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Weather - LIVE - | Storm Bram: 54,000 without power as high winds persist; trains suspended in parts of Dublin and major disruption to road and air travel

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Jack Crowley, Jean Kleyn and Michael Milne 'tracking well' for Munster's crucial Páirc Uí Chaoimh showdown

50 minutes ago

Minister distances department from 'housework' video for adults who move back home with family

59 minutes ago

Wexford GAA reveals 'unacceptable' and 'intolerable' sideline behaviour with referee recruitment 'a struggle'

50 minutes ago

Enoch Burke 'clearly has something to hide' about his income, judge says

2 hours ago

Associates of drugs gang suspected of over a dozen firebombings probed over Offaly petrol-bomb attack that killed boy (4)

6 hours ago

HSE offers €750 to victims of 2021 cyberattack which affected 90,000 people

8 hours ago

Punk rap duo Bob Vylan sue RTÉ for defamation over coverage of controversial Glastonbury set

2 hours ago

Taoiseach rejects ambassador's denial of Russian involvement in drones over Dublin Bay during Zelensky visit

1 hour ago

Martin Breheny: GAA coaches could learn a lot from how Andy Farrell goes about his business

33 minutes ago

How soaring cattle prices brought down a €16m Munster cattle-buying firm

2 hours ago

'In a lot of cases there isn't enough income there for both of them to start afresh': Who gets the house in a divorce?

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Kirsty Blake Knox: Meghan Markle's estrangement from her father has taken another tragic turn

12 hours ago

Irish News -- Former presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan pictured at Tucker Carlson's Christmas party

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Courts -- Boy who abused young sister was viewing pornography online from age six

1 hour ago

Courts -- Man fined for using drone at Limerick Prison and at Snow Patrol concert in the city

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News -- Art world in mourning as internationally renowned artist killed in Carlow crash – 'She was an exceptionally talented lady'

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon: Who in their right mind wants to relive the recent race for the Áras?

2 hours ago

Legal Advice -- 'My new neighbours are complaining about normal farm work – what can I do?'

12 hours ago

Irish News -- Vaccines for RSV are safe and effective but extending would be expensive, says Hiqa report

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Courts -- Serving Garda charged with corruption offences, including sharing confidential information from PULSE system

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: Unbeatable 10th floor views, snazzy interiors and an upmarket menu (just make sure to preorder wines over €1,000)

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Analysis -- Max Boot: Trump's troubling security policy targets 'sins of Europe' but gives Putin a free pass

6 hours ago

Health Features -- Family estrangement is on the rise – why are so many of us going 'no contact' and what is the fallout?

12 hours ago

Champions League -- Liverpool's Mohamed Salah trains on his own as Inter Milan boss refuses to be drawn into circus

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Courts -- Mother warned she could be jailed for Christmas unless son returns to school

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Videos -- Opposition criticise Department of Housing over 'demeaning and insulting' social media video

1 hour ago

Videos -- Waves batter Arklow pier as Storm Bram hits Ireland

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Irish News Video -- Crews battle to return power and clear roads in the wake of Storm Bram

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Irish News Video -- Judge says Enoch Burke 'has something to hide' in latest High Court ruling

1 hour ago

Munster Rugby - Munster and Ireland scrum-half Craig Casey signs contract extension with home province

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Health & Wellbeing -- 'I've been a foster mum to 27 children – my own mother inspired me to do so, her door was never closed to anyone'

11 hours ago

'I'm willing to spend any amount of money to keep this quiet': what JP McManus's son told pathologist over late wife's cocaine use, new court papers claim

1 day ago

Richard Quirke, businessman and father-in-law to Rosanna Davison, leaves €54m in his will

2 days ago

'I can't put it into words what it meant to see Keelan singing on the Toy Show' – mum's joy after son captures nation's hearts on TV

2 days ago

'Our son would be 6 years old today': Parents welcome apology from HSE after terminating baby who did not have fatal foetal abnormality

1 day ago

Johnny Sexton: 'I was very keen to reinvent myself. I was determined to prove that I could do it in another industry'

2 days ago

Late Late Toy Show review: Kielty enters the arena with a look on his face that says exactly what we're all thinking – he's the right man for the job

3 days ago

Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: Like many things that are overhyped, Gloria Osteria's 'incomparable lemon pie' tastes like styrofoam

2 days ago

Middle East -- US planning 'IRA-style' process for taking arms from Hamas

12 hours ago

Europe -- Lithuania declares state of emergency over balloons from Belarus

7 hours ago

Asia-Pacific -- Office building fire in Indonesian capital leaves 22 dead

5 hours ago

Asia-Pacific -- Tsunami warning downgraded after magnitude-7.5 earthquake forces 90,000 to evacuate in Japan

12 hours ago

Africa - LATEST - | 100 children abducted from school in Nigeria released

8 hours ago

Europe -- Google faces EU antitrust investigation into AI Overviews

7 hours ago

David W Higgins: Taxi drivers need to get over 'go-slow' protests and embrace fixed pricing

12 hours ago

Jason Willick: How political middle ground in the US evaporated with drug-boat bombings

12 hours ago

Ksenia Samotiy: Why Ireland must invest in anti-drone systems at airports, on land and at sea

12 hours ago

The Irish Independent's View: US security strategy rings alarm bells in Europe at a crucial time for Ukraine

12 hours ago

Letters: People simply can't get on the property ladder if there is no ladder to climb

12 hours ago

Entertainment -- Twink: 'The man for that job was either Oliver Callan or Al Porter but they wouldn't have the balls to give it to him'

16 days ago

Courts -- 'I object, I object, I object': Residents protest over unauthorised extension to Sutton home they say looks more like 'an airport hangar'

15 days ago

Golf -- 'One wants €45k for a week despite being 93km away' – Teeing up a rental windfall from the Ryder Cup? Here's how to set a realistic price

16 days ago

Irish News -- National Children's Hospital is to ditch half of its private rooms for consultants

17 days ago

Soccer -- Eamonn Sweeney: Hillsborough disaster was the rotten culmination of a rotten decade in England

2 days ago

Other Sports -- Second Irish swimmer signs up for controversial Enhanced Games

5 hours ago

News -- Ireland has secured a three-year extension to the Nitrates Derogation

6 hours ago

News -- Bluetongue vaccination on the cards as Department steps up surveillance

12 hours ago

Rural Life -- 'If they hadn't room for me in Beaumont, I wouldn't be here' – how one ICU bed saved a new dad's life after a near-fatal heifer kick

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Dublin News -- Council open to purchasing The Complex arts venue, but only with major contribution from government

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Dublin News -- Pattern of arson and violent incidents in Diamond Park revealed ahead of devastating Halloween attack

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Dublin News -- 'He grabbed me by the neck' – how a terrifying encounter led to LadyCab, a service that aims to make taxi travel safer for women

1 day ago

Dublin News -- Amble at the 3Arena, Dublin: Everything you need to know

7 hours ago

News - Owner of Carlow café dons a wetsuit and life jacket as Storm Bram flood waters creep towards front door

1 hour ago

News - BREAKING - | Spiralling flu cases results in visitor restrictions at Wexford General Hospital

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News -- Gardaí in Clare are investigating after pedestrian (80s) is struck by car

1 hour ago

News -- Homeowners urged to avoid leaving cash at home as thieves carry out brazen broad daylight Cavan raid

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Wicklow & District -- Historic house at Wicklow National Botanic Gardens to be restored alongside 53-acre expansion

10 hours ago

News -- Meet the Mayo mother-of-two who's using TikTok to grow her online gift shop

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News -- Row over parking in Tipperary as efforts to harmonise charges slammed as 'unfair'

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News -- Plans to turn former Galway bakery into student accomodation refused

10 hours ago

Courts -- Accused child sex offender extradited to Ireland after fleeing 2023 trial

7 hours ago

Wexford & District -- 'My husband does what he is told' – Wexford great-grandmother reveals the secret behind her 50-year marriage

8 hours ago

The Indo Daily: The murder of Connemara teen Siobhán Hynes, and her killer's fresh bid for freedom

11 hours ago

Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Salah v Slot | FIFA's farcical draw | Munster final drama

18 hours ago

Indo Sport podcast: Irish rugby's 'flatness' | Munster mauled | Leinster's lack of deception | The Rugby Show

18 hours ago

The Indo Daily Extra: Tadhg Farrell (4) died as he was babysat by grandaunt – updates on Offaly firebomb attack

1 day ago

Entertainment -- Irish Oscar hopes pinned on Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley after Golden Globe nominations

21 hours ago

Festivals -- Kneecap announced as headliners for All Together Now 2026

4 hours ago

Music News -- The Wolfe Tones set to return to return to the stage a year on from retirement shows

8 hours ago

Entertainment -- Eurovision winner, Traitors star and Rose of Tralee – here are all the Dancing with the Stars contestants announced so far

11 hours ago

TV Reviews -- 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' review: Doctor Who goes missing in this lavish Disney-funded spin-off

12 hours ago

Beauty test: Like many Irish women, I overplucked my eyebrows as a teenager. Can a brow serum make them bushy again?

12 hours ago

'It was just family and close friends' – Ryan Tubridy ties the knot with Dr Clare Kambamettu in 'beautiful' castle wedding

1 day ago

Food & Drink -- Ballymaloe's Rory O'Connell: 'I want younger people to think that what I'm teaching them is worth learning'

12 hours ago

Family -- 'I'm always the one doing the lion's share': Why Christmas is more work for some than others and how to delegate this year

12 hours ago

Europe -- First Look: Inside Guinness's new London brewery – 'stouties', baby pints, and a tour with tasting flights

9 hours ago

Travel News -- Irish travellers told to prepare for 'Take-off Tuesday' as 'epic' Christmas period approaches

1 day ago

Europe -- A perfect two-night mother and daughter trip as a Languedoc family tradition continues on

1 day ago

Irish News -- Man arrested after 18 stolen cows in west Cork found and returned to owner

4 hours ago

Irish News -- Report finds no evidence of collusion in Dublin-Monaghan bombings, challenges UK government to name 'Stakeknife' agent

5 hours ago

Crime -- Four arrested after cocaine worth €7.2m seized in Dublin and Wexford

2 hours ago

Irish News -- Irish swimmer Ellen Walshe speaks about her Gold in Poland

2 hours ago

Irish News -- Irish swimming team arrive home with medals from European Aquatics Short Course Championships in Poland

2 hours ago

Irish News -- 'Historic moment' as first ever fully Irish dictionary is launched

6 hours ago

Irish News -- Pedestrian (70s) who died after being hit by car had been travelling home from mass

4 hours ago

Irish News -- Mother of man last seen with missing teen before body found denies cleaning property

8 hours ago

Irish News -- 'No two calls are the same' – Drogheda SVP volunteers on the 'sacred privilege' of helping others

11 hours ago

Irish News -- Shoppers in Ireland on course to break €3.9bn spending record set last Christmas

12 hours ago

Courts -- Woman (21) denies assaulting her roommate during argument

6 hours ago

Health -- Nursing homes at tipping point as wages rise and staff look for better work-life balance

12 hours ago

Fionnán Sheahan: Naivety of the glorified cheque-writers is having a bad impact on consumers

1 day ago

Letters: RTÉ's boycott is unlikely to change Israel's actions, so what will it do next year?

1 day ago

The Irish Independent's View: Disappearing property ladder leaves people locked out of and locked into the housing market

1 day ago

Declan Lynch: With Donald Trump and 'Johnny' Infantino, football has fallen into the wrong hands

2 days ago

Letters: Ending long sponsorship link with Allianz would be an own-goal for the GAA

12 hours ago

Shane Ross: Ailing RTÉ has shown its moral backbone with boycott of Eurovision

2 days ago

Jenny Maguire: I bear the scars of a healthcare system that fails trans people

2 days ago

Sarah Breen: As I descend into middle age, even Spotify is putting years on me

2 days ago

Eilis O'Hanlon: Singing 'Give Peace a Chance' is not a credible foreign policy for Ireland

2 days ago

Mervyn O'Driscoll: The big differences in Ireland and Ukraine's fight against imperial neighbours

2 days ago

Colin Murphy: Politics needs new rules for how we disagree – and there is no space for straw men

1 day ago

Jack Chambers: I will push every process to the limit of what is legally possible to build the infrastructure we need

2 days ago

Kevin Cunningham: Lack of a credible rival within Fine Gael may prove to be Simon Harris's salvation

2 days ago

David Quinn: We might not realise it or admit it, but I suspect most of us are Zionists

2 days ago

Máiría Cahill: Families of missing people like Sandra Collins endure a unique kind of grief

2 days ago

Business -- 'Deemed disposal' rule is costing the Exchequer, warns Isme

1 hour ago

World Business -- Warren Buffett loses his investment manager to JPMorgan

2 hours ago

World Business -- Magnum ice-cream lists below expectations as concerns over sugary foods persist

3 hours ago

Irish Business -- Landmark sale of Spirit AeroSystems in Belfast to Airbus and Boeing completed

12 hours ago

Irish News -- Almost half of electricity used last month came from renewable sources, Eirgrid says

12 hours ago

World Business -- CRH shares shoot to all-time high ahead of S&P 500 inclusion

12 hours ago

Business -- Private sector investment is critical for Irish infrastructure, says Ibec report

12 hours ago

Irish News -- Number of over-65s renting their homes has doubled since 2011, fuelling 'a ticking timebomb'

1 day ago

Business -- The week ahead in business: Housing crisis and inflation are the focus as we edge closer to Christmas

12 hours ago

In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: 'My boss is planning a team-building exercise. Do days of artificial fun really work?'

1 day ago

Business -- J&J to supply drug for Poolbeg Pharma cancer patient trial

12 hours ago

Irish Business -- North's ageing population indicates wealth gap will widen into the future

12 hours ago

Money -- Michael Houghton: 'For many years, I carried a quiet guilt about being a landlord. Now my attitude has started to shift'

1 day ago

Personal Finance -- Number of renters in their 60s doubles since Celtic Tiger crash

12 hours ago

Champions League -- 'The only thing on our minds is City' – Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso feeling the heat at Bernabeu

50 minutes ago

Champions League -- Cole Palmer stays behind as Chelsea travel to Atalanta for Champions League game

59 minutes ago

Premier League -- Mason Mount picked out for praise after Manchester United's win at Wolves

2 hours ago

Premier League -- 'I bet he takes the p*** out of Casemiro every single day in training' – Man United legends tell Kobbie Mainoo to join Chelsea

2 hours ago

Cricket -- England in fresh Ashes blow as they lose pace bowler Mark Wood

4 hours ago

Premier League -- Miguel Delaney: Mo Salah's struggle for form shows that no player remains truly untouchable

12 hours ago

Champions Cup -- 'They'll be keen to get revenge, it's a tough place to go' – Leinster coach Robin McBryde

12 hours ago

League of Ireland -- Busby Babes, Dublin riots and a 12-0 defeat – how LOI clubs have fared against English opponents in Europe

12 hours ago

Gaelic Football -- Colm Keys: Hard case shouldn't make for bad law in handing the ball back

12 hours ago

Golf -- Lauren Walsh just two shots outside magic number as LPGA Q-Series heads into fifth day

18 hours ago

Horse Racing -- 'Trailblazing' jump jockey Rachael Blackmore honoured at annual HRI awards

18 hours ago

Premier League -- Bruno Fernandes scores twice as Manchester United beat struggling Wolves to go sixth in Premier League

12 hours ago

Hurling -- Wexford's Derek Kent to contest GAA presidency, joining Tipperary's Ger Ryan on ballot

12 hours ago

Gaelic Football -- Revised Clontarf motion seeks to set minimum of eight club games for inter-county involvement

22 hours ago