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Live Blog

SocDem Ennis tops the poll in Dublin as Independent Ireland lead tight battle with FG in Galway

We’re in for a long evening – stay with us for updates from the two byelection counts in Dublin and Galway.

Flotilla

On return home, Margaret Connolly describes ‘dehumanising’ conditions for activists

at a glance

The early shake-up: Five byelection takeaways as the results come rolling in

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Some shameful Irish attitudes take a leaf out of Israel's book

Updates

Leinster v Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Champions Cup final

6 hrs ago

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Today's news

The Daily Poll

Do you have a book in you?

I've already written one
Yes, I plan on writing one
Yes, but I don't know if I'm bothered writing it
I want to try writing one, but I'm not sure if I'll finish it
No, I have no interest
No, it seems too difficult

See Results

bertie's stomping ground

Micheál Martin admits 'poor result' in Dublin Central as FF candidate fails to win deposit back

12 mins ago

560

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Live Blog

SocDem Ennis tops the poll in Dublin as Independent Ireland lead tight battle with FG in Galway

We’re in for a long evening – stay with us for updates from the two byelection counts in Dublin and Galway.

Updated 38 mins ago

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Soccer

Joy for Ireland's Egan as Hull City seal Premier League promotion with play-off victory

The 42

59 mins ago

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Bilbao

Police seen beating people at Spanish airport as Gaza activists return

1 hr ago

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BEST OF THE BOX

Poll: What did you make of the new episodes of Rivals?

Poll: What did you make of the new episodes of Rivals?

Our top 5 watches this weekend

Our top 5 watches this weekend

What you need to know about the new Nicolas Cage series Spider-Noir

What you need to know about the new Nicolas Cage series Spider-Noir

Poll: What did you make of the new episodes of Rivals?

Our top 5 watches this weekend

What you need to know about the new Nicolas Cage series Spider-Noir

Review: Is the series PONIES worth watching?

Quiz: How much do you know about Nicolas Cage?

Massive games for Leinster and Ulster this weekend, while Spurs and West Ham battle relegation

See all Domino’s picks

wild freedom

Down on the farm with a difference: This is what happens when animals are allowed to feel safe

Suzi Walsh

1 hr ago

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byelection

SocDems set to win Dublin Central because campaign was one of 'hope and inclusion', Cairns says

1 hr ago

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Flotilla

On return home, Margaret Connolly describes ‘dehumanising’ conditions for activists

Updated 4 hrs ago

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at a glance

The early shake-up: Five byelection takeaways as the results come rolling in

Now that we have a first count, here are some takes from the numbers in the boxes.

4 hrs ago

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

This awe-inspiring luxury home along the Howth coast is on the market for almost €5 million

family matters

Trump skips son's wedding, insisting he must stay in White House as Iran talks continue

4 hrs ago

8.8k

Drug seizure

Around €1.5m worth of cannabis seized in Dublin

5 hrs ago

2.7k

and it's live

Kerry v Donegal, All-Ireland senior football championship

6 hrs ago

32.0k

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Updates

Leinster v Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Champions Cup final

6 hrs ago

34.6k

141

18m

Dublin Central

McDonald defends byelection candidate choice as tallies show Janice Boylan in second place

6 hrs ago

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Poll

Do you have a book in you?

7 hrs ago

6.1k

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investigates

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

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

65

Lobby Efforts

How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll

57

Hospital Violence

'I had no choice but to take the beating': Surging violence and aggression in Irish hospitals

47

Private ADHD Care

‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics

Test Flight

SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown

Updated 8 hrs ago

12.9k

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Rescue Mission

China coal mine blast kills at least 90 as search continues for missing miners

Updated 8 hrs ago

5.5k

Road Safety

Young men from Donegal and Mayo 'disproportionately' represented in collisions, RSA says

10 hrs ago

9.7k

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Voting to get underway in byelections, gas explosion in coal mine kills 82 in China and Tehran accuses US of “excessive demands”

11 hrs ago

2.1k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Some shameful Irish attitudes take a leaf out of Israel's book

Carl Kinsella

11 hrs ago

7.1k

Road Safety

Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars?

Paddy Comyn

13 hrs ago

3.3k

43

Doctors Without Borders

An Irish doctor was due to come home from the DRC – then the Ebola outbreak hit

13 hrs ago

8.3k

all to play for

The votes have all been cast, but when will we know the results of the two byelections?

We should know who the two newest TDs in the Dáil are by this evening.

Jane Matthews

20 hrs ago

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Yesterday

22nd May 2026

cast your vote

Close to 50% turnout in parts of Galway West and Dublin Central for byelections

Updated 21 hrs ago

27.8k

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Courts

Learner driver who ran over partner during 'horseplay' given a two-year suspended sentence

21 hrs ago

33.1k

VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Hantavirus on a cruise ship

What is hantavirus and how does it spread?

Dr Catherine Conlon

22

Ireland and its future energy needs

Higher energy prices aren’t a blip — they’re the future, and we need to prepare

Barry Andrews

74

From Idaho to Ireland

I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home

Sasha Piton

43

Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?

Niamh O'Reilly

34

Fitness trackers

How your fitness watch is changing how you move

Stephen O'Rourke

19

Screen free schools

We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets

Olivia Relova

29

Carbon tax may be the one we love to hate, but it's the tax we can't afford to scrap

John Gibbons

124

The quiet death of the manual gearbox

Paddy Comyn

91

White House

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence, citing husband's cancer diagnosis

22 hrs ago

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Dublin

Dublin Bikes scheme to come to an end next year, with plans for Council to launch new service

22 hrs ago

23.6k

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Drug seizure

Two men arrested after €1.25m of cannabis seized in separate operations in Dublin and Limerick

23 hrs ago

6.8k

FactCheck

Amid outbreaks, an age-old theory is being resurrected online: viruses don’t exist

23 hrs ago

10.1k

RIP

Tributes paid to man who died after assault in Blanchardstown

Updated 23 hrs ago

73.1k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

23 hrs ago

3.2k

any good recs?

Poll: What did you make of the new episodes of Rivals?

23 hrs ago

5.8k

Labour Court

RTÉ journalist with 'huge sense of self-importance' fails in bid for higher grade and extra pay

22 May

48.5k

global sumud flotilla

Fourteen Irish flotilla activists deported from Israel expected to return home on Saturday

Updated 22 May

6.8k

Minute-by-Minute

Ulster fall short against Montpellier in Challenge Cup final

22 May

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dublin central byelection

‘Number of complaints’ received over Gerry Hutch images stencilled on ground near polling station

22 May

19.2k

movements is life

The physio is in: Ireland is growing older, but are we moving enough to age well?

Stephen O'Rourke

Updated 22 May

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Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court

Judge hits out 'manosphere’ and Tate brothers as he orders man to pay €5k over sexual remarks

22 May

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