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Tuesday 10 March 2026 Dublin: 8°C
IRAN LATEST
Iran vows to fight 'as long as it takes' and rules out negotiations with the US
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they will block oil exports to the US.
InvestigatesThe Morning Lead
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
through the roof
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IPAS SYSTEM
A record number of people in IPAS accommodation died last year
IRAN WAR
Taoiseach to meet with Spain's anti-war Prime Minister in Madrid today
Today's news
The Daily Poll
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IPAS SYSTEM
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through the roof
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IRAN WAR
Taoiseach to meet with Spain's anti-war Prime Minister in Madrid today
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War Death and Taxes
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Points Race
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SPOTLIGHT

War in Iran

Debunked
Fake footage used to push agendas as the US and Israel go to war with Iran
security analysis
New phase of war raises risk of increased casualties and heightens concerns of terror attack in West
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in brussels
EU ministers discuss potential for Iran war to bring refugees to Europe
far from home
Iranians in Ireland see Ali Khamenei's death as a reason to hope
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Pricewatch
Oil prices are rising because of the Iran war – how high could they go?
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Iran gamble
Could this be the war that splits MAGA?
Marion McKeone
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stranded
'I keep looking out the window': Irish in UAE watch conflict unfold in the air
32
InvestigatesThe Morning Lead
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
A judge has warned about bad behaviour after dozens of incidents were recorded in Ireland’s courts.
Threats, physical violence and intimidation among incidents logged
Some involve recording and then posting to social media
District Court judge warns that some colleagues won’t sit without a garda present
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Yesterday
9th March 2026
Donegal
Mary Lou McDonald meets Creeslough families and backs calls for a public inquiry
9 hrs ago
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Gaeilge domhanda
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Under Pressure
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price surge
Irish hauliers call off planned protest after last minute call with Transport Minister
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Analysis
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News Fix
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staying out of it
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Dancing With the Stars
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Disabled children
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Lucinda Murrihy
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investigates

Our team exposes issues with Ireland's care system

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Emergency Arrangements
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38
Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
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Missing in Care
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IVF
Two women who married in Ireland challenge government's refusal of passport for their daughter
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Midleton
Man charged with murder of partner in Cork says she stabbed herself in the stomach
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Fuel Prices
As diesel hits €2 a litre at Irish pumps, no one quite knows what's going to happen next
The price of oil has yo-yoed throughout today.
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Climate Change
Ireland to miss its renewable energy targets up to 2030
13 hrs ago
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Courts
Ex-partner of Natalie McNally accuses Stephen McCullagh of murder in outburst in court
13 hrs ago
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direct action
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Stranded
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Shankill Road
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VOICES

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Trump’s Iran gamble
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Marion McKeone
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Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
83
Dublin’s soul for sale
The battle to save the city’s nightlife, culture and spaces
Andrea Horan
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The Irish For
Baby names – Rían’s fada and the myth of the ‘neutral’ name
Darach Ó Séaghdha
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The Bee Guy
This rainy season has nearly washed us away
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Getting fit in middle age
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Stephen O'Rourke
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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
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Dublin
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Loose Change
Over €300,000 worth of change left behind at toll bridges last year
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Witness appeal
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revolut rival
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enniskillen
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Iran
'Black rain' falls on Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil depots release toxic chemicals into the sky
With the Sun blotted out, disoriented people in Tehran had to turn on their lights to see through the gloom yesterday morning.
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London
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Middle East
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not a good sign
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Rugby
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The 42
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The Daily Poll
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