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Tuesday 12 May 2026 Dublin: 12°C
Industrial Action
National Ambulance Service workers 'prepared for the long haul' as 24-hour strike underway
Under contingency plans, the 999 phone service will be fully operational and priority will be given to patients experiencing emergencies.
Staying Put
Cabinet ministers tell broadcasters they're backing Starmer as he vows to 'get on with governing'
The Morning Lead
Harris rules out Irish-only windfall tax on energy giants over possible impact on 'investment'
pdforra
Defence Forces recruitment static after years of underinvestment, military group claims
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Martin rejects leadership comparison between himself and Keir Starmer
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you record at concerts?
Dublin Central
PBP byelection candidate makes ethics complaint against rival and lord mayor Ray McAdam
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Industrial Action
National Ambulance Service workers 'prepared for the long haul' as 24-hour strike underway
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Staying Put
Cabinet ministers tell broadcasters they're backing Starmer as he vows to 'get on with governing'
Updated 35 mins ago
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RELATED
The people who could be the next UK Prime Minister if Keir Starmer goes
1 hr ago
Front pages of the UK newspapers today are brutal for Keir Starmer
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Keir Starmer faces open rebellion as over eighty MPs and counting call on him to resign
14 hrs ago
The Daily Poll
Do you record at concerts?
1 hr ago
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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
2 hrs 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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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
Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC
Updated 2 hrs ago
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Social Media
EU considering social media 'delay' for children, says von der Leyen
2 hrs ago
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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.
Updated 2 hrs ago
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Front Pages
Front pages of the UK newspapers today are brutal for Keir Starmer
3 hrs ago
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pdforra
Defence Forces recruitment static after years of underinvestment, military group claims
4 hrs ago
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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.
Eimer McAuley
11 hrs ago
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Yesterday
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
Updated 11 hrs ago
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Fianna Fáil
Micheál Martin rejects leadership comparison between himself and Keir Starmer
12 hrs ago
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Middle East
Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is 'on massive life support'
Updated 12 hrs ago
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Assault
Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery
13 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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Rose of Tralee
'I'm shocked, but I'm not surprised': Dublin Rose subjected to racist comments online
13 hrs ago
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Cork City Council
Cork's historic Counting House to be reborn as new city library after €35m council purchase
13 hrs ago
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child sexual abuse material
Dublin man who had sexually explicit conversations with children online jailed
13 hrs ago
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royal albert hall
Rod Stewart congratulates UK's King Charles for putting 'ratbag' Trump 'in his place'
14 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 14 hrs ago
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Courts
Wicklow man who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a sleeping woman jailed
14 hrs ago
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oliver bond
Cross-party anger at government over Oliver Bond flats as Dublin councillors demand U-turn
15 hrs ago
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
15 hrs ago
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rent increases
'We are living in vile conditions': Dublin City Council housing tenants protest rent hike
15 hrs ago
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Washington
White House shooting suspect pleads not guilty to attempted assassination of Trump
18 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
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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
20
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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Dublin
Violent abuser who raped, urinated on and poured bleach over partner fails in appeal
18 hrs ago
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
18 hrs ago
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high prices
Energy providers in Ireland are not making ‘excessive profit’, regulator says
19 hrs ago
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NBC
New Wordle game show to be presented by Today host Savannah Guthrie
20 hrs ago
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garda recruitment
Garda trainee recruitment drive gets under way, with applications closing in three weeks
20 hrs ago
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Murder Investigation
Gardaí investigating 2009 murder of Liam Murray begin searching land in Rathfarnham
20 hrs ago
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good news
Irish student takes European prize at world's largest teen environmental competition
21 hrs ago
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settlers
Ireland leads push for EU-wide sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
21 hrs ago
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Courts
Man who sexually abused two young cousins he was babysitting jailed for nine years
21 hrs ago
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Industrial Action
Unions said ambulance personnel will provide emergency cover during strike action
Updated 23 hrs ago
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Littleconnell
Diageo is selling so much Guinness right now that it needs a new brewery
11 May
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The Daily Poll
Do you think increasing litter fines is a good idea?
11 May
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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 11 May
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Fethard Road
Woman seriously injured after hit-and-run collision involving car and e-bike in Co Tipperary
11 May
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