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Yesterday
14th September 2026
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
A Dublin hospital recorded almost 4,000 incidents of violence or aggression over three years
Staff at St James’s Hospital were most likely to be impacted.
Sunday
13th September 2026
Must Readover and out
Trump's cocktail to win over the Irish: booze and reunification
Forgive the pun, but spirits within the Irish government could not be higher after Trump’s parting tariff gift.
From The 42the champion
Sensational Lowry blocks out the noise to clinch Irish Open in record-breaking style
At the end of a tournament unlike any other, Lowry’s scintillating performance relegated everybody else in Doonbeg to a walk-on part.
British American Tobacco
Health campaigners raise concerns over heavy marketing of nicotine pouches at festivals
OpinionHow I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: An IT consultant on €76.5K living in the southeast of the country
golfing trade
Donald Trump told the Irish Open trophy ceremony that he's removing tariffs from Irish whiskey
Trump presented Shane Lowry with the Irish Open trophy in Doonbeg.
From The 42Uibh Fhailí abú
Shane Lowry dominates Irish Open for emotional Doonbeg victory
Offaly man triumphs in style.
Middle East
Taoiseach defends not referring to situation in Gaza as 'genocide' during meeting with Trump
Tyrone
Man (39) charged with kidnapping and hijacking after boarding a bus armed with knife in Omagh
independence questions
Sinn Féin's O'Neill and other UK nationalist leaders to jointly push Westminster for referendums
Artificial Intelligence
'Whoever wins AI wins': Trump dismisses tech chiefs' concerns AI development is moving too fast
Seriesthe big reno clinic
Why am I getting tender quotes that are higher than I expected?
Quantity surveyor Shay Lally from Houses to Restore gives readers the heads-up to why their specific project might cost more – and why guidelines are just that.
SeriesCalling 353
Who would object to free secondary education? In 1966, quite a few.
There was even a pushback against school buses as a nature walk spoiled or an impromptu GAA match missed.
Behind The Scenes
Lying to family and no talking off camera: What it's like being a contestant on The Traitors
Must ReadBudget 2027
Experts warn that 'sugar rush' of scrapping stamp duty would simply inflate house prices
Could scrapping the 1% for first-time buyers really inflate house prices? We’ve asked around.
Series7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk has premiered - and he wants to sue
Saturday Night Live
CMAT brought the Irish language to the SNL UK stage in her debut as musical guest
SeriesInternet Diaries
The Burke family are expanding their online output, but I'm left wondering who their audience is
From The 42Athletics
Mark English wins heat to qualify for 800m final at World Athletics Ultimate Championship
Opinionpublic health ireland
Rural pubs: We need to save them, but not for the sake of the alcohol industry
AnalysisMinding your money
You need to sort out these finance essentials before looking at Ireland’s new investment scheme
The state investment scheme might not be the number one priority for the average person.
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