ZAQS.ORG

Friday, January 09, 2026 7:55 PM ET

Independent.ie - Top Stories

Courts - Breaking - | DAA boss Kenny Jacobs was investigated over allegations of sexist, misogynistic, racist and homophobic behaviour

7 hours ago

Teen charged in connection with death of west Dublin man James Berney last summer

2 hours ago

Ronnie O'Sullivan pulls out of the Masters for second year running citing 'medical reasons'

2 hours ago

Two dead and 36 missing after mountain of rubbish collapses in Philippines

2 hours ago

Kerry student (15) wins Young Scientist contest with 'stunning' work on tool to improve treatment of brain cancer

3 hours ago

Connacht v Montpellier: TV time, teams and all you need to know as Stuart Lancaster's men look to improve poor form

3 hours ago

Irish News -- Gardaí believe Oisin Reddin (12) lay dead in bed for hours after his father murdered him

7 hours ago

News - latest - | EU member states confirm EU-Mercosur trade agreement as Irish farmers to stage protest in Athlone

5 hours ago

North America -- 'A world governed by strength, power and force': Coming to terms with Donald Trump, the imperialist

8 hours ago

World News - LATEST - | Iran threatens protesters with death penalty as crackdown grows

3 hours ago

TV News -- From 'Lord of the Flies' to 'The Miniature Wife': 12 of the best TV shows coming in 2026

19 hours ago

Champions Cup -- David Kelly: More twists and turns in Ronan O'Gara and La Rochelle's road to redemption

3 hours ago

Premier League -- Roy Keane: Alex Ferguson 'hanging around like a bad smell' at Manchester United

13 hours ago

Radio -- Declan Lynch: Minister Thomas Byrne gets 13 minutes of 'studs' at the hands of Colm Ó Mongáin

15 hours ago

Life -- Modern Morals: My younger work colleagues tease me incessantly about my age – but I don't find it funny anymore

19 hours ago

Courts -- Former TV personality pleads not guilty to breaking safety order within 10 days

7 hours ago

Money -- How to use the snowball method to pay off your Christmas debt faster

12 hours ago

Parenting -- Why film and fiction is catching up to the stark reality of motherhood

19 hours ago

Irish News -- X agrees to meet with AI Minister Niamh Smyth as two ministers deactivate accounts over Grok explicit image controversy

7 hours ago

Courts -- Convicted sex offender found guilty of performing sex act on himself beside Luas stop as children passed

7 hours ago

Champions Cup -- 'We've had some conversations' – Leo Cullen confirms Leinster are looking to bring back Joey Carbery

9 hours ago

Weather -- Status Yellow wind warning issued for seven counties, but Met Éireann says milder temperatures are on the way

11 hours ago

Dublin News -- 'They could have attacked me,' says victim of frightening run-in with bike thieves

19 hours ago

Comment -- Donal Fallon: Venezuelan politics is for its own people to sort out – not Team America: World Police

19 hours ago

North America - LATEST - | Two people shot by US border police as tensions high after ICE killing of mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good

18 hours ago

Irish News Video -- Kerry student (15) wins Young Scientist contest with 'stunning' work on tool to beat brain cancer

3 hours ago

Irish News Video -- Both the developer and the platform should be held fully accountable

18 hours ago

Videos -- Calls for SuperValu's rivals to respond after it cuts prices on 500 grocery essentials

18 hours ago

Gaelic Football - Andy Moran on building new bonds in Mayo, bringing back the old guard and improving their aim from distance

2 hours ago

Middle East -- Iranian protesters defy regime as internet cut and exiled crown prince speaks out

15 hours ago

Courts -- Customer who assaulted tech shop owner and caused €1,300 of damage was in severe pain after accident

19 hours ago

World News -- 'The only thing that can stop me' – Trump insists he doesn't need international law and his power is only limited by his 'own morality'

13 hours ago

How a Wicklow man went from backyard cuts in lockdown to Barber of the Year

2 hours ago

I tried Fit20 – the minimal impact, no sweat, once-a-week workout for people who don't love the gym

2 hours ago

'Hong Kong feels safe and friendly, and the food is outstanding' – our restaurant critic's travel guide

2 hours ago

60 RISING STARS TO WATCH IN 2026 – FROM THE ARTS, ACTIVISM, FOOD, SUSTAINABILITY, FASHION AND MORE

4 days ago

Gaybo, Chairgate and the auctioneer: the row that started on 'The Late Late Show' and ended in the High Court

4 days ago

'Fianna Fáil politicians arrived in Leinster House with guns' – A look back at 100 years of the party founded by Éamon de Valera

7 days ago

Rent reforms 'will be a car crash' for Fair Deal families

4 days ago

13 leading Irish figures asked the Irish public the question they'd always wanted answered. Here's how you replied

4 days ago

Rise of a bloodstock billionaire: how John Magnier built his fortune

4 days ago

Britain -- Tens of thousands without power as Storm Goretti wreaks havok across Britain

16 hours ago

Asia-Pacific -- One dead and 38 people missing after landfill collapses and engulfs village

16 hours ago

North America -- American football star sues model ex-wife over comments about size of his tackle

16 hours ago

Europe -- Donald Trump set to punish countries for buying cheap Russian oil

19 hours ago

Tanya Sweeney: I wanted to dish out advice to the new mum in the park, but some things you have to learn for yourself

19 hours ago

Martina Devlin: Time to change the law and force retailers to sustainably dispose of our unwanted clothes

19 hours ago

Frank Coughlan: Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger are legendary entertainers, but David Bowie was a true artist

19 hours ago

Presidential Election -- Letters: Nothing appears to have changed yet in Venezuela, except who calls the shots

19 hours ago

Editorial -- The Irish Independent's View: Climbdown on Mercosur deal will win Ireland no favours in Brussels

19 hours ago

Legal Advice -- 'I am my aunt's main carer and she said she would provide for me in her will. But now she says she's leaving everything to a nephew. What can I do?'

3 days ago

Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

4 days ago

Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

5 days ago

Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

2 days ago

Gaelic Football -- The cost of GAA success – fans club together as Croke Park dreams spark €300,000 GoFundMe phenomenon

3 hours ago

Soccer -- Hollywood ending for Ryan Reynolds as Wrexham defy Forest fightback to prevail on penalties in FA Cup thriller

2 hours ago

Analysis -- Mary Regan: Fianna Fáil WhatsApp group was 'hopping' as fears erupted over Mercosur deal

19 hours ago

Farm Property -- 203ac of prime tillage land in Dungarvan on the market for €4m

17 hours ago

Dublin News -- Trad, tech and vampires: what events are taking place across Dublin in 2026?

12 hours ago

Dublin News -- Irish Rail warns of disruption to Dart services this February Bank Holiday

12 hours ago

Dublin News -- 'Don't overthink it' – two women changing the way people date in Dublin through singles events

1 day ago

Dublin News -- Up to 12-storey hotel and apartments proposed near Smithfield fruit market in Dublin

17 hours ago

Life -- Ruth Medjber's life stories: 'I know I am broken, but I love what I am'

17 hours ago

Gardaí close road as man (60s) is left in hospital following two vehicle road crash in Monaghan

8 hours ago

Childcare facility in Laois forced to close following administrative issues

7 hours ago

Wexford gardaí called after pitbull found roaming the streets after dark

7 hours ago

Galway RNLI crew rescues three fishermen after trawler comes into difficulty near Connemara coast

7 hours ago

Security officer to be reinstated at Louth hospital emergency department

7 hours ago

North & West Kerry -- Kerry man in Minneapolis fears US 'more divided than ever' after ICE shooting

11 hours ago

News -- Man (50s) hospitalised following motorcycle crash in Galway city

11 hours ago

News -- Gardaí lay bare Limerick's street drug problem – 'Lads are force-fed crack until they're addicted'

11 hours ago

Wexford & District -- Calls to resurrect Rosslare to Waterford greenway as Wexford left out of rail strategy – 'We've had enough tyre kicking'

17 hours ago

Commercial Property -- Traditional Wicklow pub with 'residential potential' hits the market

11 hours ago

Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Justice for Niall Quinn | Joey Carbery's Leinster return | Ciara Mageean's update

6 hours ago

The Indo Daily: Is Xi Jinping vs Donald Trump the battle for the new world order?

18 hours ago

Indo Sport podcast: Saipan review | Five-star Keane, McCarthy's portrayal & picking sides

1 day ago

Real Health podcast: 'I kept thinking it was a trapped nerve' – Annmarie O'Connor on her Parkinson's diagnosis

1 day ago

Movies -- Best of the box office in the year ahead – our critics' guide to the must-see movies in 2026

12 hours ago

Book Reviews -- Tanya Sweeney's dark debut Esther is Now Following You offers a sex, drugs and rock'n'roll spin on Bridget Jones

12 hours ago

TV News -- 'One of the best episodes ever' – Fate of the traitors hangs in the balance after players squabble over a secret

13 hours ago

TV News -- Late Late Show trad special to feature Peggy Seeger and Ricky Tomlinson

15 hours ago

Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Father Brown, The English Patient and A Thousand Blows

19 hours ago

Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'I wish people felt less shame about divorce — it was the best decision I ever made'

1 day ago

Celebrity News -- George Best's first wife Angie diagnosed with colon cancer, son Calum reveals

16 hours ago

Celebrity News -- 'Welcome to the world little one' – Anna Geary announces birth of second child in emotional Instagram post

1 day ago

Just Between Us: Owning what turns you on with Bláithín de Burca

1 day ago

Louise McSharry: The four best products to ward off dry lips this winter

1 day ago

Cork designer Sinead Keary: 'I want our designs to be clever. If we can put in a hidden elastic that gives comfort that's what we want'

1 day ago

Food & Drink -- Three 'zero heroes' – a wine, pale ale and spirit alternative that cut back on alcohol but not flavour

18 hours ago

Food & Drink -- Donal Skehan's tasty one-pan wonders – chicken pie, chorizo and fish stew with roast peppers, and mushroom gnocchi, yum!

19 hours ago

Parenting -- Bill Linnane: Ireland's birth rate is falling, but we've done our part for the economy by churning out four taxpayers

12 hours ago

Ski -- Alan Shortt's Italian ski trip: 'You ski by day, eat like royalty at night and relax like a Roman emperor'

19 hours ago

Travel News -- 16 new flights to take in 2026 – from Dublin Airport, Cork, Shannon and more

2 days ago

Travel News -- Minister promises 'new era' for Irish tourism with €400m investment

1 day ago

Business -- Washington urged to curtail flights from Ireland unless Dublin Airport cap is gone by February

1 day ago

World -- 26 holidays for 2026: Aer Lingus in Cancun, cool cabins in Cavan, a Greek island getaway and a new Galway five-star

3 days ago

Courts -- Man (46) charged over death of man (30s) after alleged New Year's Day assault granted bail

9 hours ago

Irish News -- Printing error leads to recall of thousands of Irish passports

9 hours ago

Irish News -- 'I ruined his life' – How the man who attacked Guido Nasi was haunted by his crime

12 hours ago

Courts -- Pensioner (72) faces rape and prostitution charges after human trafficking investigation

6 hours ago

Irish News -- Bono joins calls for release of imprisoned Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti

7 hours ago

Crime -- Bicycle theft remains serious issue in Dublin as numbers remain underreported

18 hours ago

Irish News -- Some dog food can have worse environmental impact than their owners' meals

9 hours ago

Irish News -- Supermarket price war 'unlikely' after SuperValu slashes cost of hundreds of grocery essentials

19 hours ago

Politics -- Cónal Thomas: Taoiseach pulls off China coup, but trip is overshadowed by mounting problems at home

19 hours ago

Irish News -- Mercosur trade deal explainer

18 hours ago

Health -- Prostate cancer risk linked to bacon additives, study finds

13 hours ago

Courts -- Trial for young woman accused of making kill threat

16 hours ago

Irish News -- 'Our silence on this is killing us' – last-minute ructions in Fianna Fáil over Mercosur vote

19 hours ago

Irish News -- 'The discharge failures in Cork and Galway are not good enough' – Health Minister takes aim at hospitals slow to clear beds

19 hours ago

Bel Trew: Europe should prepare for world without US nuclear deterrence

1 day ago

Declan Power: Donald Trump has done Ireland a favour by intercepting Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker

1 day ago

Nia-Malika Henderson: Early support for Donald Trump's Venezuela action is a mirage in a war-weary population

1 day ago

The Irish Independent's View: Playing nice won't cut it any more – Europe must stand up to Donald Trump

1 day ago

Reza Pahlavi: Protests show Iran is ready for a transition to democracy

1 day ago

Letters: We must act against the world's injustices, not just argue about them online

19 hours ago

Deirdre Reynolds: Sex-starved Irish women are choosing 'male gays' over the 'male gaze'

2 days ago

Catherine Prasifka: RTÉ's flagship renovation show feels detached from reality, as so many viewers don't have a room to improve

2 days ago

Marc Champion: After Venezuela, alarm bells are sounding over Greenland, and Europe must wake up

2 days ago

Letters: How are Trump's actions in Venezuela any different to Obama's in Pakistan?

2 days ago

Suzanne Crowe: How an SAD lamp helps me beat the winter blues while we wait for that 'grand stretch'

2 days ago

Saoirse Hanley: It's January and I find myself back in Weight-Loss City, but this time with a drastically changed attitude

2 days ago

Lorraine Courtney: There's no point talking about social media age rules unless we have a plan for VPN usage

2 days ago

The Irish Independent's view: Every effort must be made to protect our children from online dangers

2 days ago

Feljin Jose: Seán Canney has earned the nickname 'Minister for U-turns' – and there's a reason for that

2 days ago

World Business -- Defence stocks soar after Donald Trump signals 50pc US spending hike

8 hours ago

Irish Business -- Dua Lipa and Electric Picnic help MCD to $210m in ticket sales

9 hours ago

Irish Business -- O'Hara's beer toasts €3.18m investment as consolidation in sector accelerates

11 hours ago

World Business -- US to soften Donald Trump's import ban on foreign-made drones and components

13 hours ago

World Business -- China's humanoid robots steal the show in Las Vegas

13 hours ago

Business -- Profits double to €2m at Irish unit of avionics firm Honeywell

15 hours ago

Business -- Value of Irish exports to US fell by $15bn in October, new figures reveal

19 hours ago

Britain -- UK plans scheme to prop up embattled pubs

19 hours ago

Business -- Aer Lingus says it aims to minimise job losses as it eyes Manchester base closure

19 hours ago

Business -- John Burns: Farmers don't like it, but what about the rest of us, will the Mercosur deal mean cheaper beef?

1 day ago

Commercial Property -- Price drop of former Wexford pub revealed as its fate remains up in the air

19 hours ago

Courts -- DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs sues airport company over his suspension

1 day ago

Business -- Shares in Primark owner plunge after 'challenging' trading

19 hours ago

Politics - LATEST - | AI assistant Grok soars to top of Irish app download charts amid sexual imagery controversy - 13:33

19 hours ago

Money -- Good news for shoppers as SuperValu cuts prices of 500 grocery items

19 hours ago

League of Ireland -- 'It's pretty special' – Kiwi star Max Mata hopes St Pat's move can smooth his passage to World Cup finals

2 hours ago

Premier League -- Miguel Delaney: Arsenal have a Viktor Gyokeres problem and Mikel Arteta's next move is clear

6 hours ago

Soccer -- 'He knows what it means to win games' – Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin wary of Martin O'Neill reunion at Celtic

3 hours ago

Champions Cup -- 'We'll embrace the atmosphere' – Munster ready for Toulon 'cauldron' as big guns recalled for Champions Cup showdown

3 hours ago

Gaelic Football -- Armagh and Fermanagh have McKenna Cup wins overturned after fielding ineligible players

4 hours ago

Premier League -- Boost for Arsenal as Bukayo Saka agrees new long-term deal to stay at the Emirates

4 hours ago

Soccer -- How Bray native and ex-Belvo boy Pierce Sweeney has lasted 10 years at one English club

8 hours ago

Horse Racing -- I'll Sort That battles to Grade One glory for trainer and rider Declan Queally at Naas

6 hours ago

Soccer -- Martin O'Neill admits Celtic return for Kyogo Furuhashi seems 'unlikely'

6 hours ago

Champions Cup -- Gráinne McElwain: An Mhumhain ag dúil le spreagadh i Toulon, scrúdú dúshlánach do fhoireann lag Laighin

6 hours ago

Hurling -- Cullen Killeen to miss All-Ireland club hurling final as Loughrea lose Central Hearings Committee appeal

7 hours ago

Soccer -- New Southampton goalkeeper to challenge Gavin Bazunu for No 1 spot

8 hours ago

Ulster Rugby -- Cheetahs v Ulster: TV time, teams and all you need to know ahead of Challenge Cup clash in Amsterdam

7 hours ago

Premier League -- Interview with new Manchester City signing Antoine Semenyo

7 hours ago