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Yesterday
25th June 2026
The Morning Lead
Ireland's biggest landlord Ires Reit wants your savings (via Harris's new investment scheme)
Ires argues both retail investors and renters would benefit from its inclusion in the promised state-backed scheme.
Valerie Flynn
25 Jun
31.5k
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Wednesday
24th June 2026
World Cup
Switzerland beat Canada to top group as co-hosts fail to seal home last-32 match
The 42
24 Jun
4.7k
3
An Post
An Post appoints Fergal Leamy as chief executive
24 Jun
15.0k
29
drug policy in ireland
Opinion: A whole of government approach is key to addressing drug use, addiction and recovery
Dawn Russell
24 Jun
2.5k
25
Aerial survey
You won't see this plane flying very low to the ground again
24 Jun
28.6k
20
The Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
24 Jun
2.9k
0
RIP
'He was a dreamer': Olympian Ciarán Ó Lionáird laid to rest in his native Co Cork
24 Jun
31.1k
soaring temperatures
Minister raises concerns with Uisce Éireann over water outages planned during hot weather
24 Jun
10.4k
19
Tír agus teanga
"Beidh reifreann neamhspleachais ag an Bhreatain Bheag - is iad na daoine a chinnfidh cathain"
24 Jun
2.2k
3
RIP
Hundreds gather for funeral Mass of teenager killed while watching Donegal International Rally
24 Jun
7.9k
World Cup Diary
An Irishman, an Englishman and a Ghanaian walk into a (karaoke) bar...
The 42
reports from Boston
24 Jun
9.1k
5
vaping
The government is looking to ban vape flavours - why?
24 Jun
5.9k
39
safeguarding issues
Victims of abuse in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland should come forward, gardaí say
24 Jun
3.7k
Language and Nation
Welsh First Minister: There'll be an independence referendum - it's the people who'll decide when
24 Jun
6.3k
20
Swords
Ryanair staff living in Swords feel 'unsafe' and 'unwelcome' following arson attack
24 Jun
12.5k
Budget 2027
Inheritance tax shake-up under consideration as Taoiseach notes concerns of those without children
Christina Finn
24 Jun
87.9k
71
Nations League
Siptu calls on RTÉ to boycott coverage of Ireland-Israel matches
The 42
24 Jun
3.2k
39
up the poles
No suggestion of banning election posters but their size should be limited, Commission says
24 Jun
1.7k
13
the heat
France records hottest day on record as Europe deals with unprecedented heatwave
Updated 24 Jun
32.2k
60
rules of engagement
High-level talks about foreign militaries using force on Irish soil and sea during EU presidency
Niall O'Connor
Updated 24 Jun
22.2k
National Children's Hospital
Latest Children’s Hospital completion date is August but Department official says ‘we'll wait to see’
24 Jun
4.8k
38
Cork Docklands
Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses
24 Jun
6.8k
Central Criminal Court
Trial of former sports coach hears evidence from schoolfriends of woman he indecently assaulted
Jane Moore
24 Jun
9.6k
World Cup
Irish pub in Boston gives staff a day to recover from Scottish takeover
24 Jun
15.0k
17
Summer
'We're just mad busy': Lifeguards and ice cream shops gear up for busy week with hot weather
24 Jun
3.1k
11
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
24 Jun
1.2k
Courts
Man accused of Parnell Square attack denied to gardaí that he 'went for the smallest children'
24 Jun
2.5k
pay in instalments
'Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog
Updated 24 Jun
9.9k
34
Train disruptions
Dart and Northern Line rail services resume, but commuters face significant delays
There are currently no Dart services operating between Malahide or Howth and Clontarf Road.
Updated 24 Jun
29.7k
honours list
Jeffrey Donaldson to 'renounce and forfeit' his knighthood after child sex abuse convictions
24 Jun
18.5k
High Court
Enoch Burke 'roughly' owes the state over a quarter of a million in fines, High Court hears
24 Jun
19.2k
escape the sun
The heat has got so bad that the government is telling older people to avoid direct sunlight
Older people, particularly those aged over 65, are among the groups considered most vulnerable during periods of extreme heat.
24 Jun
25.2k
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RELATED
France records hottest day on record as Europe deals with unprecedented heatwave
24 Jun
An Irishman melting in Spain: Life in a 40°C city is no joke
24 Jun
ireland's fishy favourites
The Feeder's Digest: Ten coastal seafood gems for the best fish and chips around Ireland
From harbour-side fish and chips to lobster trucks and crab shacks, these coastal favourites showcase some of Ireland’s finest seafood.
Patrick Hanlon
Updated 24 Jun
31.5k
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RELATED
Feeder's Digest: Another series of MasterChef UK has come and gone, did any of us watch?
10 Jun
The Feeder's Digest: The secret life of a restaurant critic
3 Jun
It's his menu, not ours: Let's not rush to criticise Rory McIlroy's choice of dinner
10 Apr
New Rules
Remove criminal penalties for drug possession, TDs and senators from across spectrum say
Mairead Maguire
Updated 24 Jun
16.0k
106
fuel increases
Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘engineer’ further fuel protests
24 Jun
16.6k
77
Nuclear Power
Embracing nuclear is one thing, but disposing the waste could be the real challenge
24 Jun
4.2k
49
Killiney
Council tells public to not jump fence to swim at Vico Baths, as repair works are underway
24 Jun
10.4k
18
decriminalisation
'I've lost friends during this': Emotional scenes as committee backs radical drug law change
24 Jun
10.5k
78
The Daily Poll
Do you think all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use?
24 Jun
19.7k
138
Organised Crime
Gardaí charge eight alleged organised crime group members in nationwide operation
24 Jun
25.9k
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