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Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

McDonald rejects Sinn Féin leadership claims: 'There are no plans to replace the leader'

Reports have been swirling that not everyone is happy with McDonald’s leadership.

Carlow

Home and garden store Rathwood goes into examinership with customers awaiting refunds

Pole Position

Who’s winning the poster war in Dublin Central's by-election? We asked a graphic design expert

Pakistan

Iran says US is looking for a 'face-saving' way to escape the war ahead of peace talks

Dublin Central

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch says he's returning to Ireland to register as a by-election candidate

Today's news

The Daily Poll

Have you gone for an outdoor swim yet this year?

Yes
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Occupation

Low turnout as Palestinians vote in local elections in the West Bank and Gaza

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Carlow

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Laughing Gas

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Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

McDonald rejects Sinn Féin leadership claims: 'There are no plans to replace the leader'

Reports have been swirling that not everyone is happy with McDonald’s leadership.

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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?

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Dublin Central

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch says he's returning to Ireland to register as a by-election candidate

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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

33

Drill, baby, drill

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

130

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

115

Tracking the price rises

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

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Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

Sinn Féin votes to support a ban on fox hunting after heated debate at party's Ard Fheis

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Pakistan

Iran says US is looking for a 'face-saving' way to escape the war ahead of peace talks

5 hrs ago

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Pole Position

Who’s winning the poster war in Dublin Central's by-election? We asked a graphic design expert

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

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Surrealing in the Years

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Good Morning

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your stories

Your Stories of Census 1926: Tracing the soldier who etched his name into a Drumcondra wall

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Palestine

A new aid flotilla is setting sail for Gaza this weekend with 21 Irish people on board

As well as supplies, this new flotilla is bringing building materials.

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Decolonising Ireland

Campaign underway to reclaim the original Irish names of Ireland's cities, towns and villages

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Athghaelú na hÉireann

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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

59

Fossil Fuel Use

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

112

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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PodcastThe Explainer

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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

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Yesterday

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League of Ireland

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

The 42

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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

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compliance audit

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

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Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

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

Updated 18 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

18 hrs ago

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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

19

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

115

Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?

Niamh O'Reilly

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The quiet death of the manual gearbox

Paddy Comyn

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Middle East

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

Updated 18 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

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Revenue

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

19 hrs ago

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Courts

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

19 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

20 hrs ago

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Fiosrú

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

20 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

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Public Jobs

Thousands of civil service applicants given incorrect scores and rankings

21 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 23 hrs ago

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drogheda circuit court

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

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

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