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The Daily Poll

Did you watch the Ireland–France match?

1 hr ago

5.8k

25

Live Blog

Louth only county still under Orange warning, but Status Yellow alert remains in other areas

Updated 2 hrs ago

33.7k

34

Gregory Campbell

DUP MP defends Connolly encounter and says 'Londonderry' should have been mentioned in speech

2 hrs ago

8.2k

39

lording it

Michael Flatley's show went ahead after a long, bitter legal saga - here's what it was like

By hook and by crook, the show finally returned last night on the 3Arena stage.

Cormac Fitzgerald

2 hrs ago

11.3k

31

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Status Orange rain warning for four counties, US and Iran prepare for talks, and Keir Starmer under pressure over Peter Mandelson scandal

Updated 2 hrs ago

2.5k

PodcastThe Explainer

What's stopping flood defences from being built?

time to meet the muppets

I asked if I could write a review of The Muppet Show 50th Anniversary Special and they said yes

It’s not easy being greenlit.

Carl Kinsella

Updated 4 hrs ago

8.4k

9

plan for flooded future

Ireland in the storms: Flood barriers won't save us if we keep draining the land

Pádraic Fogarty

4 hrs ago

7.5k

24

The Morning Lead

'It's honest work': Dubliners who collect bottles and cans on the streets share their stories

We sat down with four men who collect bottles and cans to raise money for food, Leap card top-ups, phone bills and more.

Valerie Flynn

11 hrs ago

23.1k

47

Yesterday

5th February 2026

Quiz

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

11 hrs ago

17.2k

Six Nations reaction

'We left ourselves too big a mountain to climb' - Ireland reflect on a tough night in Paris

The 42

Reports from Stade de France

12 hrs ago

12.1k

Minute-by-Minute

Ireland fall well short in 36-14 Six Nations defeat to France

14 hrs ago

51.9k

214

Addiction

National Drugs Strategy is 'unbudgeted and speaks of services that don't exist', says Gannon

14 hrs ago

5.5k

26

Sponsored

Poll: Which of these scenic Irish drives sounds best to you?

news wrap

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

14 hrs ago

4.7k

north earl street

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

Updated 15 hrs ago

178k

87

As it happened

Fears of overnight flooding as work-from-home advised for tomorrow

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

Updated 15 hrs ago

98.7k

38

wearable devices

Watching the kids: When parental fear meets GPS tracking

Niamh O'Reilly

16 hrs ago

2.8k

Cork

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

17 hrs ago

7.3k

3

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storm leonardo

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

17 hrs ago

10.0k

Bánú na Gaeltachta

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

17 hrs ago

1.5k

2

Central Criminal Court

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

17 hrs ago

15.6k

storm coverage

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

18 hrs ago

10.0k

Evening Wrap

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

18 hrs ago

1.7k

High Stakes

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

19 hrs ago

26.8k

87

Redress

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

19 hrs ago

2.5k

Dublin 4

Planning permission refused for 'landmark' luxury hotel in Ballsbridge

19 hrs ago

11.9k

Courts

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

20 hrs ago

13.6k

32m

NOAH DONOHOE

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

20 hrs ago

5.8k

Gregory Campbell

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

20 hrs ago

39.5k

142

virgin media

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

20 hrs ago

15.7k

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Under Pressure

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

Rónán Duffy

22 hrs ago

20.4k

33

oideachas Gaeilge tríú leiibhéal

Amhras ann go mbainfidh an rialtas a gcuid spriocanna earcaíochta Gaeilge amach faoi 2030

22 hrs ago

3.0k

2

departure lounge

Kenny Jacobs is voluntarily stepping down as the head of DAA

23 hrs ago

10.1k

16

Rain

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

Updated 5 Feb

49.1k

75

The Daily Poll

Are you a sporty person?

5 Feb

10.5k

37

Epstein files

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

5 Feb

14.8k

GUS LAMONT

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

5 Feb

30.1k

10

Good Morning

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

Updated 5 Feb

3.9k

Epstein files

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

5 Feb

27.5k

57

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