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Saturday 30 August 2025 Dublin: 17°C
aras race
Presidency race: Micheál Martin backs Jim Gavin, Maria Steen seeks a nomination
Gavin is a former Dublin GAA manager and an ex-Air Corp Commandant. Maria Steen is a prominent member of the Iona Institute.
Electric Picnic
Catherine Connolly 'takes for granted’ that a presidential candidate would be able to speak Irish
endangerment
Suspected burglars drove the wrong way on the M7 and threw items at garda car, say gardaí
Electric Picnic
Kneecap calls on Irish Government to prevent sale of Israeli bonds by the Central Bank
Tackling Dereliction
Opinion: At this rate, it will take over 30 years to fill Ireland's existing derelict homes
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Who would you vote for President?
Tackling Dereliction
Opinion: At this rate, it will take over 30 years to fill Ireland's existing derelict homes
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor
51 mins ago
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
51 mins ago
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Middle East
New US Ambassador says aid must get into Gaza, acknowledges that Irish and US stances 'differ'
1 hr ago
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endangerment
Suspected burglars drove the wrong way on the M7 and threw items at garda car, say gardaí
1 hr ago
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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Tour this Georgian gem that's full of charm and potential in Co Laois
Electric Picnic
Catherine Connolly 'takes for granted’ that a presidential candidate would be able to speak Irish
Diarmuid Pepper
Reporting from Electric Picnic
1 hr ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Race for the Áras

Where the race stands
Áras 2025: Connolly's Sinn Féin impatience, another campaign begins, and the Jim Gavin question
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Who is Jim Gavin?
He has 7 All-Irelands and 'fixed football', but is Gavin Fianna Fáil's Áras saviour?
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Delehanty enters race
'I've gone viral': Lawyer turned doggy daycare owner Nick Delehanty launches presidential bid
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Getting to starting point
Gareth Sheridan says it'd be a 'dangerous precedent' if party councillors blocked his Áras run
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France
One dead and five injured after man drives car into crowd outside French wine bar
2 hrs ago
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Relief
Manchester United rescue win over Burnley with 97th-minute Fernandes penalty
The 42
3 hrs ago
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Electric Picnic
Kneecap calls on Irish Government to prevent sale of Israeli bonds by the Central Bank
Diarmuid Pepper
Reporting from Electric Picnic
3 hrs ago
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aras race
Presidency race: Micheál Martin backs Jim Gavin, Maria Steen seeks a nomination
Updated 3 hrs ago
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Yemen
Prime minister of Yemen's Houthi government killed in Israeli airstrike, rebels confirm
3 hrs ago
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The Daily Poll
Who would you vote for President?
It’s all go for the race to the Áras.
4 hrs ago
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forsa
Labour Court urged to intervene in school secretaries and caretakers' strike
5 hrs ago
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Berlin
Officials convey 'concern' to German authorities after Irish pro-Palestine activist punched by officer
Video footage shows Dublin native Kitty O’Brien being punched by a police officer during the protest in Berlin.
Updated 5 hrs ago
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Humanitarian Aid
Israel will soon slow or halt aid into parts of Gaza as it expands its attack on the territory
7 hrs ago
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PodcastThe Explainer
What is The Traitors' secret formula for turning a TV show into a global hit?
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Pulse check
What's behind the baseless rumours that US President Donald Trump 'is dead'?
9 hrs ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Latest in Gaza — journalists targeted as famine declared

Humanitarian in Gaza
'Please do not look away now, we need your help'
Hani Alaskari
Murder of journalists in Gaza
Hamas rejects Israel's 'baseless' claim about target of deadly strike on Gaza hospital
Occupied Territories Bill
Tánaiste 'can move forward' with passing OTB as famine grips Gaza
The reality of famine
What happens when a person starves?
Foreign Affairs
Tánaiste says EU will lose its 'credibility' if there is no real action on Gaza genocide
10 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 US court rules on Trump’s tariffs, Ireland’s shares in firms linked to Palestine’s occupation, and a look at Fianna Fáil’s relationship with the presidency.
Updated 11 hrs ago
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Crime
Man charged and due before court following Temple Bar assault that left victim critical
11 hrs ago
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Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Ireland's latest Australian exodus has no shortage of explanations
Carl Kinsella
11 hrs ago
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modular homes
Selling cabins for €40k in a housing crisis: 'I'm like a counsellor, people tell me their problems'
12 hrs ago
44.1k
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Political Strategy
Johnny Fallon: Fianna Fáil has a unique relationship with the office of the president
Johnny Fallon
13 hrs ago
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column
British Army has no place sponsoring Premier League games on Sky Sports
Gavin Cooney
14 hrs ago
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147
EU
US court rules most of Trump's tariffs illegal
17 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
Ireland has €97m worth of shares in companies linked to 'occupation and genocide' in Palestine
The companies were among 48 named on a United Nations list earlier this year.
UN's Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories has called on the named companies to end their complicity in "human rights violations and international crimes".
Ireland's Strategic Investment Fund holds direct investments in almost of a quarter of the companies named on the list.
Stephen McDermott
20 hrs ago
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investigates

Our investigative team exposes cancer care delays

IMPACT
Chemo after breast cancer surgery often delayed to point it is less effective
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RESPONSE
Health minister: 'No point' in promising extra hospital staff to tackle chemo treatment delays
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INVESTIGATION
'It's getting tougher': Hospitals failing to consistently start chemotherapy on time
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PAPER RECORDS
No treatment, no dignity: 'If she knew she was going to die, she would have had a party'
YOUR STORIES
Delays to scans: 'It’s breaking me — This could be the difference of life and death'
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NEWS
Almost 25% of 'urgent' patients waiting too long for breast clinic appointments
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Yesterday
29th August 2025
USAid
Trump moves to cut almost $5 billion in foreign aid, risking goverment shutdown
22 hrs ago
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Byrne Drain
Claire Byrne's shock exit from RTÉ comes at a time of change in Radio 1
At Newstalk, Byrne will go head-to-head with her replacement, RTÉ’s David McCullagh.
23 hrs ago
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RELATED
Claire Byrne is leaving RTÉ to go to Newstalk in shock move
29 Aug
Pat Kenny's Newstalk show moving from weekdays to weekends next year
29 Aug
New York
US denies Palestinian officials visas for UN summit on their own statehood
29 Aug
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RELATED
'Death is closing in around us': Gaza City gripped by fear as Israel begins 'preliminary operations'
29 Aug
Pregnant women in Gaza describe malnutrition and extreme distress caused by Israel's blockade
29 Aug
Humanitarian worker in Gaza: 'Please do not look away, we need your help now'
27 Aug
The headlines
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
29 Aug
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temple bar
Man arrested in connection with serious assault in Dublin that left victim in critical condition
29 Aug
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hot meals
Hundreds of schools may miss out on hot meals scheme over updated food safety rules
29 Aug
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Electric Picnic
Opinion: Irish artists are keeping the folk tradition of speaking out on political issues alive
Jack Campbell
29 Aug
3.2k
War in Ukraine
Macron says Putin will have 'played' Trump if he doesn't meet Zelenskyy
29 Aug
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Haiti
Irishwoman Gena Heraty and all others kidnapped with her in Haiti have been released
Updated 29 Aug
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Then there were three
Jim Gavin expected to seek Fianna Fáil Presidential nomination (and Bertie isn't ruling himself out)
Billy Kelleher wants the gig too.
Updated 29 Aug
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accommodation crisis
Are you struggling to find accommodation for college? We want to hear from you
Updated 29 Aug
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Labour Court
Man (72) loses bid to continue working and will be forced to retire as civilian garda driver
29 Aug
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Palestine
'Death is closing in around us': Gaza City gripped by fear as Israel begins 'preliminary operations'
The UN estimates that nearly a million people currently live in Gaza governorate.
Hamas said Israel's assault would place the remaining hostages it's holding in danger.
The Israeli military also announced today that it had recovered the remains of two hostages.
Simon Harris said the EU's credibility was on the line due to its inaction regarding the "horrific genocide".
29 Aug
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
29 Aug
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