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Is the new Derelict Property Tax designed to fail?
In part one of a deep dive into the Budget 2027 measure, our resident Derelict Ireland experts look at how we got here.
Pope Leo has a 'good night' in hospital as he recovers from lung cancer surgery
Joanne McNally is heading to Jimmy Fallon - and she's not having the criticism over McGregor
Fiery debates over EU budget expected today as leaders descend on Brussels
Gardaí investigating 'threatening' email sent to schools nationwide during strike
Inquest launched into death of man killed by tiger at wildlife park in England
An Garda's social media accounts are promoting cryptocurrencies after an apparent hack
Musk says US government responsible after Ukrainian military access to Starlink satellites cut
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced today for child sex offences
Cancer survivors now have 'right to be forgotten' when seeking mortgage protection insurance
Uisce Éireann spend average of €4k on media training before every Oireachtas committee appearance
Stress, anxiety and life being put on hold: Readers on the incoming citizenship reforms
In September, the government announced the biggest shake up to citizenship rules in decades.
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Dublin is living, but a city is more than just its buildings
Emmett Scanlon
PSG hold off Man City in six-goal Champions League thriller
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Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Animal Testing
Irish universities paid hundreds of thousands for invasive animal experiments abroad
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Mother and Baby Unit
Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays
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Foster Care
Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations
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Licence Applications
Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?
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Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia as missiles hit Kyiv
Perpetrators of Waterford arson attack asked to hand themselves in, as vigil held for victims
'Pay me nothing and I'd still do this': High-flying wrestling on a Sunday in a Finglas GAA club
Over The Top Wrestling brought two hours of high-octane fun to Erin’s Isle GAA Club last Sunday.
‘People like you are why I carry a gun’: Life under threat of settler violence in Masafer Yatta
Palestinian villagers in the South Hebron Hills say violence has worsened since their community was put under a global spotlight through the documentary ‘No Other Land’.
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Liverpool beat LASK as new €145m signing Bradley Barcola nets a hat-trick
Another New York-style pizza place has opened in Dublin
Maths Week 2026: Your Wednesday puzzle
Chambers 'absolutely' happy for pay to be dealt with first in talks with public sector unions
Since you've been wronged: Kelly Clarkson, a viral New York store and a very expensive bird
The royal family have become Britain's biggest soap opera
Britain’s Queen Liz was the ultimate royal superstar. Now the Windsors are mired in scandal, the family is more soap opera than monarchy.
Minister 'hopeful' for new talks with unions after thousands of public sector workers strike
Public sector workers took to the streets across the country to call for a new pay deal.
Family of man killed in wildlife park criticise Trump AI video of the president wrestling a tiger
Over 100 jobs to go as Daktronics confirms Ennistymon plant closure
State funding decision on weight loss jabs could be months away as HSE weighs multibillion-euro cost
Woman tells gardaí she was 'kidnapped, tied up, struck with bars and burned' in Tallaght last week
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‘There will be a united Ireland before there is a united Ireland football team’
Paul Howard joins Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly to talk about how sport would work in a united Ireland. This is a subject Paul has spent a lot of time thinking about during the research and writing for his new novel, A Nation Once Again.
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'A heart of gold': Tributes paid to former council worker found dead on Dublin street
Litter and rubbish build up on Dublin's streets during strike
Hayes insists he is not hiding and will be out on plinth 'when there is something to talk about'
'In France, it's not like this': We went around Dublin to ask what tourists made of the strikes
Pope Leo is walking and eating 'normally' day after surgery to remove lung cancer tumour
Skull and bones found dumped two kilometres from Limerick cemetery
'It's two games to get to a World Cup' - Ireland reset for final shot at qualification