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8th February 2026 - 14th February 2026
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon pays damages to Alan Shatter over false Epstein claim
Man charged to court in connection with murder of man in Belfast
Motorists urged not to drive through flooding in Dublin as council to review 'timeliness of warnings'
A Status Yellow rain warning was in place in Dublin and Wicklow until midday today, but this alert was announced at around 2.30am.
Residents at north Dublin apartment building without power and water supply after flooding
Inspector of Prisons has 'deep reservations' about injuries to mentally ill inmate who died
Trinity College to become a vape-free campus next week
Debunked: Images apparently showing Jeffrey Epstein alive in Israel are fake
City centre horse handler to do community service for assaulting American tourist
Busy coast road in Dublin's Raheny to be partly closed until mid-summer for water mains upgrades
Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years
Psychiatric care and prisons: Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system?
Saoirse Brady
Bishop of Limerick condemns arson attack on mosque and says it's a 'wake-up call'
FAI called on to boycott Ireland's matches against Israel but Taoiseach says they should go ahead
Ireland has been drawn into the same group as Israel, Austria and Kosovo for the Nations League.
Discovery of six bodies in Bulgarian mountains likened to ‘Twin Peaks’ TV series
Two League of Ireland fixtures postponed after heavy rainfall in Dublin
UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says
‘Much-needed clarity’: Defamation reform Bill passes Oireachtas after decade-long campaign
Israel have ‘no concerns’ over travel to Ireland as dates for Nations League matches confirmed
Trinity College is banning vapes on its campus – should other public spaces follow suit?
Interview: Wexford hurling coach Shane Keegan
Driving testers to carry out industrial action over concerns about uninsured cars at tests
GoFundMe for James Van Der Beek’s family has topped €1.6 million
Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer to resign after emails show close ties to Epstein
Dublin and Wicklow under Status Yellow rain warning as country hit by freezing weather and rain
There may be flooding in Dublin and Wicklow this morning .
Dublin woman Gail Slater leaves White House job less than a year after appointment
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
Tusla inspection reports of Special Emergency Arrangements show some children are moved from one place to another.
One placement had fire exits blocked and locked first aid boxes
Some children not allocated a social worker due to lack of staff
Children’s Ombudsman said findings were ‘very concerning’
Arsenal's title momentum checked by Andrews' Brentford
Waterford abattoir begins redundancy consultation with more than 200 employees
Trump revokes legal basis for US climate laws, calling climate change 'a scam'
Dublin Port's Great South Wall to undergo repair works worth €2.5m after storm damage
FAI say they will play Israel - but this Nations League controversy is only just beginning
Ireland’s games with Israel will be played – but we don’t yet know where the games will be.
Two Limerick gardaí have five-year-long suspensions lifted as fallout from trial continues
Public urged to be alert to signs and symptoms of norovirus as cases up over 50% in a week
Search underway for man who went overboard from ferry in Irish Sea
Three seeking to be Fine Gael candidate for Galway West by-election
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Man accused of plotting to blow up mosque claims Explosives Act is unconstitutional
New €100m Rotunda Hospital critical care unit for women and infants denied planning permission
Conservation groups objected on the grounds that the new building would damage the Georgian square’s prospect of long-term regeneration.