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Wednesday 8 July 2026 Dublin: 18°C
Investigators search for male suspect after US woman found dead with head injuries in Killarney
Jamey Carney was a healthcare worker and the mother of teenage girl.
It’s happened again: Second leak into River Liffey discovered close to Samuel Beckett Bridge
US launches over 80 strikes on Iran, prompting retaliatory attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait
Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to set up World Cup quarter-final clash with Argentina
The amateur actors who give up weeks of their lives every year to seek All-Ireland glory
Today's news
Denmark tells US (again) that Greenland is 'not for sale' after Trump revives row
State buys O’Connell Street site from UK property group for MetroLink
Novak Djokovic survives longest quarter-final in Wimbledon history to set up Sinner semi-final
Enjoy the Fifa World Cup with the best of our tournament coverage
Investigators search for male suspect after US woman found dead with head injuries in Killarney
Hot and getting hotter: Met Éireann says temperatures could reach 30 degrees this weekend
Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to set up World Cup quarter-final clash with Argentina
The Swiss will face Argentina in Kansas City on Saturday.
Farage byelection bid risks backfiring as main parties will not contest vote
Smoke seen over Dublin 8 last night came from grass fire near Memorial Gardens
US launches over 80 strikes on Iran, prompting retaliatory attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait
10-man Shamrock Rovers self-destruct in Champions League qualifier
The Feeder's Digest: Why food businesses should ditch AI slop
Restaurants, cafés and supermarkets are embracing AI imagery to sell products, but it only serves to make them look cheap, generic and less trustworthy.
Uisce Éireann urges households to take showers rather than baths during hot weather
Home heating emissions fall to lowest level in decades - but transport is still a big problem
It’s happened again: Second leak into River Liffey discovered close to Samuel Beckett Bridge
The source of the leak is not related to previous Irish Rail leak.
Yesterday
7th July 2026
Donald and Gianni's red card trick: Trump rewrote the rules of the World Cup, and football lost
Bobby McDonagh
investigates

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

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
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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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Fire Safety
IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years
The amateur actors who give up weeks of their lives every year to seek All-Ireland glory
Introducing Rockin’ the Suburbs, a new series on gigs and cultural experiences that you rarely see covered by Irish media.
New housing rules could leave people without shelter as beds lie empty, homeless charity warns
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Plans for controversial €1bn data centre campus in Co Westmeath stalled after 10 appeals lodged
Irish Rail is suing Tipperary Co Council over the placement of a signal mast
Gardaí search for male suspect after woman in her 40s found dead in Killarney
Jury begin deliberations in trial of garda accused of raping his former wife and child cruelty
Trump’s World Cup, where sport and politics mix freely
Argentina keep World Cup title defence alive as three-goal comeback stuns Egypt
RTÉ ordered to hand over unedited footage from nursing home documentary
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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Two sexual abuse trials stalled today over solicitors legal aid pay dispute
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Agony and regret for Cork and Clare | Shefflin gets Kilkenny job
Fintan O’Toole and Declan Bogue join Ronan Early to assess the two losing hurling semi-finalists.
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Hare coursing group refuse to provide evidence of claim coursing adds €70m to economy annually
State's judicial review reform faces its own challenge on cap to environmental legal costs
Government's Occupied Territories Bill passes despite criticism over lack of ban on services
Gaza doctor held by Israel since 2024 told lawyer 'this is the last time you'll see me'
Healthcare worker goes on trial accused of sexually assaulting teenager treated for overdose
Ireland has 'no immediate plans' to opt in to migrant return hubs, Taoiseach says
Patrick Kielty to stay on as host of The Late Late Show until 2028
Transport chiefs recommended higher rush-hour tolls for Dublin's port tunnel
Green Party leader calls for clampdown on retailers targeting e-scooter sales towards children
Almost €1m settlement for girl (11) over unapproved spring inserted in her body during spinal surgery
It is the first case to come before the High Court since the controversy surrounding the use of unauthorised springs during spinal surgeries at Temple Street.