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Saturday 14 February 2026 Dublin: 5°C
Diplomatic Mission
Rubio tells Munich Security Conference UN has played 'no role' in resolving world's conflicts
Rubio’s speech this year was much more conciliatory in tone than Vance’s diatribe last year and said that the US and Europe should work together.
NOT SO UNLUCKY
Ireland's first National Lottery millionaire of 2026 bought ticket on Friday the 13th
Limerick
Gardaí seeking to identify driver involved in three-car collision after woman (30s) killed
conscious coupling
Ten years on from the very first date on First Dates Ireland, how successful has it been?
Weather Warnings
Status Yellow rain and snow warnings in place for Connacht, Cavan, Donegal and Longford
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Are you going to celebrate St Valentine's Day?
Weather Warnings
Status Yellow rain and snow warnings in place for Connacht, Cavan, Donegal and Longford
Updated 1 hr ago
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NOT SO UNLUCKY
Ireland's first National Lottery millionaire of 2026 bought ticket on Friday the 13th
1 hr ago
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Minute-by-Minute
Ireland v Italy, Six Nations
Follow all the action as Andy Farrell’s side look to bounce back from their heavy defeat to France.
1 min ago Full-Time! Ireland 20-13 Italy
20 mins ago 65 mins: Ireland 20-13 Italy Garbisi Penalty! And it’s back to a one-score game.
22 mins ago 64 mins: Ireland 20-10 Italy Jack Crowley Penalty! Ireland extend their lead to 10 points after almost breaking in for another try. A crossfield pass was aimed at Baloucoune but the angle is off. What a Six Nations debut he’s having...
2 hrs ago
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Fallout
Gordon Ramsay urges Brooklyn to ‘remember where you came from’ amid Beckham row
4 hrs ago
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Six Nations Magazine
Kick off the Six Nations with the pick of this week's rugby coverage
Diplomatic Mission
Rubio tells Munich Security Conference UN has played 'no role' in resolving world's conflicts
Rubio’s speech this year was much more conciliatory in tone than Vance’s diatribe last year and said that the US and Europe should work together.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
Updated 4 hrs ago
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SPOTLIGHT

A break from the weather

less is moor
'He sounded like someone from Emmerdale': What Irish cinemagoers made of Wuthering Heights
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pitt slop
No, that's probably NOT Brad Pitt drinking a pint in your local
10
late to the party
What will the arrival of HBO Max mean for Sky customers in Ireland?
19
blades of glory
Are you seeing lots of videos online of backflipping ice skaters? Here's why
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WASSERMAN GROUP
LA 2028 Olympics chief to sell agency after appearing in Epstein files
4 hrs ago
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The Daily Poll
Are you going to celebrate St Valentine's Day?
5 hrs ago
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Limerick
Gardaí seeking to identify driver involved in three-car collision after woman (30s) killed
6 hrs ago
17.3k
DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
An €8 million modern estate with a wellness suite and top notch equestrian facilities
Detainment
US to spend €32 billion to expand ICE detention centre capacity
7 hrs ago
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conscious coupling
Ten years on from the very first date on First Dates Ireland, how successful has it been?
8 hrs ago
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cancer services
Women looking to pay cash for private breast cancer treatment due to long public wait time
9 hrs ago
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10
The Morning Lead
Minister says he's open to police from other countries helping with security for EU Presidency
Concerns have been raised that gaps in Ireland’s military and security capabilities could put events held during the presidency of the bloc under threat.
Niall O'Connor
Reports from Munich
16 hrs ago
7.2k
SEAMUS CULLETON
Politicians say past legal issues should not stop help for Irish man in 'subhuman' US detention
“An outstanding bench warrant does not make the punishment he is receiving now justified in any way, shape or form,” Duncan Smith said.
Jane Matthews
16 hrs ago
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Yesterday
13th February 2026
France
Police in Paris shoot and kill knife-wielding man at ceremony under Arc de Triomphe
18 hrs ago
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VOICES

Parenting – opinions on the stories that matter

Traffic at the school gates
When it rains, parents get frustrated
Margaret Lynch
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Tracking the kids
When parental fear meets GPS devices
Niamh O'Reilly
Long live the Sunday Drive
In the olden days, we used to just drive places for the craic
Gwen Loughman
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Hot school meals
The intentions are good, but the delivery is poor
Jen Cummins
59
Yamamori Izakaya
New Dublin hotel receives public backlash for seeking injunction against bar next door over noise levels
18 hrs ago
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investigates

Our team exposes issues with Ireland's care system

Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
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Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
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Missing in Care
Child in Tusla care reported missing 274 times in a single year
Camp Montana
Deaths, disease and mistreatment: The immigration prison where Seamus Culleton is being held
19 hrs ago
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Ballsbridge
Woman arrested after car intercepted by gardaí found to have €275,000 stashed inside suitcase
19 hrs ago
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Courts
Horse riding coach in his 60s jailed for nine years for rape of 14-year-old girl
20 hrs ago
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security conference
A year on from the JD Vance speech that stunned Europe, what can we expect in Munich?
Jaws were on the floor last year when Vance rode in to declare there was a “new sheriff in town” – will the message from Marco Rubio this year be different?
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
21 hrs ago
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women and infants
'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
‘Health infrastructure is critical infrastructure. Simple as that,’ says Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Christina Finn
Updated 21 hrs ago
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Epstein files
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon pays damages to Alan Shatter over false Epstein claim
21 hrs ago
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transport disruption
Motorists urged not to drive through flooding in Dublin as council to review 'timeliness of warnings'
A Status Yellow rain warning was in place in Dublin and Wicklow until midday today, but this alert was announced at around 2.30am.
Updated 21 hrs ago
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Flooding impact
Residents at north Dublin apartment building without power and water supply after flooding
Eimer McAuley
Updated 21 hrs ago
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ivan rosney
Inspector of Prisons has 'deep reservations' about injuries to mentally ill inmate who died
22 hrs ago
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FactCheck
Debunked: Images apparently showing Jeffrey Epstein alive in Israel are fake
23 hrs ago
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Courts
City centre horse handler to do community service for assaulting American tourist
13 Feb
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Uisce Éireann
Busy coast road in Dublin's Raheny to be partly closed until mid-summer for water mains upgrades
13 Feb
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next chapter
Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years
13 Feb
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Nations League
FAI called on to boycott Ireland's matches against Israel but Taoiseach says they should go ahead
Ireland has been drawn into the same group as Israel, Austria and Kosovo for the Nations League.
Updated 13 Feb
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Petrohan Pass
Discovery of six bodies in Bulgarian mountains likened to ‘Twin Peaks’ TV series
13 Feb
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The Daily Poll
Trinity College is banning vapes on its campus – should other public spaces follow suit?
13 Feb
13.3k
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Road Safety Authority
Driving testers to carry out industrial action over concerns about uninsured cars at tests
13 Feb
10.8k
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Donations
GoFundMe for James Van Der Beek’s family has topped €1.6 million
13 Feb
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Epstein files
Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer to resign after emails show close ties to Epstein
13 Feb
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status yellow alert
Dublin and Wicklow under Status Yellow rain warning as country hit by freezing weather and rain
There may be flooding in Dublin and Wicklow this morning .
Updated 13 Feb
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trump administration
Dublin woman Gail Slater leaves White House job less than a year after appointment
13 Feb
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Update
Baird's season likely over, Keenan unlikely to return in Six Nations
13 Feb
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InvestigatesSpecial Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
Tusla inspection reports of Special Emergency Arrangements show some children are moved from one place to another.
One placement had fire exits blocked and locked first aid boxes
Some children not allocated a social worker due to lack of staff
Children’s Ombudsman said findings were ‘very concerning’
Conor O'Carroll
13 Feb
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