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Thursday 25 June 2026 Dublin: 13°C
escape the sun
The heat has got so bad that the government is telling older people to avoid direct sunlight
Older people, particularly those aged over 65, are among the groups considered most vulnerable during periods of extreme heat.
Aerial survey
You won't see this plane flying very low to the ground again
pay in instalments
'Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog
rules of engagement
High-level talks about foreign militaries using force on Irish soil and sea during EU presidency
ireland's fishy favourites
The Feeder's Digest: Ten coastal seafood gems for the best fish and chips around Ireland
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you think all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use?
Soccer
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The Morning Lead
Ireland's biggest landlord Ires Reit wants your savings (via Harris's new investment scheme)
Ires argues both retail investors and renters would benefit from its inclusion in the promised state-backed scheme.
One financial adviser says savers should think twice.
Valerie Flynn
3 hrs ago
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Yesterday
24th June 2026
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Andy Burnham
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An Post
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drug policy in ireland
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Dawn Russell
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Aerial survey
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The Fix
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RIP
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vaping
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investigates

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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The fallout from Youghal Ironman: An unpublished report, €500k in legal fees and a bitter dispute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
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Fire Safety
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courage under fire
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safeguarding issues
Victims of abuse in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland should come forward, gardaí say
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Swords
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Nations League
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up the poles
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the heat
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rules of engagement
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VOICES

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New York is back, baby
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Feeder's Digest
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Patrick Hanlon
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Ireland's childcare barrier
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The World Cup and domestic violence
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Karol Balfe
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Wildfires on the rise
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Pádraic Fogarty
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Israel's master plan
Israel is advancing its E1 plan, and that's bad news for Bedouin communities
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Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses
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Central Criminal Court
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Jane Moore
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World Cup
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Summer
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Evening Wrap
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Courts
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pay in instalments
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Updated 11 hrs ago
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Train disruptions
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Updated 11 hrs ago
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honours list
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High Court
Enoch Burke 'roughly' owes the state over a quarter of a million in fines, High Court hears
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escape the sun
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ireland's fishy favourites
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fuel increases
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Nuclear Power
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