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uk byelection

Labour's Andy Burnham wins big in byelection to move into position to challenge Keir Starmer

Burnham won almost 25,000 votes, beating Reform UK’s candidate by more than 9,000 votes

Peace Talks

Planned peace talks between US and Iran in Switzerland abruptly called off

Deportations

Up to 42 people, including 15 children, deported from Ireland to South Africa on latest flight

World Cup

Co-hosts Mexico are first team to make World Cup knockouts after gritty win over South Korea

The Morning Lead

Defence and money on the agenda at EU summit as Zelenskyy asks leaders to buy US arms for Ukraine

Today's news

The Daily Poll

Do you drink more or less than low-risk alcohol consumption guidelines currently advise?

I usually drink more than what is advised
I tend to drink the exact amount advised
I usually drink less than what is advised
It varies each week
I don't drink at all
I'd rather not say

See Results

the knicks

'Pure, unfiltered joy': Mamdani speech tops wild celebrations as New Yorkers hail the Knicks

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Theft

Soda Blonde appeal for help after guitars and equipment stolen from Dublin lock-up

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Deportations

Up to 42 people, including 15 children, deported from Ireland to South Africa on latest flight

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World Cup

Co-hosts Mexico are first team to make World Cup knockouts after gritty win over South Korea

The 42

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Sponsored

How one Irish mortgage broker is hiring even more people during the age of AI

BEST OF THE BOX

Review: Is season 3 of House of the Dragon worth watching?

Review: Is season 3 of House of the Dragon worth watching?

What you need to know about the latest Harlan Coben series, I Will Find You

What you need to know about the latest Harlan Coben series, I Will Find You

Quiz: How much do you know about Game of Thrones?

Quiz: How much do you know about Game of Thrones?

Review: Is season 3 of House of the Dragon worth watching?

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Poll: What did you make of Every Year After?

Our top 5 watches this weekend

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any good recs?

Poll: What did you make of Every Year After?

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Peace Talks

Planned peace talks between US and Iran in Switzerland abruptly called off

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uk byelection

Labour's Andy Burnham wins big in byelection to move into position to challenge Keir Starmer

2 hrs ago

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

A dream red-brick home in south Dublin overlooking a tranquil green and close to everything

Baldonnel

Navigation beacon out of service for months at airfield where EU leaders expected to land

The VOR beacon, or very high frequency omnidirectional range station, assists aircraft to find where they are when they are not using GPS systems.

Niall O'Connor

2 hrs ago

3.6k

Nobody Needs This

I suffer from a delusion that keeps making me return to the supermarket middle aisle like a dog to its sick

A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).

Emer McLysaght

Author and journalist

2 hrs ago

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trump's fool's errand

Larry Donnelly: The US-Iran deal raises more questions than answers

Larry Donnelly

8 hrs ago

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The Morning Lead

Defence and money on the agenda at EU summit as Zelenskyy asks leaders to buy US arms for Ukraine

The 27 leaders of the EU member states are locked behind closed doors as they work through a lengthy agenda.

Emma Hickey

reports from Brussels

8 hrs ago

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Yesterday

18th June 2026

RIP

Funeral details announced of Noreen Daly, whose body was discovered at Waterford home

10 hrs ago

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MV Hondius

Quarantine over for almost all hantavirus ship passengers and crew

10 hrs ago

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new loos

Six new 'eco-toilets' are being installed in the Phoenix Park

11 hrs ago

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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Speeding

How thousands of speeding prosecutions never reach conviction in Irish courts

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Nursing Homes

Older people are fighting to stay out of nursing homes as legal costs soar

54

Triathlon Tragedy

The fallout from Youghal Ironman: An unpublished report, €500k in legal fees and a bitter dispute

25

Nursing Home Evictions

28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes

52

Fire Safety

IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years

Eastern Garvoge Bridge

Fears for protected species as €50m ‘Celtic Tiger’ bridge moves closer to construction

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Sponsored

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Legal Fees

Why have solicitors taken industrial action against a government plan to reform legal aid?

12 hrs ago

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Mulhuddart

Two charged after handgun, ammunition and silencer seized in west Dublin

12 hrs ago

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evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

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top 5 picks

Looking for something to watch this weekend? Our top 5 weekly watches

13 hrs ago

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Handball

World Cup's quickest goal and controversial penalty see Czechia and South Africa share spoils

The 42

13 hrs ago

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How I Spend My Money

What will your spending look like this summer? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

The Journal reader

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eu presidency

Closure of Silk Road Café 'more complex than has been said', Taoiseach says

13 hrs ago

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Golf

Rory McIlroy in the mix on first day of US Open after two-hour fog delay

The 42

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Huntingdonshire

Man arrested in attempted murder probe after boy injured in crocodile cage at UK zoo

13 hrs ago

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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Gavan Reilly has the numbers

Why has it taken Ireland so long to act on short-term lets?

Gavan Reilly

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New York is back, baby

Between the Knicks and Mamdani, things are on the up

Marion McKeone

20

Feeder's Digest

MasterChef UK has come and gone, did any of us even bother to watch?

Patrick Hanlon

24

Ireland's childcare barrier

The lack of options meant I had to turn down my dream job

Amy Greer Murphy

59

The World Cup and domestic violence

When the final whistle of a match brings fear

Karol Balfe

49

Wildfires on the rise

They're an unwelcome feature of climate change, and we're totally unprepared

Pádraic Fogarty

54

Israel's master plan

Israel is advancing its E1 plan, and that's bad news for Bedouin communities

Brendan Ciarán Browne & Bana Abu Zuluf

Alcohol and LGBTQ+ community

How giving up alcohol strengthened my connections to others

Kelly Earley

new books

The case against the West: Just who enabled Gaza’s destruction?

Fintan Drury

13 hrs ago

2.2k

right side of history

'There's no country unblemished': Mick Wallace on accepting an award from Iran

14 hrs ago

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Housing Crisis

Keep eviction ban as option to tackle homelessness, report says, but coalition leaders say no

14 hrs ago

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Courts

Former Donegal teacher who sexually abused 19 boys over 25-year period is jailed

15 hrs ago

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Riad Bouchaker

Firefighter tells trial of 'chaotic' scene and crèche worker's injuries after Parnell Square attack

15 hrs ago

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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stop the game

The Palestine FA wants to make clear it has not 'given its blessing' to the Ireland-Israel game

15 hrs ago

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Newry Crown Court

Jury to continue deliberations in Jeffrey Donaldson sex offences trial tomorrow

Updated 16 hrs ago

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Finglas

Six people, including a number of children, hospitalised after fire severely damages Dublin home

16 hrs ago

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Tá agus níl

Here's how every TD voted on removing the three-day wait for an abortion

Updated 16 hrs ago

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Sport listings

A golf major, Leinster’s URC final, and loser-goes-home in the All-Ireland football championship

17 hrs ago

2.3k

Brussels

Taoiseach to push for EU action in response to 'egregious Israeli breaches of human rights'

Emma Hickey

reports from Brussels

Updated 18 hrs ago

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a cost of billions

Maternity medical negligence cases: The adversarial legal process fails families and taxpayers

Dr Suzanne Crowe

Updated 18 hrs ago

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Muckamore Abbey Hospital

Muckamore Hospital abuse inquiry finds ‘profound and deeply troubling’ failures in care

18 hrs ago

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