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The Morning Lead
Embassy staff swerved punishment for 22 speeding offences in three-year period
Some diplomatic missions avoided multiple separate speeding offences.
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Yesterday
17th May 2026
Golf
Aaron Rai wins the PGA Championship, Rory McIlroy in tie for 7th
The second Major of the year concluded at Aronimink GC in Philadelphia
Updated 5 hrs ago
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Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about Wordle?
7 hrs ago
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watercooler moment
What you need to know about the hockey romance series Off Campus
8 hrs ago
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
9 hrs ago
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new book
Barry Cummins: I shudder to think I sat in Tina Satchwell’s home while her body lay buried there
Barry Cummins
10 hrs ago
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Thailand
Irish student dies in road crash in Thailand
The man has been named locally as Dublin film student Max Hendrickson.
Updated 10 hrs ago
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Keepers of Tradition
Family effort restoring one of Cork's most iconic clocks to air tomorrow
10 hrs ago
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pa daly
Supreme Court to hear Sinn Féin TD's appeal over super junior ministers at Cabinet
11 hrs ago
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Leinster SFC final
Westmeath see off Dublin after extra time to win stunning Leinster title
The 42
12 hrs ago
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Coolcotts
Man injured in shooting at home in Wexford town
13 hrs ago
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Not for turning
Ireland ‘needs to avoid' type of political leadership turmoil 'impacting UK’, Taoiseach says
13 hrs ago
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Northern Ireland
Murder investigation after man (51) dies following serious assault in east Belfast
Updated 14 hrs ago
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Thalidomide
No date for State apology for thalidomide survivors, but Taoiseach says 'good progress' being made
14 hrs ago
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now what
Another year over – but can Eurovision go on like this?
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
Updated 15 hrs ago
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Updates
Ireland v Scotland, Women's Six Nations
Scott Bemand’s side enjoy record-breaking occasion at Aviva Stadium.
15 hrs ago
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Road Deaths
Four killed on Irish roads in 24 hours after collisions in Donegal and Dublin
Three people have died after two separate collisions in Co Donegal, while a pedestrian in her 20s died after being struck by a car in south Dublin.
Updated 15 hrs ago
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Who should be the next James Bond?
18 hrs ago
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Calling 353
Have you ever stopped to think... what exactly is a parish pump?
19 hrs ago
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The article Israel is suing The New York Times over
20 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Bulgaria wins Eurovision, Ebola outbreak in DRC declared global health emergency and three dead following separate road traffic collisions.
20 hrs ago
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column
Richard Boyd Barrett: Sanction Israel now, the way we did Russia
Richard Boyd Barrett
20 hrs ago
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Artane
Man (60s) arrested following death of man at north Dublin house released without charge
Updated 20 hrs ago
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Loughlinstown
Woman (20s) dies after being struck by a car in south Dublin
20 hrs ago
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life in the west
An Spidéal in a byelection: We're caught between dereliction, development and a lack of vision
Toner Quinn
21 hrs ago
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Analysis
Why young Irish people have much worse pensions than their parents
Private or public sector, today’s young workers are not getting the generous pensions of the past, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
Paul O'Donoghue
22 hrs ago
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eurovision result
Bulgaria are surprise winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, as Israel finish in second place
Israel finished in 8th place after the jury votes were announced and once again received a massive public vote in the contest.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
Updated 17 May
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Last week
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Quiz
How much do you know about sheep?
16 May
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Vienna
Pro-Gaza protesters arrested near Eurovision arena as contest takes place amid heavy security
Austrian police said the protesters were repeatedly asked to remove face coverings and detained after they refused to comply.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
16 May
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moving day
Rory McIlroy puts himself right in the mix with brilliant 66 at PGA Championship
The 42
16 May
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ber in mind
Retrofitting adds €12.2k to the value of an average Dublin house
16 May
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deep dive review
Review: Is season two of Rivals worth watching?
16 May
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Birchhill
Two dead and four injured in road crash in Donegal
The crash occurred on the N15 in Birchhill.
16 May
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The week that was
'It’s going to be a dogfight': Three winners and three losers from the political week
Bertie Ahern’s blunder, Dublin Central highs and lows, and ministers for slow pace.
Christina Finn
16 May
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
16 May
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AGEING GRACEFULLY
Growing old disgracefully: The older I get, the more I understand my granny
Margaret Lynch
16 May
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fine margins
Late drama as three-goal Dublin earn vital Leinster win over Galway
The 42
16 May
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more to do
Giving young people hope on housing a 'defining challenge of our time', Taoiseach says
The party is celebrating its hundredth anniversary.
16 May
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Minute-by-Minute
Tipperary v Clare, Munster senior hurling championship
16 May
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City Life
Semenyo's sensational flick wins FA Cup for Man City at Wembley
The 42
16 May
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