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Harris rules out Irish-only windfall tax on energy giants over possible impact on 'investment'
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Harris rules out Irish-only windfall tax on energy giants over possible impact on 'investment'

36 minutes ago 262 Views 5 Comments

The finance minister says the government prefers an EU-wide approach; however, the European Commission insists a similar initiative in 2022 had mixed results.

Irish - Yesterday's News

Micheál Martin rejects leadership comparison between himself and Keir Starmer
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# Fianna Fáil

Micheál Martin rejects leadership comparison between himself and Keir Starmer

1 hour ago 1,107 Views 13 Comments

Body of Evidence: Why your body starts storing fat in your 50s — and how it affects your brain
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# Middle Age Spread

Body of Evidence: Why your body starts storing fat in your 50s — and how it affects your brain

Updated 1 hour ago 7,491 Views 18 Comments

Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery
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Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery

2 hours ago 4,520 Views 0 Comments

'I'm shocked, but I'm not surprised': Dublin Rose subjected to racist comments online
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# Rose Of Tralee

'I'm shocked, but I'm not surprised': Dublin Rose subjected to racist comments online

2 hours ago 4,736 Views 0 Comments

Cork's historic Counting House to be reborn as new city library after €35m council purchase
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# Cork City Council

Cork's historic Counting House to be reborn as new city library after €35m council purchase

2 hours ago 2,332 Views 0 Comments

Dublin man who had sexually explicit conversations with children online jailed
# Child Sexual Abuse Material
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# Child Sexual Abuse Material

Dublin man who had sexually explicit conversations with children online jailed

2 hours ago 2,082 Views 0 Comments

Wicklow man who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a sleeping woman jailed
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Wicklow man who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a sleeping woman jailed

3 hours ago 9,915 Views 0 Comments

Cross-party anger at government over Oliver Bond flats as Dublin councillors demand U-turn
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# Oliver Bond

Cross-party anger at government over Oliver Bond flats as Dublin councillors demand U-turn

4 hours ago 4,250 Views 18 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Monday
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# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

4 hours ago 1,449 Views 0 Comments

'We are living in vile conditions': Dublin City Council housing tenants protest rent hike
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# Rent Increases

'We are living in vile conditions': Dublin City Council housing tenants protest rent hike

4 hours ago 458 Views 2 Comments

Violent abuser who raped, urinated on and poured bleach over partner fails in appeal
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Violent abuser who raped, urinated on and poured bleach over partner fails in appeal

7 hours ago 9,246 Views 0 Comments

Energy providers in Ireland are not making ‘excessive profit’, regulator says
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# High Prices

Energy providers in Ireland are not making ‘excessive profit’, regulator says

8 hours ago 2,868 Views 31 Comments

Garda trainee recruitment drive gets under way, with applications closing in three weeks
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# Garda Recruitment

Garda trainee recruitment drive gets under way, with applications closing in three weeks

9 hours ago 2,692 Views 14 Comments

Gardaí investigating 2009 murder of Liam Murray begin searching land in Rathfarnham
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# Murder Investigation

Gardaí investigating 2009 murder of Liam Murray begin searching land in Rathfarnham

9 hours ago 12,444 Views 0 Comments

Irish student takes European prize at world's largest teen environmental competition
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# Good News

Irish student takes European prize at world's largest teen environmental competition

10 hours ago 12,119 Views 30 Comments

Ireland leads push for EU-wide sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
# Settlers
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# Settlers

Ireland leads push for EU-wide sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

10 hours ago 5,355 Views 35 Comments

Wicklow man who sexually abused two young cousins he was babysitting jailed for nine years
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Wicklow man who sexually abused two young cousins he was babysitting jailed for nine years

10 hours ago 2,253 Views 0 Comments

Diageo is selling so much Guinness right now that it needs a new brewery
# Littleconnell
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# Littleconnell

Diageo is selling so much Guinness right now that it needs a new brewery

13 hours ago 2,135 Views 8 Comments

Do you think increasing litter fines is a good idea?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Do you think increasing litter fines is a good idea?

14 hours ago 3,684 Views 38 Comments

Woman seriously injured after hit-and-run collision involving car and e-bike in Co Tipperary
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# Fethard Road

Woman seriously injured after hit-and-run collision involving car and e-bike in Co Tipperary

14 hours ago 1,527 Views 0 Comments

Around 40 businesses severely damaged after fire at Waterford city industrial estate
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# Waterford

Around 40 businesses severely damaged after fire at Waterford city industrial estate

15 hours ago 1,953 Views 2 Comments

EU pushes back on Putin's suggestion of ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as Ukraine mediator
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# Ukraine

EU pushes back on Putin's suggestion of ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as Ukraine mediator

16 hours ago 6,661 Views 28 Comments

Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit ship begin quarantining after landing home
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# Hantavirus

Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit ship begin quarantining after landing home

17 hours ago 85 Views 0 Comments

Hear me out: Every new school building site should also be a classroom
# Next Generation Of Builders
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# Next Generation Of Builders

Hear me out: Every new school building site should also be a classroom

Updated 17 hours ago 7,658 Views 19 Comments

HSE says industrial action by ambulance service will significantly impact services
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# Industrial Action

HSE says industrial action by ambulance service will significantly impact services

17 hours ago 351 Views 3 Comments

Newspapers criticise 'à la carte approach' to allowing reporters into local safety committees
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# Media Ban

Newspapers criticise 'à la carte approach' to allowing reporters into local safety committees

18 hours ago 2,293 Views 3 Comments

Here are the 12 vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in March
# Pretty Vacant
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# Pretty Vacant

Here are the 12 vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in March

Mon 12:05 AM 1,567 Views 0 Comments
  • Last month, six councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.
  • Under laws introduced in 1990, every local council keeps a Derelict Sites Register to encourage owners to bring vacant houses and land into use.
  • Councils can then attempt to force owners to sell them - but most go through the commission if an owner objects.

Irish - Sunday 10 May, 2026

Quiz: How much do you know about Shrek 2?
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# Quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about Shrek 2?

Sun 10:00 PM 6,062 Views 9 Comments

'I'd no money for food, the diesel light was on in my car': Student nurses on cost of living
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# Frontline Staff

'I'd no money for food, the diesel light was on in my car': Student nurses on cost of living

Sun 9:32 PM 1,256 Views 1 Comment

Money Diaries: A software engineer on €100K living in Dublin
# Spending And Saving
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# Spending And Saving

Money Diaries: A software engineer on €100K living in Dublin

Sun 8:00 PM 17,135 Views 13 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
# News Fix
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# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

Sun 8:00 PM 1,095 Views 0 Comments

Roscommon end Galway's Connacht reign with stunning scoring finish
# Rossies Rising
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# Rossies Rising

Roscommon end Galway's Connacht reign with stunning scoring finish

Sun 7:15 PM 4,014 Views 5 Comments

Gardaí searching for missing schoolgirl (15) believed to have flown to France
# Public Appeal
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# Public Appeal

Gardaí searching for missing schoolgirl (15) believed to have flown to France

Sun 6:51 PM 2,152 Views 0 Comments

Belfast restaurants close after window smashed during youth disorder
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# Crime

Belfast restaurants close after window smashed during youth disorder

Sun 6:19 PM 616 Views 0 Comments

Offaly secure landmark draw with Kilkenny in Leinster senior hurling championship
# Shock
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# Shock

Offaly secure landmark draw with Kilkenny in Leinster senior hurling championship

Sun 5:11 PM 2,380 Views 2 Comments

Some National Ambulance Service workers to begin industrial action tomorrow
# National Ambulance Service
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# National Ambulance Service

Some National Ambulance Service workers to begin industrial action tomorrow

Sun 12:01 PM 58 Views 0 Comments

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife with passengers set to be repatriated
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# MV Hondius

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife with passengers set to be repatriated

Sun 7:17 AM 34 Views 0 Comments

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