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Spending
Helen McEntee called 'tone-deaf' after defending €127k bike shed at Kerry hospital
9 mins ago
415
3
Give it back
Minister says former colonial powers should return 'loot' and 'plunder' to Ireland
14 mins ago
597
4
tell us
Good craic or taking it too far? We want to hear your stories of airport pints and drunken passengers
Updated 53 mins ago
10.6k
tech layoffs
Covalen workers vote to strike after 720 workers on Meta projects told jobs at risk
Workers will protest outside the Dáil today to call on the government to bring in more protections.
Eimer McAuley
2 hrs ago
8.5k
53
FactCheck
Debunked: Ivermectin is not a proven cure for cancer, despite claims by famous figures in the US
3 hrs ago
5.9k
senior football championship
Kerry-Donegal game to be shown on GAA+ as All-Ireland SFC fixtures revealed
The 42
3 hrs ago
3.7k
16
RELATED
GAA, RTÉ and dodgy boxers: Who were the winners and losers in the GAAGo deal?
9 Mar
RTÉ has sold its 50% stake in GAAGO to the GAA for €3 million
26 Feb
no country for animal rights
Time to act: Animal cruelty still happens every day in Ireland – our laws must catch up
Pat Watt
Updated 3 hrs ago
4.0k
52
tusla
Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children in last four years were found to be adults
3 hrs ago
9.3k
The Daily Poll
Will you be following the UK local elections?
4 hrs ago
4.5k
65
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Test for Starmer as polls open in UK local elections, hantavirus cruise ship passengers to be evacuated next week and Taoiseach heads to Belfast.
Updated 6 hrs ago
2.8k
Northern Ireland
Taoiseach heads to Belfast to meet Stormont leaders and deliver lecture
7 hrs ago
3.3k
62
Sports listings
It's a jam-packed weekend of sports – here's what to watch and where
The 42
7 hrs ago
10.2k
Personal Loans
Irish people are taking out more loans than ever before
8 hrs ago
10.8k
51
Yesterday
6th May 2026
Ryder Cup
Construction begins on temporary Adare station to service Ryder Cup goers
16 hrs ago
27.6k
55
Special Education
Candidates clash over SNA pledge at Dublin Central by-election meeting
Updated 17 hrs ago
12.9k
37
Scoping Exercise
'The ghost of Michael Shine hangs over my home town': TDs make statements on paedophile surgeon
17 hrs ago
9.8k
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
17 hrs ago
4.3k
recruitment pause
HSE to pause some recruitment as its overspend this year 'significantly worsens' to €250m
18 hrs ago
13.6k
44
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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
RTÉ v GAA+ | Provincial finals undermined | Hurling previews
74m
heated debate
Taoiseach doubles down on nuclear energy comments amid heated Dáil debate
20 hrs ago
13.1k
67
oliver bond flats
'Shameful': Regeneration of Dublin's Oliver Bond flats scrapped as government funding pulled
There are around 1,200 people living in the nearly 400 flats that comprise the housing development.
Updated 20 hrs ago
22.6k
105
Courts
Woman who drove over a cyclist twice after illegal right-hand turn given 12-month suspended sentence
21 hrs ago
38.7k
Courts
Lisdoonvarna retailer remanded in custody for sexual abuse of primary school boy in 1980s
21 hrs ago
31.0k
state coffers
Exchequer swings to deficit, but Harris calls figures 'encouraging' as tax growth remains intact
21 hrs ago
10.3k
26
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
21 hrs ago
1.5k
Courts
Man given suspended sentence for sending sexual messages to officer posing as teenage girl
22 hrs ago
17.2k
Media Mogul
CNN founder Ted Turner dies aged 87
Updated 22 hrs ago
10.2k
17
investments
Harris' saving scheme would favour wealthy and 'be another hole in our tax base', economists warn
6 May
19.1k
112
Easter Rising
President Connolly lays wreath during Easter Rising commemoration at Arbour Hill
The event involved a blessing of the grave where 14 leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were buried after their executions by firing squad.
6 May
6.8k
56
Forever Problems
The housing crisis: Like wildfire, we need to abandon the delusion it’ll burn itself out
Kelly Earley
Updated 6 May
5.8k
63
uefa nations league
Several Irish football figures write open letter to FAI urging boycott of Israel fixtures
The 42
6 May
7.2k
70
Workplace Relations Commission
Avoca ordered to pay €40k to former head chef over unfair dismissal
6 May
26.7k
Armagh
Teenage boy among three people arrested over attempted car bomb attack on Lurgan police station
6 May
2.5k
The Daily Poll
Do you think morning pre-flight pints should be banned?
6 May
34.8k
151
Border poll
United Ireland: On the contrary, Northern Ireland is not a burden, it brings fresh opportunities
Emma DeSouza
Updated 6 May
9.9k
68
Housing
Labour to table Bill to ban no-fault evictions for three years
6 May
4.9k
35
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Trump puts Strait of Hormuz operation on pause, Spain to receive hantavirus-hit cruise ship and Ireland paying highest electricty costs in the EU.
Updated 6 May
2.9k
It Could Be You
Applegreen in Dublin industrial estate sold Saturday's winning €8.7m Lotto ticket
6 May
24.1k
10
energy costs
Ireland has the highest household electricity prices in the EU
6 May
17.7k
89
Island of Ireland poll
All Ireland poll shows cross-border support for Irish unity and EU membership
6 May
29.9k
63
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