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Yesterday

4th February 2026

out of the hunt

Majority of rural people want foxhunting ban as poll suggests Dáil vote out-of-step with public

The rejection of a ban on foxhunting with dogs has undermined trust in politics, according to the latest RED C poll .

Patricia Devlin

4 Feb

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Tuesday

3rd February 2026

music as protest

Rockin' in the Free World: Music fights back against oppression, but is it working?

Jack Campbell

Updated 3 Feb

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36

Sponsored

Poll: Which of these scenic Irish drives sounds best to you?

Limerick

Car dealer on trial for alleged garda corruption claimed gardaí extorting money from him

3 Feb

21.8k

rain rain and more rain

Thursday evening a ‘pinch point’ for further flooding across Dublin and Wicklow

Updated 3 Feb

47.6k

56

Investigation

Musk calls Paris prosecutors raid of X office in France a 'political attack'

Updated 3 Feb

18.8k

76

Ukraine

Russia launches 'most powerful' attack this year on Ukraine amid glacial weather

3 Feb

6.3k

Mark Hehir

British Justice Secretary says he ‘supports’ Irish bus driver sacked after chasing down thief

3 Feb

23.3k

Sponsored

Activities and adventures for the whole family this mid-term break

Ballyfermot

Animal charity appeals for witnesses after pregnant horse ‘left for dead’ on busy Dublin road

3 Feb

15.5k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

3 Feb

3.3k

Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu tells US envoy Palestinian Authority won't be part of post-war Gaza governance

3 Feb

4.7k

Courts

Galway farmer pleads guilty to sexual assault of 16-year-old girl on Aer Lingus transatlantic flight

3 Feb

34.0k

Recall

Additional batch of SMA infant formula recalled over risk of 'nausea and severe vomiting'

3 Feb

3.0k

Epstein files

UK police launch criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson amid Jeffrey Epstein scandal

Updated 3 Feb

10.1k

Bánú na Gaeltachta

Breis is 12,000 teach de dhith sa Ghaeltacht chun riachtanas tithíochta a chomhlíonadh

3 Feb

2.3k

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thin ice

US-Iran talks 'still scheduled' after drone shot down, says White House

3 Feb

5.6k

Kilkeel

Boy (11) dies after being struck by car in Co Down

3 Feb

5.5k

marginalised

Council chief's comments about 'bin scavenging' labelled as 'horrible' and 'all wrong'

3 Feb

16.7k

91

Sponsored

Cyberattackers now using AI to automate attacks – what can Irish businesses do to defend against them?

wet eireann

Weather warning system needs reform, says Taoiseach as further floods expected

Updated 3 Feb

10.4k

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FLATLEY DENIED

Michael Flatley says Lord of the Dance show 'must and will go on’ despite earlier cancellation

Updated 3 Feb

19.7k

Bord Bia

Farmers occupy Bord Bia offices over Brazilian beef controversy

3 Feb

11.4k

Drones

Defence Forces tell gardaí they can't provide anti-drone security for EU Presidency meetings

Niall O'Connor

3 Feb

46.2k

10

Courts

Man caught with more than 50,000 child sexual abuse images jailed for three years

3 Feb

18.4k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

3 Feb

1.9k

Electric surge

Petrol has slipped to third place in new car sales - here’s what people are buying instead

3 Feb

31.4k

94

religion in schools

Religious education in North to be reviewed after UK Supreme Court found it to be unlawful

3 Feb

7.8k

38

Courts

Garda who 'spear tackled' handcuffed teenager is jailed for one year

3 Feb

36.6k

Social Media

Opinion: The porn industry is normalising the sex trade for the next generation of teen girls

Eoghan Cleary

Updated 3 Feb

13.4k

Fixtures

NFL confirm there will be no international game in Dublin in 2026

The 42

3 Feb

9.1k

Marius Borg Hoiby

Son of Norway's crown princess pleads not guilty to raping four women

Updated 3 Feb

29.4k

radio review

Claire Byrne wants to be 'your friend' on her new show, she's banking on the familiar to get there

The first outing on her Newstalk show was very much like her RTÉ formula.

Rónán Duffy

3 Feb

13.2k

47

Australia

13-year-old swims four hours to save family after being swept out to sea in Australia

3 Feb

35.4k

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PodcastThe 42FM

Thrills, spills and politics: Why you should watch the Winter Olympics

an chéad ghlúin eile

Nuacht Cúla 4 ag cur nuachta trí mheán na Gaeilge ar fáil do dhaoine óga

3 Feb

2.2k

2

The Daily Poll

Do you tune into awards shows?

3 Feb

9.6k

24

good news

Derelict Aran Island hotel to reopen as cultural centre - and there's a competition to name it

3 Feb

17.4k

25

Front Pages

How the UK papers are covering Peter Mandelson's alleged leaks to Jeffrey Epstein

3 Feb

13.4k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Clintons to testify in Epstein investigation, Russia resumes strikes on Ukraine and Claire Byrne takes up new role…

Updated 3 Feb

3.8k

remember paris

Cian Prendergast starts for Ireland alongside brother Sam in Six Nations opener against France

The 42

Reports from Paris

3 Feb

13.9k

23

xAI

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX with his AI start-up with the goal to operate data centres in space

3 Feb

5.3k

36

War in Ukraine

Russia resumes strikes on freezing Kyiv, leaving over 1,000 homes without heating

It comes days after Donald Trump said Putin had agreed to stop striking Kyiv and “various towns” during cold weather.

3 Feb

2.9k

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