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‘You spent €2bn at the weekend’: How Eamon Ryan tackled Micheál Martin over giveaway promises
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The Fab 50 – the best places to stay in Ireland for 2024
03:35
Cost of typical home went up by €20,000 in a year due to supply squeeze
03:30
Your personal finance questions – I have loan approval but can I shop around for mortgage protection cover?
03:30
As cloud-seeding row intensifies after Dubai’s record rainfall, scientists warn ‘weather wars’ may be a real threat in future
03:30
Is fear the only reason you have health insurance?
03:30
Irish News
‘Go and find him yourself’ – Stardust manager Eamon Butterly lying low in wake of ‘unlawful killing’ verdict
Irish News
Bairbre Power: As a young reporter at the 1981 Stardust tribunal, I saw the pain on the faces of survivors and relatives. It was a grim and unrelenting inquiry
Irish News
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Gardaí to probe ‘possible fraud’ following University of Limerick’s controversial €12.5m housing deal
Irish News
‘I feel very lucky to have had a home birth, I hope more women have that experience’ – Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin on why she had her third baby at home
Hurling
The race for Liam MacCarthy starts now – your county-by-county guide to the All-Ireland hurling championship
Ireland
The Fab 50 – the best places to stay in Ireland for 2024
Top Stories
Personal Finance
Cost of typical home went up by €20,000 in a year due to supply squeeze
Health
After waiting a year for cancer diagnosis, mother of two is ‘in limbo’ due to ongoing surgery delays
Irish News
Robert Ballagh: ‘My cancer is back after 13 years. I'll survive or I won't’
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Former boyfriend accused of murdering Sarah McNally ‘cruelly and brazenly’ stabbed Longford woman 19 times
Gaelic Football
The GAA equivalent of Fergie v Pep – Harte v McGuinness has become the latest ‘cult manager’ showdown
Comment
Louise McSharry: What fat people have always suspected is true: you’d like us more if we were thin
Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to strike directly inside Iran takes tensions to a dangerous new level
Irish News
Meath village remembers ‘strong connection’ with All Blacks’ Barrett family, as son Jordie signs with Leinster Rugby
Entertainment
Man who absolutely adored television was loved by everybody who worked with him
Health
DCU researchers develop camera that can detect whether medical staff are washing their hands properly
Ireland
10 short break trends for 2024 – from group getaways to Japanese-style toilets and botanical bling
Irish News
Stardust DJ who ‘ran away’ to US to escape fire memories returns to see justice done
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Buncrana actor, who wowed Martin McDonagh and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is performing a one woman show in Dublin
GAA
Donnchadh Boyle previews this weekend's football and hurling championship action
Irish News Video
Taoiseach Simon Harris “horrified” by protest outside Children’s Minister Roderic O'Gorman's home
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The 150 day search for the next Ireland manager
Irish News Video
Homeowner in Portrane, North Co Dublin fears coastal erosion will collapse his home in near future
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Asking for a friend: I was never sexually attracted to my husband and have been getting lots of male attention recently. Should I stay with him and live half a life?
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Ask an expert: My mother died and left me the family home – how can I afford the inheritance tax bill without selling it?
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Gardaí to probe ‘possible fraud’ following University of Limerick’s controversial €12.5m housing deal
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Kerry couple’s dream home is landlocked after planning refusal – ‘It’s a lovely house if we could access it’
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Former boyfriend accused of murdering Sarah McNally ‘cruelly and brazenly’ stabbed Longford woman 19 times
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Judge says man ‘still hasn't found what he's looking for’ as €12m damages claim over U2 song struck out
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Rick O’Shea: Reading about the world coming to a halt is way better than the reality
The Indo Daily
The Indo Daily: Revisited – The Mountjoy Prison Helicopter Escape and the manhunt that followed
International Soccer
Aidan Fitzmaurice: How can you ‘trust the process’ when the process resembles a farce?
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Ask Adrian: How can I free up some of my iCloud storage?
Personal Finance
Student grants – how Susi and other supports can ease the cost of college
Television
What to watch on TV and streaming today: A musical birthday bash, Walk the Line and Rebel Moon – Part Two
Weekend Magazine
Cork chef Aishling Moore: ‘Opening a restaurant at 24 – I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone’
Donal Skehan’s birthday cakes – sprinkly sponges and a fancy traybake
Louise McSharry: On the hunt for a lighter spring fragrance? Here are my top six fresh scents
Tanya Sweeney: ‘Let’s be honest, the phrase ‘must meet soon’ is also used for the friends we’re not especially bothered meeting up with’
Style Notes: Red-hot swimwear from Mona Swims, Loewe Paula’s Ibiza pop-up and a new online styling service
Author John Connolly: ‘Stephen King once gently corrected my grammar on a stage in New York in front of thousands of people’
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Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ ready and willing to take on more central role in conflict if called upon
Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to strike directly inside Iran takes tensions to a dangerous new level
Middle East
Israel and Iran play down latest strike as they inch ‘closer than ever to war’
North America
Jury is finally selected in Donald Trump ‘hush-money’ trial as man sets himself on fire outside court
Europe
US House pushes ahead with $95bn aid bill for Ukraine and Israel despite firestorm of protest from hardline Republicans
Europe
Ukraine air force claims to have shot down Russian bomber
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Analysis: Trump lawyers must convince jury that Stormy Daniels received payment to spare family’s embarrassment
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Louise McSharry: What fat people have always suspected is true: you’d like us more if we were thin
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Billy Keane: As furrow-browed farmers keep their fingers crossed for a dry spell, all we are saying is give peas a chance
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John Downing: Europe is hoping for the best while dreading the Donald
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Kathy Donaghy: Margot Robbie could spark a board-game revival – and that’s good news for all of us
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Senan Molony: Charles Haughey expressed horror over the Stardust fire, but he never promised justice
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Richard Curran: The voices warning of financial Armageddon are getting louder. What’s going on and should we be worried?
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‘I want people to come here and feel like they’re at home’ – Ireland’s perfectly imperfect new guesthouse
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Modern Morals: My mum is besotted with her new boyfriend but my gut says he’s a gold digger
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Ask an expert: My mother died and left me the family home – how can I afford the inheritance tax bill without selling it?
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The 45-minute read: How the Stardust disaster happened and why the families had to wait 43 years for the truth
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The race for Liam MacCarthy starts now – your county-by-county guide to the All-Ireland hurling championship
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The GAA equivalent of Fergie v Pep – Harte v McGuinness has become the latest ‘cult manager’ showdown
International Soccer
Aidan Fitzmaurice: How can you ‘trust the process’ when the process resembles a farce?
Rugby
After 15 years, Leinster are back with Croke Park blockbuster – boss Leo Cullen hails record 82,300 sell-out
Hurling
Colm Keys: John Kiely and Co have enough in the Treaty tank to seal a famous five
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John Mullane: I watched them in the league and it was poison for the eyes at times. Davy’s Déise must cut loose now
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No prosperous future for Ireland without a growing agriculture sector – Taoiseach
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John Joyce: Why I’m confident my €7 bolus is worth the time and effort
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Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Public sector’s organic target is grand, but buying Irish would be better
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Charlie McConalogue’s former driver awarded €30k after 'egregious treatment' when let go on Christmas Day
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Sinn Féin proposes new commission to fend off the loss of family farms
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‘Another day, another coffee shop break-in’ — latest café robbery to hit Dublin city
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‘I’m the finger in the dam, if I go, we all go’ - north Dublin residents’ fears over coastal erosion
Dublin News
Dublin Airport blessing of the planes to go ahead for 77th time as Fr Doyle gets security clearance
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Drug-dealing, pickpockets and threats from teen gangs among 357 Dart complaints
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Take That and Olly Murs at Dublin’s 3Arena: Everything you need to know
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Closing Dublin laneway will create ‘a safer, environment for all residents’
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Wicklow & District
Tents arrive at proposed Wicklow IPAS centre to accommodate estimated 160 asylum seekers
Wexford & District
Wexford General Hospital announces visitor restrictions amid Covid-19 outbreak on ward
North & West Kerry
High hopes in Kerry for new national park as Government ministers set to visit next week
News
Laois dad who was killed in workplace accident made ‘everlasting impression on so many people’
Arklow
Wicklow man who fought for wife to have assisted death heralds ‘forward-thinking’ Oireachtas decision
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See inside the tranquil Laois country lodge on the market for €750,000
News
Mayo driver caught almost 30kmh over speed limit within first two hours of ‘National Slow Down Day’
North & West Kerry
Kerry couple’s dream home is landlocked after planning refusal – ‘It’s a lovely house if we could access it’
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Monaghan’s night-time economy hit by ‘catastrophic’ fall in taxis as hackney operator tells of business closure
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Louth dad in wheelchair highlights housing crisis for disabled people
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The Indo Daily: Revisited – The Mountjoy Prison Helicopter Escape and the manhunt that followed
‘Davy Fitzgerald will be rubbing his hands’ - Belief grows that chip on Waterford’s shoulder can yield victory over Rebels
The Indo Daily: Jury in Stardust inquest reaches verdict of unlawful killing for all 48 victims
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Saoirse Hanley: I’m a huge Swiftie but I refuse to analyse her every move to death any more – I just enjoy the music instead
Music Reviews
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department review: fans going to Dublin gigs have a new wealth of riches to look forward to
Music
Who is Taylor Swift singing about? We’ve decoded the hidden meaning in each song on ‘Tortured Poets Department’
TV Reviews
Race Across the World review: the smash BBC show proves travel is best without a smartphone
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Children of the Sun at the Abbey Theatre: A brilliant, inventive big-house play for a Europe in chaos
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Sex & Relationships
Modern Morals: My mum is besotted with her new boyfriend but my gut says he’s a gold digger
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Woman who stalked Harry Styles and sent him 8,000 cards is jailed
Celebrity News
Paul Mescal’s mum says she is ‘blessed beyond words’ in positive cancer update
Comment
Saoirse Hanley: I’m a huge Swiftie but I refuse to analyse her every move to death any more – I just enjoy the music instead
Fashion
Style Notes: Red-hot swimwear from Mona Swims, Loewe Paula’s Ibiza pop-up and a new online styling service
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‘We love you so much already’ – Olly Murs welcomes first child with wife
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This €2.75m period mini mansion in Celbridge comes with a Hollywood pedigree plus a three-bedroom gate lodge as an optional extra
Home & Garden
Home Economics: ‘We’re trying to find college accommodation for our daughter – how do we spot the rental scams?’
Ireland
50 best beaches in Ireland - secret strands, foodies’ favourites and the best for accessibility
Comment
Victoria Richards: If there’s one thing that divides parenting today – it is surely the way we discipline our children
Home & Garden
Ask an expert: My mother died and left me the family home – how can I afford the inheritance tax bill without selling it?
Ireland
‘You feel like you’re a million miles from Dublin’ – the eco-luxury dream that began on a first date
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Ireland
‘I want people to come here and feel like they’re at home’ – Ireland’s perfectly imperfect new guesthouse
Ireland
‘You feel like you’re a million miles from Dublin’ – the eco-luxury dream that began on a first date
Ireland
‘It’s an honest price – we’ve no reason to charge another €10 or €15 for B&B just because we can’
Ireland
The making of Co Tipperary's Michelin star: ‘It can be a bit of a curse — if you say you want it, then you don’t necessarily get it’
Ireland
‘We want to bring our own personalities to it’ – the new owners of John and Francis Brennan’s The Lansdowne
Ireland
A day in the life of The Shelbourne: ‘The answer is always yes – I once drove to Swords to get coconut water for Bruno Mars’
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Courts
Dangerous driver ‘could have maimed or killed anyone – including himself’, judge tells court
03:30
Irish News
‘I feel very lucky to have had a home birth, I hope more women have that experience’ – Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin on why she had her third baby at home
03:30
Irish News
Bairbre Power: As a young reporter at the 1981 Stardust tribunal, I saw the pain on the faces of survivors and relatives. It was a grim and unrelenting inquiry
03:30
Health
After waiting a year for cancer diagnosis, mother of two is ‘in limbo’ due to ongoing surgery delays
03:30
Irish News
‘You can’t toughen up your skull’: rugby is forced to confront its concussion problem
03:30
Irish News
Robert Ballagh: ‘My cancer is back after 13 years. I'll survive or I won't’
03:30
Irish News
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Gardaí to probe ‘possible fraud’ following University of Limerick’s controversial €12.5m housing deal
22:24
Irish News
Protesters in standoff near migrant camp on Mount Street
20:54
Courts
Three men accused of conspiring to import drugs in west Cork denied bail
20:32
Courts
Labour Party drop councillor from election ticket after underpaying Bolivian seamstress
19:59
Irish News
Driver caught speeding at 194km/h as almost 500 people caught on National Slow Down Day
19:23
Courts
Man who repeatedly raped ex-partner when meeting to discuss child’s welfare jailed
18:51
Irish News
Andrew McGinley’s 60km charity walk in memory of his son to take place this weekend
18:50
Irish News
Taoiseach "eager to be in a position to apologise" over Stardust fire tragedy
18:28
Courts
Charlie McConalogue’s former driver awarded €30k after 'egregious treatment' when let go on Christmas Day
18:18
Comment
Saoirse Hanley: I’m a huge Swiftie but I refuse to analyse her every move to death any more – I just enjoy the music instead
13:21
Comment
Victoria Richards: If there’s one thing that divides parenting today – it is surely the way we discipline our children
10:32
Comment
Netanyahu has done what the world warned him not to
09:13
Opinion
Adrian Cummins: Lack of taxis has become an economic liability and a safety risk
03:30
Letters
Letters: Our education system is broken when it comes to special needs children
03:30
Comment
JJ Clarke: Why WB Yeats’s lessons in love still rhyme in our material age
03:30
Comment
Kevin Byrne: Mount Street’s ‘shanty town’ is an appalling blight on Dublin, and calamity awaits if Government continues to ignore it
03:30
Comment
Martina Devlin: Families just wanted to find out the truth – that wasn’t too much to ask, was it?
03:30
Editorial
Editorial: After being failed by officialdom for decades, the least Stardust victims now deserve is a criminal inquiry
03:30
Comment
Tanya Sweeney: ‘Let’s be honest, the phrase ‘must meet soon’ is also used for the friends we’re not especially bothered meeting up with’
03:30
Comment
Ellen Coyne: Five years on, women are still travelling to the UK – it’s clear we didn’t get the abortion law we wanted
03:30
Comment
Jason Rezaian: What was Iran thinking? It’s perhaps not what you imagined
03:30
Comment
Roslyn Dee: We are what we wear, even if 80pc of our clothes go unworn
03:30
Letters
Letters: Why we must use Constitution to restrict ownership of homes to one per person
03:30
Editorial
Editorial: Our children deserve better than having to wait for cancer care and scoliosis surgery
03:30
Irish Business
Most businesses yet to sign up for free money under €257m government scheme
03:30
Irish Business
‘Disappointed’ Johnny Ronan firm to appeal against council’s rejection of 17-storey scheme for Dublin’s Docklands
03:30
Business
Almost 1,200 firms race to lock in to 0pc tax warehouse
03:30
Technology
Complaints keep coming after Eir pleads guilty over customer service
03:30
Personal Finance
Petrol and diesel back to nearly €2 a litre as drivers hit by biggest price rise this year
03:30
Business
Smell the money: Puig kicks off €2.6bn IPO
03:30
Irish Business
Drop in number of job vacancies listed as market ‘stabilises’ following Covid pandemic’s talent boom
03:30
Media
The Journal tipped for possible takeover
21:12
Politics
Government promises on apprenticeships are ‘nothing more than hot air’, Sinn Féin say
18:03
Irish News
‘I felt betrayed and overwhelmed by power’ – Siptu official claims she came ‘under attack’ from union for turning whistleblower
16:49
Irish Business
Record 39.2 million passengers at Ireland’s airports last year
16:49
Personal Finance
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Boost for competition as Aviva joins forces to launch new health insurance provider
16:01
Technology
New electric Garda motorbike has a range of 130km
15:58
Irish Business
Russell Crowe and Ed Sheeran-backed Muff Liquor Company signs US distribution deal
15:02
Irish Business
Heineken Ireland is latest to hike price of pint from June
14:26
League of Ireland
Jenna Slattery insists sky’s the limit for pacesetters Galway as they target 2024 league title
03:30
Six Nations
Sinéad Kissane: What constitutes a success for Ireland in a battle already predetermined against England?
03:30
Rugby
‘The professional game . . . can take years off your life’ – Jordan Coghlan on regaining his love of rugby in the AIL
03:30
GAA
Your guide to all this weekend’s GAA action
03:30
Gaelic Football
‘The more I have on, the better I perform’ – Derry’s Conor Glass won’t shatter as he proves to be man of action
03:30
Hurling
Colm Keys: John Kiely and Co have enough in the Treaty tank to seal a famous five
03:30
United Rugby Championship
Munster require a statement performance to achieve the result they need against Bulls
03:30
Irish News
‘You can’t toughen up your skull’: rugby is forced to confront its concussion problem
03:30
Hurling
The race for Liam MacCarthy starts now – your county-by-county guide to the All-Ireland hurling championship
03:30
Hurling
John Mullane: I watched them in the league and it was poison for the eyes at times. Davy’s Déise must cut loose now
03:30
Gaelic Football
Soaring Mark Keane showing Aussies his aptitude for clutch moments and is confident Cork can shock Kerry again
03:30
Premier League
Miguel Delaney: Still much to play for but Jurgen Klopp’s mood music hits downbeat note
03:30
Horse Racing
Paul Townend takes on extra rides in an effort to save jockey crown from Jack Kennedy
03:30
United Rugby Championship
Bonus point win is the order of the day for Connacht as Finlay Bealham earns his 200th cap
03:30
Rugby
Late John Cooney penalty hands Richie Murphy second win as Ulster interim coach
23:35