The crisis-hit homeless charity, the Peter McVerry Trust, has revealed a former CEO signed off on spending for a peacock enclosure at one of its residential sites. Sarah Burns is reporting on the astounding revelation at the Public Accounts Committee yesterday.

The Republic of Ireland men’s team will face Czechia in the first of potentially two qualifying play-offs next year. Is that a game we can realistically win? Gavin Cummiskey is speaking to In The News.

The husband of an Irish citizen, detained by ICE agents in the US as part of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, has given emotional testimony at a congressional committee about Donna Hughes-Brown’s treatment in custody. Keith Duggan has been speaking to Jim Brown about his bid to free the 59 year-old.

And reader Shane McLoughlin has been in touch in a letter to the editor about how “low salaries, inconsistent public services and an impossible housing market were key reasons” why he emigrated to Australia. He doesn’t think the government’s attempt at persuading skilled construction workers to move home is connected to reality when nothing has meaningfully changed in the six years he’s been living in Melbourne.

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A suspected Russian spy ship, off the coast of Scotland, is believed to planning to enter Ireland’s wider waters. Conor Gallagher is writing about the Yantar today and why it’s provoking a strong diplomatic response in Westminster.

Plans for the long-awaited Metrolink project could require up to 8,000 workers; many of whom may have to be housed in Ireland for the duration of construction. Martin Wall has been covering yesterday’s Oireachtas Committee meeting.

The teaching of religion in schools in Northern Ireland will have to be made compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights after a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

And Ed Power is reviewing the new track from hip-hop trio Kneecap; their first release since a British court dismissed a terrorism case against Mo Chara in September.  

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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe’s surprise resignation yesterday prompts a cabinet reshuffle and questions over Ireland’s future fiscal strategy.

Child and family agency, Túsla, has been criticised over its welfare and protection services in Dublin’s north inner city.

Kathy Sheridan is taking umbridge with the Housing Minister James Browne over the issue of subdividing family homes into flats.

And Neil Briscoe is answering a reader’s question regarding home battery storage. Are they worth the significant outlay?

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Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris asked his Polish counterpart for help in resolving a child abduction case involving a young girl with dual Irish-Polish citizenship. Orla Ryan has the story.

A leading psychologist diagnoses the causes behind Ireland's lengthy waiting lists for child mental health services.

Winter arrives early this week in the form of an 'arctic air mass' - find out what to expect.

The eruption of joy following Ireland's World Cup qualification win over Hungary continued into Monday - especially on Portland Row, home of hat-trick hero Troy Parrott.

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Ireland’s dream of returning to the World Cup is still alive after the men’s national team beat Hungary in Budapest on Sunday afternoon. What next for the boys in green? Read our match report and Ken Early’s soccer column.  

In this era of scarce and unaffordable housing, Ireland’s suburbs are undergoing a transformation, with old patterns reversing. Our new series looks how the suburban landscape is changing.  

He’s been called Spain’s answer to Charlie Kirk. Guy Hedgecoe looks at the growing appeal of young far-right activitst Vito Quiles.  

And with Miss Piggy is set for the Barbie treatment, film critic Donald Clarke recalls his fraught encounter with the hostile muppet.  

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The government really understands this is its last chance to get housing right, writes political correspondent Ellen Coyne, who has been analysing the latest strategy to solve the housing crisis.

“I’m nearly 70 and he would still slip me a fiver,” John Mackey’s niece Pat Schan tells Mark Paul. The family of the murdered Irish man in London has been speaking fondly of their uncle, following the conviction of his killer yesterday.

Sinn Féin says it won’t tolerate far right elements in the party, after confirming it expelled a member who’s house was raided, and partner arrested, in a cross border investigation into the alleged plot to destroy Galway Mosque.

Denis Staunton’s letter from Beijing outlines the peculiar reason his friends cancelled long-standing plans to have him over for dinner. Bad feng shui.

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A teacher at Scoil Aoife near Citywest in Dublin tells Kitty Holland that pupils living in the International Protection centre are being harassed and intimidated.

Conor McGregor’s attempt to overturn a civil jury’s finding that he was responsible for the rape of Dublin woman Nikita Hand, is to be examined by a panel of Supreme Court judges today. Mary Carolan explains the process.

Donald Trump’s threat to sue the BBC should act as a warning bell for RTÉ and all public service institutions, writes Laura Slattery.

Consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope has been speaking to butchers and retailers about the threat posed by bird flu this Christmas. There’s good news and bad news.

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Early Edition is a new podcast from The Irish Times, bringing you four of our top stories in under ten minutes each morning from Monday to Friday.

On today’s episode:

There’s a plot twist in the row between DAA, which runs Dublin and Cork airports, and its CEO Kenny Jacobs over a €1m exit deal. Current affairs editor, Arthur Beesley breaks it down.

There’s been a sharp increase in the number of Irish men seeking treatment for porn addiction. A leading psychiatrist speaks to health correspondent Shauna Bowers.

From today, physical boarding passes are a thing of the past on Ryanair flights. Conor Pope says you must use your smartphone to avoid a €55 charge.

And London correspondent Mark Paul contemplates accents, as his Dublin-born children begin to speak like their English friends.

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Today on Early Edition:

President-elect Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated this afternoon. Follow our live blog on irishtimes.com.

Caroline O'Doherty has the latest from the Cop 30 climate summit in Brazil.

A well-known burger restaurant is going to court to argue that it is not 'fast food'.

And meet the patients fighting for small but meaningful improvements to our health care system.

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