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Monday 4 May 2026 Dublin: 13°C
The Morning Lead
'Serious incidents or injuries' risk due to issues in HSE's internal health and safety system
Almost half of acute hospitals don’t have a health and safety officer.
strait of hormuz
Trump says US forces to 'guide' stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz
European summit
Mark Carney tells Armenia summit Europe isn't destined to 'submit' to a more brutal world
Housing
'A form of double taxation': Are management fees on new houses quietly getting out of control?
Cavan
Man (30s) dies following tractor crash in Co Cavan
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Holly Cairns is Ireland's most popular leader, but who would you like to see as Taoiseach?
Breaking News
At least one dead and several injured after car rams into crowd in German city of Leipzig
1 hr ago
10.5k
Courts
Father-of-three refused bail after allegedly stabbing ex-partner’s father in Finglas dispute
2 hrs ago
4.5k
European summit
Mark Carney tells Armenia summit Europe isn't destined to 'submit' to a more brutal world
Updated 4 hrs ago
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Outbreak
Two Irish passengers aboard cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak
Updated 4 hrs ago
29.6k
E-bike
Child arrested after garda struck by e-bike in Blanchardstown
4 hrs ago
14.6k
Race For Sam
Kerry to face Donegal - here's the All-Ireland senior football round 1 draw
Dublin will play Louth and Armagh host Derry.
The 42
5 hrs ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Energy crisis Ireland scrambles to cope with soaring prices

Cabinet to extend supports
Agri sector to fall under protection of Fuel Support Subsidy Scheme
45
Government response
'Substantial packages' to be announced for agriculture and transport sectors, Taoiseach says
81
Inflation
Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
37
Drill, baby, drill
Are the fuel protestors right – should Ireland drill for oil?
134
staycation it is so
Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis
61
Opinion
Carbon tax may be the tax we love to hate, but it's the one we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
120
Tracking the price rises
Minister asks watchdog to track oil prices as he warns electricity prices could increase 8%
32
Middle East
Iran hangs three men over January protests in execution 'wave'
6 hrs ago
9.4k
Rudy Giuliani
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalised in 'critical' condition
7 hrs ago
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RIP
Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú dies aged 72
8 hrs ago
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Laois
Cyclist (50s) dies after collision with railing in Co Laois
8 hrs ago
12.3k
Going Nuclear
Taoiseach says Ireland should ‘consider seriously’ nuclear power option
9 hrs ago
25.2k
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The A list
I joined the ‘Council of Andrews’, the global club where everyone has the same name
It started as a joke on Facebook. It now connects thousands of people worldwide, all of them called Andrew.
Andrew Walsh
10 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 HSE falling short of health and safety targets, Taoiseach at European summit and Trump says US to guide ships through Hormuz
10 hrs ago
3.1k
strait of hormuz
Trump says US forces to 'guide' stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz
11 hrs ago
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Cavan
Man (30s) dies following tractor crash in Co Cavan
11 hrs ago
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healing after surgery
Good Vibrations: The Cork choir helping cancer survivors to reclaim their voice
Trish Rooney
12 hrs ago
3.6k
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Money Talks
Tánaiste travels to Brussels for meetings with fellow EU finance ministers
13 hrs ago
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51
investigates

Investigating the impact of Ireland's data centres

Lobby Efforts
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
56
Fossil Fuel Use
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
114
Data Centre Map
Where are all the data centres and why should you care?
Analysis
What happens now? Data centres being built outside Ireland may be better for the environment
55
The Morning Lead
'Serious incidents or injuries' risk due to issues in HSE's internal health and safety system
Almost half of acute hospitals don’t have a health and safety officer.
18 hrs ago
9.0k
27
Yesterday
3rd May 2026
Look Up
Quiz: How much do you know about these giant statues?
21 hrs ago
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The headlines
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
21 hrs ago
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3
Housing
'A form of double taxation': Are management fees on new houses quietly getting out of control?
The practice is the norm with apartments, but residents in new estates have seen sharp rises in what they are expected to pay year-on-year.
Jane Matthews
22 hrs ago
27.0k
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Patrick Kielty
RTÉ defends Late Late host Patrick Kielty after criticism from Irish Jewish group
22 hrs ago
48.2k
spending and saving
Money Diaries: An apprentice mechanic on €22K living in the Midlands
The Journal reader
23 hrs ago
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main man
Mainoo strike sinks Liverpool and secures Champions League football for Man United
3 May
9.5k
Drone attacks
Ukraine hits Russian tankers as both countries fire hundreds of drones in deadly spree
3 May
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Investigation update
Man in his 20s arrested over fatal housefire in Edenderry released without charge
3 May
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Fitness trackers
How your fitness watch is changing how you move
Stephen O'Rourke
20
Screen free schools
We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
Olivia Relova
30
From Idaho to Ireland
I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
42
Polluters pay?
Carbon tax may be the one we love to hate, but it's the tax we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
120
Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
34
Motoring
The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
91
the top job
Holly Cairns is Ireland's most popular leader, but who would you like to see as Taoiseach?
3 May
39.6k
183
On the plane
Mawdlsey runs scorching last leg as women's 4x400 team stamp World Champs ticket
The 42
3 May
21.7k
Giorgia Meloni
Marco Rubio to visit Rome and the Vatican after Trump's harsh criticism of Pope Leo
3 May
10.7k
42
Dangerous Driving
Over 1700 drivers caught speeding in first three days of May Bank Holiday
3 May
7.2k
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up to date
Clare vs Limerick, Munster SHC
3 May
16.6k
34
National Lottery
Dublin lottery player hits €8.7 m jackpot from Saturday night draw
3 May
28.2k
Murder Mystery
Murder of Gaeltacht man in USA in 1930 believed to be linked to KKK is investigated in RTÉ film
3 May
13.5k
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Mistéir i Meirceá
Ar dhúnmharaigh an KKK fear ó Chorca Dhuibhne 100 bliain ó shin - clár faisnéise nua ó RTÉ
3 May
2.1k
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Palestine
Two flotilla activists say they have been subjected to 'extreme brutality' in Israeli detention
3 May
18.5k
Castlebar
Man in serious condition after being hit by a car in Co Mayo
3 May
15.9k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Planning permission woes, Trump rejects Iranian proposal and half-marathon road closures…
Updated 3 May
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever
3 May
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Middle East
Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal
3 May
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Surprise Move
A global drug expert on why Trump lifting restrictions on psychedelics could be a positive
3 May
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