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Clifden

Man arrested after woman dies in stab attack in Clifden, Co Galway

It is understood that the incident happened this morning and the woman died of severe neck injuries.

Clashes

The US and Iran have been attacking each other in the most serious clashes since the ceasefire

Newry Crown Court

Jeffrey Donaldson wrote letter to alleged victim expressing regret, trial hears

bloom festival

The people behind the EU garden at Bloom say it's about 'common shade' not 'throwing shade'

FTD brothers

Emotional scenes at Dublin's Merrion Square, as brothers complete 33rd charity marathon

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The Daily Poll

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Clifden

Man arrested after woman dies in stab attack in Clifden, Co Galway

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Creideamh agus teanga

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FTD brothers

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“When I started this journey eight years ago, I wasn’t even good at running,” said Jordan, after completing his 33rd marathon in 33 days.

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Evening Wrap

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Newry Crown Court

Jeffrey Donaldson wrote letter to alleged victim expressing regret, trial hears

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your stories

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Shock

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The 42

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James Joyce

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private maternity care

Harris weighs in on Rotunda dispute, says public-only contracts must be upheld

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IRAN WAR

Electric Ireland to raise electricity prices by €138 a year and gas prices by €117

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before sunset

Twelve museums and galleries opening late tonight as first 'Dublin by Dusk' begins

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Special Educational Needs

Applications for July Provision to reopen after parents and schools missed one-week window

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New Jobs

FF’s Catherine Ardagh named junior justice minister as Niall Collins takes Healy-Rae role

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Clashes

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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Nursing Homes

28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes

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Fire Safety

IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years

Eastern Garvoge Bridge

Fears for protected species as €50m ‘Celtic Tiger’ bridge moves closer to construction

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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

‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics

top 5 picks

Our top 5 watches this weekend

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bloom festival

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Consumer protection

EU hits Chinese retailer Temu with €200m fine over illegal products

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O Captain My Captain

Landmark Grafton Street restaurant Captain Americas is closing down on Sunday

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Blackwater

Gardaí arrest suspect for petrol bombing of County Wexford garda station

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Gorse Fire

Smoke across South Dublin as firefighters battle overnight gorse fire in Dublin Mountains

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Albert Manifold

Ousted Irish BP chairman says claims about his conduct are a 'false narrative'

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politics by numbers

Gavan Reilly: The Gerry Hutch 37.1% share of the vote in the shadow of the IFSC

Gavan Reilly

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SUVs

Government told to consider hiking tax on bigger cars and ditching universal EV grants

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Rural housing overhaul, schools told to avoid costly uniform policies and Iran strikes US base in retaliatory attack

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VOICES

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Global tech job losses

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Tadhg Guiry

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A farm with a difference

This is what happens when animals are allowed to feel safe

Suzi Walsh

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Stephen O'Rourke

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Wild Bees, Wild Bees

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The Daily Poll

Would you pay €40 to visit Bloom?

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Layoffs

Workers to protest outside Meta and Covalen offices over job losses

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investment fraud

AI scams promoting fake state-backed investment schemes contribute to 20% rise in investment fraud

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Sports listings

Can Arsenal win their first Champions League? Our pick of this weekend's sports on TV

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disease spread

Ebola on the rise: Why the latest outbreak should concern all of us

Seán Farrell

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Back to school costs

'Extremely expensive': Schools told to avoid 'bespoke crested’ uniforms and exclusive suppliers

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Online abuse

Candidates targeted with racist and misogynistic abuse in build-up to byelection, report finds

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new research

Ireland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity bills

Rosi Leonard

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The Morning Lead

Children as young as five referred to state agency over troubling sexualised behaviour

More than 100 children and young people were seen last year.

Noel Baker

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Yesterday

27th May 2026

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza

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Kenneth Iwamasa

Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant jailed for role in Friends star’s ketamine death

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Inquest

PSNI never followed up reports of screaming near culvert where Noah Donohoe was found, inquest told

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Rural housing

Simon Harris promises 'biggest overhaul' of one-off housing rules in decades

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Ireland's cybersecurity experts met last week to strengthen cyber-resilience against AI

coldest spring of the rest of your life

Weird weather: Met Éireann expert says current hot spell would be 'unusual for July'

Met Éireann senior climatologist Pádraig Flattery said “we are not on track for the best case scenario, we’re nowhere near it”.

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