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Learner drivers 'failing tests' due to severely faded road markings

The difficulty of tests has been compounded by unclear or “invisible” lines and symbols, the head of a major driving school has said.

Mairead Maguire

6 hrs ago

3.4k

Yesterday

15th January 2026

Income Tax

Tax information on Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit now shared with Revenue

7 hrs ago

6.4k

CFO

RTÉ Chief Financial Officer Mari Hurley resigns after less than 18 months on the job

8 hrs ago

12.3k

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

9 hrs ago

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Courts

Court told mother was suffering mental disorder when she stabbed eight-year-old daughter

10 hrs ago

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Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk's X to block Grok from 'undressing' people as AI minister to meet representatives

Questions have been raised about how effective the measure will be.

Updated 10 hrs ago

17.2k

Letterkenny

Pedestrian, 80s, seriously injured in Donegal collision

10 hrs ago

4.0k

Inquest

George Nkencho was tasered twice before he was fatally shot by gardaí, inquest hears

11 hrs ago

5.7k

Greece

'Huge relief': Irish man Sean Binder found not guilty of people smuggling in Greece

11 hrs ago

14.6k

UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION

Mountjoy Prison inspection finds cockroach infestations, degrading treatment and sexual assaults

12 hrs ago

13.0k

Bruna Fonseca

Man allegedly showed body of dead ex-girlfriend to friends on FaceTime call, court hears

13 hrs ago

18.5k

Smithfield

The Complex announces permanent closure after meetings to save it fail to produce solution

13 hrs ago

12.8k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

13 hrs ago

1.7k

art gallery

A €60k painting that hung in RTÉ's offices for decades has been returned to an art gallery

14 hrs ago

15.8k

Courts

Man who killed neighbour in unprovoked one-punch attack gets six-year prison sentence

14 hrs ago

20.8k

vital gaza aid

This Jordanian warehouse is holding tonnes of aid for Gaza but Israel won't let it through

Aid workers at the Al-Ghabawi facility called it ‘death by bureaucracy’ as the vital aid supplies sit gathering dust.

Eimer McAuley

reporting from Jordan

Updated 14 hrs ago

4.6k

Parting Words

RIP.ie launches 'uplifting' podcast about grief

14 hrs ago

6.3k

Westmeath

School seeks to have Enoch Burke jailed again after he shows up following release from prison

Updated 15 hrs ago

36.3k

inflation once again

Inflation eases as grocery staples stabilise, but cost of a pint keeps rising

15 hrs ago

4.8k

War of Words

Elon Musk has now gotten into a little spat with Michael O'Leary

15 hrs ago

25.7k

Centenarian

'No secrets... just good work and a bit of luck': Arranmore's oldest citizen on turning 100

16 hrs ago

11.0k

in arrears

Ministers who owe money to the State have 'sought clarification' on sums before repaying

16 hrs ago

6.8k

Kerry

Man dead and crewman injured following incident on Spanish fishing boat off Kerry coast

16 hrs ago

9.3k

Look after the pennies

How the cost of installing 14 steps and a ramp at Dublin park spiralled out of control

16 hrs ago

19.0k

27m

Golf

Rory McIlroy takes the early clubhouse lead with fast start at Dubai Invitational

The 42

17 hrs ago

2.7k

Edenderry

Man arrested in connection with fatal Edenderry arson attack released without charge

17 hrs ago

2.4k

The Daily Poll

How often do you post letters?

18 hrs ago

9.1k

UK Government

Ex-IRA hunger striker on Palestine Action protest: 'British Government starves the truth again'

Laurence McKeown

Updated 20 hrs ago

12.1k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 X restricts Grok’s photo editing after backlash, fresh protests in Minneapolis and report finds Irish public overestimates immigration levels.

Updated 22 hrs ago

3.3k

Paschal Donohoe

'This is not over': Sinn Féin demands answers about Donohoe giving World Bank extra €10 million

22 hrs ago

12.3k

Lightning

Galway under Status Yellow thunderstorm warning this morning

22 hrs ago

9.5k

Rugby

'Gutted' Scott Robertson sacked by All Blacks following damning review into 2025

The 42

23 hrs ago

13.1k

weather dependent

Antisocial behaviour in Dublin: What winter hides, summer reveals

Tony Duffin

23 hrs ago

9.2k

The Morning Lead

Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case

The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.

15 Jan

14.6k

Wednesday

14th January 2026

White House

Trump wants Greenland: A crisis averted, for now…

Larry Donnelly

Updated 14 Jan

16.6k

Coleraine

Murder investigation launched following death of man in Co Derry

14 Jan

7.8k

administrative error

Ten ministers who may owe up to €30k to State still haven’t paid back costs

14 Jan

17.7k

Palestine Action

Three Palestine Action members in UK prison end hunger strike action after over 70 days

Updated 14 Jan

13.7k

News Fix

Here's what happened today: Wednesday

14 Jan

3.2k