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Thursday 19 March 2026 Dublin: 8°C
The Morning Lead
Dozens of staff at Claire's Accessories face weeks without pay as stores closed down
Staff at multiple outlets in the Irish chain have been told their jobs are gone but they won’t receive any notice of redundancy until the second week of April.
Middle East
Trump vows ‘NO MORE ATTACKS’ on Iran gas field, but warns US could ‘blow up’ site if Qatar hit again
Summit
EU leaders meet to discuss Iran today - will they leave Trump even more isolated?
Liam óg ó hAnnaidh
Kneecap's Mo Chara says labelling the group as antisemitic 'waters that term down'
feeling hot hot hot
Today is the warmest day of the year - and it will be pretty nice over the coming days too
Today's news
The Daily Poll
How do you think the Taoiseach’s Oval Office meeting went?
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Gas field in Iran attacked, hauliers meet with minister on fuel prices and Claire’s stores closing.
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Joseph Kent
FBI investigating former Trump-appointed counterterrorism chief over alleged classified leaks
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meningitis b
Cases of meningitis in the UK expected to rise after ‘unusual outbreak’
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RELATED
An 'explosive' meningitis B outbreak has killed two students in the UK. What are the symptoms?
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feeling hot hot hot
Today is the warmest day of the year - and it will be pretty nice over the coming days too
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Limerick
Man charged over St Patrick’s Day assault in Limerick
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Liam óg ó hAnnaidh
Kneecap's Mo Chara says labelling the group as antisemitic 'waters that term down'
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SPOTLIGHT

Micheál Martin in Washington How did the Taoiseach fare on his diplomatic mission to DC?

catch up
Key moments from Martin's Oval Office visit
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Inside the room
More relaxed and assured – but it was still hard for Martin to get a word in edgeways
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in defence
Taoiseach defends Starmer as Trump once again says he's 'no Churchill'
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as it happened
From a surprise appearance by Biden in Boston to pints of Guinness in the White House
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Fuel Prices
Hauliers to meet minister today amid threat of ‘immediate protest action’ over fuel prices
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Soccer
Liverpool through, but Newcastle and Spurs out as Champions League quarter-finals are confirmed
The 42
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Middle East
Trump vows ‘NO MORE ATTACKS’ on Iran gas field, but warns US could ‘blow up’ site if Qatar hit again
Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social that he “knew nothing” of the Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field.
1 hr ago
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Summit
EU leaders meet to discuss Iran today - will they leave Trump even more isolated?
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Baby come back
Government spent over €400,000 in last two years to attract construction workers back to Ireland
2 hrs ago
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data centres and LNG
Ireland prioritising data centres, Taoiseach tells US as Trump says ‘buy our stuff’
8 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
Dozens of staff at Claire's Accessories face weeks without pay as stores closed down
Staff at multiple outlets in the Irish chain have been told their jobs are gone but they won’t receive any notice of redundancy until the second week of April.
Eoghan Dalton
8 hrs ago
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Yesterday
18th March 2026
Clondalkin
Man arrested after suspect device discovered at Liffey Valley deemed 'non-viable'
The scene has now been handed over to gardaí and the operation has concluded.
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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
Sunday 22 March, the best Gaelic football day of the year
Lawyers for three Limerick gardaí have been told the State will withdraw the case against them
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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
38
Garda Referral
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
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Threats in Court
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
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Gaffe
Late night TV hosts make fun of Trump misgendering President Connolly
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
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League of Ireland
Drogheda United chairperson Joanna Byrne no intention of resigning after demand from club owners
The 42
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Dublin
Man who assaulted 18-year-old au pair gets community service, pending Probation Service approval
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general practice
The doctor is in: Skin cancer rates in Ireland are predicted to rise - how can you avoid it?
Dr Michael Willoughby
13 hrs ago
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Fuel Prices
Government 'intervention' to counter rising fuel costs to be agreed next week
Updated 14 hrs ago
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London
Gerry Adams tells UK High Court the IRA was 'undefeated' as he denies ever being a member
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PodcastThe Candidate
The bar for the White House visit is on the floor
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Lebanon
Israeli jets strike two critical bridges, blocking direct access at entrance to South Lebanon
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food for thought
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Teen social media ban
Protecting kids online shouldn’t mean killing privacy
Andrea Horan
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Self-inflicted wound
Low cadet pay is damaging the Defence Forces
Lt Col Conor King
24
Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
83
The Bee Guy
This rainy season has nearly washed us away
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
17
The rise of the Irish sauna
Heat, cold plunges and a new kind of social ritual
Stephen O'Rourke
31
The Mental Load
The parenting work that no one sees, mostly done by women
Niamh O'Reilly
52
Fast fashion
Donating a bag to a charity shop won't fix Ireland's big clothing problem
Solene Schirrer
20
Ireland's history
The Irish at the Oscars, over the years
Dr Eoin Kinsella
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Limerick
Man seriously assaulted on St Patrick's Day was attacked on eighth anniversary of son’s killing
Updated 14 hrs ago
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Shane McEvoy
Appeal for missing man 'walking with a limp' last seen in Cooley Peninsula area in Co Louth
Updated 15 hrs ago
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St Patrick's Day
DUP's Little-Pengelly says Trump's comment about an Irish 'merger' was 'just a bit of banter'
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Profile
Joe Kent, who quit as Trump's counter-terror chief, is a conspiracy theorist with far-right pals
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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Marius Borg Hoiby
Seven-year jail term sought for Norway princess's son for alleged rape of four women
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Mayo
'Epstein Files' float in Ballinrobe St Patrick's Day parade condemned for trivialising rape
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Banking
AIB to replace quarterly fees with new €6 monthly fee for current accounts
17 hrs ago
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House Prices
The cost of buying a home is up - and €680,000 is the average price of a house in south Dublin
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Explainer
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Vadym Davydenko
State still trying to determine age of Somali national accused of murdering Ukrainian teenager
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Cork
Man in his 40s arrested over fatal Cork city stabbing
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Middle East
Israel collapses building in Beirut as strikes kill 12, Iran vows revenge for killing of regime figure
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Drug use
Dublin flushed more ketamine into wastewater last year than it did in 2024
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