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The Morning Lead
There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon
Despite recent changes governing sizes and how the rental market operates, some developers have said the buildings are often still not viable.
Middle East
Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal
Analysis
Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer
race day
Road closures in Dublin city centre as thousands prepare for half-marathon
DPP
Two men and teenage boy arrested over house fire in Co Offaly released without charge
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Will you watch Power Ballad, John Carney's latest tribute to music in Dublin?
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Planning permission woes, Trump rejects Iranian proposal and half-marathon road closures…
Updated 49 mins ago
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever
51 mins ago
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Middle East
Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal
1 hr ago
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Surprise Move
A global drug expert on why Trump lifting restrictions on psychedelics could be a positive
1 hr 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?
What did you make of the new BBC series Half Man?
What did you make of the new BBC series Half Man?
Unmissable sport this weekend
Unmissable sport this weekend
Is the new AppleTV+ series Widow's Bay worth watching?
What did you make of the new BBC series Half Man?
Unmissable sport this weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
What you need to know about... the new series Legends
Quiz: Are these weird facts about Bear Grylls true or false?
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beat the biohacking bros
Opinion: Women over 40 have been sidelined for too long. Now we push back
Cathy O'Connor
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%
33
Internet Diaries
AI 'slopaganda' has arrived in Ireland and is making extreme political messaging cheap and viral
Stephen McDermott
1 hr ago
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DPP
Two men and teenage boy arrested over house fire in Co Offaly released without charge
2 hrs ago
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Analysis
Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer
Despite being one of the biggest companies the country has ever produced, DCC is almost entirely unknown to the general public.
Paul O'Donoghue
2 hrs ago
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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Shore thing: Tour this updated modern villa just steps from Dublin’s Sandymount coast
race day
Road closures in Dublin city centre as thousands prepare for half-marathon
6 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon
Despite recent changes governing sizes and how the rental market operates, some developers have said the buildings are often still not viable.
Eoghan Dalton
9 hrs ago
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Yesterday
2nd May 2026
mayo day
Quiz: How much do you know about County Mayo?
11 hrs ago
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emphatic
Dublin take down Leinster champions Louth with 10-point win and advance to final
12 hrs ago
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blues twos and tickets
Garda received 17 speeding fines even though he was responding to critical incidents
The Journal has been contacted by several serving gardaí who spoke about a culture of fear in the organisation.
Niall O'Connor
12 hrs ago
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Closing In
Gyokeres on the double as Arsenal strengthen Premier League title bid
13 hrs ago
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Evening wrap
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
13 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
114
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
55
The week that was
'Diddly-squat for working families': Three winners and three losers from the political week
13 hrs ago
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bound for bilbao
Brilliant Ulster beat Exeter to reach Challenge Cup final
13 hrs 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
13 hrs ago
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ireland thinks
Independent Ireland sees support jump in new poll as Fianna Fáil slips
14 hrs ago
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Neurodivergence: The phrases ADHD people are tired of hearing
Mike McGrath-Bryan
14 hrs ago
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beds in sheds
Garden homes plan 'scraping bottom of the barrel', says former president of architects body
15 hrs ago
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As it happened
Leinster 29-25 Toulon, Champions Cup semi-final
Updated 16 hrs ago
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marching on
Lyon dethrone Katie McCabe's Arsenal and advance to women's Champions League final
16 hrs ago
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Spot Flooding
Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for north-western counties
17 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
20
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
43
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
96
Track and Field
Mixed day for Ireland's teams at World Relays but further chances await
17 hrs ago
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crime pays this time
More than €1.8 million raised from auctioning gold linked to organised crime
17 hrs ago
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14
Tories
UK Conservative leader apologises for Bloody Sunday footage post, says she didn't sign off on it
18 hrs ago
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Infrastructure crisis
Minister 'taken aback' by negative assessment of Ireland's economic management
19 hrs ago
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Palestine
Two Gaza aid flotilla activists brought to Israel for 'questioning', foreign ministry says
19 hrs ago
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Road Safety
More than 1,200 drivers detected for speeding offences so far this long weekend
20 hrs ago
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new series
Irish podcaster Joanne McNally among BBC's Celebrity Traitors UK line-up
21 hrs ago
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Belfast
Man charged with attempted murder over car bomb explosion at police station near Belfast
21 hrs ago
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The Daily Poll
Will you watch Power Ballad, John Carney's latest tribute to music in Dublin?
22 hrs ago
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Cork
Man had 'actively hissing' chest wound after alleged stabbing by his brother, court hears
23 hrs ago
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dissent in the ranks
British media awash with reports of plots to oust Starmer as Labour leader
23 hrs ago
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Private Wires Bill
Data centres 'private wires' law needs safeguards, Oireachtas committee warns
23 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
2 May
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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
2 May
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