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- Avalanches in Italy kill three in Winter Olympic regions February 7, 2026Avalanches have killed three people skiing off-piste in the mountains of Trentino Alto Adige and Lombardy, two regions that are home to some of the venues of the Winter Olympic Games, the Alpine rescue service said.
- Gordon Brown says Starmer leadership crisis 'serious' February 7, 2026Former prime minister Gordon Brown said the situation facing Keir Starmer was "serious" and suggested the Labour leader had been "too slow to do the right things" to clean up politics in the wake of the Peter Mandelson row.
- Minister rules out U-turn on emergency disability payment February 7, 2026A Government minister has ruled out a U-turn on a decision not to grant an emergency winter payment for people with disabilities.
- Farmers protest at minister's office over Bord Bia chair February 7, 2026Up to 80 farmers staged a protest outside the constituency office of Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon this afternoon, over a decision not to remove Bord Bia Chair Larry Murrin from his role.
- Minister of State defends Taoiseach's planned trip to US February 7, 2026The Minister of State at the Department of Justice has said the St Patrick's Day visit to the White House by the Taoiseach "isn't just about Micheál Martin and Donald Trump" and that Ireland and the US share "deep economic and cultural ties".
- Irish man completes 30,000km charity cycle to Australia February 7, 2026A Roscommon man has finished a cycling challenge which began almost two years ago and saw him travel over 30,000km across three continents to Australia.
- Comerford happy with his Winter Olympics debut February 7, 2026Ireland's Cormac Comerford finished Saturday's Olympic downhill in last position of skiers who finished the race but he was still happy with his Games debut on one of the world's toughest downhill slopes.
- McGuinness details illness prompting Áras race withdrawal February 7, 2026Former EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness has revealed she was diagnosed with severe post-viral syndrome after a stay in hospital last year which prompted her to withdraw from the presidential election race.
- Iran warns of retaliation if attacked, eyes more US talks February 7, 2026Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said he hopes talks with the United States would resume soon but also warned that Tehran would target US bases in the region if the US attacked Iranian territory.
