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Ireland's policy on data centres was under the microscope today at the EU's climate committee
Ireland gives €10m to Ukraine for combat training as Germany blames Russia for Leipzig drone attack
Defence Minister Helen McEntee made the announcement during a press conference in Druids Glen.
A new drug referral scheme kicked in today: Will it reach who it needs to?
Tony Duffin
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Who is the real Katie Taylor, and what does she mean to the Irish public?
Gavan Casey joins Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly to discuss how Katie Taylor sold out Croke Park.
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Debunked: Fake videos of the Nepal floods viewed on social media tens of millions of times
You will soon be able to bring your pets on buses and trains
Close to 10,000 patients on trolleys in August across Irish hospitals
Chaotic court scenes as 100 solicitors stage walk out amid 'flat fee’ dispute
The backlog of criminal cases in the courts is set to worsen, with some pushed back to December today.
Fórsa public sector workers vote overwhelmingly for industrial action
Going to Katie Taylor's fight? There are late-night trains and extra Darts for the occasion
Man dies in hospital from injuries sustained during 'violent disorder' in Dublin
M50 drivers urged to ‘pay attention to road ahead’ as firefighters battle blaze in Clondalkin
Dublin family's former babysitter charged over alleged burglary with gun at their home
Tens of thousands of public sector workers have voted for industrial action - what's going on?
An overwhelming majority of Siptu’s 80,000 members backed industrial action, with public service union Fórsa holding its own vote later.
Calls for 'exploitative' sub minimum wage to be scrapped as young people struggle to afford rents
Keir Starmer quits as MP, triggering byelection test for Andy Burnham's Labour government
A new lunchtime food market is coming to Liberty Park in Dublin's inner city
Viewers in the North could watch season 1 of Traitors Ireland online, but new season is geo-blocked
Road safety minister calls for driving test to include real (or simulated) motorway experience
Maths professor Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin quits curriculum development group
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin’s complaints about the process went beyond just mathematics.
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Dublin is getting a new 'gastropub' directly across the road from famous pint purveyor Grogan's
Should smartwatches be banned at concerts?
Dream Point Experience - home of 'Ireland's biggest ball pit' - announces sudden closure
Mental health assessment ordered for teenager charged with murder and attempted murder in Tyrone
High-level talks begin for Ireland to join British-led naval mission designed to counter Russia
The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) is a ten-nation military alliance led by Britain.
EU ministers will discuss measures to tackle Israeli West Bank settlers at Wicklow meeting
This week Ireland will host EU defence and foreign affairs ministers for wide-ranging discussions on security, the Ukraine war and the Middle East in Wicklow.
Why won’t the Department of Equality release a two-year-old report on expanding gender recognition?
The report was completed in 2024, but has never been released.
This week looks set to be a bit wet and windy
Woman fatally stabs person and injures another in Times Square, before being shot dead by police
EU to suspend imports of Brazilian meat over compliance concerns
‘We need help’: Friend of Irish citizens missing with family in Nepal floods seeks DNA answers
The best friend of Santosh Sahu, an Irish citizen who is missing, has said that they need help in trying to work with Nepalese authorities.
Two men charged in connection with violent disorder incident in Leopardstown
Death toll from Nepal-Tibet floods passes 1,000 amid search for workers trapped in tunnels
Kelly Earley: We're in the middle of a luxury gym epidemic
Kelly Earley
Former gang leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was convicted of a single count of murder with a deadly weapon after the jury deliberated for less than three hours.
‘People could be cursing the name’: Evelyn Cusack might have a storm named after her this year
First-time offenders can now be referred to the HSE when found with drugs for personal use