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Monday 17 November 2025 Dublin: 5°C
'Grief beyond description': Communities in mourning as tributes paid to Dundalk crash victims
The five friends lost their lives on Saturday evening near Dundalk, Co Louth.
Independent Ireland councillor's legal challenge to halt Bob Vylan gig dropped
O'Callaghan 'committed' to ensuring Ireland not viewed 'more favourably' than the UK by asylum seekers
'People are suffering': SVP record increase in number of people seeking help ahead of Christmas
Global market wobbles and soaring stock prices may put Irish economy at risk, Central Bank warns
Today's news
UN Security Council approves Trump-backed 'stabilisation force' for Gaza
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been 'hiding' from questioning, US congressman says
Cork's Franciscan Well Brewery to close in the new year
Man (50s) arrested after fatal stabbing in Cork city released without charge
Man accused of causing a bomb scare at Dublin's St James's Hospital sent forward for trial
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
SPOTLIGHT

Ireland in the World Cup play-offs

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Late Late Troy Show: Ireland's amazing winning moment going viral
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road to usa
Ireland are in the play-offs … but who might we play next?
30
the poll
Where were you for Ireland's incredible win?
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Heimir Hallgrímsson
The unflappable Icelandic dentist who has Ireland loving football again
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O'Callaghan 'committed' to ensuring Ireland not viewed 'more favourably' than the UK by asylum seekers
Pierce Brosnan hints he might be open to featuring in another James Bond film
'People are suffering': SVP record increase in number of people seeking help ahead of Christmas
House of Guinness: Tour the real life stately home behind the Netflix series
Criminal investigation launched into Presbyterian Church over safeguarding failures
Polish PM says attack on rail line was 'deliberate sabotage' and intended to strike a train
Aire ag súil go mór go bhfoilseofar ráiteas náisiúnta pleanála Gaeltachta roimh 2027
Court issues €440,000 in fines to M50 toll dodgers, including woman hit with €25,000 penalty
Superintendent fails to convince judge that Drew Harris penalised him over protected disclosures
investigates

We investigated how much was spent at the last election

INVESTIGATION
Fancy running for the Dáil? Here’s how much it might cost you
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EXPENSES
ChatGPT, a €400 bar tab and an Apple laptop: What did candidates expense at the last election?
30
ANALYSIS
Political ad ban by social media companies leaves elections ‘susceptible to bad actors’
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Dublin Zoo names critically endangered parrot ‘Troy’ in honour of Ireland’s hat trick hero
CervicalCheck to roll out at-home smear tests from next year
Nine PSNI officers hit with glass, bitten, and spat on during incidents in Derry and Tyrone
Independent Ireland councillor's legal challenge to halt Bob Vylan gig dropped
Two men jailed after acting on ‘weakest of hearsay’ in ‘brutal’ murder of Croatian man
Global market wobbles and soaring stock prices may put Irish economy at risk, Central Bank warns
Man (89) who sexually assaulted five-year-old girl in 1995 jailed for three years
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Hungary v Ireland - The aftermath, with Gavin Cooney, David Sneyd and Shane Keegan
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Frances Black says she has run out of patience with Simon Harris on Occupied Territories Bill
Councillors win key High Court concession against government plan for smaller apartment sizes
Heimir Hallgrímsson, the unflappable Icelandic dentist who has Ireland loving football again
New north Dublin playground seriously damaged in arson attack
Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride: Facts, not tribalism, should help decide on a united Ireland
Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride
'Grief beyond description': Communities in mourning as tributes paid to Dundalk crash victims
The five friends lost their lives on Saturday evening near Dundalk, Co Louth.
Bangladesh's former prime minister sentenced to death in absentia over student-led protests
Where were you for Ireland's incredible win?
The Late Late Troy Show: Ireland's amazing winning moment is making headlines and going viral
The country’s hat-trick hero is the talk of Ireland and football fans worldwide.
Frost and ice on the way with Arctic airmass to bring colder temperatures (and some snow)
Ireland's dramatic win secured a World Cup play-off spot...but who might we play next?
Teenager hospitalised after crash between car and e-bike in Waterford
Luke Littler celebrates becoming world number one by retaining Grand Slam of Darts
In reversal of earlier stance, Trump calls on Republicans to release Epstein files
Opinion: Almost 7,500 people need cataract surgery in Ireland - here's how we can fix waiting lists
Frank Doheny