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Irish

Tábhacht na Gaeilge i nGaillimh Thiar - an Dáilcheantar leis an pobal Ghaeltachta is mó sa tír
New laws on dog breeding and puppy farms to include age limits, increased fines and jail terms
Trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson ‘on track’ to begin next week
Two teenage boys arrested after serious assault in Blanchardstown on Sunday
'Here we are again': Media minister to meet RTÉ director-general after latest pay revelations
Vigil held for Congolese man who died in city centre, as Taoiseach calls for thorough investigation
U2 receive new EU award for promoting European values (but skip the ceremony)
Have you ever shopped for groceries online?
Israel's detention of Dr Margaret Connolly in breach of international law, Tánaiste says
Seventh death on Irish roads in three days as man dies following Co Wexford crash
HSE 'has procedures in place' for management of Ebola cases but risk 'very low'
Concern over 'disturbing' footage of man being restrained on ground before his death
Yves Sakila died on Friday afternoon in Dublin.
Talks between National Ambulance Service union reps and HSE to resume in Labour Court
Over half of septic tanks failed tests, and families could be risking health 'without realising'
Highest number of calls ever to national rape crisis helpline in 2025
Ireland needs to set a point after which no new gas and oil boilers can be installed - SEAI
28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes
Advocacy groups want reform of the discharge process, described by one law professor as “a hidden but growing problem”.
Families tell of “transfer trauma” and difficulties in organising alternative care
Some discharges relate to unpaid bills
Social workers believe current situation “a failure of the state’s duty to protect its most vulnerable citizens”
Yesterday
18th May 2026
President Connolly 'very proud' of her sister who was detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla
Channel 4 removes all seasons of Married at First Sight UK after allegations of rape
Catherine Connolly aims to 'decolonise our minds' in extraordinary 12 hours in London
It’s not every day you meet a king while your sister has been captured on the high seas.
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Families of five people shot dead by British Army accuse UK government of ‘silence’ after inquest
The WHO has declared the new Ebola outbreak an international emergency – what does that mean?
As of 16 May, eight laboratory-confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths had been reported in the DRC.
Detector dogs assist Revenue in seizing contraband worth close to €700k in operations last week
Rearing them right: Should modern parents bring back ‘the man’?
Niamh O'Reilly
Housing and cost of living dominate as Galway West left candidates enter final stretch
Britain's King Charles confirms State visit to Ireland following invite from Catherine Connolly
The president has not spoken since her meeting with Charles but is due to brief reporters on their encounter in the coming hour.
Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses after two men killed in Donegal crash named locally
Conor McGregor's plan to extend €3m home invalidated for being 'misleading and incorrect'
Keir Starmer says his government can 'turn things around' (and that he's still not resigning)
Revenue staff warned not to use work passwords elsewhere after 137 staff caught in data breach
Man dies after single vehicle crash in Co Leitrim
A nod to Ireland's housing crisis as Catherine Connolly is greeted by song and dance on UK visit
The second overseas trip by the president includes engagements in London and Leeds.
Man's conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly is quashed
83-year-old pastor who sexually abused child in his congregation jailed for 12.5 years
Ambulance union reps and HSE to resume talks in Labour Court over pay dispute
How important is the Irish language in Galway West, home to Ireland's largest Gaeltacht?
Did you boycott this year's Eurovision?