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Tuesday 19 May 2026 Dublin: 14°C
Vigil held for Congolese man who died in city centre, as Taoiseach calls for thorough investigation
Dozens of people attended a vigil on Henry Street this afternoon to remember Yves Sakila.
'Here we are again': RTÉ bosses arrive for meeting with communications minister over pay revelations
Woman harassed by former garda says she was 'met with silence' after complaint to GSOC
Sky sends cease-and-desist letters to 200 suspected 'dodgy box' users
Israel's detention of Dr Margaret Connolly in breach of international law, Tánaiste says
Today's news
Vigil held for Congolese man who died in city centre, as Taoiseach calls for thorough investigation
Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
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Married at First Sight UK bride who alleges sexual misconduct says she ‘lost her light’ on show
Woman harassed by former garda says she was 'met with silence' after complaint to GSOC
'Here we are again': RTÉ bosses arrive for meeting with communications minister over pay revelations
SPOTLIGHT

Galway West and Dublin Central go to the polls on Friday

Not looking good
Taoiseach dismisses leadership speculation amid poor Fianna Fáil polling in byelection
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One week out
'It’s going to be a dogfight': Three winners and three losers from the political week
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Dublin poll
Sinn Féin leading Dublin Central race while Fianna Fáil has only 4% of the vote, poll shows
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Galway poll
Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
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Hustings
Candidates clash over SNA pledge at Dublin Central by-election meeting
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Sinn Féin's campaign trail
Boylan says Dublin Central voters not raising immigration, calls Hutch remarks ‘out of order’
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The Monk
Rights group condemns Gerry Hutch comments calling for 'illegal immigrants' to be 'interned'
Dublin Central
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
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Man gets suspended sentence after knocking down woman and leaving her with life-changing injuries
Johnny Ronan's property group is the latest objector to the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre revamp
Sky sends cease-and-desist letters to 200 suspected 'dodgy box' users
'Highest since the Famine': Motion seeks ban on no-fault evictions and rent increases
Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and dancer Johannes Radebe announced as new Strictly hosts
PSNI says threatening email which forced Antrim school to keep pupils indoors is not ‘credible’
Móramh ar son na Gaeilge ó thuaidh agus ó dheas, de réir suirbhé nua uile-Éireann
Irish language is supported by majorities north and south, a new survey suggests
Israel's detention of Dr Margaret Connolly in breach of international law, Tánaiste says
investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Fire Safety
IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years
Eastern Garvoge Bridge
Fears for protected species as €50m ‘Celtic Tiger’ bridge moves closer to construction
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Lobby Efforts
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
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Hospital Violence
'I had no choice but to take the beating': Surging violence and aggression in Irish hospitals
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Private ADHD Care
‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics
Patients urged to avoid A&E in non-urgent cases as Mater hospital under 'extreme pressure'
Tábhacht na Gaeilge i nGaillimh Thiar - an Dáilcheantar leis an pobal Ghaeltachta is mó sa tír
New laws on dog breeding and puppy farms to include age limits, increased fines and jail terms
Trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson ‘on track’ to begin next week
Two teenage boys arrested after serious assault in Blanchardstown on Sunday
U2 receive new EU award for promoting European values (but skip the ceremony)
Two people killed and four seriously injured after man opens fire on family members in Spain
Have you ever shopped for groceries online?
Manhunt for mass shooter in Turkey ends after suspect turns gun on himself to avoid arrest
VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

What is hantavirus and how does it spread?
Dr Catherine Conlon
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Higher energy prices aren’t a blip — they’re the future, and we need to prepare
Barry Andrews
74
I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
43
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
34
How your fitness watch is changing how you move
Stephen O'Rourke
20
We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
Olivia Relova
29
Carbon tax may be the one we love to hate, but it's the tax we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
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The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
91
Seventh death on Irish roads in three days as man dies following Co Wexford crash
HSE 'has procedures in place' for management of Ebola cases but risk 'very low'
Concern over 'disturbing' footage of man being restrained on ground before his death
Yves Sakila died on Friday afternoon in Dublin.
Talks between National Ambulance Service union reps and HSE to resume in Labour Court
Over half of septic tanks failed tests, and families could be risking health 'without realising'
Two teenage suspects fatally shoot three people at San Diego mosque in suspected hate crime
Police said the suspects, aged 17 and 19, were later found dead with self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Trump claims 'positive development' in negotiations with Iran after calling off renewed assault
Hungary's new PM sends signal to EU (and Putin) by choosing Poland for first official visit
Highest number of calls ever to national rape crisis helpline in 2025
Ireland needs to set a point after which no new gas and oil boilers can be installed - SEAI
28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes
Advocacy groups want reform of the discharge process, described by one law professor as “a hidden but growing problem”.
Families tell of “transfer trauma” and difficulties in organising alternative care
Some discharges relate to unpaid bills
Social workers believe current situation “a failure of the state’s duty to protect its most vulnerable citizens”
Yesterday
18th May 2026
President Connolly 'very proud' of her sister who was detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla
The Moldovan equivalent of Kevin Bakhurst had to quit after uproar over the Eurovision jury vote
Jury rules against Elon Musk and finds he filed lawsuit too late in feud with OpenAI
Channel 4 removes all seasons of Married at First Sight UK after allegations of rape