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Sunday 3 May 2026 Dublin: 14°C
The Morning Lead
There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon
Despite recent changes governing sizes and how the rental market operates, some developers have said the buildings are often still not viable.
On the plane
Mawdlsey runs scorching last leg as women's 4x400 team stamp World Champs ticket
Palestine
Two flotilla activists say they have been subjected to 'extreme brutality' in Israeli detention
Middle East
Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal
DPP
Two men and teenage boy arrested over house fire in Co Offaly released without charge
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Holly Cairns is Ireland's most popular leader, but who would you like to see as Taoiseach?
the top job
Holly Cairns is Ireland's most popular leader, but who would you like to see as Taoiseach?
39 mins ago
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On the plane
Mawdlsey runs scorching last leg as women's 4x400 team stamp World Champs ticket
The 42
46 mins ago
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Giorgia Meloni
Marco Rubio to visit Rome and the Vatican after Trump's harsh criticism of Pope Leo
1 hr ago
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Dangerous Driving
Over 1700 drivers caught speeding in first three days of May Bank Holiday
1 hr ago
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BEST OF THE BOX
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
What did you make of the new BBC series Half Man?
What did you make of the new BBC series Half Man?
Unmissable sport this weekend
Unmissable sport this weekend
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
What did you make of the new BBC series Half Man?
Unmissable sport this weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
What you need to know about... the new series Legends
Quiz: Are these weird facts about Bear Grylls true or false?
See all Domino’s picks
up to date
Clare vs Limerick, Munster SHC
Follow all the action from the latest Munster hurling slugfest.
1 hr ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Energy crisis Ireland scrambles to cope with soaring prices

Cabinet to extend supports
Agri sector to fall under protection of Fuel Support Subsidy Scheme
45
Government response
'Substantial packages' to be announced for agriculture and transport sectors, Taoiseach says
81
Inflation
Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
37
Drill, baby, drill
Are the fuel protestors right – should Ireland drill for oil?
134
staycation it is so
Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis
61
Opinion
Carbon tax may be the tax we love to hate, but it's the one we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
120
Tracking the price rises
Minister asks watchdog to track oil prices as he warns electricity prices could increase 8%
32
National Lottery
Dublin lottery player hits €8.7 m jackpot from Saturday night draw
2 hrs ago
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Murder Mystery
Murder of Gaeltacht man in USA in 1930 believed to be linked to KKK is investigated in RTÉ film
2 hrs ago
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Mistéir i Meirceá
Clár faisnéise RTÉ ag fiosrú an fhear ó Chorca Dhuibhne agus cé acu ar dhúnmharaigh an KKK é
2 hrs ago
389
DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Shore thing: Tour this updated modern villa just steps from Dublin’s Sandymount coast
Palestine
Two flotilla activists say they have been subjected to 'extreme brutality' in Israeli detention
4 hrs ago
9.1k
Castlebar
Man in serious condition after being hit by a car in Co Mayo
5 hrs ago
10.8k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Planning permission woes, Trump rejects Iranian proposal and half-marathon road closures…
Updated 6 hrs ago
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever
6 hrs ago
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Middle East
Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal
7 hrs ago
8.1k
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Surprise Move
A global drug expert on why Trump lifting restrictions on psychedelics could be a positive
7 hrs ago
8.6k
36
beat the biohacking bros
Opinion: Women over 40 have been sidelined for too long. Now we push back
Cathy O'Connor
7 hrs ago
5.4k
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investigates

Investigating the impact of Ireland's data centres

Lobby Efforts
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
56
Fossil Fuel Use
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
114
Data Centre Map
Where are all the data centres and why should you care?
Analysis
What happens now? Data centres being built outside Ireland may be better for the environment
55
Internet Diaries
AI 'slopaganda' has arrived in Ireland and is making extreme political messaging cheap and viral
Stephen McDermott
7 hrs ago
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DPP
Two men and teenage boy arrested over house fire in Co Offaly released without charge
8 hrs ago
3.0k
Analysis
Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer
Despite being one of the biggest companies the country has ever produced, DCC is almost entirely unknown to the general public.
Paul O'Donoghue
8 hrs ago
34.1k
race day
Road closures in Dublin city centre as thousands prepare for half-marathon
12 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon
Despite recent changes governing sizes and how the rental market operates, some developers have said the buildings are often still not viable.
Eoghan Dalton
15 hrs ago
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Yesterday
2nd May 2026
mayo day
Quiz: How much do you know about County Mayo?
17 hrs ago
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emphatic
Dublin take down Leinster champions Louth with 10-point win and advance to final
18 hrs ago
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blues twos and tickets
Garda received 17 speeding fines even though he was responding to critical incidents
The Journal has been contacted by several serving gardaí who spoke about a culture of fear in the organisation.
Niall O'Connor
18 hrs ago
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Closing In
Gyokeres on the double as Arsenal strengthen Premier League title bid
18 hrs ago
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11
VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Fitness trackers
How your fitness watch is changing how you move
Stephen O'Rourke
20
Screen free schools
We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
Olivia Relova
29
From Idaho to Ireland
I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
43
Polluters pay?
Carbon tax may be the one we love to hate, but it's the tax we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
120
Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
34
Motoring
The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
91
Evening wrap
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
19 hrs ago
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The week that was
'Diddly-squat for working families': Three winners and three losers from the political week
19 hrs ago
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bound for bilbao
Brilliant Ulster beat Exeter to reach Challenge Cup final
19 hrs ago
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foghlaim na teanga thar lear
Tá Ambasáid na hÉireann sa Bhruiséil ag cur ranganna Gaeilge ar fáil do dhaoine don chéad uair
19 hrs ago
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ireland thinks
Independent Ireland sees support jump in new poll as Fianna Fáil slips
20 hrs ago
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Neurodivergence: The phrases ADHD people are tired of hearing
Mike McGrath-Bryan
20 hrs ago
10.6k
42
beds in sheds
Garden homes plan 'scraping bottom of the barrel', says former president of architects body
21 hrs ago
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65
As it happened
Leinster 29-25 Toulon, Champions Cup semi-final
Updated 22 hrs ago
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marching on
Lyon dethrone Katie McCabe's Arsenal and advance to women's Champions League final
22 hrs ago
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Spot Flooding
Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for north-western counties
22 hrs ago
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Track and Field
Mixed day for Ireland's teams at World Relays but further chances await
23 hrs ago
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crime pays this time
More than €1.8 million raised from auctioning gold linked to organised crime
23 hrs ago
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15
Tories
UK Conservative leader apologises for Bloody Sunday footage post, says she didn't sign off on it
2 May
14.8k
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Infrastructure crisis
Minister 'taken aback' by negative assessment of Ireland's economic management
2 May
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