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Poll: Do you like playing host to houseguests staying in your home?
Rents start at €1,400 for a one-bed as applications open for 300 south Dublin cost-rentals
Gardaí regain control of social media accounts after they were hacked
Funeral details announced for Philip, Kim, Jayden and Callum English after deadly arson attack
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Review: Is the Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger worth watching?
Review: Is the Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger worth watching?
What you need to know about the new series VisionQuest
What you need to know about the new series VisionQuest
Quiz: How much do you know about Angelina Jolie?
Quiz: How much do you know about Angelina Jolie?
Dublin Fire Brigade gives update on chlorine incident at hotel swimming pool
Several children were hospitalised following an “excess chlorine incident” at a swimming pool in the Clayton Hotel.
Yuno energy becomes third company to freeze prices after raising them earlier this year
Victorian four-bed with a south-facing garden in Dublin 4 for €2,150,000
Poll: What did you make of East of Eden?
Trump calls Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil a 'disgrace' after his 'energy ceasefire' collapses
Three children and a teacher killed in mass shooting at primary school in US state of Oregon
The attacker, identified as a Bend resident, forced his way into the school by shooting at locked doors, police said.
One-fifth of eight to 12-year-olds fall asleep watching a screen
Christmas in October? Ah here, you're having a laugh
The supermarket sweet deals are showing up earlier every year; they’re designed to make us buy more than we need and there’s absolutely no need for them.
Dublin City Council doesn't plan to restore horse manure disposal despite illegal dumping problem
Locals and councillors have called for action on the ongoing issue of illegal dumping of horse manure in Dublin.
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15th October 2026
Family of murdered garda Colm Horkan call for public inquiry
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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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Letters to the editor on... free smokes at weddings, Metrolink and the strike
Collision between bus and freight train near Channel Tunnel French entrance leaves 19 injured
Palestinian farmers risking their lives to access farmland amid deadly attacks
In Sinjil and Deir Jarir, villagers are headed for a fraught harvest season as a new wave of settler outposts surrounds them.
Red Line Luas to be interrupted this weekend due to maintenance works
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Maths Week 2026: Your Thursday puzzle
Russell Brand turned into a 'monster' before alleged hotel room rape, court hears
The €105bn budget problem: It took six months to set the rules, and eight days to break them
Gavan Reilly
Chambers 'hopeful' for progress with public sector unions as potential second strike looms
Widespread criticism after woman cross-examined by man alleged to have threatened to kill her
Trump scraps plans to live stream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
Human rights lawyer Maeve O'Rourke to run in Seanad by-election
Gardaí investigating after body of man who died violently discovered in Mallow
Rapist says he was denied 'meaningful cross-examination' when victim claimed lack of recollection
UK bookshops sell out of Sally Rooney after Palestine support forces publisher to stop circulation
Lidl closes €8.99 mobile contract deal after reaching 100,000 sign-ups earlier than expected
Not gonna reach his telephone: Lady Gaga fan account owner released from Belarus jail
Our top 5 watches this weekend
Two people arrested in connection with murder investigation into fatal Waterford arson attack
Enoch Burke ordered to prison for sixth time for 'provocative' trespasses at Westmeath school
The High Court also ordered that a car driving Burke to school every day should be sequestered.
Top EU court leaves future of Dublin Airport passenger cap in Irish government's hands
Drug debt collection 'an absolute scourge on our society', says McEntee
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The politest strike that has nobody losing face...yet
The public sector strike that saw 300,000 workers on the picket lines is the dominant political story of the week, but as yet nobody is getting pilloried over it. The unions say the government could have avoided the whole mess four months ago, but the government keeps saying it’s ready to do a deal once everyone talks.
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