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France v Ireland, Six Nations

Follow all the action as Andy Farrell’s side get their 2026 championship underway at the Stade de France.

6 mins ago TRY! France 29-0 Ireland (Louis Bielle-Biarrey ’47)

14 mins ago Second Half! France 22-0 Ireland

30 mins ago Half-Time! France 22-0 Ireland

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Quiz

Quiz: How well do you know these popular holiday destinations?

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Addiction

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Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

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Man in his 80s killed and three hospitalised after Bus Éireann bus crashes in Dublin city centre

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IT'S TIME TO MEET THE MUPPETS

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Live Blog

Fears of overnight flooding in Status Orange counties as work-from-home advised for tomorrow

Counties Waterford, Dublin, Wicklow and Louth have Status Orange warnings into tomorrow.

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Cork

Emergency department at Cork's Mercy University Hospital closed due to flooding

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Storm Leonardo leaves one dead and one missing in heavily flooded Spain and Portugal

3 hrs ago

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Bánú na Gaeltachta

Cosaint déanta ag Aire na Gaeltachta ar chur chuige a Roinn i leith na tithíochta

3 hrs ago

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Central Criminal Court

Amateur kickboxer who stomped on 62-year-old mother's skull found guilty of manslaughter

3 hrs ago

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storm coverage

'Umbrellas near me' - Dublin shops inundated with drenched tourists seeking raingear

3 hrs ago

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Evening Wrap

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

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High Stakes

'I don’t do ultimatums unless they come from my wife,' Bord Bia chair tells TDs

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Redress

Concerns raised over ‘exclusionary and re-traumatising’ Mother and Baby home redress scheme

4 hrs ago

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Dublin 4

Planning permission refused for 'landmark' luxury hotel in Ballsbridge

4 hrs ago

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Courts

Serving garda to stand trial accused of corruption and leaking confidential PULSE information

5 hrs ago

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NOAH DONOHOE

Noah Donohoe ‘missed’ in initial CCTV search during first 'critical' 24 hours, inquest told

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Gregory Campbell

'You’re in our country', veteran DUP MP tells President Connolly in Derry

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virgin media

Ryan Tubridy is on an Irish media blitz - but won't 'accept responsibility for whole RTÉ storm’

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Under Pressure

Is this the moment Irishman Morgan McSweeney must (finally) fall on his sword for Keir Starmer?

Rónán Duffy

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oideachas Gaeilge tríú leiibhéal

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Kenny Jacobs is voluntarily stepping down as the head of DAA

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Rain

Status Orange alert extended to Dublin and Louth as further warnings kick in for other counties

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The Daily Poll

Are you a sporty person?

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Epstein files

Bertie Ahern says 'it's not clear' what George Mitchell is being accused of over Epstein files

11 hrs ago

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GUS LAMONT

Disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback declared major crime

12 hrs ago

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Weather warnings, Jeffrey Epstein’s potential AIB deal and growth in data usage in Ireland…

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Epstein files

'Vultures': Jeffrey Epstein's involvement in potential €3 billion AIB deal is 'deeply concerning'

13 hrs ago

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INTERNET LOVERS

'Unprecedented surge' in data usage in Ireland since 2019, report finds

13 hrs ago

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clara

Teenage girl in critical condition after being struck by a car in Co Offaly

14 hrs ago

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North Dublin

Primary school in limbo over additional autism classes as department says no funding available

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Yesterday

4th February 2026

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Energy regulator urged to scrap data centre policy following Supreme Court's wind farm ruling

21 hrs ago

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Nursing Homes

HSE takes over nursing home in Co Laois after court order

22 hrs ago

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Epstein files

Jeffrey Epstein discussed potential €3 billion AIB deal at height of Irish financial crisis

AIB was in dire straits in 2011 when Epstein was involved in conversations about a deal with the ailing Irish bank.

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show must go on

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CLIMATE ACT

Supreme Court issues significant ruling in favour of climate action in wind farm case

The ruling could have implications for projects with a climate impact such as data centres.

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