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Do you agree with Leo Varadkar's comments on rural Ireland?
Energy Minister asks consumer watchdog to track oil prices during crisis
Independent TD Barry Heneghan defends standing by government on fuel protests
Clare open their Munster SHC campaign with a dramatic win over Waterford
Catch up on all the action as Clare and Waterford opened their 2026 Munster SHC round-robin series.
Man in his teens dies after he was struck by car in Cork
Independent Ireland leader says he is in talks to recruit Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael councillors
Tenants of country's biggest landlord face rising costs due to strict 'flatmate swap' rule
Aer Lingus cutting flights this summer amid warnings over oil crisis
Sitdown Sunday: Does Trump think he has become Jesus?
President Connolly’s first trip abroad has planted Ireland among the global left’s loudest voices
Her first trip abroad offered an early glimpse of a presidency willing to speak more bluntly on global issues, just like her predecessor.
The more I read about Ireland on the internet, the less I knew who was real and who was a dog
Office vacancy rates: Dublin's busy office market isn't broken, the interpretation of data is
Andrew Cunningham
Minister wants fuel aid for construction sector amid house price fears
Irish speakers have long pushed for the use of the fada to be guaranteed - it may happen soon
Is údar gearáin é le blianta ach d'fhéadfadh deireadh luath a bheith le hachrann an fhada
Are the fuel protestors right - should Ireland drill for oil?
Various bodies have previously estimated that there could be billions of barrels worth of the black stuff buried in the Irish seabed.
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Quiz: How much do you know about Ariana Grande?
'The bandwagon was always there': Football historians on the resurgence of the League of Ireland
The League of Ireland has reached a level of popularity not seen since the 1960s. Three historians ask – what comes next?
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
'You have to eat a sh*t sandwich': Three winners and six losers from the political week
Fuel protest fallout, a lost minister and a heave with no heat.
Lightning strikes twice as Galway hammer Kilkenny to start Leinster campaign
The money dial: How we manage our finances best to protect what we care about the most
Gwen Loughman
Four people rescued after pleasure boat catches fire in water off Dun Laoghaire
Ireland v Italy, Women's Six Nations
Relive all the action from a big win in Galway.
Have you looked for your family in the 1926 census data?
First census of the Irish Free State published 100 years on
Ireland v Poland
Follow the action live from the Aviva stadium as Ireland seek to make it back-to-back wins against Poland.
'We're the ones paying all the bills': Leo Varadkar says urban areas fund rural Ireland
President Connolly warns of global shift to 'might is right' in first overseas speech
During her address, President Connolly made several critical remarks which seemed to point the finger at western powers.
Duke of Devonshire's heir will travel to Lismore to meet local farmers over rent row
President says ‘all voices’ should be heard on fuel protests, but it's 'a matter for the politicians'
Three young men injured, one seriously, following road crash in Limerick
Surrealing in the Years: At least Fianna Fáil will be okay, and that's what really matters
Carl Kinsella
Senator Eileen Flynn says she has faced worst online abuse and hate yet in past week
Factfind: Are Ireland’s fuel relief packages the largest per capita in the EU?
Man charged over alleged patrol car ramming that injured two gardaí in Monaghan
Motoring: The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
President Connolly to mark first foreign trip at left-wing summit led by Trump’s fiercest EU critic