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Storm Chandra: Flooding causing travel disruption in many areas and 5,500 without power
Status Yellow warnings for wind and rain are in effect across much of the country today.
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Parts of Dublin are flooded - why wasn't there a rain warning?
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'Major event' on M50 and other travel disrupted by flooding from Storm Chandra
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More than 300 schools closed in Northern Ireland due to Storm Chandra
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FG cllr to face party probe over revelation of contacting Garda about speeding ticket
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Family with newborn baby rescued from flooded apartment in Enniscorthy
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Former TD Colm Keaveney sentenced to community service for driving under influence of cocaine
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Neil Young removes songs from Amazon Music and gives free access to Greenland residents
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Parts of Dublin are flooded - why wasn't there a rain warning?
Storm Chandra flooded many parts of Dublin, but the rain fell just short of Met Éireann’s warning criteria.
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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Brian Grendon faces sentence after admitting not paying tax on €27,000 cash found in his home
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BAFTAs
Baftas: Another nod for Jessie Buckley as Paul Mescal gets in on the act too
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Holocaust Memorial Day
Ireland to boost resources for Holocaust education in secondary schools
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South Dublin County Council received 74 emergency calls during Storm Chandra
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Pay Day
Do you have any holidays planned for 2026?
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Irish Abroad
St Patrick's trips: Ministers to head to 50 countries (and yes the Taoiseach is planning to meet Trump)
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Courts
Man (18) charged with causing death of Grace Lynch in scrambler crash on Sunday
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Botox, beauty and the filtered generation: What happens if everyone freezes their faces?
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'Major event' on M50 and other travel disrupted by flooding from Storm Chandra
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Back to office pressure: 'These rules may be harming a quarter of the workforce'
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Teenager to appear in court today charged over death of 16-year-old girl hit by scrambler bike
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Storm Chandra disruptions and flooding, Trump takes a step back in Minneapolis and renters feeling squeezed…
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Weather Warnings
More than 300 schools closed in Northern Ireland due to Storm Chandra
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Spend baby spend
Watchdog warns that the government's spending plans could leave Ireland economically vulnerable
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ESRI
People who gambled as children nearly twice as likely to suffer from problem gambling
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Retrofitting
New grant of up to €4,000 to upgrade windows and doors to be made available from March
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The Morning Lead
Higher earners in the Republic spend six years longer renting compared to the North
A new two-bed apartment in the Republic is estimated to cost almost double that for the same in Northern Ireland.
Eoghan Dalton
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Central Criminal Court
'I don't feel bad anymore': Woman speaks out on rape by sports coach in Cork when she was 14
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Over 3,000 homes were brought back to use last year (with Donegal one of the bright lights)
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We asked Johnny Cash's son what the Man in Black would make of America today
John Carter Cash opens up about his parents Johnny and June, their ties to Ireland, and the wisdom their songs continue to offer.
Andrew Walsh
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
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Finglas
'Just heartbreaking': Community remembers Grace Lynch (16) and calls for crackdown on scrambler bikes
Locals say dangerous driving on scrambler bikes and e-scooters is a pervasive issue, particularly among boys and young men.
Updated 19 hrs ago
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Affordable Housing
Behind the walls at Central Mental Hospital site earmarked for 900 homes (if no-one else objects)
We got a tour of the huge site in Dundrum in south Dublin, closed to the public until now.
Updated 19 hrs ago
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Keane Mulready-Woods
Man was instructed by 'volatile and dangerous' criminal when driving with teenager's body
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Travel Disruption
Storm Chandra: Entire country under Status Yellow wind warning tomorrow
Three counties in Northern Ireland will be under a Status Orange wind warning tomorrow.
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Analysis
Why was a seven-year case brought against five gardaí over road traffic tickets?
12 jurors cleared the gardaí today in a dramatic not guilty verdict at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.
Niall O'Connor
21 hrs ago
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All eyes on Ice
Why is Trump's administration facing bipartisan pushback over Ice shooting of Alex Pretti?
21 hrs ago
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Courts
Driver who fatally struck woman due to 'momentary lapse in attention' given 12-month suspended sentence
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More infant formula recalled by Food Safety Authority due to risk of nausea and vomiting
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'A pure gentleman': Former MEP Brian Crowley laid to rest after funeral in Co Cork
22 hrs ago
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Limerick
Four gardaí and retired superintendent found not guilty in cancelling road traffic tickets case
The case centres around the terminating of road traffic tickets after requests by members of the public to gardaí to not issue fines.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Limerick
Updated 22 hrs ago
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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Drumcondra
Apartment development worth €646 million given green light in Drumcondra
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