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Tuesday 9 December 2025 Dublin: 12°C
keeping an eye
Irish and British monitor first sailing of Russian 'Shadow Fleet' ship in Irish Sea
The oil and chemical tanker, which is sailing under the false flag of an African country, was spotted entering the Irish Sea this weekend.
Offaly
Edenderry murders: Gardaí probing whether result of prison fight was motive for attack on home
storm prep
Get the outdoor Christmas decorations down and charge the phone - here's how to prep for Storm Bram
Toy Show
Audiences from some 137 countries tuned into The Late Late Toy show on RTÉ Player
Housing Crisis
Government video on how to cope with moving back in with parents slammed as 'dystopian'
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you support RTÉ's decision to withdraw from Eurovision?
The Morning Lead
'Not good enough': Black questions whether Occupied Territories Bill is still a government priority
Senator Frances Black says the Occupied Territories Bill is a test for this government and whether it meant what it said at the height of the genocide.
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Allianz Home Magazine
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Myshall village
Female pedestrian in her 80s dies after being struck by car in Co Carlow
5 hrs ago
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Premier League
Manchester United back on track with 4-1 win over Wolves
Bruno Fernandes scored a brace amid an easy win for Ruben Amorim’s side.
The 42
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St Mary's
100 children abducted from Catholic school in Nigeria released but over 100 remain in captivity
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Midlands Prison
Prison Service must pay €60,000 in compensation to officer injured in brutal attack
6 hrs ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Zelenskyy visit security concerns

hybrid threat
Unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
analysis
We may never discover who was operating the drones along Zelenskyy's flight path – here's why
investigation
Special Detective Unit leading Garda probe into unidentified drones
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FSAI
Some batches of Disaronno Originale recalled due to possible presence of micro-fragments of glass
6 hrs ago
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Peace Talks
Zelenskyy says Kyiv has no right to cede land to Russia
Updated 6 hrs ago
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storm bram
Status Orange wind warning extended to seven more counties as Storm Bram set to hit Ireland
A separate rain warning will come into effect tonight in seven counties.
Updated 7 hrs ago
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
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Courts
Former teacher jailed for 10 years for indecent assault of eight boys at private Dublin school
8 hrs ago
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co down
Man arrested on suspicion of 2005 murder of Lisa Dorrian released following questioning
Updated 8 hrs ago
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Limerick
Trial into alleged interference with road traffic offences hears from Kerry superintendent
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esri report
Ireland outperforms North on disposable income and life expectancy - but not on employment
8 hrs ago
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DART Coastal North
Judicial review taken against Dart expansion as far as Drogheda resolved
9 hrs ago
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storm prep
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investigates

Our award-winning investigations from this year

Deportation Flights
What role do Irish companies have in the US deportation industry?
Badger Cull
Over 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease
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Planning Submissions
Series of unusual planning objections to vet practices uncovered in Dublin, Meath and Kildare
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TB Crisis
‘It’s the next worst thing to losing a family member’: The toll of Ireland’s bovine TB crisis
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Data Crunch
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
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Femicide in Europe
Over 100 women murdered in Ireland since 2012 – and a gap in data on gendered violence
Courts
Man who tried to petrol bomb neighbour’s house jailed for two-and-a-half years
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Toy Show
Audiences from some 137 countries tuned into The Late Late Toy show on RTÉ Player
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keeping an eye
Irish and British monitor first sailing of Russian 'Shadow Fleet' ship in Irish Sea
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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Aomori
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Offaly
Edenderry murders: Gardaí probing whether result of prison fight was motive for attack on home
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Updated 12 hrs ago
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Housing Crisis
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Good Moos
Gardaí recover 18 cattle worth €30,000 stolen by rustlers in west Cork
12 hrs ago
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Deirdre Morley
Mother who killed her three children argues coroner acted 'irrationally' over trial evidence
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bus connects
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13 hrs ago
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Courts
‘I wonder does she still find it funny’: Ruth Lawrence given two life sentences for double murder
13 hrs ago
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Liverpool Crown Court
Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton spared jail over grossly offensive social media posts
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Murder Probe
Taoiseach leads tributes to boy and great aunt killed in petrol bomb attack in Edenderry
The Taoiseach said that it is “difficult to comprehend” the level of “inhumanity” involved in the deadly attack.
13 hrs ago
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wingstop
New chicken wing chain attracts queue of more than one hundred people in Liffey Valley
14 hrs ago
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drink driving
14-year-old boy among youngest drink-driving arrests last year
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Golden Globes
Irish actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal nominated for 2026 Golden Globes awards
Derry-born Maggie O’Farrell, who authored the book on which the film is based, received a nomination in the Best Screenplay category.
15 hrs ago
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Avian Influenza
Fota Wildlife Park to reopen next week as staff get bird flu outbreak under control
17 hrs ago
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spending and saving
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The Journal reader
Updated 17 hrs ago
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Poll
Do you support RTÉ's decision to withdraw from Eurovision?
18 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Probe into deadly Offaly fire continues, Zelenskyy in London and Ellen Walshe makes history at swimming championships
Updated 19 hrs ago
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Show Time
Trump warns Netflix multi-billion dollar takeover of Warner Bros 'could be a problem'
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bidding wars
Two-in-five homes sold at 10% or more above asking price in 2024
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US politics
Larry Donnelly: Trump's first year back in office has not gone how he'd hoped
Larry Donnelly
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The Morning Lead
Dublin social housing tenants dealing with mushrooms, mould, slugs and electrical hazard from water leak
The issue in two social housing units in Dublin has not been dealt with, despite the tenants complaining to the property manager.
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