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Tuesday 14 May 2024 Dublin: 11°C
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the minimum legal age of sale for cigarettes be raised?
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah in Gaza on 11 May

Tuesday 14 May

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File photo of a measles-like rash
latest figures

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A Eurostat typo dramatically inflated Ireland's per thousand inhabitant rate
debunked

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Michael Cohen on his way to Manhattan criminal court
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Bambie Thug arrives for the flag parade before the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo
EBU

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