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March 2026

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 CMAT wins the top prize at the Choice Music Awards, Dublin south-side train services resume and Trump demands a say in Iran’s next leader…

Updated 6 Mar

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CMAT wins Choice Music Prize Album of the Year for Euro-Country

6 Mar

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white house visit

New government jet bound for US for Patrick’s Day as ministers reroute other trips due to war

6 Mar

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endometriosis

New drive for schools and workplaces to educate people about menstrual health and endometriosis

6 Mar

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The Morning Lead

Compensation law for unduly delayed trials not yet commenced by government, two years on

A recent report found that Irish courts are the slowest in the EU at hearing and deciding cases.

Christina Finn

6 Mar

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Middle East

'I have to be involved': Trump demands a say in picking Iran's next leader as regional war intensifies

5 Mar

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Brussels

EU ministers discuss potential for Iran war to bring refugees to Europe

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5 Mar

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Joani Reid

Scottish Labour MP suspended from party after husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China

5 Mar

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You're Fired

Donald Trump sacks Kristi Noem as US homeland security secretary

Republican senator Markwayne Mullin will take over the position from 31 March, the US president said.

Updated 5 Mar

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IRAN WAR LATEST

Israel orders people to flee Beirut as Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian navy ship

Azerbaijan has accused Iran of ‘terrorism’ and threatened retaliation for a drone attack which Iran has denied responsibility for.

Updated 5 Mar

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Oil Prices

Simon Harris urges public to send examples of 'price gouging' fuel hikes to competition watchdog

Updated 5 Mar

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Wexford

'Sell up and get out': Video shows landlord rep blaming new rules for 36 planned evictions

The evictions were handed out door to door by the property firm last Friday.

Eoghan Dalton

5 Mar

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 More strikes across Iran, Israel and Lebanon, Irish arrive home from Dubai and our readers share reality of renting.

Updated 5 Mar

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Dublin Airport

'It's nice to be home': Irish people stuck in Dubai arrive back on first flight to Dublin

Last night’s flight of almost 400 people is the first commercial flight from Dubai to Ireland since the war in Iran began on Saturday.

5 Mar

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The Morning Lead

Dozens of our readers say they were evicted shortly before the new rental rules came in

“I received an eviction notice on Friday – just one week before the change. I’ve barely slept since,” one reader said.

Sophie Finn

5 Mar

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White House

Trump 'actively considering' US role in Iran after war as Senate votes down resolution to halt conflict

Updated 4 Mar

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Fatal foetal abnormalities

Taoiseach commits to examining review into Ireland's abortion law three years after publication

4 Mar

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energy costs

Minister calls in fuel industry reps for Friday meeting over rapid price hikes

Updated 4 Mar

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Sexual Abuse

Crowds protest at UCD in solidarity with abuse survivors after explicit image of student shared

The rally, attended by thousands of students, comes after the image was circulated online and via Whatsapp.

4 Mar

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South of the Litani

Israeli army issue warning of major military action across South lebanon where Irish troops based

4 Mar

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feeling the pressure

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4 Mar

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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 4 Mar

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Ban

New law will ban sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s

4 Mar

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Jax’s Law

Draft law named after unborn baby killed in crash to be published this month

4 Mar

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Healthcare

Plans to move Rotunda to Connolly Hospital scrapped as new planning application to be submitted

3 Mar

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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 3 Mar

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minab

Thousands mourn schoolgirls and staff killed in bombing of school in Iran

Neither the US nor Israel have claimed responsibility for the attack, though Marco Rubio said yesterday that the Pentagon was investigating.

3 Mar

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Irish Abroad

Government to charter flight to evacuate Irish citizens from the Middle East in coming days

Updated 3 Mar

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Oval Office

Trump says he ‘might have forced Israel’s hand’ and claims Iran ‘were going to attack first’

3 Mar

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knocking down

Concerns UAE may run low on interceptors needed to shoot down Iranian missiles

3 Mar

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dark web

Gardaí ‘not actively monitoring’ the dark web, says assistant commissioner

3 Mar

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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

3 Mar

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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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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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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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