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Tuesday 21 April 2026 Dublin: 9°C
Middle East
Trump says he will extend US ceasefire with Iran to allow leadership to submit 'unified proposal'
It comes after Iran failed to confirm whether it would take part in a second round of talks and JD Vance called off a trip to Pakistan.
Court of Appeal
Judge refuses to reveal identity of former TD who gave reference on behalf of sex offender
One more Day
Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union
Eurovision 2026
Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott
bad
The first reviews are in for the Michael Jackson biopic. They're bad.
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you agree with the Taoiseach’s comments about renting out garden cabins?
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'
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Under Rated
'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel
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Middle East
Trump says he will extend US ceasefire with Iran to allow leadership to submit 'unified proposal'
It comes after Iran failed to confirm whether it would take part in a second round of talks and JD Vance called off a trip to Pakistan.
Updated 2 hrs ago
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
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One more Day
Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union
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New Job
Top civil servant Robert Watt to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin City Taskforce
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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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staycation it is so
Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis
60
Opinion
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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Tracking the price rises
Minister asks watchdog to track oil prices as he warns electricity prices could increase 8%
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house prices
Darragh O'Brien wants fuel aid for construction sector amid house price fears
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new books
Pirate queens, powerbrokers & public servants: Anne Chambers on her life as an Irish biographer
Anne Chambers
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Children's Court
'Major concerns' for girl (16) allegedly caught dealing crack on Dublin's O'Connell Street
5 hrs ago
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cost of materials
Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
Eoghan Dalton
5 hrs ago
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Courts
TDs giving character reference letters in sentence hearings 'inappropriate', Justice Minister says
5 hrs ago
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Dublin
Two youths charged and e-scooters seized in response to hi-jackings along Grand Canal Greenway
Updated 5 hrs ago
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just dropping in
This massive hot air balloon made an emergency landing in a California back garden
The enormous hot air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket, descended perfectly on a small plot of grass at a home in California.
5 hrs ago
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Housing Crisis
Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach
5 hrs ago
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bad
The first reviews are in for the Michael Jackson biopic. They're bad.
6 hrs ago
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fuel protests
Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests
Eimer McAuley
6 hrs ago
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Exonerated
'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference
Eamonn Cunnane stood with seven other gardai who were “wrongly suspended for years” from Limerick.
Updated 6 hrs ago
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OLLY ROBBINS
Starmer still under pressure as sacked civil servant defends actions over Mandelson appointment
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
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Eurovision 2026
Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott
6 hrs ago
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Sulky racing
Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos
6 hrs ago
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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Courts
Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears
7 hrs ago
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feelin hot hot hot
Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue
7 hrs ago
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England
Eight more arrests over arson attacks on Jewish sites in London
7 hrs ago
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Booted out
Danny Healy-Rae loses Agriculture Committee seat after voting against government last week
7 hrs ago
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Free Molly
This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild
7 hrs ago
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Advertising Standards Authority
Two-thirds of websites investigated by advertising watchdog breached code by promoting botox
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Air travel after Iran
Airline fuel costs are surging – so how will passengers be affected?
Eoghan Corry
11
Drink driving
If you can't stop a drunk driver, then stop the car
Paddy Comyn
33
Petrol and diesel hikes
Government pushes the same old fix in a worsening climate crisis
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
56
Playdates, parties and autism
The invitations some children never receive
Lucinda Murrihy
Crime and class
Who really ends up behind bars in Ireland?
Lynn Ruane
49
Mama's hangover
When mummy wine culture just isn’t cute anymore
Niamh O'Reilly
58
Seven ways to de-stress
Our ancient human survival system is being overrun by modern life
Dr Stephen McWilliams
31
Court of Appeal
Judge refuses to reveal identity of former TD who gave reference on behalf of sex offender
Updated 8 hrs ago
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Israel
Germany and Italy reject push by Ireland and Spain to suspend EU trade deal with Israel
Updated 8 hrs ago
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modular homes
Move to allow garden cabins will ‘remove red tape’, say Tánaiste and Housing Minister
Concerns over the fact occupants of these new cabins will be regarded as licensees rather than tenants have been flagged.
Updated 8 hrs ago
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FactCheck
Debunked: Fringe commentator from US spreads false rumour of stabbing at Connolly Station
9 hrs ago
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investing for beginners
State’s new savings scheme should target young investors with tax-free incentives, think tank says
9 hrs ago
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Cabinet
Irish economy expected to grow even in worst-case scenario in the Middle East, ministers hear
Updated 10 hrs ago
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Courts
Man sent online messages about wanting to 'rape and kill a child', court hears
11 hrs ago
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Coachella
Madonna offers reward after vintage clothing 'goes missing' after Coachella appearance
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Dublin
Clean-up operation underway after significant oil spill at Dublin port
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scarlett faulkner
After deaths of Scarlett Faulkner and her brother, fake fundraising pages have been set up in their name
13 hrs ago
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The Daily Poll
Do you agree with the Taoiseach’s comments about renting out garden cabins?
13 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Update on the economy, US and Iran talks uncertain, and Celtic Tiger era bridge moves closer to construction.
Updated 14 hrs ago
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business change
Primark and Penneys to be split from parent company and will list on London Stock Exchange
14 hrs ago
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Pyramid of the Moon
Gunman kills Canadian tourist and wounds six others at Mexican archaeological site
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