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5th January 2025 - 11th January 2025

Big Freeze

Status Orange low temperature and ice warning comes into effect for most of the country

Met Éireann has warned of widespread severe frost, ice and lying snow and dangerous travel conditions.

Lowest temperatures tonight will be between minus eight to minus three degrees.

The National Director of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management urged people to "take care" and not be complacent.

There are approximately 2,000 homes, farms and businesses without power.

Updated 8 Jan

50.8k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

8 Jan

4.6k

Virginia

Woman in her 70s airlifted to hospital following two-vehicle collision in Co Cavan

Updated 8 Jan

14.8k

Rotunda Hospital

New Rotunda Hospital outpatient facility opens in Dublin in refurbished Clery's building

8 Jan

21.0k

Two dead and a 'significant number' of serious injuries in Los Angeles wildfires

Updated 8 Jan

10.6k

Investigation

Met Police pass evidence file about Premier League footballer accused of rape to CPS

The 42

8 Jan

16.1k

Young Scientist

This low-cost camera system detects cars breaking red-lights and sends details to gardaí

Three students came up with the idea after seeing drivers run red lights on their way to school.

8 Jan

28.7k

sag awards

Nicola Coughlan, Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott all nominated in US Screen Actors Guild awards

8 Jan

9.0k

Evening Wrap

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

8 Jan

3.2k

Explainer

'Not for sale': As Trump eyes Greenland (again), what's the status of the world's largest island?

Updated 8 Jan

37.4k

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First to the Tape

Dublin Half Marathon sells out in under two hours, as organisers acknowledge registration ‘difficulties’

8 Jan

11.7k

Clonkeen

Gardaí investigating the killing of a sheep on a Kerry farm as an animal cruelty incident

8 Jan

17.4k

Dublin

Vape safety and testing big Irish heads: What to expect at this year's Young Scientist

Updated 8 Jan

10.0k

Genocide

Ireland has now officially intervened in South Africa's case against Israel in The Hague

8 Jan

11.3k

Wildfire

Several injured and thousands urged to flee homes as winds sweep wildfire through Los Angeles hillside

30,000 residents are currently under evacuation orders as California wildfires have exploded from 10 acres to more than 3,000 acres.

Updated 8 Jan

15.1k

assault allegations

OpenAI boss Sam Altman accused of sexual assault by sister in lawsuit

8 Jan

20.3k

TGL

Shane Lowry fires first shot in new €20 million high-tech CGI golf league

8 Jan

15.6k

Wicklow Mountains

'Idiotic': Drivers urged to 'take some responsibility' as dozens rescued from impassable Wicklow roads

8 Jan

65.1k

Ryanair

Ryanair takes passenger it alleges disrupted flight to court - and promises wider crackdown

8 Jan

23.5k

The Daily Poll

Are you staying home to avoid travelling during the cold snap?

8 Jan

30.0k

134

Podcast The 42FM

Rory Gallagher, Naas - and what’s next for the GAA?

34:45

john george

Man arrested in connection with discovery of body believed to be missing Belfast man in Spain

8 Jan

25.0k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news to know as you start your day.

Updated 8 Jan

5.3k

Housing

Average price of second-hand home rose by €50k in Dublin last year, with further increase expected

8 Jan

12.4k

108

Protest

The Irish sports stars speaking out about what's happening in Gaza

The 42

8 Jan

17.6k

131

Climate emergency

Opinion: Can native woodland flourish without farmers? They also deserve a just transition

Elizabeth Rymut

8 Jan

5.9k

The Morning Lead

Sixteen hit-and-run incidents on Irish roads since November

Five people died across four of these incidents.

Órla Ryan

8 Jan

20.3k

Govt formation

SocDems say only 'small tweaks' are on the table in Government talks as they weigh withdrawing

7 Jan

13.9k

US Foreign Policy

Trump seeks to rename Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of America' while threatening Greenland, Panama

Updated 7 Jan

32.4k

Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald pays tribute to republican ‘patriot’ Ted Howell during funeral service

7 Jan

30.5k

Temperature drop

Status Orange low temperature and ice warnings in effect for most of country

The UK Met Office has issued a snow and ice Status Yellow warning for Northern Ireland.

Updated 7 Jan

93.7k