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Thursday
5th March 2026
north cork creameries
Cork dairy plant to cease production after latest EPA suspension over water pollution concerns
Updated 5 Mar
17.8k
PGA Tour
Shane Lowry: 'My daughter said, 'Why is everyone acting so sad that you finished second? Second's good''
The 42
5 Mar
8.9k
15
Courts
Suspended sentence for man who followed social media influencer through her hotel
5 Mar
20.5k
Closed
Parents say they're totally in the dark on plan to fix 'rotting and collapsing' primary school
Impacted families say they were given less than 24 hours’ notice of the closure, as concerns mount over the condition of the school’s ageing prefab buildings.
Andrew Walsh
5 Mar
20.3k
29
Tune in
RTÉ sport boss floats Friday night GAA games to ease TV coverage demands
The 42
5 Mar
5.3k
11
Letterfrack
Gardaí open investigation into sexual services enquiries received by Connemara masseuse
5 Mar
32.7k
hoxton v Yamamori
Still no resolution to noise dispute at centre of Dublin nightlife row as case adjourned again
5 Mar
4.4k
Wexford
'Sell up and get out': Video shows landlord rep blaming new rules for 36 planned evictions
The evictions were handed out door to door by the property firm last Friday.
Eoghan Dalton
5 Mar
53.6k
Kerry
Man who was knocked down by driver who fled the scene has died in hospital
5 Mar
16.9k
why meow
Why is everyone suddenly talking about Jessie Buckley's views on cats?
5 Mar
16.7k
40
iran missiles overhead
Dubai influencers: The entitlement, denial and moral vacuum in the so-called 'safest city'
Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC
Updated 5 Mar
127k
64
The Daily Poll
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize is taking place tonight – which album do you think should win?
5 Mar
8.7k
34
Neutrality debate
Retired Irish general: Ireland's neutrality, the threat of war and the illusion of security
Brigadier General Ger Aherne
Updated 5 Mar
16.8k
108
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 More strikes across Iran, Israel and Lebanon, Irish arrive home from Dubai and our readers share reality of renting.
Updated 5 Mar
3.0k
stomach bug
Visitor restrictions introduced at Cork University Hospital after norovirus outbreak
5 Mar
4.1k
6
chilly
Rain to mix with Saharan dust, as temperatures to drop to -2 tonight
5 Mar
18.5k
28
Dublin Airport
'It's nice to be home': Irish people stuck in Dubai arrive back on first flight to Dublin
Last night’s flight of almost 400 people is the first commercial flight from Dubai to Ireland since the war in Iran began on Saturday.
5 Mar
30.8k
82
The Morning Lead
Dozens of our readers say they were evicted shortly before the new rental rules came in
“I received an eviction notice on Friday – just one week before the change. I’ve barely slept since,” one reader said.
Sophie Finn
5 Mar
17.7k
72
Wednesday
4th March 2026
Celbridge
Kildare primary school to close due to 'urgent' safety concerns
Updated 4 Mar
28.3k
17
Belfast
Jury cannot be reassured over PSNI officer’s Noah Donohoe search claims, inquest told
4 Mar
8.8k
evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
4 Mar
3.5k
belfast crown court
Neighbours heard screams and noises on the night Natalie McNally died, trial hears
4 Mar
7.0k
Fatal foetal abnormalities
Taoiseach commits to examining review into Ireland's abortion law three years after publication
4 Mar
6.5k
35
trump disses starmer
UK-US Special Relationship: Starmer may be no Churchill, but Trump is no Roosevelt
Sydney Nash
4 Mar
5.6k
34
Courts
Man who discovered he was not child's father given suspended sentence for threatening partner
4 Mar
32.6k
Dublin
Plans lodged to turn vacant AIB bank building on O’Connell Street into a bar and restaurant
4 Mar
17.9k
42
energy costs
Minister calls in fuel industry reps for Friday meeting over rapid price hikes
Updated 4 Mar
11.6k
61
Team news
Andy Farrell makes five changes to Ireland team for Friday's Six Nations clash with Wales
Scrum-half Nathan Doak is set for his international debut off the bench.
The 42
4 Mar
10.3k
9
Géarchéim Gaeltachta
'Dhéanfadh idir 300 agus 400 teach gach bliain an difríocht don nGaeltacht' - Ó hÉallaithe
4 Mar
1.2k
0
Stranded
Emirates flight carrying hundreds of Irish people stuck in Dubai is en route to Ireland
Updated 4 Mar
27.7k
64
Enoch Burke
'Don't threaten me': Angry exchanges between judge and Burke after family members ordered to jail
4 Mar
32.9k
Rathkeale
'We’re cutting you up': Four women jailed for beating and knifing Limerick grandmother
Updated 4 Mar
24.0k
Sexual Abuse
Crowds protest at UCD in solidarity with abuse survivors after explicit image of student shared
The rally, attended by thousands of students, comes after the image was circulated online and via Whatsapp.
4 Mar
14.3k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
4 Mar
1.7k
Metropolitan Police
Husband of Scottish Labour MP among three men arrested on suspicion of spying for China
4 Mar
5.3k
South of the Litani
Israeli army issue warning of major military action across South lebanon where Irish troops based
4 Mar
2.3k
feeling the pressure
Paid €500 for heating oil last week? Now it could cost you €725 (or more)
4 Mar
11.7k
52
getting on in years
Ireland's biggest property developer says average age of first-time buyers has risen to 38 or 39
The CEO of the firm acknowledged that affordability continues to be a “significant challenge” for many of its customers.
Eimer McAuley
4 Mar
45.0k
31
the burkes
High Court orders Martina and Ammi Burke to be jailed for two weeks each for contempt of court
A High Court judge said this morning that 'it is long past time for the court to call a halt to this family circus'.
The judge also said he would contact the Law Society over the behaviour of Ammi Burke, a trained solicitor.
Four members of the Burke family could be stopped from attending court in person in future.
Stephen McDermott
Updated 4 Mar
60.3k
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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
Limerick v Cork: Will either take a backward step?
Fintan O’Toole, Declan Bogue and Ronan Early look ahead to Saturday’s big game at the Gaelic Grounds, and Galway v Kilkenny.
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