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Thursday
21st May 2026
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Martin and Macron all smiles ahead of meeting to discuss EU presidency plans
21 May
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Public Accounts Committee
‘National scandal’: Committee seeks urgent meetings on €50m write-off of Irish Rail IT project
21 May
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Brion
Two-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car in Spain
21 May
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he should be so lucky
Irish musician was booked to play background music for Kylie - and they ended up duetting
“She was the biggest hype-woman. It felt like she was my number one fan in the room.”
21 May
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paris court of appeal
Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over crash that killed three Irish women
21 May
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How I Spend My Money
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Updated 21 May
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TROUBLESOME TECH
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21 May
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Newry Crown Court
Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and 'trial of facts' of his wife to be heard together, judge rules
21 May
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Serious Crime Unit
Gardaí investigating death of Yves Sakila issue fresh appeal for witnesses
21 May
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show quizness
Quiz: How much do you know about Nicolas Cage?
21 May
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The Daily Poll
Should there be a full cabinet minister for older people?
21 May
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Taoiseach writes to Costa over Israel’s treatment of EU citizens, the last day of canvassing and a warm spell of weather on the way.
Updated 21 May
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At long last
Top temps of 19 today with 'warm or very warm' weather continuing into next week
21 May
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International condemnation
Taoiseach calls for EU-Israel trade pact to be suspended after 'shocking treatment' of flotilla activists
In a letter to the European Council president, Micheál Martin said the EU cannot continue with a “business as usual approach” to Israel.
21 May
19.8k
last late nights
Springsteen tells Stephen Colbert he's being forced off-air because Trump 'can't take a joke'
21 May
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Talks
Iran weighs US proposal to end war, as Trump awaits 'right answers'
21 May
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Dublin Central and Galway West
Larry Donnelly: The polls point one way for Friday but byelections rarely follow the script
Larry Donnelly
21 May
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wrap it up
Europeans are catching gonorrhoea more than ever (but Ireland is doing OK)
21 May
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Charities
One in four NGOs 'surviving year to year' as state funding crisis worsens
21 May
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77
The Morning Lead
When Fine Gael ask if you want to go with them to canvass Michael D Higgins' house, you say yes
The Journal spent Wednesday with a handful of Galway West’s election hopefuls as they knocked on the remaining doors ahead of Friday’s vote.
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21 May
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Wednesday
20th May 2026
Soccer
Three-goal Aston Villa crowned Europa League champions
20 May
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Not dead
UK radio station apologises after mistakenly announcing death of Britain's King Charles
Updated 20 May
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global sumud flotilla
Taoiseach 'appalled' by Israeli minister's video showing Gaza flotilla activists with hands bound
Dr Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, is among 14 Irish citizens who were detained on Monday.
Updated 20 May
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Belfast
Inquest jury shown footage of some of Noah Donohoe’s last-known movements
20 May
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Shannon Airport
Three pro-Palestine activists returned for trial over alleged criminal damage of US Navy aircraft
20 May
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News Fix
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20 May
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Courts
Former teacher to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to 132 offences against 19 boys
20 May
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Cuba
US announces charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro over 1996 downing of planes
20 May
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Merchants Quay Ireland
Approval granted for Ireland’s first supervised drug injection facility to become permanent
20 May
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trevor bolger
Garda convicted of assaulting his spouse wins stay on dismissal due at midnight
20 May
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Usher's Quay
Delays expected in Dublin city centre as fire brigade carries out river rescue
20 May
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analogue rules
The war on human thought: Educational institutions must take back control from AI
Juliana Adelman & Roman Birke
20 May
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RTÉ
'Horrendous': RTÉ bosses slammed over treatment of Seán Rocks's pay and impact on his family
20 May
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South Dublin
Man jailed for eight years over burglary during which homeowner was threatened with a metal bar
20 May
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Midlands Prison investigation
Nurse watched Midlands Prison inmate die in his cell because officers could not find the keys
20 May
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University of Galway
Calls for winners of University of Galway's alumni awards to boycott event over links to Israel
20 May
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Court
Ex-college IT engineer jailed for child abuse videos on social media app
20 May
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back in the hot seat
Here are five things we learned from RTÉ's latest appearance at the media committee
20 May
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20 May
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20 May
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20 May
Evening Wrap
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