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Wednesday
25th February 2026
The Monk
'You don't have to vote for me': Gerry Hutch kicks off campaign to urge people to register to vote
25 Feb
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Norway's Bodo/Glimt travel from Arctic home to sink Inter Milan in Champions League fairytale
25 Feb
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10
Suspended sentence
Man who hit an 11-year-old boy on a Dart while on bail given 'one final chance'
25 Feb
38.2k
Louth
US data centre firm Equinix to create 200 jobs in Dundalk with up to €592 million investment
25 Feb
4.5k
10
Fenian
Kneecap frontman Mo Chara says group’s new album looks back on ‘crazy year’
25 Feb
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24
your stories
Has your overcrowded train commute gotten worse? We want to hear your stories
Updated 25 Feb
13.1k
Ré Orga
Gaeilge ró dheacair an chonstaic is mó roimh éifeachtacht fhógraí Ghaeilge - taighde
25 Feb
1.9k
5
Ré Orga
Easier and 'more fun' Irish would help comprehension of ads, new study suggests
25 Feb
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11
The Morning Lead
Irish naval officers could be deployed as liaisons on foreign ships under new security plan
The proposals are to be contained in the Maritime Security Strategy which will be released this morning at a ceremony in Dublin.
Niall O'Connor
25 Feb
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Tuesday
24th February 2026
racism in culture and sport
Racism broadcast to millions: From the Baftas stage to sporting arenas, we still have far to go
Leon Diop
Updated 24 Feb
6.2k
tariff threats
US ambassador hosts Irish business event and talks Trump's tariffs, but uncertainty remains
24 Feb
5.8k
14
Palestine
Gerry Adams and Bertie Ahern were back in a room together talking peace today
Christina Finn
24 Feb
11.9k
52
Road Traffic Collision
Couple (40s) who died in Tramore crash to be laid to rest
24 Feb
36.7k
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
24 Feb
4.4k
new cars
Major French arms company to provide new armoured vehicles for Irish military
24 Feb
10.3k
Omagh Road
‘A5 has seen too many tragedies’: Man (30s) dies following collision in Co Tyrone
24 Feb
5.3k
wakes
Parishes in Midlands and the West told to stop hosting open coffin wakes in Catholic churches
24 Feb
37.2k
60
Dublin
London band Legss appeal for stolen instruments after Dublin city van break-in
24 Feb
16.1k
Planning Permission
Trump's Doonbeg ballroom gets green light (but only if a rare species of snail is protected)
24 Feb
7.6k
41
belfast crown court
Natalie McNally was killed in a 'prolonged assault', pathologist tells murder trial
Updated 24 Feb
14.0k
Epstein files
Taoiseach says Department of Justice has ‘no knowledge’ of claims woman was trafficked into Ireland
24 Feb
7.6k
Explainer
After a week of pauses and rollbacks, where do we stand in the row about SNA allocation?
The government now says no schools will lose SNAs in September – but there’s been criticism that the problem is being kicked down the road.
24 Feb
4.2k
25
Drumlark
Man (20s) arrested in connection with hit-and-run in Co Cavan last week
24 Feb
4.2k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
24 Feb
1.7k
South Dublin
New sand spit in Dublin could 'help protect the Dart line from flooding'
24 Feb
16.0k
20
Ukraine
Taoiseach says Russia has failed to ‘break’ Ukraine as EU vows to come good on €90bn loan
Updated 24 Feb
7.7k
102
ai committee
Ireland's DPC has pushed back against a TD's allegation that it is 'too close to big tech'
24 Feb
4.4k
6
Riverstown
Motorcyclist killed in crash with lorry in Co Sligo
24 Feb
6.0k
u-turn
Government completes rollback as ministers confirm no schools will lose SNAs in September
Almost 200 schools were previously told they could lose part of their SNA allocation.
Updated 24 Feb
22.6k
86
Flare Up
Sports Minister doesn't regret 'hooliganism' remarks made over chaos at League of Ireland match
Updated 24 Feb
9.2k
73
South Dublin
Dublin GAA gets green light for state-of-the-art training facility and 500-seat arena at Spawell
24 Feb
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22
FactCheck
Social media is full of Winter Olympics footage, but not all of it is real
24 Feb
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Limerick
Closed rugby experience in Limerick to become permanent ‘women’s museum’
24 Feb
11.5k
36
Vatican
Pope asks priests to use their brains not AI to prepare homilies
24 Feb
5.1k
18
Renting
President Connolly signs bill to pave the way for new rent rules
24 Feb
18.9k
39
ireland's education system
SNA cuts U-turn: This has exposed the deep faultlines in our education system
Derval McDonagh
24 Feb
6.0k
8
Daft Report
The average monthly rent for an apartment in Dublin city is now almost €2,700
Updated 24 Feb
15.7k
62
The Daily Poll
Should there be a standalone offence for crimes against retail workers?
24 Feb
13.0k
74
Ballyphehane
Child and two men hospitalised after arson attack in Cork city
24 Feb
6.6k
Kenmare
Gardaí in Kerry re-arrest chief suspect in Michael Gaine murder probe
Michael ‘Mike’ Gaine (56) was first reported missing almost a year ago on 21 March last, in May his death was declared a murder when his remains were found near his farm.
Niall O'Connor
Updated 24 Feb
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