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Sunday 19 July 2026 Dublin: 20°C
Skerries
Three people hospitalised after a car was driven at people in Skerries, Co Dublin
Two females and one male were taken to Beaumont Hospital for treatment with non-life-threatening injuries.
Michael Shine
'There were hundreds of victims, and I am one of them'
fast fashion
Will the EU's new ban on companies destroying unsold clothes really stop bad behaviour?
The Morning Lead
Shops in Dublin city dead zone caused by EU presidency 'should get compensation'
Tobacco Free Ireland
A generational smoking ban looks to be on the cards for Ireland - but will it work?
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you want Spain or Argentina to win the World Cup tonight?
West Belfast
Police cars damaged as up to 100 young people throw masonry at officers and set bins alight
30 mins ago
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Skerries
Three people hospitalised after a car was driven at people in Skerries, Co Dublin
Updated 41 mins ago
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Road Safety
Amazon pulls sale of e-scooter as retailers urged to remove those non-compliant with Irish law
Updated 47 mins ago
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Anthony Long
Second man (20s) charged in connection with murder of Anthony Long in Mulhuddart
Updated 1 hr ago
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BEST OF THE BOX
Review: Is the new action series Ride or Die worth watching?
Review: Is the new action series Ride or Die worth watching?
What you need to know about Heartstopper Forever
What you need to know about Heartstopper Forever
Quiz: How much do you know about Ted Lasso?
Quiz: How much do you know about Ted Lasso?
Review: Is the new action series Ride or Die worth watching?
What you need to know about Heartstopper Forever
Quiz: How much do you know about Ted Lasso?
Ireland face the All Blacks, and one of the great Sundays of sport
Poll: What did you make of the Little House on the Prairie remake?
Our top 5 watches this weekend
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Bad Weather
Bad Bunny concert in Milan cancelled after a severe hailstorm causes evacuation of venue
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The Daily Poll
Do you want Spain or Argentina to win the World Cup tonight?
3 hrs ago
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series
Calling 353: How would we translate Count Binface into Irish?
The obvious solution is not to translate at all but in a language where the tradition is to give ‘royalty’ the Gaeilge treatment…
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Author and linguist
4 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 A victim’s testimony on Michael Shine, a return to cloudier weather and an EU ban on destroying unsold clothes for no good reason.
5 hrs ago
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The man who paid for one night in a New York hotel - and stayed for five years
5 hrs ago
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cloudy days are coming
Ireland narrowly missed out on record-matching heatwave this weekend, with rain set to return
5 hrs ago
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Internet Diaries
Keep politics out of football? Try telling that to the internet's army of World Cup shitposters
Stephen McDermott
6 hrs ago
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What you need to know about Heartstopper Forever
6 hrs ago
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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
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fast fashion
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Ukraine
Russian strikes kill one person and leave 13 wounded in Kyiv
6 hrs ago
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investigates

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

Nitrous Oxide
Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are ending up at waste facilities amid warnings of explosions
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Suicide Forums
The suicide forum facilitating the deaths of vulnerable people in Ireland
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
55
Triathlon Tragedy
The fallout from Youghal Ironman: An unpublished report, €500k in legal fees and a bitter dispute
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Nursing Home Evictions
28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes
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tate brothers
Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami amid new sexual offence charges
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the glp-1 revolution
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Dr Michael Crotty
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Luck of the Irish
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EU Enlargement
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7 hrs ago
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Tobacco Free Ireland
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8 hrs ago
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Michael Shine
'There were hundreds of victims, and I am one of them'
Paddy Comyn speaks for the first time about his experience of Michael Shine in Louth in 1993.
He recalls how appendicitis brought him into contact with a man who would leave wounds no surgeon could ever repair.
He explains why he still has the plastic wristband from his hospital stay.
Paddy Comyn
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bronze medal
England beat France 6-4 in wild World Cup third-place play-off
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The Morning Lead
Shops in Dublin city dead zone caused by EU presidency 'should get compensation'
“It’s absolutely ham-fisted, and it has been ham-fisted from the very beginning,” Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes said.
Sophie Finn
14 hrs ago
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Yesterday
18th July 2026
Quiz
The Chase Around the World Quiz with Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis
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The Open
Rory McIlroy launches scathing attack on 'performative' DeChambeau antics
Updated 16 hrs ago
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Gavan Reilly has the numbers
How much of our law is some form of EU law?
Gavan Reilly
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Stars and Swipes
At 250, America’s vital organs of democracy are failing
Marion McKeone
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Feeder's Digest
MasterChef UK has come and gone, did any of us even bother to watch?
Patrick Hanlon
23
The Yanks and the Irish passports
Our passport isn't just a handy life hack to skip airport queues
Lise Hand
22
Wildfires on the rise
They're an unwelcome feature of climate change, and we're totally unprepared
Pádraic Fogarty
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the chase
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The kingdom
Kerry dethrone champions Dublin and book All-Ireland final date with Galway
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Winners and Losers
Summer report card: The political winners and losers of 2026 (so far)
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Christina Finn
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News Fix
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Middle East war
Two US service members killed and one missing in Jordan after strikes from Iran
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summer economic statement
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Karen Kiernan
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Alligator Alcatraz
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LGFA
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josh kerr
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World Cup
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Surrogacy
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The Daily Poll
How long do you normally shower for?
23 hrs ago
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