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Sunday 28 June 2026 Dublin: 19°C
record temperatures
More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded amid heatwave in Europe, WHO chief says
French health officials this morning said there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected in that country since Wednesday.
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State apology to be made to victims of paedophile Bill Kenneally on 14 July
France
11 dead after civilian plane crashes in eastern France
Northern Ireland
Calls for NI Police Ombudsman to probe what PSNI knew about Jeffrey Donaldson
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Poll: Have you been to any concerts so far this summer?
Wee County Huge Win
Louth defeat Monaghan to reach All-Ireland semi-final
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More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded amid heatwave in Europe, WHO chief says
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Ireland 'wants to be part of' EU plans for asylum seeker return hubs outside bloc, minister says
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'Very generous' flat legal aid fee for solicitors set to be finalised after week of court disruption
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The Daily Poll
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Review: Is the fifth and final series of The Bear worth watching?
Review: Is the fifth and final series of The Bear worth watching?
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What you need to know about the new detective series Furious
Quiz: How much do you know about chefs on screen?
Quiz: How much do you know about chefs on screen?
Review: Is the fifth and final series of The Bear worth watching?
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Quiz: How much do you know about chefs on screen?
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Northern Ireland
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Quantity surveyor Shay Lally from Houses to Restore answers your big (and small) questions.
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Venezuela
Venezuela earthquakes kill 1,400 as rescue workers say time is running out to find survivors
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France records around 1,000 deaths as heatwave moves to eastern Europe
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World Cup Diary
Goodbye to Boston with Harvard's wild turkeys and a Fenway stroll, but is this really America?
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Calling 353
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investigates

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

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Nursing Homes
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Triathlon Tragedy
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Nursing Home Evictions
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Fire Safety
IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years
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Analysis
The government clearly has no intention to ever publish the Donegal planning corruption report
Submitted in 2017, various governments for almost a decade have managed to ignore the potentially explosive document.
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Inheritance
Call to raise gift exemption to €5k so parents can help with deposits without reducing inheritance
TD Cormac Devlin says parents should be allowed gift €10,000 in total, without touching the lifetime thresholds.
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Gavan Reilly has the numbers
Why has it taken Ireland so long to act on short-term lets?
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New York is back, baby
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Feeder's Digest
MasterChef UK has come and gone, did any of us even bother to watch?
Patrick Hanlon
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Ireland's childcare barrier
The lack of options meant I had to turn down my dream job
Amy Greer Murphy
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The World Cup and domestic violence
When the final whistle of a match brings fear
Karol Balfe
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Wildfires on the rise
They're an unwelcome feature of climate change, and we're totally unprepared
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Israel's master plan
Israel is advancing its E1 plan, and that's bad news for Bedouin communities
Brendan Ciarán Browne & Bana Abu Zuluf
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Quiz: How well do you remember UK prime ministers of the past two decades?
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The week that was
'The position is bolloxology': Four winners and three losers of the political week
The push to get religious orders to pay up, the downfall of a UK prime minister and calls to decriminalise personal drug use.
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GIGS GALORE
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Mayo beat Cork in All-Ireland football quarter-final
The teams were level at 0-9 apiece at half-time.
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Courts
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