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Tuesday 30 June 2026 Dublin: 18°C
Justin Kelly
Top garda pledges 'robust enforcement action' if protesters try to disrupt EU Presidency
Commissioner Justin Kelly said the EU Presidency will be the biggest security operation in the history of the State.
Courts
Doctor admits careless driving causing death of his six-year-old daughter in M6 crash
Simon Harris
Harris says petrol stations should 'pass on' falling oil prices as excise duty to be restored
Carlow
Teenager dies after falling from e-scooter in Carlow, as two injured in separate Dublin incident
InvestigatesSuicide forums
The suicide forum facilitating the deaths of vulnerable people in Ireland
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The Daily Poll
Have you read any of the Boys of Tommen books?
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Courts
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The FOI Files: The curious case of the diplomat and the parking fines
Diplomatic dilemmas abound when you request information about incidents involving embassy staff here (and ours abroad).
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland
A fingernail in a cake and a slug found in a noodle dish: complaints made to the FSAI in 2025
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World Cup Magazine
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Simon Harris
Harris says petrol stations should 'pass on' falling oil prices as excise duty to be restored
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The Daily Poll
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Carlow
Teenager dies after falling from e-scooter in Carlow, as two injured in separate Dublin incident
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rural ireland
Cabinet set to sign off on plan to make it easier for locals to build homes in their own areas
The new plan tells local authorities they are no longer to be ‘over prescriptive’ about rural housing rules.
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Luas
Red Line Luas services have reopened between Red Cow and Belgard but operating with delays
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Good Morning
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Westmeath
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Climate Change
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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

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How thousands of speeding prosecutions never reach conviction in Irish courts
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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
28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes
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Fire Safety
IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years
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World Cup
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Tennis
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Middle East
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Ukraine
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Football
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The 42
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InvestigatesSuicide forums
The suicide forum facilitating the deaths of vulnerable people in Ireland
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A total of 34 poisoning deaths in Ireland linked to substances promoted on forum
Vulnerable people ordering chemicals via post
Campaigners call for site to be banned by Ireland’s online regulator
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CAS IS KING
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Gavan Reilly has the numbers
Why has it taken Ireland so long to act on short-term lets?
Gavan Reilly
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New York is back, baby
Between the Knicks and Mamdani, things are on the up
Marion McKeone
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Feeder's Digest
MasterChef UK has come and gone, did any of us even bother to watch?
Patrick Hanlon
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Ireland's childcare barrier
The lack of options meant I had to turn down my dream job
Amy Greer Murphy
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The World Cup and domestic violence
When the final whistle of a match brings fear
Karol Balfe
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Wildfires on the rise
They're an unwelcome feature of climate change, and we're totally unprepared
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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fatal collision
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Current excise reductions on petrol and diesel to stay in place until 1 September
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legal aid
Justice minister ups flat legal aid fee for solicitors to €520 after week of court disruption
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Talbot Street
Man (40s) arrested after fire at Islamic prayer hall in Dublin city centre
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DUP
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Change Of Mind
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The Car Clinic
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On the Move
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Riad Bouchaker
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cycling offences
Over 570 cyclists were fined for running red lights in Dublin last year
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