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Thursday 12 March 2026 Dublin: 6°C
Mojtaba Khamenei
Iran's new supreme leader promises revenge and urges Gulf states to close US bases
Donald Trump dismissed concerns over fuel prices today, saying the destruction of Iranian nuclear capacity was more immportant.
UK-Ireland Summit
Starmer has 'forthright' meeting with Mary Lou McDonald in Belfast ahead of summit in Cork
Weather Warnings
Strong winds disrupt flights as new snow-ice warning issued for 11 counties tonight
cybercrime laws
British tourist in Dubai among 21 people charged in the UAE for sharing missile footage
energy costs
Ireland sees biggest heating oil price increase in EU to near record high
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you usually stick to your nearest petrol station or travel further for a better price?
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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London
Gerry Adams was ‘de facto leader’ of IRA, police intelligence officer tells UK High Court
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PodcastThe 42FM
Is the GAA trying to back out of integration?
Dublin
Man caught climbing out bathroom window of cannabis grow house jailed for six years
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Fraud
Department of Housing warns about scam text messages with fake accommodation offers
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co meath
Woman dies and three seriously injured in second fatal road incident in Meath today
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SPOTLIGHT

War in Iran

Minab
Mounting evidence that US missile struck Iran school
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food security
The Iran war has exposed our dependence on imports
Michael Kelly
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Debunked
Fake footage used to push agendas as the US and Israel go to war with Iran
security analysis
New phase of war raises risk of increased casualties and heightens concerns of terror attack in West
Tom Clonan
111
IRANIAN regime
Mojtaba Khamenei chosen to succeed his father as supreme leader of Iran
106
Iran gamble
Could this be the war that splits MAGA?
Marion McKeone
81
podcast image
PodcastThe Candidate
The government can't keep ignoring fuel prices
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Rugby
Farrell makes four changes, gives Tommy O’Brien starting spot for Scotland Six Nations clash
The 42
2 hrs ago
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SNAILS VS TRUMP
Trump Doonbeg ballroom plans stalled by sole objector voicing concern about impact on rare snail
2 hrs ago
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energy costs
Ireland sees biggest heating oil price increase in EU to near record high
Updated 3 hrs ago
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Mojtaba Khamenei
Iran's new supreme leader promises revenge and urges Gulf states to close US bases
Donald Trump dismissed concerns over fuel prices today, saying the destruction of Iranian nuclear capacity was more immportant.
Updated 3 hrs ago
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British tourist in Dubai among 21 people charged in the UAE for sharing missile footage
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Courts
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UK-Ireland Summit
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20th Century Paddy
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cabinet paddys day trips
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Weather Warnings
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A nationwide wind warning is currently in place, as is a rain warning for 21 counties.
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investigates

Investigations from our team this year

Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
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Social Housing
Councils taking enforcement action against private developers over social housing
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Suicide Prevention
Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services
Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
41
Garda Referral
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
39
Threats in Court
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
25
The Daily Poll
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9.8k
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working for it
Don’t expect a big bump in your pay packet next year - average pay rises are falling
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cybercrime laws
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energy security
Environmental groups launch High Court challenge against energy regulator over data centres
7 hrs ago
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enniskillen
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morning commute
Some Luas services not running or delayed over power failure and medical emergency
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Good Morning
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common conditions
Tax relief extended to pharmacist treatments for cold sores, shingles and more
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Dublin City
Green Party proposes doubling new hotel charges and using proceeds to lower homebuilding costs
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Glór na hÉireann
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

An act of war
Trump’s war on Iran is a death blow to the rules-based order
Tom Clonan
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Trump’s Iran gamble
Could this be the war that splits MAGA?
Marion McKeone
81
Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
83
Dublin’s soul for sale
The battle to save the city’s nightlife, culture and spaces
Andrea Horan
41
The Irish For
Baby names – Rían’s fada and the myth of the ‘neutral’ name
Darach Ó Séaghdha
20
The Bee Guy
This rainy season has nearly washed us away
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
17
Getting fit in middle age
The physio says it's never too late to get those weights going
Stephen O'Rourke
5
The Morning Lead
‘This didn’t just happen last week’: Rising fuel prices push motorists to fill up in the North
‘People are highly motivated to find the cheapest fuel – and that means going north of the border’.
Diarmuid Pepper
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Yesterday
11th March 2026
the mother load
The Mental Load: The parenting work that no one sees, mostly done by women
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wet and windy
The rain is firmly back as all of Ireland is to be impacted by weather warnings tomorrow
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eu presidency
Harris 'open to spending more' on defence
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reports from Paris
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Murder Investigation
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RIP
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show must go on
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Andrew Walsh
20 hrs ago
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IRAN WAR
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Updated 20 hrs ago
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kerzers
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good evening
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The 42 x TJ
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Gavan Casey
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180 day rule
Woman allowed to challenge 'arbitrary' refusal of mother and baby homes redress payment
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IRAN WAR
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mandelson files
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