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Monday 18 May 2026 Dublin: 11°C
Court of Appeal
Man's conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly is quashed
Aaron Connolly had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Cameron Reilly on 26 May 2018.
Flotilla
President Connolly 'very proud' of her sister who was detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla
Africa
The WHO has declared the new Ebola outbreak an international emergency – what does that mean?
Heads of State
Britain's King Charles confirms State visit to Ireland following invite from Catherine Connolly
Eurovision Song Contest
Moldova broadcaster head resigns after country’s Eurovision jury gave Ukraine ‘nul points’
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Did you boycott this year's Eurovision?
Final Countdown
Housing and cost of living dominate as Galway West left candidates enter final stretch
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Eurovision Song Contest
Moldova broadcaster head resigns after country’s Eurovision jury gave Ukraine ‘nul points’
Updated 18 mins ago
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Flotilla
President Connolly 'very proud' of her sister who was detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla
Updated 36 mins ago
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Patrick O'Donovan
Minister to seek approval to bring RTÉ under control of Comptroller and Auditor General
50 mins ago
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Heads of State
Britain's King Charles confirms State visit to Ireland following invite from Catherine Connolly
The president has not spoken since her meeting with Charles but is due to brief reporters on their encounter in the coming hour.
Updated 51 mins ago
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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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Donegal
Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses after two men killed in Donegal crash named locally
52 mins ago
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
1 hr ago
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Kildare
Conor McGregor's plan to extend €3m home invalidated for being 'misleading and incorrect'
2 hrs ago
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Andy Burnham
Keir Starmer says his government can 'turn things around' (and that he's still not resigning)
Updated 2 hrs ago
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what's the password
Revenue staff warned not to use work passwords elsewhere after 137 staff caught in data breach
3 hrs ago
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Drumcong
Man dies after single vehicle crash in Co Leitrim
Updated 4 hrs ago
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Across the water
A nod to Ireland's housing crisis as Catherine Connolly is greeted by song and dance on UK visit
The second overseas trip by the president includes engagements in London and Leeds.
Rónán Duffy
Reports from London
Updated 4 hrs ago
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Court of Appeal
Man's conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly is quashed
4 hrs ago
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Courts
83-year-old pastor who sexually abused child in his congregation jailed for 12.5 years
4 hrs ago
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not so small and humble
Never really knew they could tax like this: Shakira wins €60m in Spanish case
4 hrs ago
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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
57
Hospital Violence
'I had no choice but to take the beating': Surging violence and aggression in Irish hospitals
48
Private ADHD Care
‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics
National Ambulance Service
Ambulance union reps and HSE to resume talks in Labour Court over pay dispute
Updated 5 hrs ago
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Africa
The WHO has declared the new Ebola outbreak an international emergency – what does that mean?
As of 16 May, eight laboratory-confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths had been reported in the DRC.
David MacRedmond
5 hrs ago
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Death Penalty
Executions worldwide hit 44-year high last year, led by surge in deaths in Iran
6 hrs ago
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The Daily Poll
Did you boycott this year's Eurovision?
7 hrs ago
20.5k
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MV Hondius
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship finally docks in the Netherlands as crew faces weeks-long quarantine
Updated 7 hrs ago
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Leipzig
German police shoot and kill tiger after it injured handler and escaped private zoo
8 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Embassy staff avoid speeding penalties, ambulance pay dispute talks continue and President Connolly to meet King Charles…
Updated 9 hrs ago
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Hang in there
This weekend looks set to be sunny and warm (but we've a few more showery days to go first)
9 hrs ago
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Up In Smoke
Vapes should be recycled - but no-one seems to have told Irish people who use them
10 hrs ago
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dublin 15
Man (30s) in critical condition following serious assault in Blanchardstown
10 hrs ago
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Hantavirus on a cruise ship
What is hantavirus and how does it spread?
Dr Catherine Conlon
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Ireland and its future energy needs
Higher energy prices aren’t a blip — they’re the future, and we need to prepare
Barry Andrews
74
From Idaho to Ireland
I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
43
Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
34
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
29
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
122
Motoring
The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
91
nuclear bets
Ireland's energy future: What if the real failure here is that we stopped thinking bigger?
Dr Paul Davis
10 hrs ago
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summer stress
Watchdog finds 'shocking' levels of problems with holiday car hire and warns drivers to take care
11 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
Embassy staff swerved punishment for 22 speeding offences in three-year period
Some diplomatic missions avoided multiple separate speeding offences.
17 hrs ago
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Yesterday
17th May 2026
Golf
Aaron Rai wins the PGA Championship, Rory McIlroy in tie for 7th
Fintan O'Toole
Updated 18 hrs ago
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now what
Another year over – but can Eurovision go on like this?
Contest organisers the EBU will be breathing a sigh of relief now that the week is over – but whether the boycotting broadcasters will return remains an open question.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
Updated 19 hrs ago
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Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about Wordle?
19 hrs ago
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watercooler moment
What you need to know about the hockey romance series Off Campus
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
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new book
Barry Cummins: I shudder to think I sat in Tina Satchwell’s home while her body lay buried there
Barry Cummins
22 hrs ago
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Thailand
Irish student dies in road crash in Thailand
The man has been named locally as Dublin film student Max Hendrickson.
Updated 23 hrs ago
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Keepers of Tradition
Family effort restoring one of Cork's most iconic clocks to air tomorrow
23 hrs ago
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pa daly
Supreme Court to hear Sinn Féin TD's appeal over super junior ministers at Cabinet
17 May
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Leinster SFC final
Westmeath see off Dublin after extra time to win stunning Leinster title
The 42
17 May
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Coolcotts
Man injured in shooting at home in Wexford town
17 May
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Not for turning
Ireland ‘needs to avoid' type of political leadership turmoil 'impacting UK’, Taoiseach says
17 May
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