Families of some of the 48 victims of the Stardust fire disaster have called for a state apology after the year-long inquest into their deaths in 1981 reached a verdict of unlawful killing.
As tributes pour in for Charlie Bird, following news of his death aged 74, we're revisiting our final interview with the renowned journalist and broadcaster.
I hope you’ll agree that what follows is a striking selection of some of the year’s most arresting images taken by press photographers. Many were taken by our own team at Mediahuis Ireland, with accompanying words from staff photographers below. Others are from agency photographers. They all tell different stories from a year of news that was often tumultuous, both abroad and at home.
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