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Last week
26th April 2026 - 2nd May 2026
Evening wrap
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
2 May
3.6k
The week that was
'Diddly-squat for working families': Three winners and three losers from the political week
2 May
12.4k
30
bound for bilbao
Brilliant Ulster beat Exeter to reach Challenge Cup final
2 May
6.3k
foghlaim na teanga thar lear
Tá Ambasáid na hÉireann sa Bhruiséil ag cur ranganna Gaeilge ar fáil do dhaoine don chéad uair
2 May
2.3k
4
ireland thinks
Independent Ireland sees support jump in new poll as Fianna Fáil slips
2 May
25.1k
89
Neurodivergence: The phrases ADHD people are tired of hearing
Mike McGrath-Bryan
2 May
12.3k
43
beds in sheds
Garden homes plan 'scraping bottom of the barrel', says former president of architects body
2 May
17.3k
67
As it happened
Leinster 29-25 Toulon, Champions Cup semi-final
Updated 2 May
35.9k
125
marching on
Lyon dethrone Katie McCabe's Arsenal and advance to women's Champions League final
2 May
5.0k
Spot Flooding
Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for north-western counties
2 May
16.6k
11
Track and Field
Mixed day for Ireland's teams at World Relays but further chances await
2 May
7.7k
crime pays this time
More than €1.8 million raised from auctioning gold linked to organised crime
2 May
5.7k
17
Tories
UK Conservative leader apologises for Bloody Sunday footage post, says she didn't sign off on it
2 May
15.6k
39
Infrastructure crisis
Minister 'taken aback' by negative assessment of Ireland's economic management
2 May
43.7k
92
Palestine
Two Gaza aid flotilla activists brought to Israel for 'questioning', foreign ministry says
2 May
6.7k
Road Safety
More than 1,200 drivers detected for speeding offences so far this long weekend
2 May
5.3k
39
new series
Irish podcaster Joanne McNally among BBC's Celebrity Traitors UK line-up
2 May
16.0k
Belfast
Man charged with attempted murder over car bomb explosion at police station near Belfast
2 May
4.3k
The Daily Poll
Will you watch Power Ballad, John Carney's latest tribute to music in Dublin?
2 May
7.1k
14
Cork
Man had 'actively hissing' chest wound after alleged stabbing by his brother, court hears
2 May
10.1k
dissent in the ranks
British media awash with reports of plots to oust Starmer as Labour leader
2 May
9.1k
53
Private Wires Bill
Data centres 'private wires' law needs safeguards, Oireachtas committee warns
2 May
10.6k
38
all the right notes
Paul Rudd seems strangely at home in Crumlin in John Carney's love letter to 80s rock
2 May
30.5k
29
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: I'm not a government minister and AI didn't help me write this article
Carl Kinsella
2 May
3.7k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Dublin Central campaign trail, Iran war ‘likely’ to resume and major travel disruption this weekend…
2 May
2.3k
Ceasefire
Fighting between Iran and US 'likely' to resume, Iranian military says
2 May
7.4k
35
Irish Prisons
Frosty reception for Jim O'Callaghan as prison officers demand action on overcrowding
2 May
7.9k
46
Daonáireamh 1926
Census 1926 made me stop and think of the harsh life of my grandparents - RTÉ RnaG broadcaster
2 May
10.8k
18
Daonáireamh 1926
Cuisle na staire le braistint i leathnaigh Dhaonáireamh 1926, de réir craoltóir RTÉ RnaG
2 May
1.3k
0
IRAN WAR
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany after Merz said Iran 'humiliating' Trump's negotiators
2 May
19.7k
75
Oh you have children?
The people carrier: Why have they almost disappeared from Irish roads?
Paddy Comyn
2 May
15.3k
49
off the rails
Major disruptions to train, Dart and Luas services over bank holiday weekend
2 May
24.6k
61
language schools
Dozens of international students waiting for tens of thousands in refunds on rejected visas
2 May
6.6k
Dublin Central
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
We joined Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam and Fianna Fáil’s John Stephens on the streets of Glasnevin this week.
Christina Finn
2 May
10.7k
67
will he stay or will he go
Patrick Kielty keeps quiet on his Late Late Show future amid contract uncertainty
1 May
16.3k
33
Middle East
Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's latest proposal to end war as talks remain frozen
1 May
6.7k
46
Operation Meacan
Man (40s) arrested after e-scooters and e-bikes seized in Dublin 7
1 May
13.7k
marina promenade
New public toilets at Cork city's Marina to open tomorrow after six-month delay
1 May
9.8k
33
Evening wrap
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
1 May
3.5k
dunmurry
Man (66) charged over car bomb attack outside Belfast police station
1 May
3.7k
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