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Saturday 2 May 2026 Dublin: 14°C
Belfast
Man charged with attempted murder over car bomb explosion at police station near Belfast
There was no application for bail and an application for legal aid was granted.
beds in sheds
Garden homes plan 'scraping bottom of the barrel', says former president of architects body
The week that was
'Diddly-squat for working families': Three winners and three losers from the political week
As it happened
Leinster 29-25 Toulon, Champions Cup semi-final
Updated 3 hrs ago
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Neurodivergence: The phrases ADHD people are tired of hearing
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Will you watch Power Ballad, John Carney's latest tribute to music in Dublin?
Evening wrap
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
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The week that was
'Diddly-squat for working families': Three winners and three losers from the political week
10 mins ago
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bound for bilbao
Brilliant Ulster beat Exeter to reach Challenge Cup final
30 mins ago
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foghlaim na teanga thar lear
Tá Ambasáid na hÉireann sa Bhruiséil ag cur ranganna Gaeilge ar fáil do dhaoine don chéad uair
40 mins ago
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BEST OF THE BOX
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: Are these weird facts about Bear Grylls true or false?
Quiz: Are these weird facts about Bear Grylls true or false?
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: Are these weird facts about Bear Grylls true or false?
What you need to know about... the new series Legends
What did you make of the new BBC series Half Man?
Unmissable sport this weekend
See all Domino’s picks
ireland thinks
Independent Ireland sees support jump in new poll as Fianna Fáil slips
1 hr ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Energy crisis Ireland scrambles to cope with soaring prices

Cabinet to extend supports
Agri sector to fall under protection of Fuel Support Subsidy Scheme
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Government response
'Substantial packages' to be announced for agriculture and transport sectors, Taoiseach says
81
Inflation
Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
37
Drill, baby, drill
Are the fuel protestors right – should Ireland drill for oil?
134
staycation it is so
Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis
61
Opinion
Carbon tax may be the tax we love to hate, but it's the one we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
120
Tracking the price rises
Minister asks watchdog to track oil prices as he warns electricity prices could increase 8%
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Neurodivergence: The phrases ADHD people are tired of hearing
Mike McGrath-Bryan
1 hr ago
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beds in sheds
Garden homes plan 'scraping bottom of the barrel', says former president of architects body
2 hrs ago
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As it happened
Leinster 29-25 Toulon, Champions Cup semi-final
Updated 3 hrs ago
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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Shore thing: Tour this updated modern villa just steps from Dublin’s Sandymount coast
marching on
Lyon dethrone Katie McCabe's Arsenal and advance to women's Champions League final
3 hrs ago
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Spot Flooding
Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for north-western counties
4 hrs ago
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Track and Field
Mixed day for Ireland's teams at World Relays but further chances await
4 hrs ago
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crime pays this time
More than €1.8 million raised from auctioning gold linked to organised crime
4 hrs ago
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Tories
UK Conservative leader apologises for Bloody Sunday footage post, says she didn't sign off on it
5 hrs ago
10.2k
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Infrastructure crisis
Minister 'taken aback' by negative assessment of Ireland's economic management
6 hrs ago
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Palestine
Two Gaza aid flotilla activists brought to Israel for 'questioning', foreign ministry says
6 hrs ago
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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
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Fossil Fuel Use
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
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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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Road Safety
More than 1,200 drivers detected for speeding offences so far this long weekend
7 hrs ago
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new series
Irish podcaster Joanne McNally among BBC's Celebrity Traitors UK line-up
7 hrs ago
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Belfast
Man charged with attempted murder over car bomb explosion at police station near Belfast
8 hrs ago
3.2k
The Daily Poll
Will you watch Power Ballad, John Carney's latest tribute to music in Dublin?
9 hrs ago
5.2k
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Cork
Man had 'actively hissing' chest wound after alleged stabbing by his brother, court hears
10 hrs ago
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dissent in the ranks
British media awash with reports of plots to oust Starmer as Labour leader
10 hrs ago
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Private Wires Bill
Data centres 'private wires' law needs safeguards, Oireachtas committee warns
10 hrs ago
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all the right notes
Paul Rudd seems strangely at home in Crumlin in John Carney's love letter to 80s rock
11 hrs ago
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Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: I'm not a government minister and AI didn't help me write this article
Carl Kinsella
11 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
Polluters pay?
Carbon tax may be the one we love to hate, but it's the tax we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
120
Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
34
Motoring
The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
91
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Dublin Central campaign trail, Iran war ‘likely’ to resume and major travel disruption this weekend…
11 hrs ago
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Ceasefire
Fighting between Iran and US 'likely' to resume, Iranian military says
11 hrs ago
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Irish Prisons
Frosty reception for Jim O'Callaghan as prison officers demand action on overcrowding
12 hrs ago
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Daonáireamh 1926
Census 1926 made me stop and think of the harsh life of my grandparents - RTÉ RnaG broadcaster
12 hrs ago
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Daonáireamh 1926
Cuisle na staire le braistint i leathnaigh Dhaonáireamh 1926, de réir craoltóir RTÉ RnaG
12 hrs ago
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IRAN WAR
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany after Merz said Iran 'humiliating' Trump's negotiators
13 hrs ago
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Oh you have children?
The people carrier: Why have they almost disappeared from Irish roads?
Paddy Comyn
13 hrs ago
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off the rails
Major disruptions to train, Dart and Luas services over bank holiday weekend
14 hrs ago
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language schools
Dozens of international students waiting for tens of thousands in refunds on rejected visas
14 hrs ago
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Dublin Central
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
We joined Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam and Fianna Fáil’s John Stephens on the streets of Glasnevin this week.
Christina Finn
20 hrs ago
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Yesterday
1st May 2026
will he stay or will he go
Patrick Kielty keeps quiet on his Late Late Show future amid contract uncertainty
21 hrs ago
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Middle East
Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's latest proposal to end war as talks remain frozen
22 hrs ago
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Operation Meacan
Man (40s) arrested after e-scooters and e-bikes seized in Dublin 7
23 hrs ago
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marina promenade
New public toilets at Cork city's Marina to open tomorrow after six-month delay
23 hrs ago
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