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22 hours ago

Irish News - LIVE - | 'Not acceptable to turn O'Connell Street into a car park'- Taoiseach threatens penalties over blockades amid fears pumps could run dry in west of Ireland

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Irish borrowing costs crept higher in February

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Primary teachers demand reform to assault leave scheme as 58pc experience physical aggression in classroom

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Breaking - | Serving garda and retired superintendent appear in court charged over alleged connections to organised crime group - 14:23

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Gardaí target 'bogus company' linked to Black Axe romance fraud after elderly woman scammed out of six-figure sum

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World News - Analysis: Iran deal 'a total victory' - until you read fine print

38 minutes ago

Kinahan cartel ally Steven Lyons extradited to Spain following arrest in Bali

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Jarlath Regan: 'I don't drink at all. I think of the misery the next day, it hits me so hard and it gets so dark afterwards'

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Ask a money coach: 'My new girlfriend is a dream woman, but she never pays for anything'

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Conor McKeon: You've been warned, the Rory McIlroy bandwagon has already left the station at Augusta National

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My parents help lots with childcare, but they let the kids play on screens too much. Can I raise this without sounding ungrateful?

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Ciaran Moran: Diesel anxiety is spreading, and people who feel squeezed and unheard are taking to the roads

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Irish News -- Uisce Éireann board sought pay rises to bring CEO Niall Gleeson's salary up to €370,000

8 hours ago

Ireland -- 'This is kind of a bubble' – inside the 60 year-old session still run by Mrs Clancy's rules

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Irish News -- Steely, determined and ambitious – meet the female trailblazers joining the Irish Defence Forces 'sisterhood'

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Soccer -- Aidan Fitzmaurice: From Croke Park confusion to a Westlife reunion, Manchester United's Irish camp hits peculiar notes

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Irish Business -- Ryanair leads Irish shares surge, oil prices drop, after Iran ceasefire deal

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Health -- Over 11,600 patients with suspected breast cancer not assessed within clinics' target time last year

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Six Nations -- Anna Caplice: Opportunity knocks for Ireland to move the dial in what's shaping up as best Women's Six Nations yet

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Irish News -- Former President Michael D Higgins hits out at militarism and 'outrageous' political language

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News -- Clare GAA coach brings Cúl Camps to children in Uganda – 'They've taken to it like ducks to water'

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Irish News -- Why do we cover inquests when it can pain families? The objections to this are understandable, but often misplaced

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In The Workplace -- This Working Life with Sarah Sherry – 'The work is high pressure, we need everyone to hit the ground running'

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Irish News -- "I wouldn't have spent 24 years in the Irish Defence Forces if I didn't enjoy it"

7 hours ago

Golf -- Watch: Masters Daily – A Champion's Dinner reveals fine wine, the hand of fate and an awkward encounter

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Health & Wellbeing - Ask the Doctor: My daughter has verrucas but hates the freeze spray – will they just go away naturally?

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Parenting -- Share the load and the cost: Why more parents are having joint birthday parties for kids

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TV Reviews -- 'I'm a Celebrity... South Africa' review: At 50, Ant and Dec are too old to be cracking jokes about penises and anuses

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Comment -- Saoirse Hanley: Now that I've swapped scrolling on my phone with bouts of 'junk journalling', I'm learning the value of all kinds of rubbish

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'Life is too short to eat crap chocolate' – Nine famous faces share the Easter eggs they'll be tucking into this Sunday

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Brianna Parkins: 'I have my feelings about the Rose of Tralee, but I'd be heartbroken if it were to disappear'

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Saoirse Hanley: They say smart is the new sexy. But if popstars and supermodels are embracing their nerdier sides, what does that mean for the rest of us?

7 days ago

Ruth Medjber's life stories: 'Imagine if all the women that had babies were feeling on top of the world rather than coming home a bit broken'

3 days ago

How we ALL bought into looksmaxxing: There's nothing new about the extreme pursuit of physical perfection – just ask the contestants of The Swan

7 days ago

Notions and necessities: From a sauna experience to the latest in shapewear and festival fun, it's all here

3 days ago

North America - LATEST - | UAE and Kuwait come under attack despite Iran-US ceasefire as some countries remain wary of Hormuz transit

3 hours ago

Europe -- JD Vance accuses EU leaders of 'disgraceful interference' in Hungary vote

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North America -- ICE arrests newlywed army sergeant's wife hours after couple arrive at military base

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Europe -- One dead, four injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey

8 hours ago

World News -- Greece bans social media for under-15s

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Britain -- Leading music festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from entering UK

4 hours ago

Mary McCarthy: I'm no doomsday prepper, but am so spooked by this fuel crisis I've stocked our pantry to the brim

8 hours ago

David Blair: Iran's stubborn rulers defied Saddam Hussein – they won't yield to Donald Trump

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Catherine Prasifka: Young people shouldn't become hermits and stop buying coffee in order to afford a place of their own

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Memes, AI slop and financial advice – how Iran has taken Donald Trump on at his online game

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Sarah Kaplan: Water 'bankruptcy' now a threat to billions of people globally, says UN

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Courts -- Dublin solicitor who was accused of sexual assault by son leaves almost €50m in his will

11 days ago

Celebrity News -- 'We have pitched it lower to allow market decide': Shane Ross on slashing price of family home by €900,000

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Education -- Shorter school days and more breaks under review as Dáil committee pushes for 'holistic' Finnish model

10 days ago

Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My partner got really angry and hit me. They apologised a few days later but now keep telling me I just need to get over it'

11 days ago

Golf -- 'I played with Rory and Shane growing up, and I'd seen how good they were. I wasn't beating them. I just wasn't'

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Forestry & Enviro -- Former Kerry turf cutters braced for end to vital compensation scheme amid soaring fuel costs

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News -- Anger boils over as soaring diesel prices rip through rural economy

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Beef -- Ireland's beef squeeze: Smaller steaks, higher prices and shifting habits

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Irish News -- Bomb squad called to DPP office after suspicious package found

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See inside former public house in Tipperary up for auction with guide price of €175,000

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When and why is Cork's major tunnel closing for three nights?

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West Wicklow -- Sinn Féin TD hits out at Simon Harris over €40m Wicklow social housing plan

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News -- Investigation launched after man is seriously assaulted in Clare over the Bank Holiday weekend

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Gorey -- Wexford CAMHS services left without Occupational Therapist since July 2025

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News -- Massive energy project for Limerick gets green light — what happens next?

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News -- Garda wins right to remain in Sligo/Leitrim Roads Policing Unit and is awarded €8,500

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News -- Fuel protestors to block Galway depot for 'as long as it takes' as demonstrations enter second day

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Drogheda & South -- Gardaí in Louth still hopeful of breakthrough in Kyran Durnin murder inquiry

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North & West Kerry - Exclusive - | Meet the Artemis II chef who loves spending his summers in Kerry – 'It's the people who keep me coming back'

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The Indo Daily: Extra: Inside Trump's 'half-finished agreement', as US and Iran agree 11th hour ceasefire

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Indo GAA podcast: The bumper Football Championship preview

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Money Talks: Robert Whelan on the seven silent wealth killers

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The Indo Daily: The battle to lead the 'united' left – is Holly Cairns a real threat to Mary Lou McDonald?

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Entertainment -- 'The Dubliners were unique, a force of nature'

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Irish News -- Netflix doc on killing of Jason Corbett shortlisted for Emmy

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'I still feel I have a vet's lifestyle' – Pianist Fiachra Garvey on swapping veterinary for music

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Author Jung Chang: 'Jane Austen's books flow effortlessly and give all the pleasures reading is meant to give'

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Today's top TV and streaming picks: Twenty Twenty Six, Dante's Peak and The Testaments

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Celebrity News -- Katie Price banned from driving for seventh time

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Fashion -- Meet the women redefining what it means to be stylish and, dare we say it, hot, at 80

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Irish News -- 'I told Michael Jackson, Irish women need my cosmetic products more than you' – cosmetic surgeon says star pocketed items from his D4 clinic

3 days ago

Celebrity News -- 'I'm really for not giving the kids a phone' – Vogue Williams says her children will attend smartphone-free school

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Beauty -- 'I thought I was going to feel a million dollars. I thought I was going to be hopping into the bed with my husband' – Kathryn Thomas on HRT, Botox and the pursuit of youth

2 days ago

Motor News -- BYD Sealion 5: With a sleek exterior and top-tier tech, this new plug-in hybrid from China's EV giant won't disappoint

8 hours ago

Home & Garden -- Diarmuid Gavin: Enjoy the spring garden as it bursts into life

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Travel News -- 'Tankering' and 'demand destruction' – how Asian airlines are trimming schedules and carrying extra fuel

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Europe -- Malta: 'Where solo-travellers and stag parties co-exist, and Michelin meals sit alongside 60-cent pastries'

2 days ago

Reviews -- Hotel review: 'It lacks some in-house facilities, but is still one of my all-time favourites in Dublin – if not Ireland'

8 hours ago

Weather -- Met Éireann predicts mild day before conditions turn 'wet and windy' into the weekend

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Irish News -- Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton speaking after the INTO conference in Killarney

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Irish News -- Slow-moving convoys of truck drivers and other transport workers protest across Ireland against fuel prices

7 hours ago

Politics -- 'Teachers who use AI will replace those who don't,' Oireachtas committee chair warns

8 hours ago

Politics -- Beethoven or birds? European Central Bank to decide on series of new designs that will feature on euro banknotes

8 hours ago

Education -- Teachers warn of industrial action 'firestorm' over pay as AI fears and funding rows dominate conferences

8 hours ago

Irish News -- Uisce Éireann moves to increase CEO paycheque up to €370,000

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Irish News -- Gardaí renew appeal for information on 21st anniversary of Emer O'Loughlin's murder in Co Clare

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Irish News -- Protesters block O'Connell Bridge bringing public transport to standstill; Government took in extra €6m in excise duties last month

7 hours ago

Paul Williams: Scrutiny of garda staffing resources shows changing landscape of policing in Ireland

1 day ago

Ksenia Samotiy: Why I have softened my stance on our many weather whingers

1 day ago

Vladimir Kara-Murza: US should talk to democrats in Russia, not Putin's lapdogs

1 day ago

The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump's war of folly on Iran grows more intractable by the day

8 hours ago

Rudy Lu: Why China stands to benefit most from the war-driven energy crisis

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Brianna Parkins: The wedding invite was addressed to me alone – because I'm not married to my partner. 'No ring, no bring?' No thanks!

1 day ago

Tim Stanley: How this reckless religious war is underpinned by flawed theology

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Gabe Fleisher: Donald Trump could learn a thing or two from US president who served the shortest term

1 day ago

Geraldine Herbert: Eight quick fixes that could be rolled out this year to ease congestion

8 hours ago

Letters: Pay for MetroLink experts now, or pay a lot more for failures down the line

1 day ago

Aid agencies warn south Lebanon could be 'the new Gaza'

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Suzanne Crowe: Ireland should compete with Canada and Australia for skilled healthcare workers uprooted by Iran war

2 days ago

The Irish Independent's View: Reality bites for Education Minister on budgeting issues

2 days ago

Overburdened teachers are walking away from the profession – but there is a mechanism that could turn it around

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Fionnán Sheahan: The Dáil reform dorks are coming after your TD – beware of geeks bearing grift

2 days ago

World Business -- FirstRand to exit UK car-loans business after misselling scandal

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Money -- Investment funds mask scale of Irish households' exposure to stocks and bonds, Central Bank report finds

8 hours ago

World Business -- Billionaire Bill Ackman pitches €56bn deal for Universal Music Group

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Business -- Irish start-up Vertigenius raises €2.55m to push its vertigo device into US market

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Irish Business -- 'Gross overdevelopment': Opposition to plans for international protection hostel in Dublin 2 by Wicklow firm

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World Business -- Markets drift and economies slow ahead of Donald Trump's Iran deadline

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Business -- Government took in an extra €6m in excise duties last month

20 hours ago

Commercial Property -- Coastal Wexford hotel with café and private home on the market with guide price of €950,000

8 hours ago

Irish Business -- Central Bank's Gerry Cross to head global insurance body

8 hours ago

World Business -- Oil prices nudge higher amid caution ahead of Trump's Iran deadline

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Irish Business -- US Dept of Transport extends deadline for retaliation decision on Dublin Airport passenger cap to May 6

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World Business -- Markets 'see little prospect of US rate cut this year' as war rages on

8 hours ago

Money -- Credit unions forming new body to drive mortgage and SME lending

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World Business -- Average house price in San Francisco rises to record $2.15m

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World Business -- Oil prices swing as traders weigh ceasefire bid and Trump deadline

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Champions League -- Real Madrid flattered by scoreline as Bayern Munich lay down Champions League gauntlet

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League of Ireland -- 'I was getting paid but it was nothing, only peanuts' –Graham Burke on bouncing back from being 'broken'

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Gaelic Football -- 'To take down a Galway, Mayo or Roscommon' – Niall Murphy spells out his Sligo life mission

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Champions Cup -- 'Far from perfect' Leinster wary of potential Shark bite, says coach Robin McBryde

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Gaelic Football -- Colm Keys: All-Ireland SFC countdown – Ulster three-in-a-row a rare feat but it's within Donegal's grasp

8 hours ago

Champions Cup -- Andrew Porter injury doubt likely to force Leinster to shuffle their pack

8 hours ago

Golf -- Alan Shipnuck's new book shines spotlight on Rory McIlroy's stubbornness and desire for complete control

8 hours ago

Other Sports -- Chloë finds a hobby: The photographer says he'll get my Cork citizenship revoked if I keep playing this badly at pickleball

4 hours ago

Champions League -- Arne Slot relying on hope and history as he tries to feel the Liverpool love again in Paris

8 hours ago

Premier League -- John Aldridge: Arne Slot should not feel obliged to select Mo Salah – the team is more important than any long goodbye

6 hours ago

Horse Racing -- Charlie Brooks: The Grand National has got too big for its own good

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Gaelic Football -- Leinster opt to take football semi-finals out of Croke Park again

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