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Co Down ‘gentleman’ stops in his tracks to help exhausted runner cross Boston Marathon finish line
Ryder Cup tickets for competition days to cost €499, as Irish fans get early access on Friday
Check-in and bag drop desks for Ryanair flights will close earlier from November
Applications for home energy upgrades up 96% so far this year
The UK has passed a bill introducing a generational smoking ban – should Ireland follow suit?
Cuckoo lands in Killarney National Park after flying 9,000 km from Ghana
Taoiseach tweaks party rules so backbenchers can influence upcoming Budget
There are 11 counties with no gaelcholáiste and campaigners say the department isn't doing enough
11 chontae gan Gaelcholáiste, ní mór don Roinn Oideachais níos mó a dhéanamh - grúpa feachtais
Maxol is getting into the food delivery game so people can get delis to their door at night
Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior faces fan fury as Blues suffer fifth straight Premier League loss
There are vastly differing views on what war means for home building
A housing summit in Croke Park found itself dominated by the Middle East conflict.
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21st April 2026
Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'
'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union
Top civil servant Robert Watt to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin City Taskforce
Pirate queens, powerbrokers & public servants: Anne Chambers on her life as an Irish biographer
Anne Chambers
'Major concerns' for girl (16) allegedly caught dealing crack on Dublin's O'Connell Street
Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
TDs giving character reference letters in sentence hearings 'inappropriate', Justice Minister says
Two youths charged and e-scooters seized in response to hi-jackings along Grand Canal Greenway
Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach
Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests
'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference
Eamonn Cunnane stood with seven other gardai who were “wrongly suspended for years” from Limerick.
Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott
Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos
Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears
Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue
Danny Healy-Rae loses Agriculture Committee seat after voting against government last week
This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild
Two-thirds of websites investigated by advertising watchdog breached code by promoting botox
Judge refuses to reveal identity of former TD who gave reference on behalf of sex offender
Germany and Italy reject push by Ireland and Spain to suspend EU trade deal with Israel
Move to allow garden cabins will ‘remove red tape’, say Tánaiste and Housing Minister
Concerns over the fact occupants of these new cabins will be regarded as licensees rather than tenants have been flagged.
Debunked: Fringe commentator from US spreads false rumour of stabbing at Connolly Station
State’s new savings scheme should target young investors with tax-free incentives, think tank says
Irish economy expected to grow even in worst-case scenario in the Middle East, ministers hear