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5th October 2025 - 11th October 2025
Creche worker jailed for 21 months for assault on 19-month-old toddler
Court hears man tried to murder his ex-girlfriend in the street by stabbing her over 50 times
Heather Humphreys grilled on why she didn't learn Irish the last time she said she would in 2014
French court ups jail term for man who appealed sentence for rape of Gisele Pelicot
Politicians at war over whether Connolly would hypothetically employ a rapist (she wouldn’t)
The gloves are really off now in the presidential election.
"We won't be silenced, we celebrate Irish policy in face of UVF threats" - Conradh na Gaeilge
'What about the vegetables?' - Legend of Haughey (and Thatcher) gets retelling amid FF chaos
Who is Luke Combs, the country star headlining Slane Castle next summer?
Ray D'Arcy 'hugely' disappointed with RTÉ management as he leaves in shock move
D’Arcy had presented an afternoon show on RTÉ Radio One since 2015.
'I will not put my mother in UHL': Emotional Alan Kelly calls for new hospital for Mid-West
Woman worked with boyfriend to shoot two men found dead on lake island, court hears
Consumer prices rise by highest annual rate since March 2024, with pound of butter up 68 cents
HSE puts landmark former Baggot Street hospital up for sale
US country star Luke Combs confirmed as next year's Slane headliner
In Pictures: Here's how people in Israel and Palestine celebrated news of the ceasefire deal
Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal that could end the war.
Four councillors lodge challenge to Housing Minister's plans to make apartments smaller
Gaza ceasefire deal: Israeli cabinet to vote on first phase of plan agreed with Hamas overnight
Hamas is to release all hostages while Israel will pull its troops back to an agreed line, US President Donald Trump said.
NI justice minister says 'line was crossed' when 'mob' showed up at her home last night
Saoirse Ronan reportedly set to play Linda McCartney opposite Paul Mescal in Beatles biopics
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How did a Budget with billions in spending leave people unhappy?
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Bar Council says ‘cab-rank rule’ is 'fundamental' as Connolly faces questions over barrister work
Audit finds value for money issues and excessive number of credit cards at Inland Fisheries Ireland
Should plant-based foods be able to use words like ‘burger’ and ‘steak’?
What's been agreed in the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal?
Raw sewage is being discharged into water near 15 towns across Ireland every day
Connolly and Humphreys will do a head-to-head Áras debate for the first time this evening
Lynn Ruane: Pepper spray may be coming to Irish prisons - but you can't reduce violence through violence
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Union want Ireland to follow Scotland's lead in legislating for abuse of bar and retail staff
Average houses prices are now eight times average earnings, according to MyHome.ie
Micheál Martin's leadership intact as he apologises to FF during marathon five-hour meeting
The party has agreed to conduct a review of how it handled its presidential election process.
Tens of thousands of pre-school age children in Gaza are starving to death
A new study in The Lancet is based on examinations of 219,783 children from January 2024 to August 2025.
Planning permission refused for proposed six-storey hotel on Baggot Street
Civil servants' review of Budget 2026 shows poverty will rise next year
Synagogue killer rang 999 pledging allegiance to Islamic State during attack, UK police say
Emmanuel Macron to name new French prime minister within 48 hours
Fourteen households served with eviction notices from Killarney homes owned by investment fund
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Over €8m worth of drugs seized during operation aimed at dismantling criminal organisation
In the course of the operation, search warrants were executed at 16 properties across five counties.