A selection of stories from The Irish Times.

• Children in Ireland are waiting years for primary medical assessments
• Extreme weather - The EU’s climate service says Ireland is in for more of it
• Execution of a protestor in Iran is schedule for today, human rights group says
• Dead whales washing up on Irish beaches
• Behind Pierce Brosnan's latest character, the renowned Irish boxing coach Brendan Ingle

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It’s the first day back in the Dáil for TDs after their Christmas break. Political editor Pat Leahy takes a look at the issues expected to command the most attention in this Dáil term.

The unsavoury confluence of Grok’s “nudification” function, and the shooting dead of Renée Good in Minneapolis last week have ushered in our new media dystopia, argues Hugh Linehan in his column today.

Scientists hope the intermittent fasting trend could, in the future, play a part in reducing neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

And Greenlanders are sporting red baseball caps akin to the iconic MAGA hats worn by fans of US president Donald Trump. Except in the capital, Nuuk, the acronym stands for Make America Go Away.

Presented by Aideen Finnegan.

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A selection of today's stories from The Irish Times.

• An especially vulnerable women, and survivor of the Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry, who’s facing eviction at the age of seventy speaks to the Irish Times.

• The scheme to compensate survivors of mother and baby homes says its received 7-thousand applications for redress.

• The government promises tighter regulations on Escooters.

• A group of Irish students head to Bavaria on exchange.

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A selection of today's top stories from The Irish Times.

• A crucial vote on the EU’s Mercosur trade deal in Brussels.

• The Health Minister criticises two hospitals over patients waiting on trolleys.

• President Catherine Conolly tells the launch of Dublin TradFest Irish music plays a huge role in communities across the country.

• One of the Republic of Ireland's 2002 World Cup squad writes the Saipan film is full of inaccuracies.

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On today’s Early Edition:

• The US seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker en route from Venezuela in the North Atlantic yesterday.

• Minister for Higher Education James Lawless on how the shortage of skilled labour will impact housing - and why he believes ministers should leave social media platform X.

• New figures released by MyHome.ie show signs that house price inflation stabilised towards the end of last year.

• And how Belfast’s TV and film industries are booming.

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On today’s Early Edition podcast:

• Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appeared in a New York Court yesterday. Meanwhile his former vice president is taking control in Caracas.

• Archbishop Eamon Martin wrote to Taoiseach Micheál Martin last September about the case of republican activist Denis Donaldson, who was murdered in 2006.

• New figures show the number of asylum seekers who returned to their country of origin increased last year. But there is no evidence that greater financial inducements on offer were a factor.

• And a warning about the dangers of unlicensed Botox procedures.

Four of today's top stories from irishtimes.com.

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How Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien intervened in the debate over Dublin Airport’s passenger cap.

Abuse, privilege and enjoyment: TDs who were first elected in 2024 reflect on a year in their roles.

“Working from home” has been under attack from US business leaders and rules have been tightened in many Irish workplaces. But is the practice really in decline?

And 2025 marked an increase in workplace-related deaths, with one group of workers particularly vulnerable.

Mark Hennessy shares four of today's top stories from irishtimes.com

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