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Wednesday 4 February 2026 Dublin: 7°C
Rain Rain Go Away
Rain warnings for eleven counties tomorrow - with Status Orange alerts for Wicklow and Waterford
The National Emergency Co-ordination Group warned that Thursday into Friday will be ‘another challenging phase’.
Road Safety
Grace's Law: Total ban on scramblers in public places to be implemented in 'coming weeks'
Marius Borg Hoiby
Son of Norway's crown princess breaks down in tears in court as he denies rape
Point Guard President
Watch: President Connolly scores backwards basketball shot on trip to Belfast
FactCheck
Debunked: Micheál Martin, Alan Shatter and Bono targeted with false Epstein allegations
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Does wet weather influence your mood?
Marius Borg Hoiby
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Updated 2 hrs ago
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Rain Rain Go Away
Rain warnings for eleven counties tomorrow - with Status Orange alerts for Wicklow and Waterford
The National Emergency Co-ordination Group warned that Thursday into Friday will be ‘another challenging phase’.
Updated 2 hrs ago
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Road Safety
Grace's Law: Total ban on scramblers in public places to be implemented in 'coming weeks'
Updated 3 hrs ago
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Libya
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High Court
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VOICES

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The quiet scandal of Ireland’s modern dereliction
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OnlyFans influencers
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Australia
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RIP
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Washington
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Road Safety
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out of the hunt
Majority of rural people want foxhunting ban as poll suggests Dáil vote out-of-step with public
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Yesterday
3rd February 2026
Limerick
Car dealer on trial for alleged garda corruption claimed gardaí extorting money from him
19 hrs ago
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rain rain and more rain
Thursday evening a ‘pinch point’ for further flooding across Dublin and Wicklow
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Investigation
Musk calls Paris prosecutors raid of X office in France a 'political attack'
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Mark Hehir
British Justice Secretary says he ‘supports’ Irish bus driver sacked after chasing down thief
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Ballyfermot
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Courts
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Epstein files
UK police launch criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson amid Jeffrey Epstein scandal
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Bord Bia
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Drones
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Courts
Man caught with more than 50,000 child sexual abuse images jailed for three years
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Electric surge
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Courts
Garda who 'spear tackled' handcuffed teenager is jailed for one year
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The first outing on her Newstalk show was very much like her RTÉ formula.
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Australia
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good news
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3 Feb
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Front Pages
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Cian Prendergast starts for Ireland alongside brother Sam in Six Nations opener against France
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3 Feb
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Team news
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Radio Wars
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The Morning Lead
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