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February 2025

Artificial Intelligence

US and UK refuse to sign summit declaration on 'ethical' AI as US VP warns of over-regulation

JD Vance said too much regulation could ‘kill’ the sector just as it is taking off.

Jane Matthews

Reports from Paris

11 Feb

16.1k

Donegal

Man jailed for 18 months after knocking down and killing friend in Donegal

11 Feb

12.5k

mediahuis

Alan English stepping down as editor of Sunday Independent after five years in the role

11 Feb

11.1k

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Limerick

Gardaí probe threatening letter sent to judge who presided over Joe Drennan hit-and-run case

11 Feb

18.5k

PodcastThe Explainer

How can Ireland prepare for future storms and other risks?

Storm Éowyn exposed how vulnerable modern Irish society is to widespread disruption. What lessons can be learned to help us deal with not only storms, but other systemic shocks?

32m

Horse Racing

Jockey Michael O’Sullivan remains in intensive care following serious fall

11 Feb

9.6k

Time will tell

Government agency floats replacement of Greenwich Mean Time

11 Feb

23.2k

Food Hygiene

Bewley’s café warned by FSAI as eight food businesses issued with Closure Orders last month

11 Feb

27.1k

Clare

Garda investigating origin of 'hoax' threatening email that closed several schools in Co Clare

Niall O'Connor

Updated 11 Feb

81.8k

Dublin

Man in court over Stoneybatter knife attack told gardaí he was 'afraid to be killed'

Updated 11 Feb

57.9k

Housing Crisis

Taoiseach confirms government exploring tax breaks for private housing developers

11 Feb

17.6k

SocDems

Eoin Hayes' 'indefinite suspension' from Social Democrats upheld but door left open for return

11 Feb

9.3k

End of an era

BT steps down as organiser and sponsor of Young Scientist Exhibition

11 Feb

12.9k

Paris

Taoiseach 'taken aback' by Trump's ceasefire threat as he meets US VP Vance for first time

Jane Matthews

Reports from Paris

11 Feb

21.7k

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Dublin City

DCC proposes policy to ‘remove and destroy’ Airbnb-style lock boxes from public spaces

Updated 11 Feb

41.3k

nutrition

Hot school meals: They're so important, but we could be offering much better food

Dr Catherine Conlon

Updated 11 Feb

15.7k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Trump tariffs and Gaza threats, cyber safety concerns, and Taoiseach in Paris for global AI Summit

Updated 11 Feb

4.7k

The Daily Poll

Have you used AI tools?

11 Feb

9.6k

Cocaine

MV Matthew: Trial of two men for alleged part in country's biggest trafficking seizure begins

The 2.25 tonnes of cocaine that was seized from the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-registered bulk carrier, has an estimated value of more than €157 million.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 11 Feb

13.8k

Court

Man (30s) charged in connection with armed robbery in Ballymun on Sunday

11 Feb

8.8k

Baby boost

Over 4,400 families to receive €280 Newborn Baby Grant today

11 Feb

13.7k

FSAI

Allergen alert issued for Donegal Catch salmon fillets due to undeclared peanut traces

11 Feb

6.3k

Cyber Safety

Half of children aged 8-12 say that they spend too much time online, survey finds

11 Feb

4.1k

Gaza ceasefire

Trump threatens 'hell' will break out if Hamas does not release hostages back to Israel

Updated 10 Feb

26.5k

sheep worrying

Dog owners should face harsher penalties for failing to obtain licences, IFA says

10 Feb

9.2k

Gaza

Trump says Palestinians removed from Gaza would not have right to return under his takeover plan

Updated 10 Feb

25.1k

News Fix

Here's what happened today: Monday

10 Feb

5.0k

Sponsored

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Sentencing

Man sentenced to three years for knocking down and killing eight-year-old boy on bike

10 Feb

23.8k

De Verdon Place

Residents 'trapped' as new Dublin housing development is 'destroyed' by drug use and vandalism

“Teenagers are threatening residents, kicking apartment doors, and engaging in theft and vandalism.”

Órla Ryan

10 Feb

65.7k

Bon Appetit

Three Irish restaurants have just won their first Michelin star

10 Feb

51.0k

Power

More than two weeks on, around 200 premises still have no power after Storm Éowyn

34 mins ago

9.6k

badger block

'We have to defend the habitat': Pat Kenny to block nursing home developer property to protect badgers

1 hr ago

34.0k

Daingean

Man in his 50s dies in single-vehicle road collision in Co Offaly

1 hr ago

11.4k

book extract

Irish nurses in the NHS: A new book charts the lives of Ireland's nurses who worked in the UK

Louise Ryan, Grainne McPolin & Neha Doshi

1 hr ago

11.6k

Cork

Man arrested in connection with Cork city stabbing which left woman hospitalised

Updated 1 hr ago

28.1k

Elizabeth Clarke

Gardaí conclude search of house in Meath as investigation into murder of Elizabeth Clarke continues

2 hrs ago

6.6k

gotta tell you

'Completely unprofessional': Donal Skehan pushes back on Samantha Mumba 'insulting' Eurosong panellists

Updated 2 hrs ago

130k

Evening Wrap

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

3 hrs ago

3.7k

FactCheck

How far-right agitators exploited an information vacuum after the Stoneybatter attack

3 hrs ago

26.1k

new product

'King Kong' of weight-loss drugs, Mounjaro, will be available in Ireland from next week

Updated 3 hrs ago

54.7k

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