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The Morning Lead

From optimism to gloom: 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.

Eoghan Dalton

6 hrs ago

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Yesterday

21st April 2026

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'

7 hrs ago

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Under Rated

'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel

8 hrs ago

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

9 hrs ago

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One more Day

Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union

9 hrs ago

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Sponsored

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New Job

Top civil servant Robert Watt to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin City Taskforce

10 hrs ago

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new books

Pirate queens, powerbrokers & public servants: Anne Chambers on her life as an Irish biographer

Anne Chambers

11 hrs ago

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Children's Court

'Major concerns' for girl (16) allegedly caught dealing crack on Dublin's O'Connell Street

11 hrs ago

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cost of materials

Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes

Eoghan Dalton

12 hrs ago

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Courts

TDs giving character reference letters in sentence hearings 'inappropriate', Justice Minister says

12 hrs ago

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Dublin

Two youths charged and e-scooters seized in response to hi-jackings along Grand Canal Greenway

Updated 12 hrs ago

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Housing Crisis

Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach

12 hrs ago

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fuel protests

Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests

Eimer McAuley

13 hrs ago

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Exonerated

'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.

Updated 13 hrs ago

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Eurovision 2026

Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott

13 hrs ago

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Sulky racing

Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos

13 hrs ago

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

13 hrs ago

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Courts

Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears

13 hrs ago

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feelin hot hot hot

Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue

14 hrs ago

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Booted out

Danny Healy-Rae loses Agriculture Committee seat after voting against government last week

14 hrs ago

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Free Molly

This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild

14 hrs ago

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Advertising Standards Authority

Two-thirds of websites investigated by advertising watchdog breached code by promoting botox

14 hrs ago

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Court of Appeal

Judge refuses to reveal identity of former TD who gave reference on behalf of sex offender

Updated 15 hrs ago

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Israel

Germany and Italy reject push by Ireland and Spain to suspend EU trade deal with Israel

Updated 15 hrs ago

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modular homes

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.

Updated 15 hrs ago

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FactCheck

Debunked: Fringe commentator from US spreads false rumour of stabbing at Connolly Station

15 hrs ago

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investing for beginners

State’s new savings scheme should target young investors with tax-free incentives, think tank says

16 hrs ago

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Cabinet

Irish economy expected to grow even in worst-case scenario in the Middle East, ministers hear

Updated 16 hrs ago

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Courts

Man sent online messages about wanting to 'rape and kill a child', court hears

17 hrs ago

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Dublin

Clean-up operation underway after significant oil spill at Dublin port

18 hrs ago

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scarlett faulkner

After deaths of Scarlett Faulkner and her brother, fake fundraising pages have been set up in their name

20 hrs ago

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The Daily Poll

Do you agree with the Taoiseach’s comments about renting out garden cabins?

20 hrs ago

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Update on the economy, US and Iran talks uncertain, and Celtic Tiger era bridge moves closer to construction.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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business change

Primark and Penneys to be split from parent company and will list on London Stock Exchange

21 hrs ago

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InvestigatesEastern Garvoge Bridge

Fears for protected species as €50m ‘Celtic Tiger’ bridge moves closer to construction

Residents and campaigners say unanswered questions remain over Sligo’s Eastern Garvoge Bridge and its impact on protected wildlife and nearby communities.

No clear evidence of updated environmental assessments under current EU protections

Locals fear ‘biggest bridge in the world’ will pose death risk to swans

Narrow residential streets could face up to 20,000 vehicles a day

Patricia Devlin

21 Apr

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Monday

20th April 2026

Renting

Housing Minister urged to carry out audit of licence agreements in rental market

20 Apr

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Organised Crime

Gardaí who investigated the Hutch/Kinahan feud in Dublin feel a sense of 'pride' for ten year probe

20 Apr

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evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

20 Apr

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In a hurry

Driver doing 217km/h on Antrim road was 'heading for a Chinese takeaway'

20 Apr

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your stories

What did you find in the 1926 Census? Let us know

Updated 20 Apr

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