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Under Pressure

Starmer brings Gordon Brown into government as he seeks reset after Labour's election losses

Keir Starmer’s position is being questioned by some Labour MPs.

The week that was

'Another slap in the face of workers': Four winners and two losers from the political week

MV Hondius

Repatriation flight to Ireland planned for passengers on hantavirus-hit ship

Controversy

Amid a boycott and with past winners steering clear, what can we expect from Eurovision 2026?

Quiz

How well do you remember these May songs?

Today's news

The Daily Poll

Have you listened to Kneecap's new album?

Yes
I've heard some of it
Not yet, but I plan to
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Quiz

How well do you remember these May songs?

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heating up

Jeremy Doku inspires Manchester City again in win over Brentford

The title challengers toiled for an hour before Doku’s brilliant curler sparked a 3-0 victory.

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The week that was

'Another slap in the face of workers': Four winners and two losers from the political week

Government candidate frontrunner, UK politicians riding high and low and another bike shed.

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The Liberties

Oliver Bond resident fears new plan for complex risks repeating mistakes of the past

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BEST OF THE BOX

Review: Is the series Legends on Netflix worth watching?

Review: Is the series Legends on Netflix worth watching?

What did you make of Widow's Bay?

What did you make of Widow's Bay?

It's a jam-packed weekend of sports – here's what to watch and where

It's a jam-packed weekend of sports – here's what to watch and where

Review: Is the series Legends on Netflix worth watching?

What did you make of Widow's Bay?

It's a jam-packed weekend of sports – here's what to watch and where

Our top 5 watches of the weekend

What you need to know about Rivals season 2

Quiz: How well do you know your mockumentaries? Match the quote to the film

See all Domino’s picks

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

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SPOTLIGHT

Energy crisis Ireland scrambles to cope with soaring prices

Drill, baby, drill

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

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supply and demand

Irish ferry companies closely monitoring Iran war for impact on fuel

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plugged in

Sales of electric cars double in April amid soaring petrol and diesel prices

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

John Gibbons

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Minute-by-Minute

Connacht defeat Munster 26-7 in URC

4 hrs ago

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harm reduction

Summer festival supports: At PsyCare, we aim to be the calm in the chaos

Deirdre Mullins

4 hrs ago

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MV Hondius

Repatriation flight to Ireland planned for passengers on hantavirus-hit ship

The MV Hondius is expected to arrive in Tenerife in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

Updated 5 hrs ago

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

Modern living blended with rich heritage in south Dublin – yours for €2,395,000

Dublin

'Not what we want': Crowds protest against redesign of Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

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Controversy

Amid a boycott and with past winners steering clear, what can we expect from Eurovision 2026?

5 hrs ago

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Updates

Ireland v Wales, Women's Six Nations

5 hrs ago

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Premier League

Manchester United held to battling goalless draw at Sunderland

The 42

Updated 5 hrs ago

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Hungary

Pro-EU Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary's new prime minister

6 hrs ago

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As it happens

Waterford v Cork, Munster senior hurling championship

6 hrs ago

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airport drinking

'He'd had a space cake then airport drinks': Reader stories of passengers 'hammered' on flights

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary wants pre-flight morning pints banned in airports. We asked our readers for their thoughts.

Jane Moore

Updated 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

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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

55

Carrick-on-Suir

Postmortem exam of woman believed to have died in childbirth at Tipperary home completed

6 hrs ago

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European Parliament

'A gay, single mum-to be': MEP Maria Walsh reveals she's expecting a baby through IVF

7 hrs ago

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Premier League

Liverpool still waiting to clinch Champions League football after Chelsea draw

The 42

8 hrs ago

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Under Pressure

Starmer brings Gordon Brown into government as he seeks reset after Labour's election losses

Updated 9 hrs ago

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rock 'n' roll stars

A documentary about Oasis' reunion tour is coming to cinemas later this year

12 hrs ago

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glenour

Motorcyclist (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Wexford

13 hrs ago

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Moscow

Putin oversees scaled-back Victory Day parade amid temporary ceasefire with Ukraine

13 hrs ago

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In Pictures

Thousands take part in Darkness into Light walks across the country

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Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Come on guys, we don't have it in the locker to pull off nuclear energy

Carl Kinsella

14 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

73

From Idaho to Ireland

I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home

Sasha Piton

43

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

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

John Gibbons

122

The quiet death of the manual gearbox

Paddy Comyn

91

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Parents struggle with May mid-term break, Trump awaits Iran’s response to latest truce proposal and the UK front pages on Labour’s election losses.

14 hrs ago

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Front Pages

'Bloodbath', 'battering' and 'colossal defeat' - UK papers react to Labour's local election losses

British prime minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to go after his party’s performance in England, Scotland and Wales.

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ennis circuit court

Clare man (65) who sexually assaulted girl 19 years ago is jailed

15 hrs ago

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Catholic Church

Pope Leo has called for peace over 400 times, and it’s put him on a collision course with Trump

A recent poll found that 30% of US adults are against Pope Leo ‘urging peace and rejecting war’.

Diarmuid Pepper

Reporting from Naples

16 hrs ago

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Middle East

US fires on two Iranian tankers as Trump awaits Tehran's response to truce proposal

16 hrs ago

4.1k

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How to choose a car

Car love: I have that strange affliction of seeing cars as having personalities and souls

Paddy Comyn

16 hrs ago

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THE RUNNING MEN

‘Mum would be proud’: Brothers racing through 32 marathons raise over €1m for inherited dementia

Jordan and Cian Adams recently surpassed €1 million in donations, with 20 marathons to go.

17 hrs ago

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Sari Khoury

One Palestinian winemaker refuses to give up amid illegal settler expansion in the West Bank

Reporter Hannah McCarthy meets Sari Khoury, a winemaker fighting to preserve Palestinian identity in an increasingly dangerous occupied West Bank.

Hannah McCarthy

17 hrs ago

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The Morning Lead

'It's like they’re barely in these days': Why are some primary schools on a May midterm break?

Some parents have found the May mid-term break inconvenient, as they juggle work and childcare.

Mairead Maguire

23 hrs ago

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Yesterday

8th May 2026

Seanfhocal Eile

Language Commissioner to probe incorrect version of Irish proverb on Kerry hospital bike shed

Updated 8 May

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High Court

Woman alleges gardaí targeted her relationship through ‘ruse’ apartment search

8 May

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Courts

Woman who swallowed €80k worth of cocaine sought help from Dublin hotel fearing pellet could burst

8 May

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Ceasefire

Trump confirms Ukraine-Russia ceasefire as Zelenskyy orders army not to attack Red Square

8 May

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FactCheck

'Covid 2.0': Pandemic-era conspiracies return after the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship

Did the Covid vaccine cause hantavirus? No. But that hasn’t stopped people saying so.

Shane Raymond

8 May

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