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Tuesday 12 May 2026 Dublin: 7°C
heave ho
Keir Starmer faces open rebellion as over eighty MPs and counting call on him to resign
The embattled UK prime minister earlier vowed to prove ‘doubters’ wrong – but it may be too late.
Courts
Man who sexually abused two young cousins he was babysitting jailed for nine years
hantavirus
Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit ship begin quarantining at HSE-run facility
Waterford
Asbestos identified in buildings severely damaged by fire at Waterford city industrial estate
garda recruitment
Garda trainee recruitment drive gets under way, with applications closing in three weeks
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you think increasing litter fines is a good idea?
energy sector profits
Harris rules out Irish-only windfall tax on energy giants over possible impact on 'investment'
The finance minister says the government prefers an EU-wide approach; however, the European Commission insists a similar initiative in 2022 had mixed results.
Eimer McAuley
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11th May 2026
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Martin rejects leadership comparison between himself and Keir Starmer
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Middle East
Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is 'on massive life support'
Updated 1 hr ago
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middle age spread
Body of Evidence: Why your body starts storing fat in your 50s — and how it affects your brain
Dr Catherine Conlon
Updated 1 hr ago
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Assault
Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery
1 hr ago
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Rose of Tralee
'I'm shocked, but I'm not surprised': Dublin Rose subjected to racist comments online
1 hr ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Galway West and Dublin Central go to the polls in under two weeks.

Galway poll
Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
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Dubin 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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Cork City Council
Cork's historic Counting House to be reborn as new city library after €35m council purchase
2 hrs ago
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child sexual abuse material
Dublin man who had sexually explicit conversations with children online jailed
2 hrs ago
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royal albert hall
Rod Stewart congratulates UK's King Charles for putting 'ratbag' Trump 'in his place'
2 hrs ago
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heave ho
Keir Starmer faces open rebellion as over eighty MPs and counting call on him to resign
The embattled UK prime minister earlier vowed to prove ‘doubters’ wrong – but it may be too late.
Updated 3 hrs ago
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Courts
Wicklow man who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a sleeping woman jailed
3 hrs ago
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oliver bond
Cross-party anger at government over Oliver Bond flats as Dublin councillors demand U-turn
3 hrs ago
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
3 hrs ago
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rent increases
'We are living in vile conditions': Dublin City Council housing tenants protest rent hike
4 hrs ago
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Washington
White House shooting suspect pleads not guilty to attempted assassination of Trump
6 hrs ago
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Dublin
Violent abuser who raped, urinated on and poured bleach over partner fails in appeal
7 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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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
7 hrs ago
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high prices
Energy providers in Ireland are not making ‘excessive profit’, regulator says
7 hrs ago
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NBC
New Wordle game show to be presented by Today host Savannah Guthrie
8 hrs ago
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garda recruitment
Garda trainee recruitment drive gets under way, with applications closing in three weeks
9 hrs ago
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Murder Investigation
Gardaí investigating 2009 murder of Liam Murray begin searching land in Rathfarnham
9 hrs ago
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good news
Irish student takes European prize at world's largest teen environmental competition
9 hrs ago
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settlers
Ireland leads push for EU-wide sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
10 hrs ago
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Courts
Man who sexually abused two young cousins he was babysitting jailed for nine years
10 hrs ago
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Industrial Action
Unions said ambulance personnel will provide emergency cover during strike action
Updated 11 hrs ago
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Littleconnell
Diageo is selling so much Guinness right now that it needs a new brewery
13 hrs ago
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Hantavirus on a cruise ship
What is hantavirus and how does it spread?
Dr Catherine Conlon
22
Ireland and its future energy needs
Higher energy prices aren’t a blip — they’re the future, and we need to prepare
Barry Andrews
74
From Idaho to Ireland
I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
42
Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
34
Fitness trackers
How your fitness watch is changing how you move
Stephen O'Rourke
19
Screen free schools
We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
Olivia Relova
29
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
Paddy Comyn
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The Daily Poll
Do you think increasing litter fines is a good idea?
13 hrs ago
13.6k
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Waterford
Asbestos identified in buildings severely damaged by fire at Waterford city industrial estate
Air monitoring conducted yesterday did not detect elevated asbestos fibre concentrations in the air.
An independent asbestos consultancy has been appointed to monitor the environment throughout the remediation works.
Updated 13 hrs ago
13.0k
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Fethard Road
Woman seriously injured after hit-and-run collision involving car and e-bike in Co Tipperary
13 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 8 at 8 Ambulance service members begin industrial action, Irish people on board hantavirus cruise ship back in Ireland and Trump rejects Iran’s terms for ending war
Updated 15 hrs ago
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hantavirus
Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit ship begin quarantining at HSE-run facility
Updated 15 hrs ago
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Ukraine
EU pushes back on Putin's suggestion of ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as Ukraine mediator
15 hrs ago
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next generation of builders
Hear me out: Every new school building site should also be a classroom
Dr Paul Davis
Updated 16 hrs ago
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Media Ban
Newspapers criticise 'à la carte approach' to allowing reporters into local safety committees
17 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
Here are the 12 vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in March
Last month, six councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.
Under laws introduced in 1990, every local council keeps a Derelict Sites Register to encourage owners to bring vacant houses and land into use.
Councils can then attempt to force owners to sell them - but most go through the commission if an owner objects.
Stephen McDermott
11 May
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Sunday
10th May 2026
Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about Shrek 2?
10 May
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Frontline staff
'I'd no money for food, the diesel light was on in my car': Student nurses on cost of living
10 May
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spending and saving
Money Diaries: A software engineer on €100K living in Dublin
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
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Soccer
Arsenal in control of Premier League title race with late win over West Ham
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