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Tuesday 15 July 2025 Dublin: 14°C
The Daily Poll
Poll: Did you head to the beach at the weekend?
Ben Healy in the Yellow Jersey after today's superb ride in the 10th stage.

Tuesday 15 July

Today's Top Stories

Cycling

'This is just a fairytale': Ireland's brilliant Ben Healy takes yellow jersey at Tour de France

Tánaiste Simon Harris with the new US Ambassador to Ireland Ed Walsh during 4th of July celebrations at Deerfield Residence in Phoenix Park earlier this month.
US Embassy

Students shouldn't be 'deprived' of J1 visas for expressing their views, Tánaiste says

EU trade boss Maroš Šefčovič.
trade war

EU says it could target €72 billion worth of US goods if tariff talks with Washington fail

File image of a crowded Burrow Beach in May.
Line in the sand

'Burrow Beach will be mobbed whenever there's a heatwave unless we fix seaside transport links'

Court of Appeal

Mother should never have been convicted of sexually assaulting her children, court rules

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