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Friday 6 June

Today's Top Stories

big beautiful bust-up

Over $100b wiped off Tesla's value after spectacular war of words between Trump and Musk

St James Primary school in Dublin 8

Immigration

Dublin school 'devastated' to lose children who were deported, principal says

Image of the Gibbet wind farm in Co Wexford

bunclody

High Court orders total shutdown of three wind turbines in Wexford due to noise nuisance

A residential multi-storey building is seen damaged after a Russian drone strike on Kyiv.

War in Ukraine

At least four dead and 20 wounded in overnight Russian drone strikes on Kyiv

Rain

Gloomy weekend for much of the country as Met Éireann forecasts widespread rain

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Newbridge

Teenager dies after single-vehicle collision in Co Kildare

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Lebanon

Israel strikes Lebanon overnight, claims it will not stop until Hezbollah is disarmed

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bathing season

Swimming banned for entire season at Sandymount and temporary ban in place at Dollymount

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Trump and Musk’s very public break-up, High Court orders shutdown of Wexford wind turbines and Robert Pether released on bail.

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War in Ukraine

At least four dead and 20 wounded in overnight Russian drone strikes on Kyiv

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Rain

Gloomy weekend for much of the country as Met Éireann forecasts widespread rain

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investigates

We mapped, for the first time, all Irish data centres.

VISUAL INVESTIGATION

Where are all the data centres and why should you care?

DATA CRUNCH

Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid

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robert pether

Irish resident imprisoned in Iraq for last four years released on bail

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big beautiful bust-up

Over $100b wiped off Tesla's value after spectacular war of words between Trump and Musk

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

Panoramic sea views and a lot of luxury in Killiney for €7.5 million

ENTERTAINING

Spain beat France in nine-goal thriller to reach Nations League final

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Harvard University

US judge blocks Trump's latest ban on foreign students at Harvard

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Yesterday

5th June 2025

Immigration

Dublin school 'devastated' to lose children who were deported, principal says

The principal of St James Primary school said that it feels like there’s been a bereavement in the community.

Updated 11 hrs ago

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WHO warning

Gaza's health system 'collapsing' as Israel plans to block access to two major hospitals

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Rathkeale

Jury told to find garda not guilty on five counts over alleged motor insurance record tampering

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Get the popcorn

'Ingratitude'; 'Very disappointed': Trump and Musk exchange insults in public falling-out

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VOICES

Personal accounts and opinions on recent events

Jews against Zionism

'What Israel has done in Gaza is barbaric – I'll never support it'

Ria Czerniak-LeBov

Anti-immigration protests

Fear is what drives immigration protests in neglected communities, not hatred

Gary Gannon

Gender diverse people

Trans lives aren’t black and white, our conversations about them shouldn’t be either

Carol Ballantine

Building a nature reserve

Wildacres has gone from a desert for wildlife to a haven

Gilly Taylor

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How do schizophrenia and psychosis present, and how can we best treat them?

Dr Stephen McWilliams

Synthetic drugs

It's high time we talked about Ketamine

Dr Chris Luke

20

Middle age woes

I have become invisible in my 50s, and it is glorious

Gwen Loughman

Ireland's security

Having a modern and well-equipped air force is now a necessity for Ireland

Kevin Phipps

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Once that day in May came, I couldn’t continue living in a web of lies

Conor Sheehan

The one percent

Are we all just puppets for billionaires now?

Gus Landy

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Courts

Convicted rapist who harassed three female Sunday World journalists jailed for 11 years

13 hrs ago

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News Fix

Here's what happened today: Thursday

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D Murphy

Israeli authorities deny legal counsel to 70-year-old Irish activist facing deportation

13 hrs ago

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bunclody

High Court orders total shutdown of three wind turbines in Wexford due to noise nuisance

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Sentencing

Two boys who raped teenage girl at Limerick Racecourse sentenced to six years in detention

14 hrs ago

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EU Court of Justice

Hungary's infamous ban on LGBTQ+ content deemed to be violation of EU law

Updated 14 hrs ago

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Front loading

Corporation tax receipts drop in May compared to same time last year

Updated 15 hrs ago

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Leaving Cert

Pádraig Rice TD on dyslexia: 'Growing up, I knew I was different'

Pádraig Rice

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The Leinster House Printer

Dozens of politicians' print requests refused, including 2,000-page document for Simon Harris

15 hrs ago

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USA

Donald Trump says D-Day 'wasn't a pleasant day for Germany' during meeting with Fredrich Merz

Trump was also asked about his public row with Elon Musk by reporters this afternoon

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FactCheck

Debunked: Video of Dublin used in false claim about ‘massacre’ on day of Carlow shooting

16 hrs ago

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FACTCHECK

The biggest questions, answered, by The Journal's factcheckers.

Vaccines and autism

Studies of millions of children show there is no connection

Viral misinformation

Is the Irish government paying for Ukrainians to repair their cars?

Information vacuums

How far-right agitators exploit knowledge gaps

Do immigrants get shorter sentences than Irish citizens?

Drones

Greens leader calls for urgent meeting on drone use as Deliveroo launches airborne service

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Courts

Man held victim in headlock as second attacker stabbed him during Dublin city attack, court hears

16 hrs ago

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ellen cassidy

Young woman who died in Cork marathon had a 'gift for friendship', her funeral mass hears

16 hrs ago

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High Court

Gerry Adams to donate €100k libel payout to charity and defends claim he 'put manners on the BBC'

16 hrs ago

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Evening Wrap

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

17 hrs ago

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Bundoran

Man jailed over bogus 999 calls about bodies floating in the sea off the coast of Donegal

17 hrs ago

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Nursing Homes

HIQA stopped admissions to Laois nursing home at centre of RTÉ investigation

HIQA has asked that all residents in nursing homes and their families maintain confidence in its ability to regulate the sector.

Updated 17 hrs ago

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enforced deportation

Justice Minister says €325,000 deportation flight to Nigeria is ‘value for money’

17 hrs ago

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Kerry

Michael Healy-Rae's property firm nets €465k profit from Ukrainian guesthouse accommodation

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Jeffrey Donaldson

Review date set after ‘significant deterioration’ in Eleanor Donaldson’s medical condition

19 hrs ago

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Housing Assistance Payment

Over 53,000 rental homes 'effectively taken off' private market due to HAP scheme, report finds

19 hrs ago

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trump administration

Trump imposes ban on people travelling to US from 12 countries, including Afghanistan and Haiti

The order has been condemned as “racist” by Amnesty International USA.

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