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Social AffairsAbortion laws in Ireland should be changed, rules UN committeeBy Paul Cullen and Sarah Bardon
PoliticsLeo Varadkar to vow to create ‘republic of opportunity’By Pat Leahy, Mary Minihan and Sarah Bardon
Financial ServicesBanks ponder shifting troubled loans off balance sheets as ECB pressure mountsBy Joe Brennan
An Irish DiaryExam diary: ‘I’m hearing vicious rumours that there will be sunshine’By Osas Aghabueze-Ayo
Crime & LawAppeal for witnesses after pub assault leaves 19-year-old in critical conditionBy Barry Roche
OireachtasAdams draws laughter from Dáil with story about pilates class with VaradkarBy Marie O'Halloran
IrelandJesse Jackson: Martin McGuinness was a peacebuilder like Martin Luther KingBy Freya McClements
OireachtasAbortion referendum to be held next year, Varadkar saysBy Michael O'Regan and Marie O'Halloran
Crime & LawVictim in ‘gruesome’ Wicklow Mountains murder case namedBy Conor Lally and Conor Gallagher
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