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September 2025

Racism

Taoiseach: 'Young people are afraid now as they are being targeted because of their ethnicity'

11 Sep

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Budget 2026

Budget 2026: Taoiseach confirms some form of a second tier in child benefit will be rolled out

11 Sep

50.8k

In The Ring

Conor McGregor among 14 would-be presidential candidates listed to speak at Dublin City Council

11 Sep

33.9k

Sponsored

Check out all of the Samhain celebrations taking place across the country this month

DiscoverIreland.ie

Oct 9

Kilkenny

Blending harvest celebration with centuries-old local legends, Halloween in Kilkenny means food festivals, light shows, and storytelling.

Galway City

Galway City reclaims Samhain’s ancient Celtic origins with Gaillimh Ah-Boo, a vibrant, city-wide celebration of food, folklore, and feasting.

Meath & Louth

Explore the origins of Halloween through a five-week celebration rooted in the ancient stories of the Boyne Valley.

Longford & Westmeath

“Samhain: Fire, Folklore & Feasting” is a month-long celebration of ancient Celtic highways, where all routes lead to sacred and mythical locations.

Kerry

Samhain Chiarraí: A Kerry Halloween is a four-week celebration inspired by the Cailleach Chiarraí – the wise and wild winter goddess of local legend.

Fingal

The Festival of Fire & Light brings Halloween to life in North County Dublin with five weeks of immersive events rooted in local culture and heritage.

Limerick

Limerick’s Home of Halloween Festival 2025 will transform streets, towns, and villages into a six-week celebration of folklore, creativity, and community

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Race for the Áras

Micheál Martin jumps to Jim Gavin's defence after 'nasty' Sinn Féin criticism over Gaza

11 Sep

17.3k

Eurovision

Ireland will boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel is allowed enter, RTÉ says

The move comes after the last two contests – in Malmö and Basel – were overshadowed by protests over Israel’s participation.

Updated 11 Sep

19.1k

PodcastThe Candidate

Micheál Martin's big presidential gamble

Six-time All-Ireland winning Dublin manager Jim Gavin has emerged victorious in the race to be Fianna Fáil’s candidate for the presidency. The question now is whether Micheál Martin’s vision is shared by the public and whether Gavin is the superstar signing the party leader clearly thinks he is.

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evacuation order

WHO vows to stay in Gaza City as Irish official condemns deliberate starvation

Updated 11 Sep

4.1k

KIDS

Covid-era blanket school closures harmed kids without any clear benefit - WHO's Mike Ryan

11 Sep

11.7k

Sponsored

Quiz: How much do you know about protecting yourself from fraud?

House Of Representatives

US House session descends into shouting match after moment of silence for Charlie Kirk

11 Sep

29.2k

Green Party

Roderic O’Gorman says his home is ‘like a fortress’ after assault last year

11 Sep

13.7k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Charlie Kirk assassin at large, drinks industry cuts and a new Westlife stamp.

11 Sep

3.8k

maga

Who was Charlie Kirk, the commentator and Trump ally shot dead in Utah?

Updated 11 Sep

44.9k

Supreme Court

Ex-Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting coup after election defeat

Updated 11 Sep

6.3k

raise a glass

Irish drinks firms may axe ‘hundreds of thousands’ worth of investment in US over tariffs

Updated 11 Sep

32.4k

road to the Áras

On the ballot? Independent candidates, including Maria Steen, to pitch to some TDs and senators

Maria Steen has a slim chance of making it on to the presidential ballot with an uphill battle to get 20 Oireachtas members on her side.

11 Sep

12.9k

streaming services

Fianna Fáil backbenchers revolt on ‘Netflix levy’ as minister ‘shocked’ by committee vote

Updated 10 Sep

67.6k

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three-horse race

Poll: Jim, Catherine or Heather? Who would you vote for?

10 Sep

65.7k

Power

Autumn surprise as Electric Ireland cuts gas prices and holds steady on electricity

10 Sep

10.1k

War in Ukraine

Poland says Russian drones entering its airspace 'not accidental' as Moscow dismisses 'myths'

The government said the military recorded 19 drone incursions, three of which were shot down by Polish and NATO forces.

Moscow has accused Poland of spreading "myths" to escalate the Ukraine war.

Ursula von der Leyen described it as an "unprecedented violation" of European airspace.

Updated 10 Sep

41.9k

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Reaction

From promising to 'pathetic': What Irish MEPs made of Von der Leyen's more strident stance on Gaza

Mairead Maguire

Reports from Strasbourg

10 Sep

21.3k

Sheridan and Steen

Strict rules mean only two presidential hopefuls will get to speak to Fingal councillors

10 Sep

36.7k

peter mandelson

UK ambassador to US says 2003 birthday message to 'best pal' Jeffrey Epstein is 'very embarrassing'

10 Sep

17.8k

The Rest is Politics

Alastair Campbell says Israel's Doha strike like UK 'wiping out' Adams and McGuinness before GFA

10 Sep

13.2k

State of the Union

Von der Leyen warns Israel famine cannot be 'weapon of war' in major EU speech

The President of the European Commission stopped short of calling Israel’s assaults on Gaza genocide in what has been her strongest statements so far on the issue.

Mairead Maguire

Reports from Strasbourg

Updated 10 Sep

15.4k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Russia violates Polish airspace, no rise in pension and welfare expected in budget and child obesity on the rise.

Updated 10 Sep

3.7k

Georgia

South Korea sends chartered plane to fetch workers who were detained in immigration raid in US

10 Sep

10.3k

The Morning Lead

Budget talks: Pension and other social welfare payments not expected to rise as much as last year

Last year the pension rose by €12 per week, but sources indicate a €10 rise is more realistic now.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are set to clash on whether the dole should rise as much as other welfare payments.

Christina Finn

10 Sep

79.1k

aras race

FF councillors requested to back Jim Gavin's campaign but no party whip will apply

9 Sep

8.1k

judgement day

US Supreme Court to decide fate of Trump's tariffs in November

9 Sep

5.3k

European Commission

Ursula von der Leyen prepares for State of the Union speech, as MEPs say she's 'losing the room'

Pressure is mounting and divisions deepening over Gaza, tariffs and trade as the President of the European Commission makes her set-piece address.

Mairead Maguire

Reports from Strasbourg

9 Sep

7.3k

Analysis

High stakes game for Micheál Martin's leadership if Jim Gavin flops in presidential race

The Taoiseach has played down the significance of Billy Kelleher receiving 40% of the secret ballot vote.

9 Sep

17.5k

Plus ça change

Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as France's fourth prime minister in a year

9 Sep

5.9k

Galway

Former Fianna Fáil TD pleads guilty to driving under influence of cocaine

9 Sep

26.9k

budget 2026

Harris says he's a 'signed-up believer' to introducing a second tier of child benefit

9 Sep

52.1k

Housing Crisis

Harris and Donohoe appear at odds ahead of Budget on Celtic Tiger-style tax breaks for developers

9 Sep

8.0k

housing for all

'Radical shift' needed in government’s delayed housing plan amid record homelessness, Focus says

9 Sep

2.9k

planning objections

It could soon be more difficult to take a judicial review as new law to refocus on ‘common good’

9 Sep

8.5k

the letter

What we know about Donald Trump’s alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein

9 Sep

18.4k

Breaking his silence

Jim Gavin has been speaking to reporters after being selected as Fianna Fáil's Áras candidate

The former Dublin manager descibed himself as a centrist, and said he voted Yes to repeal and marriage equality referendums.

Jane Matthews

9 Sep

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Billy or Jim

Tensions within Fianna Fáil ahead of secret ballot to choose presidential candidate

Jane Matthews

Updated 9 Sep

14.7k