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Saturday 2 May 2026 Dublin: 13°C
Dublin Central
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
We joined Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam and Fianna Fáil’s John Stephens on the streets of Glasnevin this week.
off the rails
Major disruptions to train, Dart and Luas services over bank holiday weekend
Ceasefire
Fighting between Iran and US 'likely' to resume, Iranian military says
Private Wires Bill
Committee warns data centre private grid plans could deny renewables to households
Irish Prisons
Frosty reception for Jim O'Callaghan as prison officers demand action on overcrowding
Today's news
The Daily Poll
How often (if ever) do you tip at bars and restaurants?
all the right notes
Paul Rudd seems strangely at home in Crumlin in John Carney's love letter to 80s rock
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Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: I'm not a government minister and AI didn't help me write this article
Carl Kinsella
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Dublin Central campaign trail, Iran war ‘likely’ to resume and major travel disruption this weekend…
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Ceasefire
Fighting between Iran and US 'likely' to resume, Iranian military says
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BEST OF THE BOX
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: Are these weird facts about Bear Grylls true or false?
Quiz: Are these weird facts about Bear Grylls true or false?
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: Are these weird facts about Bear Grylls true or false?
What you need to know about... the new series Legends
What did you make of the new BBC series Half Man?
Unmissable sport this weekend
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Irish Prisons
Frosty reception for Jim O'Callaghan as prison officers demand action on overcrowding
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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
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Government response
'Substantial packages' to be announced for agriculture and transport sectors, Taoiseach says
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Inflation
Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
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Drill, baby, drill
Are the fuel protestors right – should Ireland drill for oil?
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staycation it is so
Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis
60
Opinion
Carbon tax may be the tax we love to hate, but it's the one we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
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Tracking the price rises
Minister asks watchdog to track oil prices as he warns electricity prices could increase 8%
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Daonáireamh 1926
Census 1926 made me stop and think of the harsh life of my grandparents - RTÉ RnaG broadcaster
1 hr ago
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Daonáireamh 1926
Cuisle na staire le braistint i leathnaigh Dhaonáireamh 1926, de réir craoltóir RTÉ RnaG
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IRAN WAR
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany after Merz said Iran 'humiliating' Trump's negotiators
2 hrs ago
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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Shore thing: Tour this updated modern villa just steps from Dublin’s Sandymount coast
Oh you have children?
The people carrier: Why have they almost disappeared from Irish roads?
Paddy Comyn
2 hrs ago
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off the rails
Major disruptions to train, Dart and Luas services over bank holiday weekend
3 hrs ago
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language schools
Dozens of international students waiting for tens of thousands in refunds on rejected visas
3 hrs ago
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Private Wires Bill
Committee warns data centre private grid plans could deny renewables to households
3 hrs ago
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Dublin Central
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
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Christina Finn
9 hrs ago
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Yesterday
1st May 2026
will he stay or will he go
Patrick Kielty keeps quiet on his Late Late Show future amid contract uncertainty
10 hrs ago
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Middle East
Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's latest proposal to end war as talks remain frozen
11 hrs ago
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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
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Fossil Fuel Use
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
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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
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Operation Meacan
Man (40s) arrested after e-scooters and e-bikes seized in Dublin 7
11 hrs ago
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marina promenade
New public toilets at Cork city's Marina to open tomorrow after six-month delay
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Evening wrap
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
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dunmurry
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13 hrs ago
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party apologises for leader using Bloody Sunday footage in now-deleted video
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The Hague
War criminal Ratko Mladic asks for release from prison on health grounds
13 hrs ago
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Courts
Derek Hutch allowed to travel abroad while awaiting sentence over serious collision
15 hrs ago
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Toghchán gan diospóireacht
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Not again
Trump says he will raise tariffs on EU cars to 25% next week
15 hrs ago
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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
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Screen free schools
We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
Olivia Relova
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From Idaho to Ireland
I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
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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
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Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
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Motoring
The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
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tullamore district court
Man (22) charged with arson over Edenderry house fire that killed Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt
Updated 15 hrs ago
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Election but no debate
Both TG4 and RTÉ confirm no debates as Gaeilge for byelection in Ireland's biggest Gaeltacht
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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London
Graham Linehan has conviction for damaging teenager's phone overturned
17 hrs ago
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Central Criminal Court
Judge criticises 'disturbing' character reference handed in for man who abused his half-sister
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Gaza Flotilla
Irish activists detained by Israel over Gaza flotilla have been released to Greece
Israel’s foreign ministry said around 175 activists had been taken off more than 20 boats.
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energy costs
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Courts
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Newshound Quiz
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Amhráin na bhFiníní
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PodcastThe Explainer
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sentencing hearing
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