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Irish language is supported by majorities north and south, a new survey suggests
# Attitudes To Irish
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# Attitudes To Irish

Irish language is supported by majorities north and south, a new survey suggests

May 19th 2026, 3:31 PM 1,058 Views 21 Comments

Patients urged to avoid A&E in non-urgent cases as Mater hospital under 'extreme pressure'
# Dublin 7
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# Dublin 7

Patients urged to avoid A&E in non-urgent cases as Mater hospital under 'extreme pressure'

May 19th 2026, 2:59 PM 5,436 Views 8 Comments

Tábhacht na Gaeilge i nGaillimh Thiar - an Dáilcheantar leis an pobal Ghaeltachta is mó sa tír
# Gaillimh Thiar
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# Gaillimh Thiar

Tábhacht na Gaeilge i nGaillimh Thiar - an Dáilcheantar leis an pobal Ghaeltachta is mó sa tír

May 19th 2026, 2:07 PM 846 Views 0 Comments

Trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson ‘on track’ to begin next week
# Newry Crown Court
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# Newry Crown Court

Trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson ‘on track’ to begin next week

May 19th 2026, 1:49 PM 388 Views 0 Comments

Two teenage boys arrested after serious assault in Blanchardstown on Sunday
# Dublin
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# Dublin

Two teenage boys arrested after serious assault in Blanchardstown on Sunday

May 19th 2026, 1:41 PM 1,315 Views 0 Comments

U2 receive new EU award for promoting European values (but skip the ceremony)
# With Or Without Eu
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# With Or Without Eu

U2 receive new EU award for promoting European values (but skip the ceremony)

May 19th 2026, 12:30 PM 2,428 Views 34 Comments

Have you ever shopped for groceries online?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Have you ever shopped for groceries online?

May 19th 2026, 10:49 AM 7,506 Views 38 Comments

Israel's detention of Dr Margaret Connolly in breach of international law, Tánaiste says
# Global Sumud Flotilla
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# Global Sumud Flotilla

Israel's detention of Dr Margaret Connolly in breach of international law, Tánaiste says

May 19th 2026, 10:42 AM 1,554 Views 0 Comments

Man (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Wexford
# Curraghgraigue
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# Curraghgraigue

Man (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Wexford

May 19th 2026, 8:32 AM 829 Views 0 Comments

HSE 'has procedures in place' for management of Ebola cases but risk 'very low'
# DRC
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# DRC

HSE 'has procedures in place' for management of Ebola cases but risk 'very low'

May 19th 2026, 8:26 AM 90 Views 1 Comment

Concern over 'disturbing' footage of man being restrained on ground before his death
# Yves Sakila
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# Yves Sakila

Concern over 'disturbing' footage of man being restrained on ground before his death

Updated May 19th 2026, 8:00 AM 89,861 Views 0 Comments

Yves Sakila died on Friday afternoon in Dublin.

Talks between National Ambulance Service union reps and HSE to resume in Labour Court
# Pay And Conditions
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# Pay And Conditions

Talks between National Ambulance Service union reps and HSE to resume in Labour Court

May 19th 2026, 7:51 AM 284 Views 0 Comments

Highest number of calls ever to national rape crisis helpline in 2025
# Annual Report
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# Annual Report

Highest number of calls ever to national rape crisis helpline in 2025

May 19th 2026, 6:15 AM 70 Views 0 Comments

Ireland needs to set a point after which no new gas and oil boilers can be installed - SEAI
# Off Switch
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# Off Switch

Ireland needs to set a point after which no new gas and oil boilers can be installed - SEAI

May 19th 2026, 6:15 AM 4,308 Views 12 Comments

Over half of septic tanks failed tests last year, with some councils way behind on inspections
# Wastewater
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# Wastewater

Over half of septic tanks failed tests last year, with some councils way behind on inspections

May 19th 2026, 6:00 AM 203 Views 0 Comments

28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes
# Nursing Homes
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# Nursing Homes

28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes

May 19th 2026, 12:05 AM 223 Views 1 Comment
  • Families tell of “transfer trauma” and difficulties in organising alternative care
  • Some discharges relate to unpaid bills
  • Social workers believe current situation “a failure of the state’s duty to protect its most vulnerable citizens”
Channel 4 removes all seasons of Married at First Sight UK after allegations of rape
# Reality TV
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# Reality TV

Channel 4 removes all seasons of Married at First Sight UK after allegations of rape

May 18th 2026, 8:42 PM 11,113 Views 0 Comments

Catherine Connolly aims to 'decolonise our minds' in extraordinary 12 hours in London
# Visiting The Neighbours
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# Visiting The Neighbours

Catherine Connolly aims to 'decolonise our minds' in extraordinary 12 hours in London

May 18th 2026, 8:39 PM 8,306 Views 23 Comments

It’s not every day you meet a king while your sister has been captured on the high seas.

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

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

May 18th 2026, 8:36 PM 989 Views 0 Comments

Families of five people shot dead by British Army accuse UK government of ‘silence’ after inquest
# West Belfast
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# West Belfast

Families of five people shot dead by British Army accuse UK government of ‘silence’ after inquest

May 18th 2026, 8:20 PM 1,369 Views 0 Comments

Detector dogs assist Revenue in seizing contraband worth close to €700k in operations last week
# Revenue Operations
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# Revenue Operations

Detector dogs assist Revenue in seizing contraband worth close to €700k in operations last week

May 18th 2026, 7:00 PM 3,586 Views 0 Comments

Rearing them right: Should modern parents bring back ‘the man’?
# Parenting Column
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# Parenting Column

Rearing them right: Should modern parents bring back ‘the man’?

May 18th 2026, 7:00 PM 4,790 Views 31 Comments

Housing and cost of living dominate as Galway West left candidates enter final stretch
# Final Countdown
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# Final Countdown

Housing and cost of living dominate as Galway West left candidates enter final stretch

May 18th 2026, 5:40 PM 4,316 Views 28 Comments

Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses after two men killed in Donegal crash named locally
# Donegal
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# Donegal

Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses after two men killed in Donegal crash named locally

May 18th 2026, 5:05 PM 1,451 Views 0 Comments

President Catherine Connolly meets Britain's King Charles in Buckingham Palace
# Heads Of State
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# Heads Of State

President Catherine Connolly meets Britain's King Charles in Buckingham Palace

May 18th 2026, 4:21 PM 487 Views 3 Comments

The president has not spoken since her meeting with Charles but is due to brief reporters on their encounter in the coming hour.

Conor McGregor's plan to extend €3m home invalidated for being 'misleading and incorrect'
# Kildare
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# Kildare

Conor McGregor's plan to extend €3m home invalidated for being 'misleading and incorrect'

May 18th 2026, 3:50 PM 8,396 Views 0 Comments

Keir Starmer says his government can 'turn things around' (and that he's still not resigning)
# Andy Burnham
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# Andy Burnham

Keir Starmer says his government can 'turn things around' (and that he's still not resigning)

Updated May 18th 2026, 3:15 PM 1,776 Views 8 Comments

Revenue staff warned not to use work passwords elsewhere after 137 staff caught in data breach
# What's The Password
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# What's The Password

Revenue staff warned not to use work passwords elsewhere after 137 staff caught in data breach

May 18th 2026, 2:50 PM 6,870 Views 38 Comments

Man's conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly is quashed
# Court Of Appeal
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# Court Of Appeal

Man's conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly is quashed

May 18th 2026, 1:19 PM 3,532 Views 0 Comments

83-year-old pastor who sexually abused child in his congregation jailed for 12.5 years
# Courts
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# Courts

83-year-old pastor who sexually abused child in his congregation jailed for 12.5 years

May 18th 2026, 1:10 PM 7,738 Views 0 Comments

How important is the Irish language in Galway West, home to Ireland's largest Gaeltacht?
# Galway West
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# Galway West

How important is the Irish language in Galway West, home to Ireland's largest Gaeltacht?

May 18th 2026, 12:39 PM 128 Views 0 Comments

President Connolly’s sister among Irish activists detained by Israel after Gaza flotilla intercepted
# Flotilla
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# Flotilla

President Connolly’s sister among Irish activists detained by Israel after Gaza flotilla intercepted

May 18th 2026, 12:21 PM 4,120 Views 0 Comments

The WHO has declared the new Ebola outbreak an international emergency – what does that mean?
# Africa
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# Africa

The WHO has declared the new Ebola outbreak an international emergency – what does that mean?

May 18th 2026, 12:01 PM 2,192 Views 23 Comments

As of 16 May, eight laboratory-confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths had been reported in the DRC.

Did you boycott this year's Eurovision?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Did you boycott this year's Eurovision?

May 18th 2026, 10:45 AM 1,973 Views 20 Comments

One person dead after two-vehicle crash in Co Tyrone
# Omagh
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# Omagh

One person dead after two-vehicle crash in Co Tyrone

May 18th 2026, 8:55 AM 268 Views 0 Comments

Ambulance union reps and HSE to resume talks in Labour Court over pay dispute
# National Ambulance Service
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# National Ambulance Service

Ambulance union reps and HSE to resume talks in Labour Court over pay dispute

May 18th 2026, 7:18 AM 403 Views 2 Comments

President Connolly expected to meet King Charles as she kicks off three-day UK visit
# Blighty
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# Blighty

President Connolly expected to meet King Charles as she kicks off three-day UK visit

May 18th 2026, 6:44 AM 221 Views 1 Comment