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Friday 8 August 2025 Dublin: 19°C
Fine Gael councillor co-owns company accused of charging migrant nurses unlawful ‘agency fees’
One nurse paid over €3,000 into another Fine Gael councillor’s account as part of the recruitment process.
Israeli security cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City
‘Waste of taxpayer money’: €2.5m spent on Cork housing estate now being partially demolished
Teachers and nurses who have links to an area to be prioritised for cost rental units
'It's a free for all': Locals not convinced new CCTV will stop illegal dumping in North Dublin
Today's news
Akpe-Moses progresses in 200m ahead of her 100m final at European Athletics U20 Championships
Indian man suffers head injuries after being viciously beaten by gang in early morning attack
The 51-year-old chef said his attackers took everything – including his passport, cash and e-bike.
Planning board overturns council’s refusal of planning permission for two new data centres
Germany to halt some arms exports to Israel as international condemnation of Gaza plan mounts
'No more futile war': Hostage families fear the worst as Israel expands Gaza occupation
Have you ever been to the Fleadh?
SPOTLIGHT

Gaza latest

devastation
Rare overhead footage of Gaza reveals scale of destruction brought by Israel's war
recognition
Mapped: The growing global support for Palestinian statehood
internal violence
Israeli tactics leave dangerous security vacuum in Gaza which Hamas continues to exploit
'My children ask for food, and I can give them nothing'
Amal
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Camogie final preview and will Pat Ryan stay on with Cork?
Sinead Farrell and Fintan O’Toole join Ronan Early ahead of Sunday’s deciders at Croke Park.
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Ireland's biggest landlord sells 16 apartments for €6.6m and welcomes new rental regulations
A home gym, bar and room for a pool – luxury living for €3,950,000
Australian mushroom murderer's other alleged attempts to poison husband revealed
Trump demands Intel CEO resign 'immediately' after national security concerns raised
Never again: 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world still faces nuclear threats
Niall O’Keeffe
Israeli security cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has described the government’s decision as “a disaster”.
A major ground operation could displace hundreds of thousands of people.
Former top Israeli security officials have also come out against the plan.
‘Waste of taxpayer money’: €2.5m spent on Cork housing estate now being partially demolished
Teachers and nurses who have links to an area to be prioritised for cost rental units
VOICES

A health check on Ireland's biodiversity

High-risk invasive plants still found in garden centres and trade fairs
Noeleen Smyth
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Bees need all the help we can give them
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
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I've rewilded five acres, others are doing the same
Jack Morley
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Grass cutting, there's no need for it!
Brian Murray
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'It's a free for all': Locals not convinced new CCTV will stop illegal dumping in North Dublin
Fine Gael councillor co-owns company accused of charging migrant nurses unlawful ‘agency fees’
One nurse paid over €3,000 into another Fine Gael councillor’s account as part of the recruitment process.
Three nurses say they paid thousands of euro to the company co-owned by Baby Pereppadan, the recent mayor of South Dublin.
Charging these fees to jobseekers is unlawful and complaints have been made to gardaí and Indian police.
One nurse paid over €3,000 into the bank account of Baby's son Britto, who is also a Fine Gael councillor.
Yesterday
7th August 2025
Shamrock Rovers suffer 1-0 defeat in Kosovo
Netanyahu says Israel intends to take total control of Gaza, but not annex it
Thousands of people, including former hostages, are protesting the planned expansion of the Israeli campaign.
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Group of US politicians express concern over proposed Irish trade ban with Israeli settlements
Four new cubs of a rare lion species have been born in a European zoo
Britain's homelessness minister resigns after reports she hiked rent after removing tenants
Talks on a treaty to reduce plastic pollution blocked by oil-producing countries
Fleadh Cheoil goers break Guinness World Record for biggest céilí band set
Winners of best dressed awards at Dublin Horse Show announced
Nadine King, from Donnybrook in Dublin, took home the €10,000 cash prize for Best Dressed.
investigates

Our investigative team exposes Ireland's illicit vape market

NEWS
Thousands of illegal vapes seized from shops by HSE
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HEALTH
Vapes posing as ‘nicotine free’ found to contain nicotine
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WHAT NOW?
Illegal vapes still easily accessible despite HSE enforcement
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Irish vape users are being failed in the face of illegal products
Maria Delaney
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PODCAST
Undercover investigation reveals scale of illicit vape market
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Peter Chap Cleere: If you were upset over camogie skorts, then why not show up to their games?
Peter Chap Cleere
Former Superman actor Dean Cain joins ICE to back Trump's mass deportations policy
Irish search connected to major Spanish operation targetting drug smuggling gang
Debunked: Old video of a Belgian mosque claims to show “what they’re teaching kids now in school”
The Great Barrier Reef has seen its largest annual coral loss in at least four decades
Here's how much profit some supermarkets in Ireland are making
Suspected sex offender used 27 aliases in UK and France before arriving in Ireland, court hears
'A disgrace': Up to 350 schools will not have access to hot school meals in September as promised
Do you use ChatGPT?
Extraordinary photos show scale of devastation caused by wildfires that scorched southern France
Firefighters warn that stronger winds are forecast for later today, and local temperatures are set to reach 32 degrees Celsius.
Price of a pound of butter has gone up by more than a euro in the last year
Liveline audience was down 8,000 in June when Joe Duffy signed off the airwaves