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Politics

Good Morning
The 9 at 9 More strikes across Iran, Lebanon and Israel, Irish charter flight from UAE confirmed and Ireland’s special forces unit considering puclic recruitment.
Updated 3 hrs ago
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Ban
New law will ban sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s
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PodcastThe Explainer
Is the US-led attack on Iran illegal?
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Jax’s Law
Draft law named after unborn baby killed in crash to be published this month
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Yesterday
3rd March 2026
Healthcare
Plans to move Rotunda to Connolly Hospital scrapped as new planning application to be submitted
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'This is a fiasco': Group who objected to Rotunda plans will not challenge any judicial review
17 Feb
Refusal of Rotunda critical care unit will 'jeopardise wellbeing of women and children'
16 Feb
'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
13 Feb
New €100m Rotunda Hospital critical care unit for women and infants denied planning permission
12 Feb
petrol and diesel
Taoiseach says 'no excuse' for price gouging as minister requests probe into energy market
There have been calls for government to temporarily suspend excise charges on fuel.
Updated 15 hrs ago
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Thousands mourn schoolgirls and staff killed in bombing of school in Iran
Neither the US nor Israel have claimed responsibility for the alleged attack, though Marco Rubio said yesterday that the Pentagon was investigating.
16 hrs ago
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Irish Abroad
Government to charter flight to evacuate Irish citizens from the Middle East in coming days
Updated 17 hrs ago
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Oval Office
Trump says he ‘might have forced Israel’s hand’ and claims Iran ‘were going to attack first’
17 hrs ago
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knocking down
Concerns UAE may run low on interceptors needed to shoot down Iranian missiles
18 hrs ago
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dark web
Gardaí ‘not actively monitoring’ the dark web, says assistant commissioner
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Back
Phil Hogan gets the nod from government to go forward for a big job in the UN
Hogan resigned from his role as EU Commissioner for Trade in 2020 in the wake of the Golfgate scandal
23 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 US-Israel war with Iran could be ‘longer than a month’, Irish in UAE watch war unfold and Enoch Burke transferred from Mountjoy
Updated 3 Mar
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Epstein files
Bill Clinton says he saw no evidence of Epstein trafficking women as deposition video released
3 Mar
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ruth o'dea
Labour joins the running for the Dublin Central by-election
3 Mar
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Monday
2nd March 2026
As it happened
Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran as US urges citizens to leave Middle East
Donald Trump said the conflict could go on for four to five weeks, but that US has the “capability to go far longer”.
Updated 2 Mar
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'This is a reckless war': Michelle O'Neill refuses to attend UK cabinet briefings on Middle East
2 Mar
What do we know, and not know, about a devastating school bombing in Iran?
2 Mar
Five things you should pay attention to in the Iran-Israel-US war right now
2 Mar
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
2 Mar
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Bridgetown
Housing Minister rejects claims that Co Wexford evictions are linked to his rental reforms
2 Mar
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Farming
IFA ends Bord Bia protest, with Larry Murrin to stand aside from chairing meetings during review
Updated 2 Mar
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Sinn Féin
'This is a reckless war': Michelle O'Neill refuses to attend UK cabinet briefings on Middle East
2 Mar
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deserted in dubai
Irish passengers stranded in transit to be prioritised as UAE airports to resume 'limited' flights
Updated 2 Mar
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US homeland security
Court further postpones Seamus Culleton's deportation from the US until his appeal is heard
2 Mar
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United Nations
Melania Trump is going to be the first First Lady to chair a UN Security Council meeting
2 Mar
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah fire, Jessie Buckley wins tops prize at Actor Awards and the experiences of Irish train commuters…
Updated 2 Mar
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The Morning Lead
'Packed, sweaty and unsafe': Our readers on their experiences of commuting by train in Ireland
“I can say without hesitation that Ireland’s system is among the worst I have seen in a developed economy,” one reader said.
Sophie Finn
2 Mar
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Sunday
1st March 2026
Bridgetown
‘It’ll devastate the village’: Over 30 homes in Co Wexford estate get eviction notices
Eoghan Dalton
Updated 1 Mar
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The Daily Poll
Do you rent or own your home?
1 Mar
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: They killed their abusers. Should they spend their lives in prison?
1 Mar
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Ayatollah Khamenei dead, thousands of flights cancelled across Middle East and Irish urged not to travel.
1 Mar
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community safety
New local safety committees convene behind closed doors as journalists excluded
1 Mar
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Iran
Iranian state TV confirms death of Khamenei as regime launches fresh attacks across region
The leader’s death was announced by Donald Trump last night but Tehran had remained silent on his fate until the early morning state TV broadcast.
Updated 1 Mar
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Trump says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei ‘is dead’ after US and Israeli attack
28 Feb
Some flights from Dublin Airport cancelled amid warning not to travel to Gulf region
28 Feb
The Morning Lead
'FF and FG are fine with a certain amount of human misery': Race to fill Connolly seat heats up
Several parties have announced their candidates so far – here’s how the race was looking as The Journal visited this week.
Eoghan Dalton
1 Mar
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Last week
22nd February 2026 - 28th February 2026
US AND ISRAEL WAR ON IRAN
Trump says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei ‘is dead’ after US and Israeli attack
Israeli media has reported that a photograph of Khamenei’s body had been shown to Trump and Netanyahu.
The Iranian Red Crescent reported that at least 201 people were killed in airstrikes across Iran.
Updated 28 Feb
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Some flights from Dublin Airport cancelled amid warning not to travel to Gulf region
28 Feb
Death toll in Israeli strike on girls' school in Iran rises to 85, state media reports
28 Feb
Quiz
Quiz: How well do you know these Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees?
28 Feb
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the race is on
Childcare, traffic and fishing nets: Greens aim to hook voters in battle for Dublin Central
28 Feb
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News Fix
Here's what happened today: Saturday
28 Feb
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iran strikes
Some flights from Dublin Airport cancelled amid warning not to travel to Gulf region
Updated 28 Feb
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Kildare
Farmers protest outside Agriculture Minister’s constituency office over Bord Bia dispute
28 Feb
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Green Machine
Green success in the UK by-election a good sign for its Irish sister party, O'Gorman says
28 Feb
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disability payments
Disability rights campaigners protest in Dublin for emergency payment
Updated 28 Feb
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