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Wednesday 13 May 2026 Dublin: 10°C
hanging on in there
Embattled UK prime minister to meet leadership rival in the face of backbench revolt
The British prime minister told his Cabinet that the “Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered”.
Vienna
'Stop the genocide' chanted during Israel's Eurovision semi-final performance
West Bank
Irish MEP witnessed Israeli settlers presiding over 'brutal apartheid system' in West Bank
oliver bond house
Housing Department says funding ‘remains in place’ for regeneration of Oliver Bond flats
FSAI
Check your freezer: Chicken products across various supermarkets recalled over salmonella warning
Today's news
The Daily Poll
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The Morning Lead
Data centres 'cannibalising' renewables as Ireland warned of fossil fuel 'energy shock'
It’s been warned that the instability in global energy markets ‘reinforces the importance and urgency’ of the government ending Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels.
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Yesterday
12th May 2026
oliver bond house
Housing Department says funding ‘remains in place’ for regeneration of Oliver Bond flats
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Courts
Two men 'off their heads' on laughing gas sentenced for unprovoked assault on woman in Dublin
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Vandalism
Arson attack on north Dublin children's playground condemned as 'disgraceful'
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Vienna
'Stop the genocide' chanted during Israel's Eurovision semi-final performance
Israel’s act, Noam Bettan, performed at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle amid heightened security and controversy as five nations boycott the event.
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spending and saving
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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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News Fix
Here's what happened today: Tuesday
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West Bank
Irish MEP witnessed Israeli settlers presiding over 'brutal apartheid system' in West Bank
Speaking during a visit to the West Bank last week, Barry Andrews said that Israeli settlers were operating with ‘complete impunity’.
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hanging on in there
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RELATED
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Energy Bills
Government under fire over energy costs: 'Ireland's sky-high bills are not normal'
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Spain
Irish man dies after falling from cliff in Ibiza
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Housing Assistance Payment
Kelly Earley: Should we scrap HAP? Ireland urgently needs an alternative
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Drunk driver who had her children in the car when she hit and killed cyclist jailed
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Fatal foetal abnormalities
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FSAI
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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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Eurovision Song Contest
How Israel spent $1m pushing Eurovision votes – and how it probably worked
An investigation found coordinated advertising and social media campaigns urging viewers to vote multiple times for Israel’s acts during the past two contests.
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Troops owed €3.7m in allowances as group criticises inaction by public expenditure minister
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Momentum
Record-breaking Aviva game highlights surging popularity of the Ireland Women's rugby team
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Evening Wrap
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FactCheck
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Courts
Banned driver who fled scene after running over bride-to-be is jailed for five years
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Language choice
TG4 to follow Netflix precedent by offering Irish-language subtitles option for flagship drama
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Catherine Connolly criticises pollution of Irish rivers in first major speech on the environment
The president gave her assessment of where we’re at seven years since Ireland officially declared a climate and biodiversity emergency.
Valerie Flynn
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Dublin
‘Shocking but not surprising’: Four homes damaged after explosion in Ballymun
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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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Dublin Central
PBP byelection candidate makes ethics complaint against rival and lord mayor Ray McAdam
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The Daily Poll
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Runners and Riders
The people who could be the next UK Prime Minister if Keir Starmer goes
Despite mounting calls for the British prime minister to stand down, there is no natural successor in Labour to take the top job.
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Publicans
Rural pubs say they face ‘existential threat’, with over 2,220 pubs closing in past 20 years
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LOSS OF A PARENT
Loss of a parent: I spent 50 years preparing for my father's death, but it still came as a shock
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Social Media
EU considering social media 'delay' for children, says von der Leyen
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 National Ambulance Workers begin strike action, Keir Starmer fights for his future and Harris rules out Irish windfall tax on energy firms.
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Front Pages
Front pages of the UK newspapers today are brutal for Keir Starmer
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Industrial Action
National Ambulance Service workers 'prepared for the long haul' as 24-hour strike underway
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waterford fire
Cabinet to discuss assistance for businesses affected by Waterford fire
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The Morning Lead
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.
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Monday
11th May 2026
middle age spread
Body of Evidence: Why your body starts storing fat in your 50s — and how it affects your brain
Dr Catherine Conlon
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Fianna Fáil
Micheál Martin rejects leadership comparison between himself and Keir Starmer
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Middle East
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