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Thursday 5 March 2026 Dublin: 3°C
IRAN WAR LATEST
Israel orders people to flee Beirut as Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian navy ship
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of ‘terrorism’ and threatened retaliation for a drone attack which Iran has denied responsibility for.
Courts
Suspended sentence for man who followed social media influencer through her hotel
Wexford
'Sell up and get out': Video shows landlord rep blaming new rules for 36 planned evictions
VENTURA COUNTY
Britney Spears arrested in California for 'driving under the influence'
why meow
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Today's news
The Daily Poll
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize is taking place tonight – which album do you think should win?
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VENTURA COUNTY
Britney Spears arrested in California for 'driving under the influence'
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IRAN WAR LATEST
Israel orders people to flee Beirut as Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian navy ship
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of ‘terrorism’ and threatened retaliation for a drone attack which Iran has denied responsibility for.
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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Oil Prices
Simon Harris urges public to send examples of 'price gouging' fuel hikes to competition watchdog
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SPOTLIGHT

War in Iran

security analysis
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FactCheck
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far from home
Iranians in Ireland see Ali Khamenei's death as a reason to hope
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Pricewatch
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Iran gamble
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stranded
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Ah here
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Closed
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Andrew Walsh
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Special Relationship
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Tune in
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investigates

Our team exposes issues with Ireland's care system

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Emergency Arrangements
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Residential Care
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Missing in Care
Child in Tusla care reported missing 274 times in a single year
hoxton v Yamamori
Still no resolution to noise dispute at centre of Dublin nightlife row as case adjourned again
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Wexford
'Sell up and get out': Video shows landlord rep blaming new rules for 36 planned evictions
The evictions were handed out door to door by the property firm last Friday.
Eoghan Dalton
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iran missiles overhead
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FactCheck
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The Daily Poll
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Neutrality debate
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Brigadier General Ger Aherne
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Good Morning
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Middle East
Iran claims to have struck US oil tanker, hours after Israel launched a fresh attack on Tehran
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VOICES

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Trump’s Iran gamble
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Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
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Dublin’s soul for sale
The battle to save the city’s nightlife, culture and spaces
Andrea Horan
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The Irish For
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The Bee Guy
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Getting fit in middle age
The physio says it's never too late to get those weights going
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stomach bug
Visitor restrictions introduced at Cork University Hospital after norovirus outbreak
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chilly
Rain to mix with Saharan dust, as temperatures to drop to -2 tonight
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Dublin Airport
'It's nice to be home': Irish people stuck in Dubai arrive back on first flight to Dublin
Last night’s flight of almost 400 people is the first commercial flight from Dubai to Ireland since the war in Iran began on Saturday.
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The Morning Lead
Dozens of our readers say they were evicted shortly before the new rental rules came in
“I received an eviction notice on Friday – just one week before the change. I’ve barely slept since,” one reader said.
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Yesterday
4th March 2026
White House
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