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Last week
5th April 2026 - 11th April 2026
fuel costs
Fuel prices 'driven by increases in wholesale cost' not price gouging, CCPC says
9 Apr
9.0k
56
scarlett faulkner
Family of Limerick woman critically injured in attack say life support to be switched off tomorrow
9 Apr
47.3k
Weather Warning
Heavy rain forecast with Status Yellow alerts issued for five more counties tomorrow
Updated 9 Apr
20.2k
14
Fuel Prices
Gardaí say protesters who don't move will face 'full rigours of the law'
Updated 9 Apr
79.6k
314
The Daily Poll
Should Ireland consider nuclear energy?
9 Apr
15.6k
94
FactCheck
Debunked: Posts objecting to a proposed ‘Mega Mosque’ in Letterkenny mislead about actual plans
9 Apr
7.5k
fuel protests
Half of houses and businesses won't have access to fuel if depot blockades continue, says industry
Updated 9 Apr
14.5k
35
Galway City
Permission granted for Galway City Ring Road after 20 years of debate and legal wrangling
Updated 9 Apr
18.4k
80
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Fuel protests continue, increase in violent incidents in maternity hospitals, and Artemis II speeds closer to home
Updated 9 Apr
2.9k
fuel protest
Protests over fuel prices enter third day as Justice Minister issues warning to demonstrators
Dublin Bus is experiencing ‘service disruptions’ across its network while there are disruptions also to the Luas Green Line service.
Updated 9 Apr
43.8k
176
RELATED
Taoiseach brands blockade of Cork oil refinery an 'act of national sabotage'
8 Apr
they took our jobs
One in 14 Irish jobs could be taken by AI soon, and middle-income staff are the most exposed
9 Apr
16.1k
41
The Morning Lead
Rise in violent and aggressive incidents at maternity hospitals
Some incidents took place in or near the delivery suite.
Noel Baker
9 Apr
25.8k
38
Derrylough
Two men airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after single-vehicle crash in Co Longford
8 Apr
8.8k
fuel protest
Taoiseach brands blockade of Cork oil refinery an 'act of national sabotage'
Tánaiste Simon Harris also condemned the blocking of access to fuel infrastructure by protesters.
Updated 8 Apr
67.0k
199
AI sloppiness
In this new AI-generated world, everything is kind of plagiarism and nothing is
Steve Dempsey
8 Apr
5.3k
10
good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
8 Apr
5.6k
The Daily Poll
Poll: What date would be best for Ireland to get another bank holiday?
8 Apr
34.6k
107
RIP
'Titan of a ginger haired man': Tributes paid after death of 35-year-old Belfast actor Michael Patrick
8 Apr
30.4k
3
Dublin
Retired Garda Superintendent charged with corruption and facilitating criminal organisation
Updated 8 Apr
72.5k
strait of hormuz
Ireland's housing targets: Too slow, too costly and fuel shocks will make it worse
Dr Paul Davis
8 Apr
5.0k
37
European Arrest Warrant
Spanish police arrest Irish man wanted in connection with Dublin-based organised crime probe
Updated 8 Apr
24.7k
Live Blog
Major disruption caused during second day of fuel price protests
A Dublin Bus spokesperson has said that 'large parts of the city are impassable'.
The M7 motorway is closed in both directions between J16 and J18 Portlaoise.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that people 'declaring that we will turn O’Connell Street into a car park' is 'not acceptable'.
An oil refinery in Cork has been blockaded.
Updated 8 Apr
115k
243
RELATED
Taoiseach brands blockade of Cork oil refinery an 'act of national sabotage'
8 Apr
Dublin Fire Brigade appeals to protesters after 'significant delays' responding to emergencies
8 Apr
What exactly do the fuel price protesters want?
8 Apr
downsizing
Government says 'bridging loan' rule change will help older homeowners 'rightsize'
8 Apr
14.2k
52
fuel crisis
Independent butchers warn the high cost of fuel could push them out of business
8 Apr
7.7k
20
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
8 Apr
1.5k
Irish Rail
Westport trains were suspended earlier after a fire on a train between Athlone and Roscommon
8 Apr
7.1k
8
fuel protests
Dublin Fire Brigade appeals to protesters after 'significant delays' responding to emergencies
8 Apr
24.0k
62
Shane Lowry
'Jeez, that’s dream stuff': Shane Lowry on the chances Rory McIlroy could be handing him a green jacket
The 42
reports from Augusta National Golf Club
8 Apr
7.3k
11
iran ceasefire
Trump's Iran war: A reckless gamble taking the US from 'America First' to 'America Alone'
Larry Donnelly
8 Apr
13.1k
74
fuel protests
What exactly do the fuel price protesters want?
Slow-moving convoys clogging the roads sought to send a message to government. But what exactly is that message?
8 Apr
31.5k
92
Former President
Michael D Higgins condemns 'rhetoric of militarism' and rejects Ireland becoming more 'lethal'
8 Apr
16.1k
42
National Ambulance Service
SIPTU ambulance members vote for industrial action, up to and including strike action
8 Apr
4.1k
Dublin
Gardaí investigate suspicious package sent to office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Updated 8 Apr
7.3k
Bill of Health
Health insurer VHI doubled its surplus in 2025 (when it hiked premiums twice)
8 Apr
9.5k
26
champions dinner
'People keep asking, why didn’t you go more Irish?’: McIlroy hosts dinner for Masters winners
The 42
8 Apr
16.2k
23
Not for turning
Taoiseach says fuel protests 'are wrong' and 'not a legitimate form of protest'
8 Apr
39.4k
181
The Daily Poll
Do you support the fuel protesters?
8 Apr
36.8k
87
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Israel says ceasefire doesn’t include Lebanon, fuel protests continue across the country, and warning over dangerous cheap e-bikes and batteries
Updated 8 Apr
3.6k
Irish exemptions
'Exemptions scheme only applies to Irish, as neither English nor Maths are compulsory'
8 Apr
33.7k
59
Diolúintí ón nGaeilge
Is í an Ghaeilge amháin atá san áireamh sa chóras díolúintí, mar is í an t-aon ábhar éigeantach
8 Apr
2.0k
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