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October 2025

deepfake

Connolly slams 'malicious' AI-generated deepfake claiming she dropped out of Presidential race

22 Oct

8.3k

Finance committee

Central Bank boss says ICJ opinion not considered in Israeli 'war bonds' transfer to Luxembourg

22 Oct

5.1k

Dublin City Council

Dublin councillors furious at partial exclusion from new policing committee

22 Oct

9.1k

Sponsored

Ireland’s gas network is transitioning to carry clean renewable gas

Evening Wrap

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

22 Oct

2.0k

Manure has hit the fan

Former farming chiefs have come out in favour of Humphreys - but the IFA isn’t happy about it

22 Oct

27.8k

FactCheck

Convincing AI-generated videos and images are flooding social media ahead of the election

22 Oct

13.4k

Loan Defaults

Fine Gael TDs: ‘Everyone knew Heather was a credit union manager'

22 Oct

33.2k

The First Name Treatment

Opinion: Fine Gael's confused campaign branding has done nothing to help Humphreys

Gerard O’Shea

22 Oct

9.8k

Sponsored

10 incredible ways to celebrate Halloween 2025 in Ireland

DiscoverIreland.ie

Oct 22

Discover Galway’s dark side

Discover Halloween magic in Galway, from Gaillimh Ah-Boo to Macnas.

Explore Ireland’s Ancient East in Meath and Louth

Meath and Louth go all out for Halloween in the historic Boyne Valley.

Join ancient rituals in Longford and Westmeath

Longford & Westmeath host Samhain: Fire, Folklore & Feasting events.

Hear forgotten tales in Kerry

The craic is mighty in Kerry, especially during the Halloween season.

Learn Halloween traditions in Fingal

Experience Halloween across Fingal after dark with the Festival of Fire.

Take on Limerick’s medieval frights

Discover Limerick’s biggest Halloween celebration to date.

Dig into food and folklore in Kilkenny

Kilkenny’s five-week Halloween season offers food, folklore, and fun.

Have a ball at Púca 2025

Celebrate Halloween in style with comedy, music, and circus thrills at Púca Festival.

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The Hague

Top UN court to rule on Israel's aid obligations in Gaza, as Palestinians in need of 'lifeline'

22 Oct

2.7k

one battle after another

Debate verdict: The stalest of stalemates but Connolly's talking like she's already won

If you’ve been following the campaign up to now you missed nothing from the final debate.

Rónán Duffy

22 Oct

30.0k

107

over and out

Covid regrets, Trump meet-and-greets and a lot of foxes: 5 things to know from the final debate

If you were hoping to learn something new in the final debate, you’ll probably be left disappointed.

Christina Finn

Updated 22 Oct

21.7k

105

Saggart

Six arrests and one garda injured as Commissioner condemns 'thuggery' of Citywest riot

Gardaí were pelted with bricks and fireworks as a mass protest turned violent in west Dublin.

Updated 22 Oct

34.8k

prime time players

Player ratings: How did the candidates (and the hosts) fare in tonight's debate?

21 Oct

34.1k

Sponsored

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As it happened

How the final debate of the Áras campaign played out

Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys clashed on Prime Time in the last set-piece event of the Áras campaign.

Updated 21 Oct

50.6k

193

West Dublin

Garda van set alight as large anti-immigration protest turned violent in Citywest

21 Oct

105k

Monaghan

‘I hardly know what day it is,’ says Humphreys over Shane O’Farrell inquiry vote query

21 Oct

26.2k

Saggart

Taoiseach says girl allegedly assaulted in Dublin was 'failed' as review launched into her care

21 Oct

29.7k

3 days to go

Connolly says it's the ‘daftest thing ever’ to claim she should've declared her work for banks

Her comments come as Heather Humphreys doubled down on her view that Connolly has been “speaking out of both sides of her mouth”.

21 Oct

21.8k

Sponsored

The five best spooky reads ahead of this Halloween season

Department of Justice

Legal term 'child pornography' to be changed to 'child sexual abuse material'

21 Oct

5.6k

FactCheck

Debunked: Presidential candidates did not campaign to remove ‘women’ from the constitution

21 Oct

5.7k

aras25

Who's backing who in the race for the Áras?

21 Oct

13.9k

Gaza

JD Vance arrives in Israel to shore up fragile ceasefire in Gaza after pitstop in Shannon

Updated 21 Oct

23.1k

136

compulsory purchase order

Thirteen councils revealed not to have used their powers to CPO any derelict sites last year

21 Oct

15.7k

France

Ex-French president Sarkozy arrives at Paris jail to begin five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy

21 Oct

20.5k

Public Expenditure

First major overhaul of rules for state spending since 2008 to be brought to Cabinet

21 Oct

14.1k

JOB HISTORY

Humphreys questioned about credit union that she managed taking debtors to court

Updated 20 Oct

189k

134

Final Stretch

'Fine Gael should know better': Dáil's legal eagles weigh in on party's attack on Connolly

Heather Humphreys said she ‘never tried to capitalise on somebody’s misfortune’, referring to Catherine Connolly’s work as a barrister during the economic crash.

Updated 20 Oct

63.5k

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Evening Wrap

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

20 Oct

3.4k

Courts

'Doomed to fail': Case attempting to stop presidential election has been thrown out of court

20 Oct

27.7k

Sponsored

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heating up

Connolly calls on Humphreys to withdraw remarks and says Fine Gael are 'absolutely terrified'

20 Oct

24.1k

113

Jennie's Law

Law to allow public naming of those convicted of domestic violence to be approved

20 Oct

14.4k

The Morning Lead

Concerns over time-lag in Tusla dealing with child welfare referrals

Child referrals to the agency reached a record high last year.

Stephen McDermott

20 Oct

27.4k

the final stretch

Fine Gael accused of using 'Trump playbook' in campaign against Connolly

The party posted an almost three-minute long video showing some of Connolly’s Dáil contributions on housing titled ‘Catherine Connolly’s hypocrisy’.

Updated 19 Oct

66.4k

323

Trans healthcare

'All trans people want is respect': Minister emphasises importance of supporting trans youth

19 Oct

14.6k

Sponsored

From fire festivals and storytelling to feasting and folklore – celebrate Samhain this year

Protests

Millions demonstrate against Trump's policies in 'No Kings' rallies across US

19 Oct

22.6k

191

Ceasefire

Israel receives bodies of two more hostages returned by Hamas

19 Oct

5.7k

Peace Talks

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to 'immediate ceasefire' in Qatar talks

19 Oct

3.6k

The Morning Lead

‘A small man with a big voice’: Our readers reflect on the presidency of Michael D. Higgins

President Higgins’ 14-year tenure will come to an end next month – we asked our readers for their thoughts.

19 Oct

11.8k

Explainer

Incensed locals, claims of compulsory purchase orders - what's going on with the Kinsale greenway?

The project has been the subject of emotive claims by opponents.

18 Oct

33.8k

Sponsored

Get booking: These are the best Halloween events to visit this year

DiscoverIreland.ie

Oct 19

Púca Festival

Visit Trim and Athboy in Meath for Halloween fun at the Púca Festival.

Halloween Murder Mystery at Wildlands

Orienteering adventure: solve dark secrets and cryptic clues by moonlight.

Pumpkin Patch at Murtagh's Organic Farm

Pick pumpkins, meet animals, and explore at Murtagh’s Organic Farm.

Dragon Trail - Guardians of the Garden

Encounter 12 colossal animatronic dragons with magical glowing eyes.

Tonagh Pumpkin Hollow

Meet our donkeys, Donald and Dolly, and pick your own pumpkin.

Spooktacular Halloween

Enjoy Spooktacular Halloween at Beyond the Trees, Avondale, Wicklow.

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Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Minister ‘sorry’ for endometriosis treatment waits as she launches new framework

18 Oct

13.7k