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Thursday 12 March 2026 Dublin: 9°C
‘This didn’t just happen last week’: Rising fuel prices push motorists to fill up in the North
‘People are highly motivated to find the cheapest fuel – and that means going north of the border’.
Olympic gold medal winner Ronnie Delany has died at the age of 91
Toddler dies after being struck by car at Dublin shopping centre
Micheál Martin to meet UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Cork today
Harris 'open to spending more' on defence
Today's news
Flight disruption at Dublin Airport as Status Yellow wind warning issued for entire country
A separate rain warning is currently in place, while a snow-ice warning will kick in tonight for 11 counties.
Do you usually stick to your nearest petrol station or travel further for a better price?
Don’t expect a big bump in your pay packet next year - average pay rises are falling
Advocacy group says 21 people have been charged in the UAE for sharing missile footage
Environmental groups launch High Court challenge against energy regulator over data centres
Man (40s) dies following overnight collision between van and truck on M3 in Meath
SPOTLIGHT

War in Iran

Minab
Mounting evidence that US missile struck Iran school
121
The Iran war has exposed our dependence on imports
Michael Kelly
28
Fake footage used to push agendas as the US and Israel go to war with Iran
New phase of war raises risk of increased casualties and heightens concerns of terror attack in West
Tom Clonan
110
IRANIAN regime
Mojtaba Khamenei chosen to succeed his father as supreme leader of Iran
106
Could this be the war that splits MAGA?
Marion McKeone
81
Man charged with murder of 23-year-old Ellie Flanagan
Some Luas services not running or delayed over power failure and medical emergency
Tax relief extended to pharmacist treatments for cold sores, shingles and more
Oil surges back above $100 after Iran strikes fuel tanks and ships
The war has cost the United States more than $11.3 billion, US lawmakers were told in a Pentagon briefing
The Great Paddy's Day Getaway: There's one for every politician in the audience this year
Jason O'Sullivan
Green Party proposes doubling new hotel charges and using proceeds to lower homebuilding costs
Micheál Martin to meet UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Cork today
Is í glór Gaelach Isibéal a bheidh le cloisteáil ar chloigíní dorais na hÉireann as seo amach
‘This didn’t just happen last week’: Rising fuel prices push motorists to fill up in the North
‘People are highly motivated to find the cheapest fuel – and that means going north of the border’.
investigates

Investigations from our team this year

Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
34
Social Housing
Councils taking enforcement action against private developers over social housing
60
Suicide Prevention
Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services
Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
38
Garda Referral
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
39
Threats in Court
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
25
Yesterday
11th March 2026
The Mental Load: The parenting work that no one sees, mostly done by women
Niamh O'Reilly
The rain is firmly back as all of Ireland is to be impacted by weather warnings tomorrow
Harris 'open to spending more' on defence
Man (40s) arrested in relation to 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy
Olympic gold medal winner Ronnie Delany has died at the age of 91
An Irish man became the UK's first Covid ICU survivor - he's turned his tale into a live show
Second government-chartered flight lands in Dublin
Man set himself alight in fatal Swiss bus fire
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Beyond the Regency: Is boxing in Dublin about to have another moment?
VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Trump’s war on Iran is a death blow to the rules-based order
Tom Clonan
110
Could this be the war that splits MAGA?
Marion McKeone
81
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
83
The battle to save the city’s nightlife, culture and spaces
Andrea Horan
41
Baby names – Rían’s fada and the myth of the ‘neutral’ name
Darach Ó Séaghdha
20
This rainy season has nearly washed us away
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
17
The physio says it's never too late to get those weights going
Stephen O'Rourke
5
Woman allowed to challenge 'arbitrary' refusal of mother and baby homes redress payment
'Under no circumstances can we ​participate in World Cup' - Iran sports minister
Mandelson files released: Starmer was warned of ‘reputational risk’ of Epstein links
'You falsely tried to label me a terrorist' - Jubilant scenes greet 'free mawn' Mo Chara
‘Kneecap are on the right side of history,’ said their solicitor Darragh Mackin.
Israeli attacks displace over 800,000 in Lebanon as Iran targets more ships in Persian Gulf
The economic impacts of the war continued to be felt today as the price of oil rose again.
Toddler dies after being struck by car at Dublin shopping centre
Man pleads guilty over hit and run that caused deaths of married couple on Stephen's Day in 2024
Man who punched broadcaster Brendan Courtney to be sentenced
Irish offices of Stryker hit as part of global cyber attack linked to Iran-backed group
Denis O’Brien says DPP won't pursue prosecution against him over Moriarty Tribunal findings
Italian PM condemns 'massacre' at Iranian school, Harris says focus should be on 'de-escalation'
Army officer appears in military court charged with racial slur and possession of smoke grenades
John Charles McQuaid: The Archbishop who ran Ireland returns to our screens
Darach Ó Séaghdha