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Wednesday 22 April 2026 Dublin: 8°C
The Morning Lead
From optimism to gloom: There are vastly differing views on what war means for home building
A housing summit in Croke Park found itself dominated by the Middle East conflict.
War
Iran yet to respond after Trump says he will 'extend' ceasefire but continue blockade
One more Day
Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'
Under Rated
'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you agree with the Taoiseach’s comments about renting out garden cabins?
Cuach Cores
Cuckoo lands in Killarney National Park after flying 9,000 km from Ghana
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Iran silent on Trump’s ceasefire extension, Mexico shooter’s inspiration and what the war means for housing…
Updated 30 mins ago
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no protection
Durex supplier plans to raise price of condoms because of impacts of US-Israeli war on Iran
35 mins ago
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No heave to see here
Taoiseach tweaks party rules so backbenchers can influence upcoming Budget
39 mins ago
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second level education
There are 11 counties with no gaelcholáiste and campaigners say the department isn't doing enough
53 mins ago
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Fásach Ghaeloideachais
11 chontae gan Gaelcholáiste, ní mór don Roinn Oideachais níos mó a dhéanamh - grúpa feachtais
1 hr ago
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SPOTLIGHT

Energy crisis Ireland scrambles to cope with soaring prices

Drill, baby, drill
Are the fuel protestors right – should Ireland drill for oil?
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staycation it is so
Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis
60
Opinion
Carbon tax may be the tax we love to hate, but it's the one we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
113
Tracking the price rises
Minister asks watchdog to track oil prices as he warns electricity prices could increase 8%
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house prices
Darragh O'Brien wants fuel aid for construction sector amid house price fears
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Roll Call
Maxol is getting into the food delivery game so people can get delis to their door at night
1 hr ago
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Mass Shooting
Mexico pyramids shooter was inspired by Columbine school massacre, investigators say
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Pressure
Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior faces fan fury as Blues suffer fifth straight Premier League loss
1 hr ago
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Artificial Intelligence
Florida launches investigation into ChatGPT's role in mass shooting in university last year
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War
Iran yet to respond after Trump says he will 'extend' ceasefire but continue blockade
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The Morning Lead
From optimism to gloom: There are vastly differing views on what war means for home building
A housing summit in Croke Park found itself dominated by the Middle East conflict.
Eoghan Dalton
9 hrs ago
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Yesterday
21st April 2026
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'
9 hrs ago
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Under Rated
'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel
11 hrs ago
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Middle East
Trump says he will extend US ceasefire with Iran to allow leadership to submit 'unified proposal'
It comes after Iran failed to confirm whether it would take part in a second round of talks and JD Vance called off a trip to Pakistan.
Updated 11 hrs ago
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
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One more Day
Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union
12 hrs ago
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investigates

Investigating the impact of Ireland's data centres

Lobby Efforts
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
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Fossil Fuel Use
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
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Data Centre Map
Where are all the data centres and why should you care?
Analysis
What happens now? Data centres being built outside Ireland may be better for the environment
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New Job
Top civil servant Robert Watt to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin City Taskforce
13 hrs ago
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new books
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Anne Chambers
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Children's Court
'Major concerns' for girl (16) allegedly caught dealing crack on Dublin's O'Connell Street
14 hrs ago
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cost of materials
Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
Eoghan Dalton
14 hrs ago
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Courts
TDs giving character reference letters in sentence hearings 'inappropriate', Justice Minister says
14 hrs ago
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Dublin
Two youths charged and e-scooters seized in response to hi-jackings along Grand Canal Greenway
Updated 14 hrs ago
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just dropping in
This massive hot air balloon made an emergency landing in a California back garden
The enormous hot air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket, descended perfectly on a small plot of grass at a home in California.
15 hrs ago
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Housing Crisis
Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach
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bad
The first reviews are in for the Michael Jackson biopic. They're bad.
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Screen free schools
We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
Olivia Relova
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From Idaho to Ireland
I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
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Polluters pay?
Carbon tax may be the one we love to hate, but it's the tax we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
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Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
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Motoring
The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
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fuel protests
Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests
Eimer McAuley
15 hrs ago
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Exonerated
'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference
Eamonn Cunnane stood with seven other gardai who were “wrongly suspended for years” from Limerick.
Updated 16 hrs ago
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OLLY ROBBINS
Starmer still under pressure as sacked civil servant defends actions over Mandelson appointment
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Eurovision 2026
Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott
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Sulky racing
Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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Courts
Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears
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feelin hot hot hot
Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue
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England
Eight more arrests over arson attacks on Jewish sites in London
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Booted out
Danny Healy-Rae loses Agriculture Committee seat after voting against government last week
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Free Molly
This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild
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Advertising Standards Authority
Two-thirds of websites investigated by advertising watchdog breached code by promoting botox
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Court of Appeal
Judge refuses to reveal identity of former TD who gave reference on behalf of sex offender
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Israel
Germany and Italy reject push by Ireland and Spain to suspend EU trade deal with Israel
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