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Thursday
30th April 2026
you get a ticket
Oprah Winfrey is coming to Dublin for a one-night live event
30 Apr
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Springhill
Inquest into 1972 shootings of five people in Belfast finds British soldiers 'lost control'
Updated 30 Apr
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Interview
Dr Margaret Connolly says flotilla will stay on course for Gaza after 200 detained by Israel
30 Apr
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RELATED
From Gaza to Iran: Israel's regional conflict expands with little accountability
30 Apr
Israel says activists taken from flotilla boats by IDF to be taken to Greece 'in coming hours'
30 Apr
liv and let die
LIV Golf looking for new partners amid reports Saudi Arabia is to pull funding this year
The 42
Updated 30 Apr
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legal disputes
Over €5m spent on legal fees over new children’s hospital disputes
30 Apr
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ECB
European Central Bank holds interest rates at 2% despite Iran war energy shock
30 Apr
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housing targets
Weirdly, there was a small hint of good news in the housing sector today
30 Apr
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Irish Prisons
Spike in violent incidents in Irish prisons as nearly 10% of inmates are sleeping on the floor
The Irish Prison Officers’ Association is calling for urgent action on overcrowding in prisons across the country.
Eimer McAuley
Updated 30 Apr
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M7
Passengers escape as bus catches fire on motorway in Co Laois
30 Apr
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Fermoy
Investigation into disappearance of Cork couple 35 years ago is being ‘fully reviewed’ by gardaí
30 Apr
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The Brutalist
Phibsborough Shopping Centre - considered one of Dublin's ugliest buildings - is getting a glow-up
And a hotel, of course, because Dublin always needs more hotels.
Updated 30 Apr
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The Daily Poll
Would you like Patrick Kielty to stay on as the Late Late host?
30 Apr
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Edenderry
Fifth man arrested in connection with Offaly house fire that killed Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt
30 Apr
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Gaza flotilla with Connolly’s sister on board intercepted, man in court accused of murder of Yveta Donovalova and Charles gets a frosty reception from NYC mayor.
30 Apr
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Crown Jewels
Frostier reception for Charles from Mamdani as NYC mayor calls for UK to return Indian diamond
Updated 30 Apr
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may rain
Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts - we're in for a change ahead of the long weekend
30 Apr
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Iran
Trump warns Iran blockade could last months, sending oil prices to highest level in four years
30 Apr
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Out with the old
Stephen's Green Shopping Centre: Jaded Dubliners have had enough of bland, soulless buildings
Andrea Horan
30 Apr
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Lá Mór an Draft
'Cúpla focal' tagtha go dtí NFL Mheirceá agus rogha na Green Bay Packers fógartha as Gaeilge
30 Apr
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The Morning Lead
ESRI slams expensive universal energy credits - as Harris won't rule out bringing them back
Universal energy credits are back on the agenda this week. Now the ESRI has weighed in.
30 Apr
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Wednesday
29th April 2026
dont mention the VAR
Penalty drama leaves Arsenal and Atletico level after Champions League semi-final
The 42
29 Apr
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Rescue Mission
Barge carrying stranded whale 'Timmy' expected to reach North Sea in two days
29 Apr
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Ballinasloe
Man (63) who died in single-vehicle Galway crash named locally
Updated 29 Apr
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Ex-FBI director appears in court charged with threatening Trump's life in Instagram post of seashells
Updated 29 Apr
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Public Accounts Committee
No updated completion deadline for the National Children's Hospital, PAC to hear
29 Apr
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evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
29 Apr
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Suspect in stabbing of two Jewish men in London has 'history' of violence, mental health issues
Updated 29 Apr
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RIP
Gordon Snell, author and Maeve Binchy’s husband, dies aged 93
29 Apr
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Former President
Michael D Higgins returned €2.6 million of pay and allowances to State over 14-year presidency
29 Apr
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Grange Heights
Man appears in court charged with murder of mother-of-three Yveta Donovalova in Waterford
Updated 29 Apr
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Price hike
Spotify will increase its prices next month - by a lot
29 Apr
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Daniel Ramamoorthy
Noeline Blackwell: Character witnesses expose a legal system that fails victims
Noeline Blackwell
29 Apr
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Ballymun
Escalating gang feud to blame for incident in which 11-year-old fired shot from discarded gun
Updated 29 Apr
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I asked if I could write about the ginormous €29 million Docklands behemoth and they said yes
29 Apr
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cole allen
US prosecutors release selfie of suspect taken before Washington media dinner shooting
29 Apr
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Goleen
Man (20s) dies after motorcycle collides with pole in Cork
29 Apr
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Dublin Central
Gerry Hutch among six candidates to officially register for Dublin Central byelection
29 Apr
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
29 Apr
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ANIMAL CRUELTY IN IRELAND
Newly formed NSPCA urging for clampdown on puppy farms and an end to horse-drawn carriages
29 Apr
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fuel package
Fuel protest fallout: Farmers and agri-contractors to get payments by June
Two schemes costed at €100m and €120m respectively have been unveiled.
Updated 29 Apr
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