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Thursday 21 May 2026 Dublin: 17°C
Israel
Detained flotilla activists have been released by Israeli authorities, lawyer says
Twelve Irish are due to leave via Turkey today, including Margaret Connolly, sister of President Catherine Connolly.
The Morning Lead
When Fine Gael ask if you want to go with them to canvass Michael D Higgins' house, you say yes
At long last
Top temps of 19 today with 'warm or very warm' weather continuing into next week
Dublin Central and Galway West
Larry Donnelly: The polls point one way for Friday but byelections rarely follow the script
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Quiz: How much do you know about Nicolas Cage?
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Should there be a full cabinet minister for older people?
Newry Crown Court
Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and 'trial of facts' of his wife to be heard together, judge rules
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Serious Crime Unit
Gardaí investigating death of Yves Sakila issue fresh appeal for witnesses
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Israel
Detained flotilla activists have been released by Israeli authorities, lawyer says
Updated 2 hrs ago
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The Daily Poll
Should there be a full cabinet minister for older people?
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SPOTLIGHT

Galway West and Dublin Central go to the polls on Friday

Not looking good
Taoiseach dismisses leadership speculation amid poor Fianna Fáil polling in byelection
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One week out
'It’s going to be a dogfight': Three winners and three losers from the political week
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Dublin poll
Sinn Féin leading Dublin Central race while Fianna Fáil has only 4% of the vote, poll shows
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Galway poll
Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
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Hustings
Candidates clash over SNA pledge at Dublin Central by-election meeting
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Sinn Féin's campaign trail
Boylan says Dublin Central voters not raising immigration, calls Hutch remarks ‘out of order’
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The Monk
Rights group condemns Gerry Hutch comments calling for 'illegal immigrants' to be 'interned'
Dublin Central
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
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hurling podcast
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Taoiseach writes to Costa over Israel’s treatment of EU citizens, the last day of canvassing and a warm spell of weather on the way.
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At long last
Top temps of 19 today with 'warm or very warm' weather continuing into next week
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International condemnation
Taoiseach calls for EU-Israel trade pact to be suspended after 'shocking treatment' of flotilla activists
In a letter to the European Council president, Micheál Martin said the EU cannot continue with a “business as usual approach” to Israel.
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last late nights
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Talks
Iran weighs US proposal to end war, as Trump awaits 'right answers'
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Dublin Central and Galway West
Larry Donnelly: The polls point one way for Friday but byelections rarely follow the script
Larry Donnelly
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wrap it up
Europeans are catching gonorrhoea more than ever (but Ireland is doing OK)
7 hrs ago
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Charities
One in four NGOs 'surviving year to year' as state funding crisis worsens
7 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
When Fine Gael ask if you want to go with them to canvass Michael D Higgins' house, you say yes
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investigates

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Fire Safety
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Eastern Garvoge Bridge
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Lobby Efforts
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
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Hospital Violence
'I had no choice but to take the beating': Surging violence and aggression in Irish hospitals
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Private ADHD Care
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Soccer
Three-goal Aston Villa crowned Europa League champions
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Not dead
UK radio station apologises after mistakenly announcing death of Britain's King Charles
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global sumud flotilla
Taoiseach 'appalled' by Israeli minister's video showing Gaza flotilla activists with hands bound
Dr Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, is among 14 Irish citizens who were detained on Monday.
Updated 14 hrs ago
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Belfast
Inquest jury shown footage of some of Noah Donohoe’s last-known movements
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Shannon Airport
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News Fix
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Courts
Former teacher to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to 132 offences against 19 boys
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Cuba
US announces charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro over 1996 downing of planes
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Merchants Quay Ireland
Approval granted for Ireland’s first supervised drug injection facility to become permanent
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Hantavirus on a cruise ship
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Ireland and its future energy needs
Higher energy prices aren’t a blip — they’re the future, and we need to prepare
Barry Andrews
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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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Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
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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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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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Motoring
The quiet death of the manual gearbox
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Usher's Quay
Delays expected in Dublin city centre as fire brigade carries out river rescue
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analogue rules
The war on human thought: Educational institutions must take back control from AI
Juliana Adelman & Roman Birke
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RTÉ
'Horrendous': RTÉ bosses slammed over treatment of Seán Rocks's pay and impact on his family
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South Dublin
Man jailed for eight years over burglary during which homeowner was threatened with a metal bar
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Midlands Prison investigation
Nurse watched Midlands Prison inmate die in his cell because officers could not find the keys
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University of Galway
Calls for winners of University of Galway's alumni awards to boycott event over links to Israel
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Court
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back in the hot seat
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Evening Wrap
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bees are in trouble
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renewables
With four years to go, Ireland already looks set to miss its offshore energy target
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media committee
Evanne Ní Chuilinn says she was refused presenter contract, despite 10 years presenting on RTÉ
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As it happened
Dee Forbes made decision to categorise Derek Mooney's wages as 'producer', says Kevin Bakhurst
Almost three years since the Ryan Tubridy’s pay scandal, new questions were raised over payments, transparency and governance.
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stablecoin
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