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Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon pays damages to Alan Shatter over false Epstein claim
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Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon pays damages to Alan Shatter over false Epstein claim

Feb 13th 2026, 6:54 PM 0 Views 0 Comments

Murder investigation launched after death of man in Belfast earlier this week
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Murder investigation launched after death of man in Belfast earlier this week

Feb 13th 2026, 6:52 PM 408 Views 0 Comments

Inspector of Prisons has 'deep reservations' about death of mentally ill inmate at Cloverhill
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Inspector of Prisons has 'deep reservations' about death of mentally ill inmate at Cloverhill

Feb 13th 2026, 6:00 PM 703 Views 0 Comments

'Cab drivers have lost their livelihoods’: Renters in distress as Dublin complex floods
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# Flooding Impact

'Cab drivers have lost their livelihoods’: Renters in distress as Dublin complex floods

Feb 13th 2026, 4:56 PM 2,500 Views 7 Comments

Trinity College to become a vape-free campus next week
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# TCD

Trinity College to become a vape-free campus next week

Feb 13th 2026, 4:56 PM 404 Views 3 Comments

City centre horse handler to do community service for assaulting American tourist
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# Courts

City centre horse handler to do community service for assaulting American tourist

Feb 13th 2026, 3:48 PM 7,580 Views 0 Comments

Busy coast road in Dublin's Raheny to be partly closed until mid-summer for water mains upgrades
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# Uisce Éireann

Busy coast road in Dublin's Raheny to be partly closed until mid-summer for water mains upgrades

Feb 13th 2026, 3:39 PM 4,722 Views 12 Comments

Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years
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# Next Chapter

Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years

Feb 13th 2026, 3:07 PM 8,745 Views 6 Comments

Psychiatric care and prisons: Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system?
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# A Broken System

Psychiatric care and prisons: Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system?

Feb 13th 2026, 2:45 PM 1,431 Views 9 Comments

Bishop of Limerick condemns arson attack on mosque and says it's a 'wake-up call'
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# Dooradoyle

Bishop of Limerick condemns arson attack on mosque and says it's a 'wake-up call'

Feb 13th 2026, 2:34 PM 2,692 Views 0 Comments

Two League of Ireland fixtures postponed after heavy rainfall in Dublin
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# Pitch Inspections

Two League of Ireland fixtures postponed after heavy rainfall in Dublin

Updated Feb 13th 2026, 1:23 PM 3,952 Views 16 Comments

UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says
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# London

UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says

Feb 13th 2026, 12:43 PM 1,813 Views 0 Comments

‘Much-needed clarity’: Defamation reform Bill passes Oireachtas after decade-long campaign
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# Defamation Reform

‘Much-needed clarity’: Defamation reform Bill passes Oireachtas after decade-long campaign

Feb 13th 2026, 12:41 PM 1,690 Views 1 Comment

Israel have ‘no concerns’ over travel to Ireland as dates for Nations League matches confirmed
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Israel have ‘no concerns’ over travel to Ireland as dates for Nations League matches confirmed

Feb 13th 2026, 11:15 AM 13 Views 0 Comments

Some roads to Dublin Airport closed and bus routes diverted after heavy rain causes flooding
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# Transport Disruption

Some roads to Dublin Airport closed and bus routes diverted after heavy rain causes flooding

Feb 13th 2026, 10:58 AM 2,961 Views 7 Comments

Health Minister ‘deeply disappointed’ over refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
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# Women And Infants

Health Minister ‘deeply disappointed’ over refusal of Rotunda critical care unit

Feb 13th 2026, 10:39 AM 2 Views 0 Comments

Trinity College is banning vapes on its campus – should other public spaces follow suit?
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# The Daily Poll

Trinity College is banning vapes on its campus – should other public spaces follow suit?

Feb 13th 2026, 10:22 AM 906 Views 7 Comments

Interview: Wexford hurling coach Shane Keegan
Driving testers to carry out industrial action over concerns about uninsured cars at tests
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# Road Safety Authority

Driving testers to carry out industrial action over concerns about uninsured cars at tests

Feb 13th 2026, 9:21 AM 2,908 Views 14 Comments

Calls issued for the FAI to boycott matches against Israel
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Calls issued for the FAI to boycott matches against Israel

Feb 13th 2026, 8:14 AM 4,701 Views 77 Comments

Some roads to Dublin Airport closed as country hit by freezing weather and rain
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# Status Yellow Alert

Some roads to Dublin Airport closed as country hit by freezing weather and rain

Updated Feb 13th 2026, 8:12 AM 13,892 Views 17 Comments

There may be flooding in Dublin and Wicklow this morning before the weather becomes very cold and icy tonight.

Dublin woman Gail Slater leaves White House job less than a year after appointment
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# Trump Administration

Dublin woman Gail Slater leaves White House job less than a year after appointment

Feb 13th 2026, 7:29 AM 12,796 Views 19 Comments

Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
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# Special Emergency Arrangements

Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements

Feb 13th 2026, 12:05 AM 354 Views 7 Comments
  • One placement had fire exits blocked and locked first aid boxes
  • Some children not allocated a social worker due to lack of staff
  • Children’s Ombudsman said findings were ‘very concerning’
Arsenal's title momentum checked by Andrews' Brentford
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# Brilliant Bees

Arsenal's title momentum checked by Andrews' Brentford

Feb 12th 2026, 11:04 PM 2,541 Views 0 Comments

Waterford abattoir begins redundancy consultation with more than 200 employees
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Waterford abattoir begins redundancy consultation with more than 200 employees

Feb 12th 2026, 10:59 PM 3,537 Views 6 Comments

Dublin Port's Great South Wall to undergo repair works worth €2.5 million after winter storm damage
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# Poolbeg Lighthouse

Dublin Port's Great South Wall to undergo repair works worth €2.5 million after winter storm damage

Feb 12th 2026, 9:54 PM 0 Views 0 Comments

FAI say they will play Israel - but this Nations League controversy is only just beginning
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# Analysis

FAI say they will play Israel - but this Nations League controversy is only just beginning

Feb 12th 2026, 9:10 PM 4,015 Views 0 Comments

Ireland’s games with Israel will be played – but we don’t yet know where the games will be.

Two Limerick gardaí have five-year-long suspensions lifted as fallout from trial continues
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# Garda Probe

Two Limerick gardaí have five-year-long suspensions lifted as fallout from trial continues

Feb 12th 2026, 8:55 PM 3,309 Views 0 Comments

Public urged to be alert to signs and symptoms of norovirus as cases up over 50% in a week
# Winter Vomiting Bug
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# Winter Vomiting Bug

Public urged to be alert to signs and symptoms of norovirus as cases up over 50% in a week

Feb 12th 2026, 8:54 PM 12,844 Views 0 Comments

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Search underway for man who went overboard from ferry in Irish Sea

Feb 12th 2026, 8:50 PM 9,137 Views 4 Comments

Three seeking to be Fine Gael candidate for Galway West by-election
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# Fine Gael

Three seeking to be Fine Gael candidate for Galway West by-election

Feb 12th 2026, 8:38 PM 4,756 Views 14 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
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# Evening Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Feb 12th 2026, 8:15 PM 1,843 Views 0 Comments

Man accused of plotting to blow up mosque claims Explosives Act is unconstitutional
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# Irish Defence Army

Man accused of plotting to blow up mosque claims Explosives Act is unconstitutional

Feb 12th 2026, 8:13 PM 5,935 Views 0 Comments

New €100m Rotunda Hospital critical care unit for women and infants denied planning permission
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# An Coimisin Pleanála

New €100m Rotunda Hospital critical care unit for women and infants denied planning permission

Feb 12th 2026, 7:49 PM 5,746 Views 11 Comments

Conservation groups objected on the grounds that the new building would damage the square’s prospect of long-term regeneration.

Investigation launched after arson attack on Limerick mosque
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# Limerick

Investigation launched after arson attack on Limerick mosque

Feb 12th 2026, 7:11 PM 4,432 Views 0 Comments

Supervalu and Centra owner announces that over 80 jobs are at risk
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# Musgrave

Supervalu and Centra owner announces that over 80 jobs are at risk

Feb 12th 2026, 6:55 PM 20,091 Views 46 Comments

'Lovely surprise': A Fine Gael Senator won a car on last week’s Late Late Show
# Joe O'Reilly
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# Joe O'Reilly

'Lovely surprise': A Fine Gael Senator won a car on last week’s Late Late Show

Feb 12th 2026, 6:43 PM 15,934 Views 8 Comments

Irishman detained in US faced drugs charge before leaving Ireland
# SEAMUS CULLETON
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# SEAMUS CULLETON

Irishman detained in US faced drugs charge before leaving Ireland

Feb 12th 2026, 5:40 PM 329 Views 0 Comments