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Tuesday 14 April 2026 Dublin: 12°C
fuel protests
Taoiseach 'looking forward to debate' as Government faces no-confidence vote over protests
The Government will table a counter vote of confidence in response to the Sinn Féin motion.
RIP
'She walked through the world like an angel': Music stars pay tribute to Clannad's Moya Brennan
The Morning Lead
Nurses travelling to work in groups to avoid racist abuse
Dungarvan
Arrest made after man in his 70s dies following assault at property in Co Waterford
fuel protests
Opinion: The protests aren't just about fuel, they're a revolt against a hollow state
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The Daily Poll
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RIP
'She walked through the world like an angel': Music stars pay tribute to Clannad's Moya Brennan
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The Daily Poll
What do you think about cosmetic procedures?
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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
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fuel protests
Opinion: The protests aren't just about fuel, they're a revolt against a hollow state
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FactCheck
Debunked: Micheál Martin was not attending his daughter’s wedding while protesters faced off with Gardaí
2 hrs ago
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fuel protests
Taoiseach 'looking forward to debate' as Government faces no-confidence vote over protests
The Government will table a counter vote of confidence in response to the Sinn Féin motion.
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SPOTLIGHT

Fuel protests The blockades have been lifted and most of the protests have now ended – but the government will be counting the cost, in more ways than one. 

analysis
The government just spent €505m to assauge groups it spent the week criticising
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social media
The internet's bad actors quickly distorted the protests into a narrative divorced from reality
trouble brewing
Martin, Harris and O’Callaghan failed to take the temperature of the nation
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not happy
'F***ed over': Fianna Fáil backbenchers furious over handling of fuel protests
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Explainer
What carbon tax changes mean in the long and short term
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Moya Brennan dies aged 73, Government faces no confidence motion and Lebanon-Israel peace talks due to take place today
Updated 4 hrs ago
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Dungarvan
Arrest made after man in his 70s dies following assault at property in Co Waterford
4 hrs ago
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seen the light
Trump deletes AI post depicting himself as Jesus and says he thought 'it was me as a doctor'
‘I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do Red Cross,’ Trump said yesterday. ‘It’s supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better.’
5 hrs ago
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Online banking
Revolut rival Monzo officially launches in Ireland
5 hrs ago
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Guth a linne
Máire Ní Bhraonáin, comhbhunaitheoir an mórbhanna Gaeltachta, Clannad, ar shlí na fírinne
Updated 5 hrs ago
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sam altman
Man charged with attempted murder after Molotov cocktail thrown at home of OpenAI founder
6 hrs ago
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tough talks
Israel and Lebanon (without Hezbollah) will meet in Washington for talks on ending war
6 hrs ago
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Ouch
Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbers
7 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
Nurses travelling to work in groups to avoid racist abuse
There were 183 reported incidents in the past five years.
Noel Baker
13 hrs ago
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RELATED
'I had no choice but to take the beating': Surging violence and aggression in Irish hospitals
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Road Traffic Act
Two tractor drivers arrested on the M1 Motorway in Co Louth
14 hrs ago
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investigates

Investigations from our team this year

Hospital Violence
'I had no choice but to take the beating': Surging violence and aggression in Irish hospitals
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Private ADHD Care
‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics
CPAP Machines
Around 18,000 breathing machines remediated in Ireland after defect led to recall
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Threats in Court
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
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Garda Referral
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
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Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
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Suicide Prevention
Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services
Social Housing
Councils taking enforcement action against private developers over social housing
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Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
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Cycling
Dublin City Council backs plan to phase out trucks with high blind spots from city streets
15 hrs ago
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co antrim
Motorcyclist dies after collision with car in Ballymena
15 hrs ago
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Courts
Man who overpowered and sexually assaulted teenage girl in alleyway jailed for six years
15 hrs ago
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Green Line
Luas Finglas extension back on track after Manhattan Peanuts legal challenge resolved
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C130 Hercules
Man charged with criminal damage of US military plane at Shannon Airport denied bail
16 hrs ago
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good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
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trade agreement
Petition to suspend trade between EU and Israel reaches almost one million signatures
16 hrs ago
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Walking for neutrality
At 91 years of age, with 220 km on the road, activist Lelia Doolan walks for Irish neutrality
17 hrs ago
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Siúlóid na Neodrachta
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Courts
'Extraordinary' that TD did not mention child victim in reference for convicted ex-adviser, judge says
17 hrs ago
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Air travel after Iran
Airline fuel costs are surging – so how will passengers be affected?
Eoghan Corry
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Drink driving
If you can't stop a drunk driver, then stop the car
Paddy Comyn
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Petrol and diesel hikes
Government pushes the same old fix in a worsening climate crisis
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
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Playdates, parties and autism
The invitations some children never receive
Lucinda Murrihy
Crime and class
Who really ends up behind bars in Ireland?
Lynn Ruane
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Mama's hangover
When mummy wine culture just isn’t cute anymore
Niamh O'Reilly
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Seven ways to de-stress
Our ancient human survival system is being overrun by modern life
Dr Stephen McWilliams
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Courts
Convicted child rapist found in company of three boys jailed for two and a half years
18 hrs ago
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scarlett faulkner
Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner dies in hospital three weeks after roadside attack
The young woman was on life-support after an attack on the side of a road outside the village of Birdhill, Co Tipperary, on 21 March.
Updated 18 hrs ago
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Cork
Man (20s) charged with several road traffic offences after being arrested at Whitegate
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Backlash
Taoiseach under fire over fuel protest handling in marathon four-hour long Fianna Fáil meeting
The Taoiseach was told at parliamentary party meeting today that he can come across as ‘narky’ and it doesn’t go down well with the public.
Christina Finn
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Threats
Commissioner 'appalled' as gardaí who policed protests are doxxed and threatened online
19 hrs ago
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Strikes
SIPTU members of the National Ambulance Service to strike in May
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Back To School
All major roads are largely clear this evening, with full Dublin Bus and Luas services restored
It follows six days of protests on Irish roads and blockades of fuel terminals and the country’s only oil refinery in Co Cork.
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Courts
Man thrown into Luas tracks, strangled and hit with glass bottle during robbery, court hears
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defamation case
Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday message thrown out
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Decision time
Some pro-government Independent TDs still mulling over confidence vote decision
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
Updated 20 hrs ago
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change of tune
Radio 1 changed the music for all of its shows (and it's pushing us all closer to the brink)
20 hrs ago
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Freedom of the Press
Minister's comments about coverage of protests criticised as 'sinister and deeply disturbing'
Patrick O’Donovan has suggested that media coverage last week was biased in favour of the protesters.
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