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The Morning Lead

Can consumers really opt out of supermarket loyalty schemes when some price differences are so big?

Civil liberties campaigners say consumers have a right to consent to their data being collected – but when opting out means paying more, do we really have a choice?

Pressure

Taoiseach says United States ‘needs to keep the pressure on Israel'

Canada

Mark Carney to visit Ireland for first time as Canada PM and meet with Taoiseach and president

Calling 353

Our Leaving Cert obsession is intimately linked to a century-old story of education

Fiosrú

Garda watchdog investigating after death of man in custody over weekend

Today's news

The Daily Poll

Are you signed up to supermarket loyalty schemes?

Yes, to one or two
Yes, to several
No
No, but I might in the future

See Results

Champion

Alexander Zverev overcomes Flavio Cobolli in epic French Open final

The 42

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Search and Rescue

At least 10 dead in shipwreck off Malta

25 mins ago

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19m

Jerry McCabe

Garda Jerry McCabe murder investigation ‘very much live’ 30 years on from Limerick shooting

1 hr ago

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BEST OF THE BOX

Poll: What did you make of the latest series of The Four Seasons?

Poll: What did you make of the latest series of The Four Seasons?

Our top 5 watches this weekend

Our top 5 watches this weekend

What you need to know about friends-to-foes drama Alice & Steve

What you need to know about friends-to-foes drama Alice & Steve

Poll: What did you make of the latest series of The Four Seasons?

Our top 5 watches this weekend

What you need to know about friends-to-foes drama Alice & Steve

Review: Is the new TV remake of Cape Fear worth watching?

Quiz: How much do you know about Robert De Niro?

Leinster and Munster hurling finals headline a stellar weekend of sport on TV

See all Domino’s picks

Carla Lockhart

Politicians in the North criticise DUP MP for appearing alongside masked men at Co Down protest

Updated 2 hrs ago

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Canada

Mark Carney to visit Ireland for first time as Canada PM and meet with Taoiseach and president

3 hrs ago

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eu defence

Byrne to discuss Irish EU presidency and Ukraine support at defence ministers meeting in Cyprus

3 hrs ago

2.5k

sea swims

Swimmers told to avoid nine south Dublin bathing spots after week of heavy rain

4 hrs ago

9.6k

DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

This luxury penthouse in Dublin 4 is on the market for almost €7 million

Fiosrú

Garda watchdog investigating after death of man in custody over weekend

Updated 4 hrs ago

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Hurling

Cork v Limerick, Munster hurling final

5 hrs ago

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Henry Nowak

David Lammy told JD Vance ‘you’re wrong’ after Henry Nowak case commentary

6 hrs ago

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Derry

New €6.3 million cross-border project aims to bring together Creeslough and Greysteel communities

6 hrs ago

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Laois

Man arrested and another seriously injured after assault in Portarlington

6 hrs ago

7.3k

Kokhav Yair

At least one person killed and five others wounded in multiple shooting attacks in Israel

7 hrs ago

6.6k

The Daily Poll

Are you signed up to supermarket loyalty schemes?

8 hrs ago

23.0k

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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Triathlon Tragedy

The fallout from Youghal Ironman: An unpublished report, €500k in legal fees and a bitter dispute

25

Nursing Homes

28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes

52

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

67

Lobby Efforts

How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll

59

Hospital Violence

'I had no choice but to take the beating': Surging violence and aggression in Irish hospitals

49

Calling 353

Our Leaving Cert obsession is intimately linked to a century-old story of education

8 hrs ago

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Papal Visit

Over one million people gather in Madrid for Pope’s Mass

8 hrs ago

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7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: The Dublin woman who shot Mussolini

9 hrs ago

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 US shoots down two Iranian drones, Taoiseach calls on US to ‘keep pressure on Israel’, and plans to encourage reusable cups

Updated 9 hrs ago

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Henry Nowak

A UK student's killing reignited claims about two-tier policing this week, but do they stack up?

10 hrs ago

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Ohio

At least 12 people wounded and two in critical condition after shooting near US festival

10 hrs ago

8.4k

Internet Diaries

A fake Leinster rugby video revealed how YouTube is becoming a wasteland where crappiness pays

Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.

Stephen McDermott

10 hrs ago

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Best of the Box

What you need to know about friends-to-foes drama Alice & Steve

10 hrs ago

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Pressure

Taoiseach says United States ‘needs to keep the pressure on Israel'

11 hrs ago

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climate breakdown

Ireland on fire: Climate breakdown and wildfires go hand in hand, and we're woefully unprepared

Pádraic Fogarty

11 hrs ago

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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

The Feeder's Digest

The secret life of a restaurant critic

Patrick Hanlon

11

Teen drinking

Let's be clear, teen drinking is a form of self-harm, and it's on the rise

Dr Suzanne Crowe

36

Sleep for sanity

Trump says four hours’ sleep a night is enough. Science strongly disagrees

Dr Catherine Conlon

60

Raising them right

Sport participation medals used to drive me mad until I became a parent

Niamh O'Reilly

51

Alberta’s separation bid

How Canada’s next political crisis could come from within

Dr Seána Glennon

17

A farm with a difference

This is what happens when animals are allowed to feel safe

Suzi Walsh

Ireland is ageing

But are we moving enough to age well?

Stephen O'Rourke

24

Wild Bees, Wild Bees

Honey Bees are not the ones we need to worry about

Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy

20

Middle East

US shoots two Iranian drones threatening Strait of Hormuz, as the war enters day 100

11 hrs ago

2.3k

Gross Domestic Product

Irish people know our GDP is skewed - but there’s a reason everyone pays attention to it

The GDP system works well enough for most countries. But not for Ireland.

Paul O'Donoghue

11 hrs ago

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33

circular economy

Garages and coffee chains to provide cleaning facilities for reusable coffee cups - Minister

12 hrs ago

32.5k

50

The Morning Lead

Can consumers really opt out of supermarket loyalty schemes when some price differences are so big?

Civil liberties campaigners say consumers have a right to consent to their data being collected – but when opting out means paying more, do we really have a choice?

18 hrs ago

19.6k

72

Yesterday

6th June 2026

Quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about Toy Story?

20 hrs ago

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Housing Crisis

'You almost stop seeing it': How Dublin 8 is a snapshot into Ireland's wider dereliction problem

More of the capital’s derelict sites sit in Dublin 8 than in any other postcode.

21 hrs ago

14.7k

Winners and Losers

'I was sacked on Radio Kerry': Two winners and two losers from the political week

21 hrs ago

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the evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

22 hrs ago

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all change

Merger of ITs into technological universities branded a 'costly waste of money'

22 hrs ago

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Castletownbere

West Cork lifeboat crew rescue stranded sailors after engine fire in rolling seas

23 hrs ago

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cooley peninsula

Great Irish road trips: A new book guides you through the best routes to travel in Ireland

Nicola Brady

23 hrs ago

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Dublin

Teenage boy arrested as part of investigation into Qayyum Balogun released without charge

6 Jun

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Leinster v Stormers, URC semi-final

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