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US withdraws from the World Health Organisation

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon: Kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart's terrifying ordeal, and the grim cult of zombie knives

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Theatre & Arts -- Theatre review: A Slow Fire paints a bleak picture of men in a bunker at the end of the world

11 minutes ago

Politics - LIVE - | Trump stops in Shannon Airport amid claims of Greenland deal, as Taoiseach insists EU and US 'not heading for divorce'

2 hours ago

Evan Ferguson plays full game on return from injury as Roma beat Stuttgart in Europa League

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Mel Gibson's Braveheart bed is up for sale in Co Meath auction

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Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5bn over alleged political debanking

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Services on two train lines suspended following incidents in Cork and Dublin

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Courts -- Judge who called cyclists a 'nightmare' clears cyclist after collision with woman as she stepped off a bus

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Irish News -- Couple who built cabin home without permission sought 'stable, permanent residence'

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Politics -- Mary Regan: After Donald Trump's climbdown, EU leaders' Brussels summit doesn't seem as daunting as it might have

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Business -- At least €3.7m unaccounted for as liquidators appointed to investment firm

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Family -- The Divorce Diaries – I asked him: 'Are you gay?' And he collapsed and said: 'I think so.' It was just awful

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'It is only when we get to the DIY part of the meal things go awry'

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Chris Wasser: Another golden day for Ireland as Jessie Buckley's Oscar buzz is too loud to ignore

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Cycling - exclusive - | 'I was so quick to see the specialist, it was reassuring' – Sam Bennett reveals heart scare and the surgery he needed

9 hours ago

Dónal Lynch on the Beckham feud: 'A scion turning on the firm? A hot American wife? A fight over a dress? Haven't we seen this somewhere before?'

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Politics -- St James's Hospital apologises after €4.7m paid to private company where 18 directors were also hospital staff

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Health & Wellbeing -- Stay Well: We're trying for a baby. How can my husband optimise his sperm quality?

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Money -- Switch and save: How to get cheaper car insurance in 2026

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Politics -- Parents of teen who died after inhaling deodorant calls for retailers to ban sale of aerosols to children under 16

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Courts -- Deaf woman who says she was raped by her uncle tells court she is telling the truth

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TV Reviews -- 'The Beauty' review: Another overflowing crock of steaming dung from TV's greatest spoofer, Ryan Murphy

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Courts -- Detective garda says he couldn't believe George Nkencho was still swinging knife after being shot several times

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Irish News -- Skeletons, prosthetics and 'a lot of meat' – behind the scenes with the Dublin Airport baggage handlers

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Irish News -- 'I needed a Plan B' – Hugo Keenan on preparing for life after rugby and settling into new home

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Courts -- Owner of head shop selling cannabis had 'honest belief' she wasn't breaking the law, court hears

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Irish News -- Designers to descend on Dublin as date set for Junk Kouture finals

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Irish News Video -- Tánaiste Simon Harris criticises Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace'

6 hours ago

Irish News Video -- EU leaders gather but following Trump's announcement on Wednesday, the context for the talks have changed

9 hours ago

Irish News -- Hugo Keenan and a life beyond rugby

13 hours ago

World News Video -- Trump says Board of Peace will be the 'most prestigious board in world history'

9 hours ago

Irish News Video -- World's largest passenger aircraft lands in Shannon for rare visit

8 hours ago

Fitness - Can jumping up and down 50 times every morning reduce brain fog and tone your bum? I gave it a try

20 minutes ago

Irish News -- President Connolly cancels today's engagements after husband falls ill

7 hours ago

Crime -- Woman ran to garda station barefoot and covered in blood after attack by husband, court told

17 hours ago

Gaelic Football -- 'I call it that Davy Fitz energy. You have to have it and if you can save a bit of it by not mouthing at referees you're all right'

13 hours ago

Analysis -- Explainer: What does new plan for state-led childcare services mean for parents and providers?

17 hours ago

Parenting -- Calmer meals and clearer routines – how to help your child create a healthy relationship with food

13 hours ago

Catherine Fegan: How child-killer who hid in plain sight at little Mason's funeral finally had her sinister veil lifted

5 days ago

'Enoch Burke does not define what we are' – Life beyond the controversy at the most famous school in the country

4 days ago

Alison Spittle: 'People are nicer to me. I get praise. It's weird to get praise for essentially injecting yourself with something'

5 days ago

'He's a changed man' – meet the 'grim reaper' for Dermot Bannon's OTT home tastes

3 days ago

Cork woman whose land is at centre of family dispute leaves estate valued at almost €9m

3 days ago

Views overlooking Phoenix Park – but charity's €2m apartment block lies empty amid homelessness crisis

3 days ago

North America -- Donald Trump orders military plan to 'wipe Iran off face of the earth'

17 hours ago

Analysis -- As EU leaders meet, what are their options in dealing with Trump?

13 hours ago

Europe -- One killed and 37 injured in Spanish train crash days after deadly Cordoba collision

17 hours ago

Europe -- Donald Trump claims deal to end Ukraine war 'close' before meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky

17 hours ago

Britain -- Elizabeth Hurley to give evidence today in trial against Mail publisher

11 hours ago

North America -- US set to quit World Health Organisation today

13 hours ago

North America -- Ghislaine Maxwell to appear before US Congress in Epstein investigation

14 hours ago

Sam Kiley: No boots on the ice at least, but biggest threat came in what Donald Trump did not say at Davos

17 hours ago

Ciaran Moran: Mercosur has become a zombie trade deal – it won't die and won't live either

17 hours ago

Lorraine Courtney: Is it any wonder people fall for AI relationships when skin and bone versions are now so terrifying?

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Deirdre Reynolds: Just like Prince Harry, Brooklyn Beckham's bombshells are strange attempt at achieving life of 'peace'

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Sophie White: All day and all night, the voice in my head whispers sweet 'you're nothing's. She doesn't just kick me when I'm down, but goes for the jugular

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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?'

16 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

17 days ago

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

18 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

15 days ago

Gaelic Football -- Division 1 NFL preview: Who actually wants to win the league? It might just suit Dublin or Mayo

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Soccer -- 'Trusty and Scales have been really, really great for me' – Martin O'Neill hails Ireland defender after Bologna draw

58 minutes ago

Minister Heydon backs Bord Bia Chairman to remain in role

2 hours ago

Explained: the Subway sign, Brazilian beef, the angry farmers and calls for the Bord Bia chief to resign

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EU-Mercosur deal likely to take effect provisionally from March, says EU diplomat

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How this Cork woman stepped up to help run the 120-cow family farm after her brother's passing

15 hours ago

Health and Safety Authority investigate death of farmer (91) in Limerick

10 hours ago

Crime - BREAKING - | Five teenage boys arrested over alleged sexual assault of girl

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Irish News -- 'That's my sister waving... the one wearing the maroon shirt' – Dublin's Filipino community's emotional welcome to new city at Portal

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Dublin News -- Dublin lotto player wakes up to €90k lotto win

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Four men arrested in Clare following post office robbery which left woman injured

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Donegal's new 110-bed community hospital on track for completion in 2026

3 hours ago

Limerick driver in Kerry facing 10 months prison after he hit two checkpoints in a week

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Donegal festival announces Grammy winner Cian Ducrot as summer headline act

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Trial date set for Louth man accused of killing his parents and brother

7 hours ago

North & West Kerry -- Kerry connections galore as Dingle man appears on BBC hit show, 'Would I Lie To You?'

6 hours ago

Courts - Breaking - | Man (32) who strangled ex-girlfriend Bruna Fonseca in Cork apartment faces life in prison after murder conviction

6 hours ago

News -- Donegal man (27) who was left fighting for his life after attack at his home speaks out one year on

3 hours ago

Bray -- Bray Jazz Festival returns with stellar line-up for 25th anniversary

3 hours ago

News -- Plans for new camper van site with sauna in Leitrim gets green light

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Indo Sport podcast: National Football League preview | Inevitable Kerry | The Ger Brennan Era | Tasty Division 2

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Indo Sport podcast: The Football Show | Parrott soars | No pep in Pep's step | Slot bemoans pesky low blocks

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Seachtain: Tubaisteach do na Gaeltachtaí: 'trálaer €20m ceangailte ag an ché formhór na bliana'

15 hours ago

Real Health: Tackling the growing burden of diabetes in Ireland with Professor David Keegan

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Movie News - LATEST - | Jessie Buckley says she's 'delighted' with Hamnet Oscars nomination as she addresses Paul Mescal snub

4 hours ago

TV Reviews -- Scaredy cat Daniel deserves a medal as daring Majella shows her mettle on RTÉ travel show

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A labour of glove: How Dublin-based Paula Rowan's designs became such a hit with the likes of Rihanna

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Louise McSharry: The best hydrating face masks to replenish dry skin

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Rebecca Ferguson phoned Tom Cruise after getting sick in Maldives: 'Can I get a helicopter?'

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Melanie Finn: When nepo babies go nuclear – why Brooklyn Beckham went rogue on his own family

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Síle Seoige: 'I remember thinking how cruel and unnecessary and what a rotten thing it was to do. I was in my early 20s and it crushed me'

2 days ago

Travel News -- Rory's Travel Club eyes London expansion after 'multi-million' investment from business family

16 hours ago

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

16 days ago

Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: A cheat sheet of discount codes, deals and tips for the January holiday sales

8 days ago

World -- 'I'm not a group person, but I tried an escorted tour in Vietnam – surprising connections were made'

3 days ago

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

15 days ago

Courts -- Former soldier admits shouting drunken abuse at gardaí and refusing to move during Citywest riots

3 hours ago

Irish News -- Darina Allen warns 'ultra-processed' school meals resemble 'airline food' as scheme comes under fire

6 hours ago

Irish News -- Gardaí announce roll out of new body armour for Public Order Unit

4 hours ago

Courts -- Michael Flatley allegedly holds beneficial shareholding in company suing him, court hears

6 hours ago

Courts -- Doctor who battled opioid addiction spared criminal record for stealing and forging prescriptions

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Politics -- Tánaiste Simon Harris launches scathing attack on Donald Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace'

7 hours ago

Politics -- Simon Harris explains why he's staying on X despite storm over 'nudified' images

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Irish News -- Why the GAA's major long-time sponsor Allianz is facing the wrath of protesters today at Croke Park

6 hours ago

Patient safety risks, bullying and doctors walking away – why old troubles cast shadow over new National Children's Hospital

13 hours ago

The Irish Independent's View: Europe cannot allow itself to be bullied as old alliances crumble

17 hours ago

Mary McCarthy: Why we shouldn't just leave teenagers to their own digital devices once they turn 16

1 day ago

Saoirse Hanley: Sitting in a room full of people who were also weeping at Hamnet reminded me just how special the cinema experience can be

1 day ago

Sinéad Ryan: If RTÉ is to find a foothold in a digital world, it needs to go back to its roots

1 day ago

Does JD Vance have what it takes to assume MAGA throne?

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John Downing: Ireland is at the mercy of a bully until we get our defences in order

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Kate Andrews: Why Americans have gone cold on Donald Trump's ICE raids

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Letters: Europe has nothing to lose in standing up to threats from supposed 'partner'

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Letters: The social media illusion can leave you feeling like your nice life isn't enough

2 days ago

Francesca Ebel: Vladimir Putin's global standing takes a pounding as his allies are picked off

2 days ago

David W Higgins: Gold surge a global vote of no confidence in paper money, as Donald Trump turmoil grips

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Sam Kiley: Vladimir Putin must be rubbing his hands with glee at global upheaval caused by Donald Trump's antics

2 days ago

The Irish Independent's View: State should support selfless carers instead of penalising them with back-taxes

1 day ago

Suzanne Crowe: We need greater ownership on dog fouling and a canine poo DNA database could be just the impetus

2 days ago

Small Business -- Provisional liquidators appointed to Irish arm of footwear brand Russell and Bromley

6 hours ago

World Business -- IDA chief warns trade war will be damaging for Irish, US and EU economies

10 hours ago

Irish News -- Demand for AI-skilled workers ramping up as employers grapple with talent gaps, says new Ibec report

17 hours ago

Business -- Revolut says Irish mortgage launch still in development despite previously setting a 2026 introduction date

14 hours ago

Business -- Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says he hopes China's Comac becomes viable jet option

17 hours ago

World Business -- Barclays to move EU HQ from Dublin to Paris

17 hours ago

Business -- O'Leary offers Musk a free Ryanair ticket to thank him for the upsurge in sales following the spat on X

1 day ago

Money -- House price increases slowed again in November, CSO data shows

17 hours ago

Business -- Dublin could host World Economic Forum, co-chair suggests

17 hours ago

Irish Business -- Boost for PTSB sale as Central Bank backs more favourable mortgage treatment

17 hours ago

World Business -- MEPs back plans for new 'S.EU' company type

17 hours ago

Business -- Markets tumble as Canada's prime minister Mark Carney announces death of 'rules-based order'

17 hours ago

Business -- Musgrave Group continues leadership shake-up with new board appointment

17 hours ago

Irish Business -- Settlement agreement in doubt in case involving CEO's alleged use of company money on girlfriends, court hears

1 day ago

Rugby -- St Andrew's set up Fr Godfrey Cup final clash with Wesley after narrow win over Castleknock

4 hours ago

Premier League -- 'That was very disrespectful' – Virgil van Dijk expresses his view on questioning of Arne Slot over Liverpool job

26 minutes ago

Golf -- McIlroy and Hatton talk wines not fines as Molinari sets Dubai pace and Lowry makes solid start

58 minutes ago

GAA -- Old friends are best – five top storylines from opening round of the National Leagues

4 hours ago

Premier League -- 'I will carry Manchester United with me my entire life' – Casemiro announces summer departure from Old Trafford

5 hours ago

League of Ireland -- 'We are probably losing €1m from illegal streaming' – League of Ireland director outlines impact of dodgy boxes on clubs

5 hours ago

Horse Racing -- Now Is The Hour strikes for Gavin Cromwell in dramatic Thyestes Handicap victory at Gowran Park

6 hours ago

Rugby -- Wesley College book Fr Godfrey Cup final place with clinical display against CUS

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Cricket -- Ireland through to U19 World Cup Super Sixes as Olly Riley and Adam Leckey claim three wickets each in win over Japan

4 hours ago

League of Ireland -- 'Mentally it was difficult to deal with' – Saints star Zack Elbouzedi opens up on shoulder trauma that ended his season

5 hours ago

Soccer -- Fans hit out at 'outrageous price' of new Ireland shirts as cost goes over three figures

6 hours ago

Equestrian -- Tributes pour in for distinguished Wexford horse breeder – 'Your charisma was off the charts'

5 hours ago

Soccer -- John Barnes tells story about Roy Keane's Nottingham Forest debut and opens up on his own bankruptcy ordeal

6 hours ago

Soccer -- Confirmed: Gavin Bazunu 'out for six weeks' as Stoke loan spell takes a turn for the worse

5 hours ago