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8th April 2026

fuel protests

What exactly do the fuel price protesters want?

Slow-moving convoys clogging the roads sought to send a message to government. But what exactly is that message?

8 Apr

29.5k

Former President

Michael D Higgins condemns 'rhetoric of militarism' and rejects Ireland becoming more 'lethal'

8 Apr

15.9k

National Ambulance Service

SIPTU ambulance members vote for industrial action, up to and including strike action

8 Apr

3.9k

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Dublin

Gardaí investigate suspicious package sent to office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Updated 8 Apr

7.3k

Bill of Health

Health insurer VHI doubled its surplus in 2025 (when it hiked premiums twice)

8 Apr

9.3k

bafta film awards

BBC found to have breached its editorial standards over Bafta racial slur

8 Apr

7.9k

temporary peace

Trump threatens tariffs on countries supplying weapons to Iran after two-week ceasefire agreed

Despite the ceasefire announcement, attacks have continued, especially in Lebanon.

Updated 8 Apr

42.6k

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two week truce

Here's what we know (and don't) about the 11th hour ceasefire between the US and Iran

8 Apr

13.6k

champions dinner

'People keep asking, why didn’t you go more Irish?’: McIlroy hosts dinner for Masters winners

The 42

8 Apr

16.1k

Not for turning

Taoiseach says fuel protests 'are wrong' and 'not a legitimate form of protest'

8 Apr

39.2k

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The Daily Poll

Do you support the fuel protesters?

8 Apr

36.1k

ceasefire reaction

Oil prices are down on news of US and Iran ceasefire as global leaders give cautious welcome

Updated 8 Apr

11.6k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Israel says ceasefire doesn’t include Lebanon, fuel protests continue across the country, and warning over dangerous cheap e-bikes and batteries

Updated 8 Apr

3.5k

Shelly Kittleson

US journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq

8 Apr

7.1k

Irish exemptions

'Exemptions scheme only applies to Irish, as neither English nor Maths are compulsory'

8 Apr

33.2k

Diolúintí ón nGaeilge

Is í an Ghaeilge amháin atá san áireamh sa chóras díolúintí, mar is í an t-aon ábhar éigeantach

8 Apr

1.9k

Co Clare

21 years on, gardaí renew appeal for information on the murder of Emer O’Loughlin

8 Apr

12.2k

The Morning Lead

Dangerous cheap e-bikes and batteries bought from unregulated online sites are causing fires

President of Cycling Ireland Ciaran Cannon was speaking after a report in Britain found that e-bike and e-scooter fires reached a record high last year.

Niall O'Connor

8 Apr

8.3k

Tuesday

7th April 2026

First blood

Havertz nabs late winner as Arsenal take quarter-final lead against Sporting CP

The 42

7 Apr

5.1k

Soccer

Kane gives Bayern Champions League first-leg advantage over Real Madrid

7 Apr

5.5k

DAA

Parrot found perched outside Dublin Airport terminal reunited with owner

7 Apr

19.9k

weight off his shoulders

Smiles and calm and gags about Irish cooking – McIlroy enjoying his hard-earned comfort at the Masters

The 42

reports from Augusta National Golf Club

7 Apr

10.3k

Dublin

Buses and Luas trams at a standstill in Dublin as fuel protests continue into the night

Northbound Luas services are unable to pass the protesters, who are currently blocking the line at O’Connell Bridge.

7 Apr

66.7k

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today's news

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

7 Apr

4.6k

UNIFIL

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were killed by Israeli tank fire and Hezbollah bomb, probe finds

7 Apr

9.3k

As it happened

Nationwide fuel protests see tractors and lorries bring traffic to a crawl on major roads

Updated 7 Apr

49.7k

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under the radar

What has Israel been doing while the world focuses on Trump's actions in Iran?

7 Apr

14.8k

Investigation

Bill Gates to testify before US Congress about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

7 Apr

7.5k

pandemic

Ireland's pandemic review: Six years on from Covid, the real lessons have yet to be learned

Dr Suzanne Crowe

7 Apr

5.8k

Exchequer

Ireland has spent more money than it's taken in so far this year

7 Apr

22.4k

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Dublin

Man charged over ketamine seizure jumped from upstairs window when gardaí arrived, court hears

7 Apr

18.1k

Evening Wrap

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

7 Apr

2.7k

Glory Glory

A morning with Manchester United and their giddy fans as the squad train at Carton House

David Sneyd

The 42

7 Apr

16.5k

ben roberts smith

Decorated Australian solider charged with murdering unarmed prisoners captured in Afghanistan

7 Apr

13.8k

connolly street

Gardaí investigating the death of a woman (50s) in Cavan

7 Apr

7.4k

convoy

Sinn Féin and other politicians back fuel protest from makeshift stage outside GPO

The convoys are protesting the price of diesel, petrol and home heating oil caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East.

7 Apr

77.1k

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Road Safety

Over 4,000 drivers caught speeding and 175 intoxicated during Easter bank holiday weekend

7 Apr

4.1k

Hungary elections

JD Vance accuses EU of 'interference' in elections as he backs Viktor Orbán on Hungary visit

Updated 7 Apr

17.4k

NASA

New Artemis II images released after astronauts complete flyby around far side of the Moon

The astronauts will continue their journey back to Earth today, bringing with them rich celestial observations.

Updated 7 Apr

28.9k