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Crosswords & Puzzles

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Help Centre -- Opens in new window

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US deports elderly Irishman to Costa Rica under controversial deal

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Grace O'Malley-Kumar, killed in Nottingham attacks, 'was too good to be true', say parents

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Catherine Connolly avoids controversy on first overseas trip as she laments sidelining of UN

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Four rescued after boat catches fire in Dublin Bay

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Nine-try Ireland cut loose to win maiden Six Nations clash in Galway

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Ivana Bacik would not have made Viktor Orbán jibe 'if I was a woman', says Patrick O'Donovan

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'Passion' not 'misogyny' was why Independent Ireland TDs shouted at women Ministers, party says

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Poem of the Week: Tír na nÓg

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Spring selection: Now is the time to light up your garden with charming clematis

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A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2026 – A good listener's illuminating, engaging conversations

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'Sorcha, I don't need ChatGPT to tell me how to talk to my daughter and the girl she's seeing'

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'Easy money over glamour': How Rory McIlroy is set to become Ireland's first sporting billionaire

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'Issues' over international protection Bill, says Connolly on first visit overseas

11 hours ago

Where next for MetroLink as its project director disembarks?

17 hours ago

Hundreds demonstrate in Dublin to demand Ireland's neutrality be protected

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Northern Ireland investment arm accused of helping fund Israeli F-35 fighter aircraft

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Daily Eight: The eight-clue Irish Times crossword

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We're only ever nine meals away from anarchy. That risk is no longer just theoretical

16 hours ago

Band-Aid solutions won't cut it in a world of tariffs, reckless wars and Chinese dominance

16 hours ago

Saying no is not Simon Harris's favourite part of the job

17 hours ago

Fuel protests were a tactical masterclass and may have set the stage for more

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State's authority will be challenged again. We need to be ready

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Letter of the Day

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Could €500m be better spent elsewhere?

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There is now a palpable sense of unease in this Government about what lies ahead

1 day ago

The end of the tawdry enterprise of LIV is welcome

1 day ago

Sligo Rovers beat Waterford to claim third win of the season

56 minutes ago

Dónal Burke rescues draw for Dublin in Leinster opener against Offaly

1 hour ago

'We came out the blocks firing': Erin King happy with Ireland's quick start against Italy

1 hour ago

Munster survive Jack Crowley and Craig Casey yellows to take much-needed win in Benetton

1 hour ago

Manchester United hold on after Cunha's cool finish to hand Chelsea latest loss

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Kilkenny miles off the pace in 15-point defeat to improving Galway

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Denise O'Sullivan 'gutted' to miss June World Cup qualifier at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

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Marissa Sheva goal powers Ireland to World Cup qualifier win over Poland

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Pensions numbers suggest auto-enrolment came as a shock to many workers

17 hours ago

Scaramucci's SpaceX argument doesn't add up

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Salesman awarded €106,000 after Donegal business failed to comply with earlier wages order

1 day ago

Bawag costs drive at PTSB may see staff numbers rise first before it wields the axe

17 hours ago

High Court strikes down Central Bank sanction over 'serious errors' in investigation of fund manager

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'We were quite badly affected': Irish businesses count the cost of fuel protests and blockades

1 day ago

Riverdeep founder Pat McDonagh left estate valued at €25.3m

1 day ago

I spotted a seabird perched in a tree. Is this a mad Dublin abnormality?

17 hours ago

Patrick Freyne: Here's why AI is making us dumber and more lonely

17 hours ago

Jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson: 'I didn't register it was actually Louis Armstrong showing me how to play'

18 hours ago

Electric Picnic 2026 adds more than 40 acts to line-up

1 day ago

Donald Trump relaxes curbs on LSD, ecstasy and other drugs to aid research

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Life jacket used by Titanic survivor sells for €770,000 at auction

2 hours ago

Iran studying fresh US proposals, says Hormuz blockade a 'violation' of ceasefire

6 hours ago

Iran tightens control of Strait of Hormuz as Trump warns against 'blackmail'

4 hours ago

Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz again if US blockade continues

15 hours ago

Daniel Kinahan may not be free again until he is in his 70s after arrest in Dubai

15 hours ago

Comedian Sil Fox fails in bid to have jury hear damages claim

1 day ago

Cork racing tipster apologises for false claims his life was threatened by rival Rob Heneghan

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Ammi and Martina Burke appeal decision finding them guilty of criminal contempt of court

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Cartel leader Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai following covert police operation

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Man jailed for beating pregnant partner and attacking another woman over drug debt

1 day ago

Micheál Martin 'acutely aware' of 'real pain and fear' caused by rising fuel prices

1 hour ago

Séamas O'Reilly: When I turned 40 my daughter's eyes went wide as saucers. She has been known to cook the numbers

19 hours ago

Bladder device used in children with spina bifida poses 'no serious safety concerns', says Hiqa

2 days ago

Irish public dental services 'badly neglected', says new report

2 days ago

Majority support ban on influencer and celebrity junk food endorsements, survey finds

3 days ago

Investing in property

17 hours ago

What will €385,000 buy in Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria, France and Co Cork?

1 day ago

Cork's Mahon Point gets green light for €200m overhaul and expansion

2 days ago

Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Kildare from €475,000

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Author Caitríona Lally on cleaning Trinity: US tourists arrive, taking photos and shouting, 'Look, the janitor!'

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All-Ireland hurling championship power rankings: Where is your county in the pecking order?

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Jenny Keane: 'Sex education gave me the most empowerment I've ever experienced'

16 hours ago

Older age groups increasingly embracing digital services

1 day ago

Home prices rose by 6.8% in the 12 months to February

3 days ago

Four Spanish whites to try as production moves away from reds

18 hours ago

Make a meal of it with two hearty soups – seafood chowder and spiced tomato and basil

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Mark Moriarty's spiced tomato and basil soup with croutons

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Names of children in mother and baby homes among records released in 1926 census

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A Kerryman in California: My first boss told me 'nothing changes here' – turns out he was right

2 days ago

Scientists sound alarm as Atlantic current system much more likely to collapse than thought

2 days ago

Time has come for exnovation away from fossil fuels

2 days ago

Gas Networks Ireland to invest €50m in network

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Gas company seeks to cut off supply to school that owes thousands in arrears, PAC hears

2 days ago

Secret Principal: 'There is no training that could equip you for this role'

3 days ago

Ten years of Leaving Cert politics and society: 'Taking turns rowing the lifeboat'

4 days ago

Will Jim O'Callaghan's Army threat against fuel protesters come back to haunt Fianna Fáil?

1 day ago

Why not everyone is happy with Ireland's guaranteed income for artists scheme

1 day ago

Podcast: Rising electricity prices; first Free State census; a humanitarian disaster

1 day ago

URC preview, women's Six Nations and Munster's controversial new appointment

1 day ago

Ozempic and Mounjaro look like the cure for everything, but there's no pill for some ills

17 hours ago

Getting philosophical with Vittorio Bufacchi

16 hours ago

Let's review the value the Government gives people for all the extra tax it takes

17 hours ago

Conor Pope: What the fuel cuts mean for you

4 days ago

Planning permission granted for a third time for 562 new homes in Dublin 6

1 day ago

Dublin City Council completes €581m purchase of former DIT site

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Plan to rezone land at south Dublin stately home for housing scrapped

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New law will undo hundreds of historic gay sex convictions

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Oberstown children locked in rooms for hours at weekend, Hiqa inspection finds

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Canyon OnRiff 10 review: Budget headphones that make some sacrifices

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Misinformation becomes a tool of protest and an erosion of trust in our society

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Withings BeamO review: Next-gen thermometer packs a punch – and a price

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MetroLink spending tops €360m before construction begins, department figures show

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Holidaymakers face possible flight cancellations in May

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The surprise findings from Census 1926: Only 1% returns in Irish and 'so many nuns' living to 100

15 hours ago

Census 1926 released: What can you find out about your family?

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'How different things are now': Some of Ireland's oldest people on what life was like over the last 100 years

1 day ago

Moya Brennan obituary: Award-winning singer and harpist whose career spanned five decades

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Obituary: Seán Ó Laoire: Award-winning architect who spearheaded major urban regeneration projects

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Seán Barrett obituary: Political vote getter who never forgot roots in long and varied career

7 days ago

"Is iomaí áit a bhfaighim spreagadh san obair - ach níos minicí ná a mhalairt is iad na daoine atá sna háiteanna seo a spreagann mé"

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"Fúthu agus Tríothu agus Tharstu"

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Fuinneamh in éag

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Kia's smallest EV might be its most charming

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Car-sharing service GoCar puts €2 fuel surcharge on bookings

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Freelander name returns as a Chinese EV – and it's coming to Europe

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