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Portlaoise

Electricity shortcomings in Portlaoise see up to 80 newly built homes lying vacant

Dozens of families are unable to move into the houses because of the delay.

Eoghan Dalton

3 hrs ago

1.6k

Yesterday

9th July 2025

Golf

Rory McIlroy eager to tackle Scottish Open after break from PGA Tour ‘grind’

The 42

4 hrs ago

2.0k

Donegal

Quantity surveyor pleads guilty to vicious assault on 18-year-old student in Letterkenny

4 hrs ago

9.6k

Presidential Election

Left-wing parties discuss potential joint backing of single presidential candidate

Updated 5 hrs ago

7.0k

The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

6 hrs ago

4.5k

Sponsored

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Jul 9

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Liveblog

Shelbourne v Linfield, Champions League

6 hrs ago

17.4k

Fatal Crash

Man (60s) dies after road traffic collision in Westmeath

6 hrs ago

7.7k

Courts

Man who sexually abused five children in his family has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years

8 hrs ago

19.5k

West Bank

Palestinian man challenges Garda decision not to investigate Israeli settlers renting out his land

8 hrs ago

17.6k

Balally Shopping Centre

Planning permission granted for seven-storey block in Sandyford despite local opposition

9 hrs ago

12.8k

West Bank

Irish immigration officials refuse visas for 47 Palestinians due to come to Ireland for GAA tour

Over 100 Irish families have volunteered to host the Palestinian group and GAA clubs up and down the country have been fundraising for their tour.

Eimer McAuley

9 hrs ago

38.7k

herbert road

Local road closure protest in Harris' constituency lands on the doorstep at Leinster House

9 hrs ago

8.5k

Shtandart

Controversial 'Russian' replica sailing ship leaves Irish waters (but not before garda visit)

9 hrs ago

14.3k

skreen

Man pleads not guilty to false imprisonment and unlawful killing of Sligo pensioner

9 hrs ago

5.7k

Hit-and-Run

Young boy who was riding a scooter dies after hit-and-run by car driver in Co Down

9 hrs ago

7.7k

scam text shambles

Explainer: What's going wrong with ComReg’s new scam-text warning system?

10 hrs ago

7.2k

Evening Wrap

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

10 hrs ago

1.9k

Jake's Law

Bill to introduce 'iatrogenic suicide' as verdict option for coroners reaches second stage in Dáil

10 hrs ago

12.6k

Ennis

Clare man who allegedly assaulted judge now charged with stealing beer from shop

10 hrs ago

8.2k

Logging Out

CEO of X Linda Yaccarino steps down after two eventful years as head of Musk's platform

10 hrs ago

6.8k

Damien O'Brien

Irish man killed in US by suspected drunk driver named as father from Donegal

11 hrs ago

23.2k

no confidence motion

Three Fianna Fáil MEPs will not support censure vote of Ursula von der Leyen, with one abstaining

12 hrs ago

18.2k

Galway

Pregnant mothers deemed 'high risk' at Portiuncula Hospital to be moved for pre-birth care

Five separate reviews identified serious concerns with maternity care at Portiuncula Hospital in Co Galway.

12 hrs ago

8.4k

Food Safety

RTÉ crèche kitchen ordered to close due to rodent droppings and 'lack of cleaning'

13 hrs ago

10.8k

Drones

Company accepts noise of Dublin drone deliveries can be loud, but maintains it's not that bad

Updated 13 hrs ago

16.5k

Dublin

Gardaí charge woman in connection with fraud at Trinity College

13 hrs ago

24.0k

surprise

Judges' recommendation to hike personal injury awards will not be implemented by the government

13 hrs ago

7.5k

Eleventh Night

Migrant small boat display on loyalist bonfire called 'disgusting' and 'racist'

The PSNI is investigating the display, which is on top of a bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone.

14 hrs ago

16.3k

Formula One

Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull's F1 team principal

The 42

14 hrs ago

14.6k

working group

The government's advisors have told it to ban sunbeds

Updated 15 hrs ago

6.7k

Dublin City Council

Proposed gaming machine arcade for Ballymun refused planning permission

16 hrs ago

7.0k

grok

Elon Musk's AI chatbot made antisemitic and pro-Hitler remarks (and then deleted them)

16 hrs ago

8.2k

flash floods

Marion McKeone: Texas is hurting after the floods, but it won't hurt Trump

Marion McKeone

16 hrs ago

14.9k

The Daily Poll

Would you like to see Mary Lou McDonald as president?

16 hrs ago

47.1k

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Breast cancer clinic waiting lists, drone pilots and droughts in 11 counties.

Updated 18 hrs ago

4.1k

Abbeyleix

Motorcyclist (20s) killed in single-vehicle crash on N77 in Co Laois

18 hrs ago

6.9k

irish internet hotline

Reports of 'self-generated' child sexual abuse material online up 166% last year

18 hrs ago

6.0k

Social Care

Child protection referrals to Tusla reached record high in 2024

19 hrs ago

4.8k

feelin hot hot hot

Drought declared in several counties with temperatures expected to reach up to 28C this week

Updated 19 hrs ago

23.6k

FactCheck

Irish anti-immigrant groups finding 'common ground' with NI loyalists and UK neo-Nazi networks

19 hrs ago

17.3k