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Friday 21 November 2025 Dublin: 5°C
'Beyond words': Hundreds attend funeral of young man who was among five killed in crash last week
Irish President Catherine Connolly was among the mourners at Peter and Paul’s Church.
Row between Trump and G20 hosts South Africa flares up again on eve of summit
Major changes to Eurovision voting as organisers aim to head off vote on Israel's inclusion
Kremlin spokesperson remarks about Ireland's neutrality are 'nonsense', says Taoiseach
Housing minister says limits on first-time-buyer supports and loans are 'under review'
Today's news
Denis O'Brien and spokesman must pay over €400k each to two solicitors they defamed, jury finds
Veteran RTÉ broadcaster and writer David Hanly dies aged 82
The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
Mexican contestant who was berated by director for not doing ads wins Miss Universe
Bank of Ireland says purchase scams have risen by almost 50% in first half of the year
Whale carcass found on Donegal beach identified as Arctic species never before seen in Irish waters
SPOTLIGHT

Ireland in the World Cup play-offs

troy wonder
Late Late Troy Show: Ireland's amazing winning moment going viral
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road to usa
Ireland are in the play-offs … but who might we play next?
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Heimir Hallgrímsson
The unflappable Icelandic dentist who has Ireland loving football again
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the poll
Where were you for Ireland's incredible win?
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Fugees rapper jailed for funnelling illegal foreign donations to Obama’s re-election campaign
Row between Trump and G20 hosts South Africa flares up again on eve of summit
MEP Seán Kelly sends letter to UAE ruler pleading for release of man imprisoned in Dubai since 2008
A beautiful period property in a surprising urban location is looking for its next custodian
Kremlin spokesperson remarks about Ireland's neutrality are 'nonsense', says Taoiseach
Maria Zakharova, who speaks on Foreign Affairs matters for the Putin regime, rounded on Ireland about neutrality and militarism.
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The fashionistas' episode | The GAA in boomtimes for soccer
Following David Clifford’s shimmy into the world of apparel, Declan Bogue and Fintan O’Toole join Ronan Early to discuss the big questions: Is Clifford cool enough to sell hoodies? If not, then which GAA players are?
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'Beyond words': Hundreds attend funeral of young man who was among five killed in crash last week
Housing minister says limits on first-time-buyer supports and loans are 'under review'
Major changes to Eurovision voting as organisers aim to head off vote on Israel's inclusion
Earlier this year, a report found that an Israeli government agency paid for adverts targeting the Eurovision public vote.
Does the cost of gas and electricity stop you from turning on the heat at home?
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Simon Harris keeps Finance for himself
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investigates

Our award-winning investigations from this year

Deportation Flights
What role do Irish companies have in the US deportation industry?
Badger Cull
Over 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease
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Planning Submissions
Series of unusual planning objections to vet practices uncovered in Dublin, Meath and Kildare
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TB Crisis
‘It’s the next worst thing to losing a family member’: The toll of Ireland’s bovine TB crisis
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Data Crunch
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
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Femicide in Europe
Over 100 women murdered in Ireland since 2012 – and a gap in data on gendered violence
Weather warnings lifted this morning, but it's still freezing out across the country
Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson calls for away fans to be moved further from pitch at the Aviva
Gardaí part of international operation targeting money laundering funding Russian war effort
'Two years of drive to live': Family share final update on girl injured in Parnell St stabbing
Frida Kahlo painting sells for over $54 million, setting new record for female artists
Funerals to be held later for two victims of Dundalk crash
Ireland (and Micheál Martin) will be making a debut at the G20 this weekend - here's why
Opinion: Ireland's young people are lonely. We should be treating it as a public health problem
Sinéad Keane
'Style, swagger and a warm heart': Tributes paid after death of Stone Roses bassist Mani
'He continued to badmouth me': Tenants who fought evictions among stories in Threshold report
Why the Donald Trump-shaped hole at this weekend's G20 will make it harder to get things done
Trump isn’t at all happy with host nation South Africa – but one expert reckons his absence will be “damaging but not crippling”.
Yesterday
20th November 2025
US peace plan requiring Ukraine to give up Donbas region described as 'good' by White House
Pension talks for caretakers and secretaries have broken down, trade union says
One person dead after light aircraft crash in Co Waterford
The person who died was the sole occupant of the aircraft.
Serving garda arrested after drugs went missing from station released without charge
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Opinion: Ireland’s family reunion policy for migrant workers is forcing parents and children apart
Dave Gibney
Judge shown videos of cat defecating in south Dublin garden after neighbours brought owner to court
Trial of gardaí and retired superintendent hears evidence of road traffic summonses 'struck out'
Concerns raised on cooling labour market as unemployment rises to highest rate in four years
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Why do children go missing so often from Tusla care?
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Fire breaks out at COP30 climate conference in Brazil, sending delegates fleeing