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Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
Nobody Needs This
Getting married is a decision, not an achievement: why we should stop giving newlyweds money
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
Emer McLysaght
Author and journalist
5 Jun
16.7k
41
The Morning Lead
Nursing home workers face permit refusals over 'strict' 50:50 EU to non-EU staffing rule
Healthcare assistants working for a large nursing home group had their employment permits refused because the group had not kept a 50:50 ratio of EU to non-EU staff.
Eimer McAuley
5 Jun
16.3k
drink driving
Malcolm Byrne steps down as AI Committee Chairperson after drink-driving arrest
4 Jun
12.1k
88
Defence Forces
State requested to attend High Court over tribunal funding for Women of Honour
4 Jun
4.0k
West Cork
Shirley Foster, the woman who discovered Sophie Toscan du Plantier's body, has died
4 Jun
24.5k
Courts
Man and two teenagers go on trial charged with murdering postman in Co Cork
4 Jun
14.3k
good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
4 Jun
2.8k
Qayyum Balogun
Man charged with assault causing harm in connection with fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun
4 Jun
27.5k
prison term
Connemara man begins four-month jail term for threatening to kill Tánaiste
4 Jun
10.4k
Researchers find Deposit Re-turn machines do not pose biological risk to public health
4 Jun
7.7k
68
systems down
HSE computer systems back up and running after cyber attack on third party that stores data
Updated 4 Jun
72.1k
Courts
Personal trainer at female-only gym jailed for assaulting ex-girlfriend
4 Jun
30.9k
River Glyde
Over 20,000 fish thought dead in 'significant kill' caused by agricultural discharge in Co Louth
Updated 4 Jun
15.9k
45
Court of Appeal
Man's rape conviction quashed after judge failed to warn jury of dangers of conflicting evidence
4 Jun
14.7k
Lobbying
'Nothing to do with me': Junior Minister responds to accusation of conflict of interest
4 Jun
29.6k
37
Nations League
FAI board to meet this evening to discuss options for Ireland-Israel fixtures
The 42
4 Jun
3.8k
44
another fee
Your online orders from outside the EU are about to get more expensive - here's why
4 Jun
15.2k
51
Poll
If a referendum was held to increase the number of ministers, how would you vote?
4 Jun
18.0k
68
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
4 Jun
1.2k
Newry Crown Court
Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Husband of complainant recalls her telling him about alleged abuse
The former Lagan Valley MP has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.
4 Jun
14.8k
aughinish alumina
Fine Gael MEPs 'deeply concerned' that Limerick refinery may be fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine
4 Jun
7.3k
55
Medical Council
GP found guilty of professional misconduct over online posts criticising Covid measures
4 Jun
11.1k
Economy
‘Big fall’ in GDP but ‘positive signs’ in domestic economy, says CSO
4 Jun
8.0k
6
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PodcastThe Candidate
Michael Healy-Rae follows the Donald Trump playbook
27m
FactCheck
Debunked: No evidence a woman was drugged with a doused business card in Co Derry
4 Jun
5.1k
Court of Appeal
Retrial for man whose conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly was quashed
4 Jun
9.2k
Tickets.ie
Fingal County Council says Nathan Carter show to go ahead despite ticket platform facing liquidation
4 Jun
25.2k
happy news
Holly Cairns expecting second baby and to take maternity leave in October
4 Jun
24.1k
60
Criminal Law
Why does Ireland not have longer minimum term life sentences, like in Northern Ireland?
The question comes following the 31-year life sentence of Stephen McCullagh for murder in Northern Ireland this week.
4 Jun
6.4k
Beware
Bank of Ireland warns of 'significant spike' in scam texts pretending to be the bank
4 Jun
3.0k
3
Dublin Fire Service
Area ‘50 times the size of Croke Park’ destroyed after ‘illegal’ fire within Wicklow Mountains
4 Jun
7.7k
Henry Nowak
Keir Starmer to meet with family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak today
Violent protests erupted this week near where the 18-year-old Henry Nowak was murdered.
Updated 4 Jun
6.0k
12
top 5 picks
Our top 5 watches this weekend
4 Jun
4.9k
RIP
Tributes paid after former Ireland rugby captain Fergus Slattery dies aged 77
The 42
4 Jun
8.9k
11
cash is king
Struggling to find an ATM near you? You'll be able to tell the Central Bank under new rules
4 Jun
4.1k
6
how's she cutting
EU to take Ireland to court over 'significant' peat cutting activity still taking place
4 Jun
28.7k
175
Sydney
Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting his father
4 Jun
22.2k
7
Marjayoun
Serbian peacekeeper dies in mortar attack on his base in south Lebanon
4 Jun
4.4k
politics by numbers
Gavan Reilly: 41,185 parliamentary questions so far this year - but at what cost?
Gavan Reilly
4 Jun
13.1k
27
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Israel and Lebanon to renew ceasefire, no evidence of urban-rural divide when it comes to climate change, and Dublin commuter belt going all-in on EVs
Updated 4 Jun
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