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4th October 2026 - 10th October 2026
OpinionNursing Home Care
Nursing home care: If Ranulph Fiennes can disappear, what about everyone else?
Analysiswindfall cash
Ireland is awash with corporate tax cash - so why will we pay €6bn a year to borrow money?
Corporation tax boosts have single-handedly helped buffer the public finances, but the interest the country pays on its debt is set to double.
SeriesWinners and Losers
'There are no Fenian bastards': The winners and losers from the political week
Budget talk crunch time and the stand-off on the Garvaghy Road dominated politics this week.
ireland vs israel
Taoiseach says football match boycott may ‘harm’ Ireland with no benefit to Palestinians
rinse and repeat
‘Go home and shampoo yourself’: Salons and coffee shops battling repeated water outages in Kildare town
A Leixlip café is stockpiling water while a local hair salon has resorted to boiling kettles and sending some customers home mid-treatment.
Must ReadDuke Dumont
Electric Picnic kept DJ on same stage despite knowing about 'potential overcrowding' in advance
This month
October 2026
From The 42Stand up and fight
Young out-half Charlie O'Shea stars as Munster power to bonus-point win against Bulls
AnalysisHome Heating Oil
How far does the €5 weekly bump to fuel allowance actually go in an energy crisis?
Budget 2027
Carbon tax pause on home heating oil and a 'significant' childcare package in Budget 2027, says Martin
Garvaghy Road
Drumcree: Thousands gather at rival rallies in Portadown as police say it is illegal to block road
Opiniondoing things differently
What if city living also meant you could grow your own food? One Dutch community has it sussed
From The 42uefa nations league
Chaotic scenes at Ireland's pre-match press conference after Israeli accusations
Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson retains composure as he also explains Dara O’Shea may not be available after returning for birth of child.
Fuel Prices
Trump claims diesel ban was ‘never really on the table’ after Europe releases reserve barrels
Analysisthe housing essay
More homes are for sale – but not because more are coming onto the market
Economist and housing expert Ronan Lyons explores a key data point in today’s heated market.
irish comedy
'I'm really buzzing': Joe.ie's Ross McCarney on bringing online comedy to RTÉ and Whelan's
your stories
Debt, no savings and running out of cash before payday: what it's like living on less than €44k
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