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Friday, April 03, 2026 6:41 PM ET

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Middle East - LIVE - | 'US pilot rescued and another still missing' after fighter jet shot down over Iran; EU prepares for fuel rationing

6 hours ago

Zeno Ibsen Rossi nets at both ends as Dundalk down Shels after ding-dong five-goal thriller

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Shane Farrell 'seems to be OK' after his collapse on the pitch overshadows game as Drogs and Bohs continue run of draws

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Frantz Pierrot strikes late winner for Galway United to plunge sorry Derry City into bottom three

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Cathal Forde drives Connacht revival as they surge into Challenge Cup last eight

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St Patrick's Athletic deliver title statement, going top of the pile after blowing away Sligo Rovers

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Jonathan Gill (44) appears in High Court facing extradition to Belfast accused of gangland figure Robbie Lawlor's murder

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Student who missed exams after being raped appeals against ruling in favour of UCD

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Oliver Brown: Tiger Woods deserves better than voyeuristic police tape humiliation

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Inappropriate stories from Irish weddings: Bad dancing, bad manners and a lot of underwear on show

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Peter Flanagan: If Helen of Troy's face launched a thousand ships, Paul Mescal's shorts launched a thousand Aer Lingus jets

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League of Ireland - Live - | League of Ireland as it happened: Wins for Pat's, Dundalk and Galway see Saints go top as Bohs and Hoops held on road

1 hour ago

TV Reviews -- 'The Young Offenders', Season 5, review: A sparkling return to form for our favourite tracksuit-clad Corkonians

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Premier League -- Inside Sky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one – half the station has them'

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Irish News -- Department of Justice apologises after statement reporting death of Canadian General John de Chastelain

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Courts -- Skerries Golf Club wins unfair dismissal claim despite honorary secretary trying to swear oath on work diary instead of bible

4 hours ago

Courts -- WRC rejects whistleblower penalisation claim by worker at Wilson's Hospital School

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Irish News -- Parents urge council to back down after state's largest private creche told to remove unauthorised structures

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Irish News -- Public warned to 'ignore' scam email claiming to be from Garda Commissioner accusing them of serious crimes

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Money -- 'If you are using credit cards to take out cash, you need to cut up your card' – money experts share their credit card dos and don'ts

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Politics -- Hauliers warn minister they need 35c-a-litre reduction in fuel costs or trucks will be off the road

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Premier League -- Forget player transfers this summer – a managerial merry-go-round will take centre stage in the Premier League

18 hours ago

Money -- Older homeowners who wish to downsize set to benefit from new rule change from Central Bank

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Weather - latest - | Storm Dave: warnings may be upgraded as Met Éireann says winds will be on 'stronger end of yellow'

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Gaelic Football -- Philly McMahon: 31 shots from 32 possessions – the staggering stat that proves Donegal have moved into pole position

6 hours ago

Entertainment -- Taylor Swift waxwork unveiled at National Wax Museum

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Irish News Video -- Up to 19,000 derelict properties could be hit with new 7pc tax being introduced next year

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Irish News Video -- Alan Shatter has failed in a bid to recover his legal costs after a case against the IRS in America.

1 day ago

Videos -- Transport Minister Daragh O'Brien says 'supply is robust' but will have to continue to 'monitor every single day'

2 days ago

Irish News Video -- People who worked in Britain have just days left to sign up for cheap top-up of UK state pension

1 day ago

Food & Drink - '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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Food & Drink -- 'Working with chocolate is a beautiful job' – Savouring the Easter magic at Clare's Hazel Mountain chocolate factory

18 hours ago

Parenting -- Bill Linnane: I pay my son €5 for every try he scores – at least it gets him off his video games

15 hours ago

Music Reviews -- Pat Carty on U2's new 'Easter Lily' EP: Surprise release of the second batch of songs in just weeks shows how great a band they still are

18 hours ago

Heresy, lingerie and restoration in Rathfarnham

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Fix it up: Georgian townhouse in Dublin 7 needs a royal revival

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Meath house was a 'thank you' gift from the stone men of the west

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Home economics: 'Four families share a holiday home but only one pays the bills. What should we do?'

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Interiors: Freshen up with new spring decor ideas and a solid decluttering

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North America -- Donald Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general

1 day ago

Europe -- 'Not elegant or up to standard' – Emmanuel Macron decries Donald Trump's jibe about him being shoved by wife Brigitte

18 hours ago

Britain -- Treasurer of Britain's Reform party Nick Candy 'sells London mansion for record-breaking £270m'

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World News -- Artemis II: Nasa spacecraft fires engines to leave Earth's orbit in first manned moon mission in five decades

15 hours ago

North America -- Another victim of serial killer Ted Bundy confirmed with help of advanced DNA technology

17 hours ago

World News -- Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament in election 'sham'

12 hours ago

Martina Devlin: Fenians' daring Easter escape from Australian penal colony stirred Irish quest for freedom

18 hours ago

Mark Keenan: Feck the begrudgers – 10 reasons why the modular garden home rental is a no-brainer if we get it right from the start

18 hours ago

Donal Fallon: Sad paradox of people sleeping on pavement outside the GPO where our nation awoke and rose

18 hours ago

Ramesh Ponnuru: Amid the fog of war, Trump's speech was a hall of mirrors

17 hours ago

Marc Champion: Kyiv shows new resilience as it learns to live without US aid

17 hours ago

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

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

6 days ago

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

5 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'

6 days ago

Farm Property -- Up to €540/ac paid for leasing ground as 'appetite for land shows no sign of being quenched'

15 hours ago

Beef -- 'I wasn't a farmer when I inherited a 220ac farm – I had to learn everything from scratch

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Homes -- See inside restored Georgian rectory set on 55 acres in Kildare on sale for €3.25m

15 hours ago

Forestry & Enviro -- Film industry in rural Kilkenny village could be in jeopardy if eight-turbine wind farm gets the green light

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Irish News -- Brazilian student Johnny Santos (27), who was killed in collision with cement truck in Dublin, had been in Ireland only three weeks

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Dublin News -- Roving security team to tackle surge in anti-social behaviour in Dublin parks

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Crime -- 'Scrambler ban is no use if it can't be enforced,' say parents of Grace Lynch (16) after garda is convicted over pursuit of two riders

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Celebrity -- 'It's fun, colourful and will bring fans in' – Taylor Swift unveiled as latest addition to Dublin's National Wax Museum

1 day ago

Irish News -- MetroLink's €550k boss Seán Sweeney quits in fresh blow to transport project

1 day ago

Dublin News -- 'I didn't realise how much I cycled until my bike was gone' – new initiative in Fingal to tackle bike theft among children

1 day ago

Tralee -- Kerry publican celebrates 70-year family tradition – 'You can't help but think of your parents'

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Courts -- 'John B Keane wouldn't write it better' – Kerry man applies for bail, on principle

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News -- Limerick woman takes first steps in media career with major TG4 internship

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TV News -- Wicklow woman on 'First Dates Ireland hits' it off with farming man from Muff

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Homes -- Derelict home in Wexford to go under the hammer with starting price of €120,000

4 hours ago

News -- Revealed: historic pub and €3.7m student apartments among Galway city's 107 derelict properties

4 hours ago

South Kerry -- Kerry parents are 'on their knees' warns full-time carer with respite services in 'crisis'

4 hours ago

News -- Louth councillor speaks of barriers facing her daughter, a student with Down Syndrome

4 hours ago

Indo Sport podcast: Brandel Chamblee's Masters preview | The Tiger cloud, Rory's outlook & his Augusta verdict

11 hours ago

The Indo Daily: 'Six-year hell' – Has the battle to find 'bad cops' in An Garda Síochána gone too far?

16 hours ago

Indo GAA: Aidan O'Shea - Muting social media, 2021 regrets and Kobe's wow moments

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Indo Sport podcast: Leinster's European pressure | Finn Russell's Irish weakness | Henry Pollock hype

1 day ago

Music News -- U2 give fans an early Easter surprise with batch of six new songs

17 hours ago

Music News -- Courtney Love urges Dave Grohl to publicly squash their years-long feud: 'Be man enough to man up'

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Book Reviews -- Crime fiction roundup: Barbara Byar, Louise O'Neill, Ardal O'Hanlon and Tana French rack up the body count

9 hours ago

Book Reviews -- Don Watson deftly explores the land of ironies and contradictions in The Shortest History of the United States of ­America

9 hours ago

Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'He actually slapped me across the face on a night out, very early in, and I stupidly let it slide'

1 day ago

Celebrity News -- New Taylor Swift wax model unveiled in Dublin – and fans have given their reaction

17 hours ago

Beauty -- Louise McSharry: The five best serum foundations – and a super cheap body moisturiser

1 day ago

Fashion -- The bow: 13 ways to add the perfect pretty spring accessory to your wardrobe

1 day ago

Fashion -- Orla Dempsey: As Hollywood fashion stylists become celebs in their own right, here's the lowdown on what the job is really like

1 day ago

Celebrity News -- 'The apps are grand for a bit of craic' – comic Norma Sheahan on being a 'poster girl' for divorce

1 day ago

Modern Morals: My brother hasn't paid me back for my mum's funeral and it's brought up old feelings about him

18 hours ago

Is having a daycap better than the classic nightcap? I tried it for a week with mixed results

18 hours ago

Bonnie Ryan on life in New York: 'Four of our best friends from Ireland live beside us. It helps you feel at home'

18 hours ago

Interiors -- A high-end outdoor sofa from Ligne Roset and other must haves for your home

18 hours ago

Health & Wellbeing -- 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'

18 hours ago

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

18 hours ago

Aillwee Cave at 50: 'It was a shot into the unknown... people thought we were absolutely bananas'

2 days ago

Irish News -- Irish holiday-makers could face surcharges and cancellations as price of jet fuel climbs

1 day ago

Europe -- 30 years ago, six men started an annual trip – they didn't realise it would become a lifeline

3 days ago

Ireland -- 10 Center Parcs swaps in Ireland - family-friendly stays that are cheaper, cosier or comfier

20 days ago

Health -- SETU launches its first strategic plan for pharmacy education in the south east

4 hours ago

Courts -- Man (21) accused of pub assault on another man in Blanchardstown is sent forward for trial

5 hours ago

Irish News -- John Burns: When the MetroLink griping starts, we will wish Seán Sweeney was still on board

18 hours ago

Crime -- Killer who dumped victim in quarry had leg broken in vicious prison beating

18 hours ago

Irish News -- Hiqa warns outdated hospital buildings are putting patients at risk of exposure to superbugs

18 hours ago

Courts -- Sister stands by brother who used her bank account for schoolmate's smishing scam

12 hours ago

Irish News -- The Indo Easter quiz 2026: Put yourself to the test with our bumper bonanza of questions

15 hours ago

Courts -- Prisoner claims he was bullied into bringing mobile phone inside jail

15 hours ago

Irish News -- Two men arrested as Gardaí seize drugs worth €1m in Louth

16 hours ago

Irish News -- Five arrested in suspected botched burglary after car crash in Dublin with three hospitalised

18 hours ago

Irish News -- Waterford sheep farmer rent row moves to London as protesters occupy rare bookshop owned by duke

1 day ago

Crime -- Gang boss arrested and faces extradition to Northern Ireland over Robbie Lawlor gangland murder

1 day ago

Crime -- Two men arrested as gardaí seize drugs worth €1million

18 hours ago

Letters: Government could slash mortgage costs with a 10‑year interest subsidy

18 hours ago

Sophie White: There's no cure for ambition, you don't need permission to wear sleeveless tops and the other lessons I've learned in my 41 years

1 day ago

Roland Oliphant: Without might of the US at its back, West would face its most profound crisis in 80 years

18 hours ago

Lorraine Courtney: It's time to cap the number of TDs – we have enough political noise as it is

1 day ago

Aisling Moloney: It might feel like the early days of Covid, but lockdown with the lights off is not on cards yet

1 day ago

Jim Geraghty: Trump blows his top regularly with world leaders, but Putin gets a free pass while plotting against US

18 hours ago

Adam Harris: When it comes to autism, ableism is alive and well in Ireland

1 day ago

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?

2 days ago

SEAI chief: Criticism of retrofitting misses the point – upgrading your home is about better health, more predictable bills and greater national energy security

2 days ago

The Irish Independent's View: Simon Harris's feel-good savings plan lacks the fine print

2 days ago

Darragh McManus: How fitting that the mischievous and brilliant Flann O'Brien died on April Fool's Day

2 days ago

Letters: Tánaiste demonstrates how he's more than happy to take one for the team

2 days ago

Catherine Prasifka: HBO's Harry Potter feels far too dark – it's supposed to be for children, after all

2 days ago

Alex Woodward: How ICE agents have become Donald Trump's own personal police

3 days ago

Max Boot: How Ukraine's drones have paralysed Russian invasion

3 days ago

World Business -- Tesla's EV sales miss expectations again, as its unsold inventory continues to build up

5 hours ago

Irish Business -- Publican gets green light for 43-bedroom hotel in Dublin city centre after redesign

11 hours ago

World Business -- US private credit sector hit by higher level of borrower defaults

18 hours ago

Irish Business -- Revenue wrote off €270m in taxes in the last year

18 hours ago

World Business -- SpaceX preparing for lift-off in the biggest stock market listing ever

18 hours ago

Irish News -- Alan Shatter wins €123,000 tax refund from IRS after sale of house in Florida, but fails to recover legal costs

1 day ago

Commercial Property -- New trade park close to Dublin Airport signs up first logistics occupiers

18 hours ago

Business -- Irish consumers waste one day per year dealing with bad customer service

18 hours ago

Money -- Last day to avail of 'generous' option to top up UK pension

1 day ago

Irish Business -- Less than two weeks into the job, Dublin Bus CEO Billy Hann was grilled by ­politicians over the reliability of its service

1 day ago

Business -- Ex-Cairn Homes finance chief joins board of Goodman-backed Hibernia Line

18 hours ago

Technology -- From punch cards to AI – why IBM is still reinventing itself after 70 years in Ireland

1 day ago

Commercial Property -- High-profile Ballymount warehouse for rent at €1.275m per year

1 day ago

World Business -- Nike shares fall due to gloomy outlook for year ahead

1 day ago

Commercial Property -- Tranche of Stepaside apartments for sale at an average of €207,500 each

1 day ago

Gaelic Football -- Skipper Daire Culligan hits two goals in Munster U-20FC as Clare see off Limerick

50 minutes ago

Golf -- Jonathan Keane hits route 66 to lead West of Ireland Amateur Open as players brace themselves for Storm Dave

1 hour ago

League of Ireland -- 'You think about your mortality, about not being here. It's scary' – Shels legend John Delamere on his cancer battle

1 hour ago

Soccer -- Irish in action: Adam Idah on target for Swansea, Jack Moylan's Lincoln wait for promotion, and Josh Keeley saves day for Luton

1 hour ago

Hurling -- John Mullane: 5 key factors that will decide bruising battle between Cork and Limerick

2 hours ago

Gaelic Football -- BREAKING

1 hour ago

Swimming -- 'I'm not doing it for anyone anymore' – Mona McSharry aiming for podiums after rediscovering her love for the pool

5 hours ago

Soccer -- Martin O'Neill delivers quadruple injury boost for Celtic ahead of vital Dundee clash

1 hour ago

United Rugby Championship -- 'We have a very competitive group' – It's Harry's game at Leinster as Leo Cullen explains Sam Prendergast demotion

6 hours ago

Premier League -- Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal to use League Cup final loss as 'fuel' to fire them on in treble bid

2 hours ago

International Soccer -- Daniel McDonnell: Everything feels low key after Prague, but LOI has never been more important for the next steps

1 day ago

International Soccer -- Gennaro Gattuso sacked as Italy head coach after failure to qualify for World Cup

4 hours ago

Ulster Rugby -- Ulster v Ospreys: TV time, team news and all you need to know as northern province seeks Challenge Cup last eight spot

5 hours ago