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Middle East

Trump sends envoys Witkoff and Kushner to take part in fresh Iran talks without JD Vance

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the two men would leave for Islamabad tomorrow.

Palestine

Ireland to demand Israel pay after settlers destroy Irish Aid-backed school in occupied West Bank

DISCIPLINARY APPEALS panel

Enoch Burke removed from disciplinary hearing after protest over presence of solicitors

flatemate swaps

Rental watchdog weighs in on stand-off between landlords and tenants over 'flatmate swaps'

relief all around

The EU club are delighted Orbán didn't make it to Ayia Napa - but is there 'too much euphoria'?

Today's news

The Daily Poll

Have you gone for an outdoor swim yet this year?

Yes
No, not yet
No, and I don't plan to

See Results

The Morning Lead

Beds in the back yard: What will new rules mean for owners, buyers and prospective renters?

One modular unit builder said they have added €125,000 to the value of some properties.

Eoghan Dalton

3 hrs ago

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Yesterday

24th April 2026

League of Ireland

Derry City begin life at Celtic Park with battling win over Shamrock Rovers

The 42

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

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BEST OF THE BOX

Review: Is the new season of The Dry worth watching?

Review: Is the new season of The Dry worth watching?

Our top 5 watches of the weekend

Our top 5 watches of the weekend

Quiz: How much do you know about these iconic Irish TV series?

Quiz: How much do you know about these iconic Irish TV series?

Review: Is the new season of The Dry worth watching?

Our top 5 watches of the weekend

Quiz: How much do you know about these iconic Irish TV series?

What you need to know about... Richard Gadd's new series Half Man

What did you make of Beef on Netflix?

Unmissable sport this weekend

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flatemate swaps

Rental watchdog weighs in on stand-off between landlords and tenants over 'flatmate swaps'

Eoghan Dalton

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Inquest

‘Most likely’ Noah Donohoe entered water tunnel through bars of culvert entrance

5 hrs ago

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SPOTLIGHT

Energy crisis Ireland scrambles to cope with soaring prices

Government response

'Substantial packages' to be announced for agriculture and transport sectors, Taoiseach says

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Inflation

Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes

32

Drill, baby, drill

Are the fuel protestors right – should Ireland drill for oil?

128

staycation it is so

Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis

60

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

John Gibbons

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Tracking the price rises

Minister asks watchdog to track oil prices as he warns electricity prices could increase 8%

32

compliance audit

US justice department's watchdog to review handling of Epstein files release

6 hrs ago

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Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

Sinn Féin calls for emergency mini‑budget as it kicks off Ard Fheis in Belfast

Updated 6 hrs ago

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The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

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Courts

Man who stabbed English tourist in Dublin's Temple Bar is jailed

7 hrs ago

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Middle East

Trump sends envoys Witkoff and Kushner to take part in fresh Iran talks without JD Vance

Updated 7 hrs ago

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Ryder Cup ticket prices latest in depressing trend in top-level sport

‘The experience economy’ has colonised sports and excluded large swathes of fans who gave games a big part of their appeal.

The 42

7 hrs ago

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Revenue

Herbal cannabis flown on four flights worth a combined €3.1m seized at Dublin Airport

7 hrs ago

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Courts

Man returned to pub after knocking friend unconscious and putting him in recovery position

8 hrs ago

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eu presidency

Von der Leyen pushes defence spending as Ireland to host showdown on massive €2 trillion budget

Sophie Finn

reports from Cyprus

8 hrs ago

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Fiosrú

Majority of complaints against gardaí policing Whitegate fuel blockade rejected by watchdog

8 hrs ago

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relief all around

The EU club are delighted Orbán didn't make it to Ayia Napa - but is there 'too much euphoria'?

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk quipped before Friday’s working dinner in the Mediterranean resort of Ayia Napa that there were finally “no Russians in the room”.

Sophie Finn

reporting from Cyprus

9 hrs ago

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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

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Fossil Fuel Use

Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid

122

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

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Public Jobs

Thousands of civil service applicants given incorrect scores and rankings

9 hrs ago

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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haunted

What do you make of Johnny Depp and Imelda May's new Shane MacGowan tribute track?

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Ryder Cup tickets reserved for Irish fans sell out fast despite €499 price tag and website issues

Updated 11 hrs ago

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drogheda circuit court

Man who deceived widow into giving him over €140k is jailed for five years

11 hrs ago

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Lebanon

Peacekeeper death toll rises to six as soldier injured in Israeli shelling dies

12 hrs ago

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DISCIPLINARY APPEALS panel

Enoch Burke removed from disciplinary hearing after protest over presence of solicitors

Updated 12 hrs ago

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Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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'Heartbroken' brother of Scarlett Faulkner laid to rest a week after sister's death

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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Fitness trackers

How your fitness watch is changing how you move

Stephen O'Rourke

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Screen free schools

We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets

Olivia Relova

30

From Idaho to Ireland

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

Sasha Piton

42

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

John Gibbons

116

Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?

Niamh O'Reilly

34

The quiet death of the manual gearbox

Paddy Comyn

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Palestine

Ireland to demand Israel pay after settlers destroy Irish Aid-backed school in occupied West Bank

The Department of Foreign Affairs said that the school served around 60 children from the local region.

Andrew Walsh

Updated 13 hrs ago

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Homelessness

Homelessness: Another new record as 17,517 people in emergency accommodation

13 hrs ago

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Ann Summers

Remote-controlled rotating sex toy recalled due to fault that could cause parts to detach

14 hrs ago

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Tech workforce

Meta yet to inform Irish Government of layoff plans as 8,000 roles to be cut globally

Eimer McAuley

14 hrs ago

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pollen

You weren't imagining it... Hay fever season IS two weeks longer compared to the 1990s

15 hrs ago

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Cork

Women deported to Ireland by ICE fined for stealing ham and cosmetics when she was a teen

15 hrs ago

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attack on gardaí

Gardaí sustain bite and eye injuries in assault at Letterkenny council offices

Eimer McAuley

Updated 16 hrs ago

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The Daily Poll

Have you gone for an outdoor swim yet this year?

17 hrs ago

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37

Cyprus

EU pessimistic on economic impact of Iran war, but Taoiseach says Ireland will 'still grow'

Martin made the statements while in Cyprus for an informal meeting of the European Council.

Sophie Finn

reports from Cyprus

18 hrs ago

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended, left-leaning parties get together and Sinn Féin hold their Ard Fheis.

Updated 18 hrs ago

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forecast

The weather is looking good for the weekend, and temperatures could hit 21 degrees

19 hrs ago

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Environmental targets

Ireland is on track to reach 2030 EU air pollution reduction targets

19 hrs ago

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Venezuela

US soldier charged after winning $400,000 on bet relating to abduction of Nicolás Maduro

20 hrs ago

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