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This month
October 2025
All the Presidents
Connolly campaign removes clip of Michael D Higgins from social media video
8 Oct
17.3k
59
budget post-mortem
Conamara café owner says VAT cut will barely offset other cost increases he's facing
8 Oct
13.2k
41
Budget 2026
Ní rachaidh an gearradh VAT i ngleic le hardú costais eile atá ag caifé beag i gConamara
8 Oct
2.4k
6
Courts
Man jailed for over five years for role in assaulting sergeant during 2023 Dublin riots
8 Oct
8.2k
marketing 101
Paddy Power paying out on Connolly winning the presidency in latest stunt
Updated 8 Oct
27.8k
69
meat only
Veggie 'burgers' could be on the way out as EU lawmakers back labelling ban on plant-based food
8 Oct
12.3k
33
Oireachtas security
Justice Minister says Connolly broke rules by signing Ní Shionnáin in daily at Leinster House
8 Oct
21.4k
budget explainer
No repeat of last year's bumper child benefit payments this Christmas - here's what was announced
Updated 8 Oct
14.8k
34
Fianna Brawl
As Micheál faces party showdown, Jim O'Callaghan says he wants to be leader... but not just yet
Tonight Fianna Fáil will meet for the first time after Jim Gavin’s withdrawal from the election, and some are expecting blood on the walls.
8 Oct
8.8k
46
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
8 Oct
1.8k
Trauma patients
Ambulance service 'looking at' sending doctors to the scene of accidents
Updated 8 Oct
11.0k
22
post-budget argy bargy
Taoiseach tells Pearse Doherty to stop being 'Mr Angry all the time' during exchange on Budget
Christina Finn
8 Oct
17.8k
107
Naas Road
Garda investigation underway after skeletal remains discovered during works in Dublin
8 Oct
17.1k
last punch
Bertie Ahern presidential bid would have been ‘bruising’ for him, says Martin
8 Oct
16.8k
96
Buiséad 2026
Féach ar an mBuiséad, léiríonn sin chomh dairíre is atá mé faoin nGaeltacht: Dara Calleary
8 Oct
3.0k
the tenant
Jim Gavin's lawyers reach out to former tenant as ex-candidate commits to repaying €3,300
Updated 8 Oct
102k
RELATED
Fianna Fáil TD takes aim at Taoiseach and Chambers over 'extensive pressure' to back Jim Gavin
7 Oct
Jim Gavin will be on the ballot paper and his votes will be counted as normal
7 Oct
Taoiseach says Jim Gavin told Fianna Fáil he had ‘absolutely’ no issue with tenants
6 Oct
dark web
Man and woman arrested in Co Mayo as part of investigation into criminal activity on ‘dark web’
8 Oct
16.1k
Not so fast
Dublin Marathon scraps priority entry for previous participants in bid to make access 'fairer'
8 Oct
9.6k
5
Budget 2026
'Look at the Budget to see how serious I am about the Gaeltacht': Minister Dara Calleary
8 Oct
2.8k
ich bin ein belfast-er
Heather Humphreys removes campaign video mistaking Belfast for Berlin
8 Oct
25.6k
104
Drumcondra
Fed up locals occupy Dublin's Richmond Road as part of long-running road safety campaign
8 Oct
35.9k
38
Tuned out
'I can't live on words': Pensioners and parents grill ministers on Budget during RTÉ call-in
8 Oct
22.3k
76
The Daily Poll
Have you put up Halloween decorations yet?
8 Oct
10.8k
21
FactCheck
Debunked: Video decrying NGOs wrongly names organisations it says are receiving State money
8 Oct
5.9k
no giveaways
Analysis: Here's why Irish workers will be worse off after Budget 2026
As always on budget day, a choice was made. This time out, the decisions went against workers.
Paul O'Donoghue
8 Oct
23.9k
budget 2025
Housing Minister: New tax cut on apartments was brought in because developers 'can't break even'
8 Oct
16.5k
60
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 The Budget measures that kicked in today, more boats bound for Gaza intercepted by Israel and Junior Cert results.
8 Oct
2.8k
Public Safety
Gardaí will be patrolling public transport today to crack down on anti-social behaviour
8 Oct
14.5k
53
dyslexia
Opinion: Dyslexic students deserve extra time in exams to level the playing field
Donald Ewing
8 Oct
4.6k
22
Palestine
Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel
The Tánaiste denounced the activists’ detention by Israel as illegal.
8 Oct
20.0k
Education
More than 73,000 students will receive their Junior Cert exam results today
8 Oct
7.7k
24
Tibet
Stranded hikers successfully rescued near Mount Everest
8 Oct
6.2k
10
Energy Bills
Opinion: Winter is coming - but the new Budget won't keep our homes warm
Clare O'Connor
8 Oct
8.8k
21
Béal Feirste
Léirsiú beartaithe chun Gaeilge a cheiliúradh mar fhreagra ar bhagairt foréigin ó dhílseoirí
8 Oct
2.2k
The Morning Lead
Budget 2026: From carbon tax to cigarettes, here's what changed at midnight - and what comes next
The price of a packet of cigarettes increased at midnight, as did the price of diesel and petrol.
Diarmuid Pepper
8 Oct
27.4k
83
Punishment
Conor McGregor accepts 18-month ban for UFC anti-doping violation
7 Oct
33.2k
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
7 Oct
4.8k
Fatal
Woman (80s) dies following road traffic incident in Co Cavan
7 Oct
9.4k
Analysis
A damp squib, flat, no energy: A Budget Day this government is hoping voters forget
Christina Finn
7 Oct
16.3k
Trial
Seven men plead not guilty to dozens of charges of sexually abusing deaf complainant
7 Oct
16.1k
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