior Boxing Champion is aiming to give 2024 her best shot yet. Siofra Lawless, 16, from Greystones in Co Wicklow won gold in ... Show more
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Hundreds attend charity cold water swim in Co Wicklow: Annual swim in Bray has raised more than €350,000 for local causes since 1984
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Hundreds attend charity cold water swim in Co Wicklow
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Missing Wicklow man finally buried at home 10 years after body found in ocean: A missing man has been buried at home in Arklow, County Wicklow ...
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Missing Wicklow man finally buried at home 10 years after body found in ...
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Rónán Ó Snodaigh: ‘I wanted to live in Dublin – but I moved to Arklow to buy my first home, at the age of 53’
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Rónán Ó Snodaigh: ‘I wanted to live in Dublin – but I moved to Arklow to ...
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Comedian Peter McGann: Christmas dinner can do one, as far as I’m concerned: Comedian Peter McGann would rather eat beans than turkey and has no work next year ...
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Comedian Peter McGann: Christmas dinner can do one, as far as I’m ...
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Man and woman hospitalised after motorcycle struck kerb in Wicklow crash: The incident occurred on the the R772 Arklow shortly after 12:30am, when a motorcycle ...
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Man and woman hospitalised after motorcycle struck kerb in Wicklow crash
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Breaking: Two men hospitalised after shooting in Wicklow
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Grenade washes up on Irish beach: Officers from Arklow set up a cordon and the army carried out a controlled explosion.
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Grenade washes up on Irish beach
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Escaped Monkey Just Looking for Love—'Don't Shoot,' Begs Owner: The monkey was moved away from females at a monkey sanctuary—and then, he jumped ship.
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Escaped Monkey Just Looking for Love—'Don't Shoot,' Begs Owner