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Waterford City

Man arrested after woman (40s) dies following assault in Co Waterford

Gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident at a residence in Grange Heights, Waterford city at around 6.15pm.

War in Ukraine

Government to start withdrawing State-provided accommodation housing 16,000 Ukrainians

Washington DC

Suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at White House correspondents' dinner

Belfast

PSNI release footage of 'cowardly' car bomb attack outside Belfast police station

George's Dock

'I think it's silly': Mixed views on The Giant, a €29m idea for Dublin's Docklands

Today's news

The Daily Poll

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Premier League

Manchester United beat Brentford and take step closer to Champions League return

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Waterford City

Man arrested after woman (40s) dies following assault in Co Waterford

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Joint Agency Task Force

Over €5m worth of cannabis seized from lorry travelling from Scotland to Larne Harbour

Updated 46 mins ago

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Middle East

Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts blockade, officials say

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insolvency

Claire's Accessories shuts all Ireland and UK stores with 1,300 redundancies

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SPOTLIGHT

Energy crisis Ireland scrambles to cope with soaring prices

Government response

'Substantial packages' to be announced for agriculture and transport sectors, Taoiseach says

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Inflation

Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes

34

Drill, baby, drill

Are the fuel protestors right – should Ireland drill for oil?

131

staycation it is so

Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis

60

Carbon tax may be the tax we love to hate, but it's the one we can't afford to scrap

John Gibbons

118

Tracking the price rises

Minister asks watchdog to track oil prices as he warns electricity prices could increase 8%

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Washington DC

Suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at White House correspondents' dinner

Cole Allen faces a sentence of up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to kill the US president.

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Travel arrangements

Dublin City Council and Lord Mayor criticised over business class flights on official trip

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Belfast

PSNI release footage of 'cowardly' car bomb attack outside Belfast police station

Updated 2 hrs ago

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War in Ukraine

Government to start withdrawing State-provided accommodation housing 16,000 Ukrainians

2 hrs ago

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AI job losses

Irish workers across Meta projects in Covalen told over 700 roles at risk

Over 500 of the impacted roles are in AI annotation on Meta projects.

Eimer McAuley

Updated 3 hrs ago

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sean mcgovern

Daughter of Noel Kirwan calls senior Kinahan cartel leader 'stupid' during sentence hearing

Updated 3 hrs ago

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FactCheck

A bizarre 'time travel' theory is among the conspiracies spreading about the DC shooter

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Germany

Courtroom row delays trial of Irish man and four others over alleged break-in at Israeli arms firm

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Evening Wrap

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jimmy kimmel live

Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel after widow remark

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Inquest

Man who stole Noah Donohoe's laptop denies his hand is in photograph on schoolboy's phone

6 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

122

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

68

Central Criminal Court

Cavan man pleads guilty to murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father

6 hrs ago

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George's Dock

'I think it's silly': Mixed views on The Giant, a €29m idea for Dublin's Docklands

The 30-metre tall statue can transform into any Irish or international figure.

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CAO 2026

Last chance for prospective college students to make a CAO application

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stop n glow

Aoife McGregor’s salon spared conviction for selling sunbed session to under age girl

7 hrs ago

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little island

Cork teenager died after he fell 'from a moving vehicle', gardaí say

7 hrs ago

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Co Kerry

Number of men and women hospitalised following 'serious' public order incident in Tralee

8 hrs ago

21.7k

Washington

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9 hrs ago

10.6k

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Ateangaireacht

'Caomhnú na teanga go hidirnáisiúnta': An Ghaeilge mar theanga oifigiúil san Aontas Eorpach

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Background

Who is ex-TD Jim Glennon, and what made him write a character reference for Daniel Ramamoorthy?

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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Fitness trackers

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Stephen O'Rourke

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Screen free schools

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Olivia Relova

30

From Idaho to Ireland

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Sasha Piton

42

Carbon tax may be the one we love to hate, but it's the tax we can't afford to scrap

John Gibbons

118

Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?

Niamh O'Reilly

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The quiet death of the manual gearbox

Paddy Comyn

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The Daily Poll

What do you think of RTÉ’s new radio jingles?

11 hrs ago

11.1k

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Ulster Championship

'I've looked at it every day': RTÉ graphic error inspired Down to shock win over Donegal

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Wexford

Man in his 50s dies following mountain bike crash in Co Wexford

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one in two

Gender-based violence: It’s time to recognise survivors as experts by experience

Corrinne Hasson

12 hrs ago

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Michael Jackson

Controversial Michael Jackson film rakes in $220m to break box-office opening record for biopic

13 hrs ago

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Rising cost of commuting, former TD who gave character reference comes forward, and Irish citizen to go on trial in Berlin.

Updated 13 hrs ago

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washington shooting

'It cannot be built fast enough': Trump pushes for White House ballroom after gala shooting

Trump lashed out when elements of the shooter’s manifesto were read out to him on 60 Minutes.

14 hrs ago

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daniel tatlow-devally

Irish citizen to go on trial in Germany over alleged break-in at Israeli arms firm

15 hrs ago

25.5k

The Morning Lead

Our readers' stories of commuting in a fuel crisis – and the renewed push for remote work

We asked our readers what the fuel crisis means for their commute. Lots of you want to work from home more.

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26th April 2026

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Investigation

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