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Thursday
4th June 2026
Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Husband of complainant recalls her telling him about alleged abuse
The former Lagan Valley MP has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.
Fine Gael MEPs 'deeply concerned' that Limerick refinery may be fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine
GP found guilty of professional misconduct over online posts criticising Covid measures
‘Big fall’ in GDP but ‘positive signs’ in domestic economy, says CSO
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Michael Healy-Rae follows the Donald Trump playbook
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Debunked: No evidence a woman was drugged with a doused business card in Co Derry
Retrial for man whose conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly was quashed
Fingal County Council says Nathan Carter show to go ahead despite ticket platform facing liquidation
Sherpa guide missing for a week on Everest rescued while crawling to base camp
Holly Cairns expecting second baby and to take maternity leave in October
Why does Ireland not have longer minimum term life sentences, like in Northern Ireland?
The question comes following the 31-year life sentence of Stephen McCullagh for murder in Northern Ireland this week.
Bank of Ireland warns of 'significant spike' in scam texts pretending to be the bank
Area ‘50 times the size of Croke Park’ destroyed after ‘illegal’ fire within Wicklow Mountains
Keir Starmer to meet with family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak today
Violent protests erupted this week near where the 18-year-old Henry Nowak was murdered.
Our top 5 watches this weekend
Tributes paid after former Ireland rugby captain Fergus Slattery dies aged 77
Struggling to find an ATM near you? You'll be able to tell the Central Bank under new rules
EU to take Ireland to court over 'significant' peat cutting activity still taking place
Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting his father
Serbian peacekeeper dies in mortar attack on his base in south Lebanon
Gavan Reilly: 41,185 parliamentary questions so far this year - but at what cost?
Gavan Reilly
Gardaí to spend €150m on rollout of body-worn cameras nationwide
‘Exceptionally high temperatures’ last month saw record temperature for May exceeded by over 2C
Elon Musk could soon become the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX to debut on stock market
Leinster and Munster hurling finals headline a stellar weekend of sport on TV
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire, with Hezbollah banned from 'pilot' security zones
Dublin's commuter belt is going all-in on electric cars
'No evidence' of a rural-urban divide on climate change, new study finds
The ESRI also found that farmers and non-farmers hold misperceptions of each other’s attitudes.
Wednesday
3rd June 2026
Stars and Swipes: King Trump's big birthday bash has hit the rocks
Marion McKeone
Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'crazy' over the phone, but insists they're still getting along
Gardaí arrest two people in connection with the fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun
Ukraine and Moldova a step closer to EU membership after Hungary drops long-standing veto
Man who struck his wife with livestock whip jailed for coercive control
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Lifting weights helps you live longer — but more than two hours a week doesn’t add extra benefit
Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino and the Greed is Good World Cup
Ahead of the opening game on 11 June in Mexico City, controversies range from human rights abuses to price gouging.
'I have sympathy': Judge discontinues order for activists to vacate former Liberties pub
The High Court judge allowed a week’s adjournment so the group occupying the property can seek legal advice.
Nearly 6,000 former racing greyhounds born in 2021 and 2022 in Ireland are dead