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Saturday 31 January 2026 Dublin: 6°C
Leopardstown
Today's Dublin Racing Festival card postponed after further rain at Leopardstown
17mm of rainfall fell on Leopardstown racecourse overnight.
Public Transport
Several DART and commuter services suspended this weekend, and rain may impact scheduled journeys
tensions
Trump expects Iran to seek deal to avoid strikes as US sends arms to Israel and Saudi Arabia
The Morning Lead
Austrian ambassador: Taking part in European defence and security spend not a threat to neutrality
forecast
Unsettled weather with rain and cloud for Bank Holiday weekend
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you think it's okay for politicians to use AI to write their speeches?
forecast
Unsettled weather with rain and cloud for Bank Holiday weekend
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Poll
Should a water ferry from Dún Laoghaire to Dublin Port be rolled out?
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tensions
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1 hr ago
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Surrealing in the Years
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Today’s Dublin Racing Festival postponed, weekend weather and a US government shutdown…
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SPOTLIGHT

Storm Chandra aftermath

Carlow Weather
Ireland has flood forecasts – we’re just not allowed to see them
Alan O’Reilly, Carlow Weather
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Union Rules
Workers facing 'impossibe choice' between their safety and their livelihood during storms
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forecasting
Met Éireann does have discretion to issue warnings based on impact, Joanna Donnelly says
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Leopardstown
Today's Dublin Racing Festival card postponed after further rain at Leopardstown
17mm of rainfall fell on Leopardstown racecourse overnight.
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Washington
US government shuts down for second time in Trump's current presidential term
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The Luas is Free
Think about it: If public transport was free, would you use it more?
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Public Transport
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Analysis
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Palestinian journalist
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The Morning Lead
Austrian ambassador: Taking part in European defence and security spend not a threat to neutrality
Austria, like Ireland, defines itself as neutral.
Niall O'Connor
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Yesterday
30th January 2026
RIP
Warm tributes paid to Catherine O'Hara after actor's death at 71
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Dublin city centre
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News Fix
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Epstein files
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letting loose
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friendzone
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big job in rome
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Limerick probe
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Inquest
George Nkencho: Jury returns narrative verdict in case of Dublin man killed during garda stand-off
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eu loan
Sinn Féin criticised over comments about EU loan to Ukraine with Harris saying he's 'horrified'
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FactCheck
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As it happened
Severe weather and flooding may impact essential services over weekend, emergency group warns
A Status Yellow rain warning for counties Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford will remain in place until midnight.
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Evening Wrap
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Cost of Living
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Luigi Mangione
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Horse Racing
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Newshound Quiz
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Minneapolis
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Tennis
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RIP
Renowned Irish abstract artist Richard Gorman dies aged 79
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Courts
Man who smothered, choked and set wife on fire given five-year sentence
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RIP
Finglas mourns Grace Lynch as priest warns of ‘mad youngsters’ on scramblers
Sixteen-year-old Grace Lynch died after an incident on the Ratoath Road in Finglas on Sunday afternoon.
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Housing Crisis
Homelessness numbers down slightly over Christmas but 16,734 people still in emergency accommodation
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Climate Change
Storm Chandra flooding made three times more likely due to climate change
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demand
Tickets for Ireland's potential World Cup playoff final have sold out
The 42
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fat lot of good
Some Irish supermarkets have reduced the price of Kerrygold butter from today
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not letting up
Fresh rain warnings kick in as Met Éireann warns more flooding likely
Eastern counties are under weather warnings, but rain will extend to most areas tonight.
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HBO
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