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7th September 2025 - 13th September 2025

The Morning Lead

Ireland’s older adults are facing a hidden health crisis: loneliness

Persistent loneliness is emerging as a major health risk for older adults, linked to depression, disease, and reduced quality of life.

9 Sep

12.2k

My Kingdom for the Áras

Custard creams and Healy-Raes: Inside Kerry Council as 12 Áras hopefuls make their pitch

Twelve prospective candidates made their way to Tralee today for the process of seeking a presidential nomination from the local county council.

Niall O'Connor

Reports from Tralee

Updated 8 Sep

19.6k

the eldest boy

Murdoch family settle real-life 'Succession' row, with eldest son to keep control of media empire

8 Sep

14.0k

Poll

If you were a traitor on The Traitors, whose name would you say in the conclave tonight?

8 Sep

17.2k

Sponsored

How BusConnects is making travel around Dublin easier

Phibsborough

Investigation after off-duty garda injured in Dublin assault

8 Sep

23.2k

Palestine

'You have been warned, leave now,' Netanyahu tells Gaza city residents as attacks intensify

Updated 8 Sep

7.6k

Francois Bayrou

French government collapses as parliament ousts second PM in nine months

Updated 8 Sep

15.6k

Analysis

Harris says Fine Gael is 'renewed' under his leadership as he denies he's a weakness to the party

Christina Finn

reports from County Westmeath

8 Sep

8.2k

London

Heathrow terminal 'safe to reopen' after evacuation over possible hazardous materials

Updated 8 Sep

7.7k

evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

8 Sep

3.9k

Florida

Trial opens for man accused of plot to shoot Donald Trump on a Florida golf course last year

8 Sep

6.6k

scam ads

Irish economist David McWilliams warns against fake crypto scheme ads using his image

8 Sep

11.7k

OCTOBER'S BUDGET

Budget 2026: Inheritance tax, no VAT cut for hotels and a childcare action plan

Harris says government has ‘no intention’ of extending VAT rate cut to hoteliers.

Christina Finn

reports from County Westmeath

8 Sep

105k

As it happened

Presidential hopefuls launched bids to get on ballot at first special council meeting

Áras hopefuls were given five minutes to make their pitch to Kerry councillors this afternoon.

Updated 8 Sep

26.6k

Palestine

Irish film workers among 1,800 refusing to work with Israeli firms ‘implicated in genocide’

8 Sep

12.2k

Killickaweeny

Motorcyclist (60s) dies following collision with truck in Co Kildare

8 Sep

10.8k

Israel

Six killed and over a dozen injured in east Jerusalem shooting

Updated 8 Sep

15.8k

housing emergency

The government's revised housing plan now won't see the light of day until October

8 Sep

9.9k

Think-in season

Sinn Féin gear up for the new Dáil term in battle mode, but remain undecided on Áras question

The party is keen to work more with other opposition parties as the Dáil return approaches.

Jane Matthews

reports from Dún Laoghaire

8 Sep

6.9k

Evening Wrap

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

8 Sep

2.5k

Organised Crime

Four arrested in connection with probe into brothel keeping and money laundering in Dublin

8 Sep

13.6k

Conor McGregor

Tánaiste: 'Thank God Elon Musk has no say in terms of who Ireland's next president will be'

8 Sep

25.2k

good news

New community first responder group established in north county Dublin town

8 Sep

11.9k

Leaving Cert

The second round of CAO points for 2025 have just been released. Find them all here

8 Sep

23.5k

WRC

Dublin firefighters suspend planned industrial action

Updated 8 Sep

3.3k

Haiti

'The nights were long and terrifying': Irish aid worker Gena Heraty on her abduction in Haiti

8 Sep

8.4k

Bomb Threat

Simon Harris refuses to speculate on political future following threats to family

Christina Finn

reports from County Westmeath

8 Sep

15.2k

Nepal

Police in Nepal kill 17 after opening fire on protestors against government ban on social media

8 Sep

5.5k

Workplace Relations Commission

Company told to pay €7,500 to former employee over derogatory comments about Travellers

8 Sep

15.9k

Sandymount

South Dublin playground seriously damaged in arson attack

Updated 8 Sep

14.0k

Co Kildare

Boy hospitalised after alleged assault on Newbridge's Main Street

8 Sep

13.7k

CAO2025

Over 3,000 people receive a CAO offer in round two

8 Sep

9.1k

Sewer-curity hut

The government's €1.4m security hut needs its drainage fixed because it stinks

8 Sep

14.0k

Leo's Memoir

Varadkar on making 'crass and callous' campaign remarks - and seven other things we learned in his memoir

We also now know how Fine Gael’s presidential candidate Heather Humphreys reacted to the ‘Leo the Leak’ furore.

8 Sep

15.3k

Harcourt Street

Man accused of stalking social media influencer and following her to hotel room

8 Sep

19.3k

Not happening

Not running: McDonald rules herself out of Áras race as party gathers for pre-Dáil think-in

McDonald said her party still has the option of either fielding a Sinn Féin candidate or backing Catherine Connolly.

Jane Matthews

reports from Dún Laoghaire

8 Sep

22.2k

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The Daily Poll

Have you turned the heating on yet?

8 Sep

26.3k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Councils begin taking Áras bids, fatal crash on Conor Pass and Australian mushroom killer sentenced

Updated 8 Sep

4.4k

tom phillips

Fugitive New Zealand father shot dead by police after four years on the run with children

8 Sep

32.8k

forecast

‘Unsettled, wet and windy weather’ on the way over the coming week

8 Sep

16.7k