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Thursday 5 February 2026 Dublin: 6°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’.
Epstein files
Jeffrey Epstein discussed potential €3 billion AIB deal at height of Irish financial crisis
coolglass effect
Energy regulator urged to scrap data centre policy following Supreme Court's wind farm ruling
Point Guard President
Watch: President Connolly scores backwards basketball shot on trip to Belfast
FactCheck
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Today's news
The Daily Poll
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4th February 2026
Epstein files
Jeffrey Epstein discussed potential €3 billion AIB deal at height of Irish financial crisis
AIB was in dire straits in 2011 when Epstein was involved in conversations about investing in the ailing Irish bank.
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CLIMATE ACT
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The ruling could have implications for projects with a climate impact such as data centres.
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angel in disguise
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VOICES

Opinion and analysis on the stories that matter

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The quiet scandal of Ireland’s modern dereliction
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Porn industry is normalising sex trade for teen girls
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Courts
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Since becoming president just over three months ago Connolly has rarely spoken to journalists.
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reports from Belfast
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Justice
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Epstein files
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The Daily Poll
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get with the times
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RIP
Snooker legend and broadcaster John Virgo dies aged 79
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Censorship
'Pure nonsense': EU dismisses US claims of 'censorship' during Irish elections
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justice delayed
Court cases in Ireland are slower to be heard than anywhere else in Europe
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Epstein files
Peter Mandelson 'lied repeatedly' and ‘betrayed our country’, Starmer tells MPs
17 hrs ago
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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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