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Strikes

Strikes in the Middle East continue as Irish Government-chartered flight departs Oman

The Middle East conflict has entered its second week.

Shield of the Americas

'Cuba's in its last moments of life', Trump tells summit in Miami

displaced

Leo Varadkar says US and Israel should 'accept all the migrants' from their war on Iran

aontú

Peadar Tóibín reckons Aontú will have 'at least a dozen' TDs after the next election

Bridgetown

Wexford evictions: The small network of companies behind one landlord

Today's news

Liveblog

Netherlands v Ireland, World Cup qualifier

Ireland faced Netherlands in their second game of the campaign.

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Strikes

Strikes in the Middle East continue as Irish Government-chartered flight departs Oman

The Middle East conflict has entered its second week.

Updated 4 hrs ago

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Belfast

Trump administration is 'flooding the atmosphere with lies', says Mary Robinson

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Shield of the Americas

'Cuba's in its last moments of life', Trump tells summit in Miami

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Great Scots

Stunning Scotland put 50 points on France in Murrayfield

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SPOTLIGHT

War in Iran

Debunked

Fake footage used to push agendas as the US and Israel go to war with Iran

security analysis

New phase of war raises risk of increased casualties and heightens concerns of terror attack in West

Tom Clonan

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in brussels

EU ministers discuss potential for Iran war to bring refugees to Europe

far from home

Iranians in Ireland see Ali Khamenei's death as a reason to hope

Pricewatch

Oil prices are rising because of the Iran war – how high could they go?

Iran gamble

Could this be the war that splits MAGA?

Marion McKeone

stranded

'I keep looking out the window': Irish in UAE watch conflict unfold in the air

Hurling

Waterford v Tipperary hurling league game postponed due to bereavement

The 42

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The Daily Poll

Would you support a nationwide petrol station price watch system?

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displaced

Leo Varadkar says US and Israel should 'accept all the migrants' from their war on Iran

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

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Blow

Evan Ferguson ruled out of Czechia play-off and could miss World Cup this summer

The 42

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aontú

Peadar Tóibín reckons Aontú will have 'at least a dozen' TDs after the next election

Updated 10 hrs ago

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Ian Huntley

Soham double murderer Ian Huntley dies in hospital days after attack in maximum security prison

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Bridgetown

Wexford evictions: The small network of companies behind one landlord

TDs say more oversight is needed of major landlords in the sector.

Eoghan Dalton

Updated 12 hrs ago

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Feature

Family pressure and school fears: Why the choice to baptise causes conflict for parents

Dean Van Nguyen

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Lotto draw

National Lottery to cease production in RTÉ next week as draw to be broadcast in new timeslot

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investigates

Our team exposes issues with Ireland's care system

Garda Referral

Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns

Emergency Arrangements

Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements

Residential Care

Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'

Missing in Care

Child in Tusla care reported missing 274 times in a single year

It could be EU

Iceland to hold referendum on restarting EU membership talks after decade-long pause

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supply and demand

Fuel prices are soaring - how else will Ireland be affected by the deepening Middle East crisis?

The ‘ripple’ effect of the war is where the country would more closely feel any negative impacts.

Paul O'Donoghue

14 hrs ago

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The Morning Lead

US sinking of Iranian warship with 180 on board 'appears unlawful', ex-Defence Forces chief says

Questions have been raised in recent days over both whether the US and Israeli strikes on Iran are in breach of international law, and whether the Iranian ship sunk hundreds of miles from its shores was a legitimate target.

Niall O'Connor

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Yesterday

6th March 2026

tough and tense

Ireland set up Triple Crown shot with bonus-point Six Nations win over Wales

Andy Farrell’s men met stubborn Welsh resistance but had enough to get the job done.

The 42

Reports from the Aviva Stadium

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Chicago

'Bullying masquerading as strength': Obama attacks Trump at Jesse Jackson memorial

Updated 6 Mar

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Lebanon

Irish troops safe after Ghanaian UN peacekeepers come under fire in south Lebanon

Taoiseach Micheál Martin condemned the “reckless strike” and paid tribute to the “courage” of Irish personnel who came to the aid of their colleagues.

6 Mar

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As it happened

Ireland 27-17 Wales, Six Nations

6 Mar

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Celbridge

Parents want to inspect the primary school that was closed this week for 'urgent repairs'

Updated 6 Mar

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Bridgetown

Landlord for controversial Wexford evictions says it has 'decided to withdraw' terminations

Eoghan Dalton

Updated 6 Mar

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IRAN WAR

Israel hits over 400 'targets' across Iran as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'

Israel has also threatened to introduce ‘additional surprises’ as part of its military operations

Updated 6 Mar

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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

An act of war

Trump’s war on Iran is a death blow to the rules-based order

Tom Clonan

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Trump’s Iran gamble

Could this be the war that splits MAGA?

Marion McKeone

Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing

Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem

Jennifer Whitmore

Dublin’s soul for sale

The battle to save the city’s nightlife, culture and spaces

Andrea Horan

The Irish For

Baby names – Rían’s fada and the myth of the ‘neutral’ name

Darach Ó Séaghdha

The Bee Guy

This rainy season has nearly washed us away

Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy

Getting fit in middle age

The physio says it's never too late to get those weights going

Stephen O'Rourke

price at the pumps

Photos show how prices at filling stations across Ireland have jumped in the past three days

The price of diesel has jumped – but the government says consumers shouldn’t be seeing a price hike at forecourts.

Sophie Finn

6 Mar

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Straits of Hormuz

Cork sailor stranded on gas carrier in Persian Gulf as war in the Middle East escalates

6 Mar

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it's complicated

The Late Late Show will be replaced with a rom-com tonight

Updated 6 Mar

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Newstalk

Barry Keoghan and Anthony Scaramucci among guests on Pat Kenny’s debut weekend time slot

6 Mar

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minab

Major news outlets point finger at US for deadly Iran school bombing - what are US and Israel saying?

At least 165 people were killed in the strike, most of them children.

Updated 6 Mar

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Dublin Children's Court

Child (15) jailed for 16-month motor crime spree across Dublin involving 22 cars

6 Mar

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Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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6 Mar

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Raids

'Sophisticated' concealing devices and €1.6m in drugs seized in Dublin, Wicklow and Meath

6 Mar

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The Daily Poll

Are you more of a cat or dog person?

6 Mar

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CATGATE

'It's weighed on me all day': Jessie Buckley clears up her divisive views on cats

6 Mar

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show and tell

Ireland's Michael McGrath takes on dodgy goods sold online (starting with this fake Labubu)

McGrath, the EU’s Commissioner for consumer protection, singled out unsafe products bought on TikTok, Amazon and Facebook Marketplace.

Valerie Flynn

reports from Brussels

Updated 6 Mar

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Epstein files

US Justice Department releases Epstein documents with sexual assault claims against Trump

6 Mar

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Dunboyne Diana

CMAT wins Choice Music Prize Album of the Year for Euro-Country

6 Mar

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white house visit

New government jet bound for US for Patrick’s Day as ministers reroute other trips due to war

6 Mar

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