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Wednesday

24th June 2026

safeguarding issues

Victims of abuse in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland should come forward, gardaí say

24 Jun

3.6k

Language and Nation

Welsh First Minister: There'll be an independence referendum - it's the people who'll decide when

24 Jun

6.1k

20

Swords

Ryanair staff living in Swords feel 'unsafe' and 'unwelcome' following arson attack

24 Jun

12.4k

Budget 2027

Inheritance tax shake-up under consideration as Taoiseach notes concerns of those without children

Christina Finn

24 Jun

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Sponsored

How to plan your home energy upgrade in four simple steps

Nations League

Siptu calls on RTÉ to boycott coverage of Ireland-Israel matches

The 42

24 Jun

3.1k

39

up the poles

No suggestion of banning election posters but their size should be limited, Commission says

24 Jun

1.7k

13

the heat

France records hottest day on record as Europe deals with unprecedented heatwave

Updated 24 Jun

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60

rules of engagement

High-level talks about foreign militaries using force on Irish soil and sea during EU presidency

Niall O'Connor

Updated 24 Jun

21.9k

Sponsored

TUS has the highest graduate employment rate for the third consecutive year

National Children's Hospital

Latest Children’s Hospital completion date is August but Department official says ‘we'll wait to see’

24 Jun

4.8k

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Cork Docklands

Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses

24 Jun

6.6k

Central Criminal Court

Trial of former sports coach hears evidence from schoolfriends of woman he indecently assaulted

Jane Moore

24 Jun

9.5k

World Cup

Irish pub in Boston gives staff a day to recover from Scottish takeover

24 Jun

14.5k

17

Summer

'We're just mad busy': Lifeguards and ice cream shops gear up for busy week with hot weather

24 Jun

3.1k

11

Evening Wrap

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

24 Jun

1.1k

Courts

Man accused of Parnell Square attack denied to gardaí that he 'went for the smallest children'

24 Jun

2.5k

pay in instalments

'Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog

Updated 24 Jun

9.7k

34

Train disruptions

Dart and Northern Line rail services resume, but commuters face significant delays

There are currently no Dart services operating between Malahide or Howth and Clontarf Road.

Updated 24 Jun

29.6k

honours list

Jeffrey Donaldson to 'renounce and forfeit' his knighthood after child sex abuse convictions

24 Jun

18.4k

High Court

Enoch Burke 'roughly' owes the state over a quarter of a million in fines, High Court hears

24 Jun

19.1k

escape the sun

The heat has got so bad that the government is telling older people to avoid direct sunlight

Older people, particularly those aged over 65, are among the groups considered most vulnerable during periods of extreme heat.

24 Jun

24.4k

90

ireland's fishy favourites

The Feeder's Digest: Ten coastal seafood gems for the best fish and chips around Ireland

From harbour-side fish and chips to lobster trucks and crab shacks, these coastal favourites showcase some of Ireland’s finest seafood.

Patrick Hanlon

Updated 24 Jun

31.3k

53

New Rules

Remove criminal penalties for drug possession, TDs and senators from across spectrum say

Mairead Maguire

Updated 24 Jun

16.0k

106

fuel increases

Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘engineer’ further fuel protests

24 Jun

16.6k

77

Nuclear Power

Embracing nuclear is one thing, but disposing the waste could be the real challenge

24 Jun

4.1k

48

Killiney

Council tells public to not jump fence to swim at Vico Baths, as repair works are underway

24 Jun

10.3k

18

Research

Irish researchers find AI can help determine if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy

24 Jun

2.8k

5

decriminalisation

'I've lost friends during this': Emotional scenes as committee backs radical drug law change

24 Jun

10.5k

78

The Daily Poll

Do you think all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use?

24 Jun

19.7k

138

Organised Crime

Gardaí charge eight alleged organised crime group members in nationwide operation

24 Jun

25.9k

Kerry

Man in his 20s killed in single-vehicle crash near Killarney overnight

24 Jun

6.9k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Data centre report didn’t examine household bills, major Irish Rail delays and the hot spell may be about to get even hotter.

24 Jun

2.5k

awkward enough

Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks to discuss transition of power

24 Jun

5.7k

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hot spell

Ireland’s all-time high temperature record could be broken tomorrow

The record 33.3 degrees was recorded in Co Kilkenny in June 1887.

24 Jun

20.4k

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42m

europe's heat dome

An Irishman melting in Spain: Life in a 40°C city is no joke

Cormac Breen

24 Jun

24.7k

29

World Cup

Daniel Munoz goal sends Colombia into last 32 while Croatia beat Panama

The 42

24 Jun

5.8k

5

Education

'500 extra Gaelscoileanna' needed to meet demand

24 Jun

3.7k

39

Gaeilge

'500 gaelscoil breise de dhíth chun an t-éileamh a shásamh' - ceannaire oideachais

24 Jun

1.5k

3

World Cup

England held by Ghana as Harry Kane misses late chance

The 42

24 Jun

8.5k

20

record high

Over 60,000 disclosures of domestic violence and abuse made to Women's Aid last year

24 Jun

1.7k

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