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Government announces 45 new special classes for coming school year
# Education
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# Education

Government announces 45 new special classes for coming school year

Apr 15th 2026, 3:00 PM 852 Views 1 Comment

Freddie Thompson to go on trial for making threats to kill in Portlaoise Prison
# Courts
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# Courts

Freddie Thompson to go on trial for making threats to kill in Portlaoise Prison

Apr 15th 2026, 1:30 PM 7,295 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach says McDonald and Cairns lack 'courage' and Bacik was 'afraid' to go into Government
# Leaders' Questions
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# Leaders' Questions

Taoiseach says McDonald and Cairns lack 'courage' and Bacik was 'afraid' to go into Government

Apr 15th 2026, 1:26 PM 2,127 Views 15 Comments

Irish Rail increasing security after passenger reports include man 'smoking crack' at Sandycove
# Antisocial Behaviour
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# Antisocial Behaviour

Irish Rail increasing security after passenger reports include man 'smoking crack' at Sandycove

Apr 15th 2026, 12:59 PM 6,184 Views 28 Comments

There's some proper Star Trek lore attached to a new Connemara-filmed RTÉ crime drama
# Red Alert
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# Red Alert

There's some proper Star Trek lore attached to a new Connemara-filmed RTÉ crime drama

Apr 15th 2026, 11:20 AM 3,925 Views 7 Comments

Danny Healy-Rae says he had no 'influence' on his brother Michael's resignation from Government
# Fallout
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# Fallout

Danny Healy-Rae says he had no 'influence' on his brother Michael's resignation from Government

Updated Apr 15th 2026, 10:30 AM 8,023 Views 39 Comments

Appeal to trace relatives of 81-year-old woman who died alone
# RIP
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# RIP

Appeal to trace relatives of 81-year-old woman who died alone

Apr 15th 2026, 10:12 AM 13,022 Views 0 Comments

Digital bank Monzo has launched in Ireland – will you use it?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Digital bank Monzo has launched in Ireland – will you use it?

Apr 15th 2026, 10:06 AM 3,272 Views 18 Comments

'I'll never do it again': Jim Gavin gives first interview since dramatic exit from Áras race
# Presidential Election
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# Presidential Election

'I'll never do it again': Jim Gavin gives first interview since dramatic exit from Áras race

Apr 15th 2026, 9:22 AM 8,533 Views 8 Comments

124 people who were homeless died in just one year in Ireland
# Homeless Deaths
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# Homeless Deaths

124 people who were homeless died in just one year in Ireland

Apr 15th 2026, 8:24 AM 3,694 Views 38 Comments

Gary Gannon: This government is out of touch, out of answers and out of time
# Fuel Protests
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# Fuel Protests

Gary Gannon: This government is out of touch, out of answers and out of time

Updated Apr 15th 2026, 7:56 AM 7,823 Views 66 Comments

Tax cuts on fuels kick in today, here's what that means
# Fuel Protests
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# Fuel Protests

Tax cuts on fuels kick in today, here's what that means

Apr 15th 2026, 12:10 AM 1,464 Views 7 Comments

New Michael Jackson film risks 'rewriting history', Irish abuse charity warns
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

New Michael Jackson film risks 'rewriting history', Irish abuse charity warns

Apr 15th 2026, 12:05 AM 907 Views 3 Comments

Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner to be laid to rest on Friday
# RIP
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# RIP

Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner to be laid to rest on Friday

Apr 14th 2026, 10:18 PM 2 Views 0 Comments

Healy-Rae voices ‘grave reservations’ about Taoiseach's leadership as government left blindsided
# HEALY-RAE GOES ROGUE
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# HEALY-RAE GOES ROGUE

Healy-Rae voices ‘grave reservations’ about Taoiseach's leadership as government left blindsided

Apr 14th 2026, 10:00 PM 3,301 Views 23 Comments

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste got no indication from Michael Healy-Rae that he planned to resign today.

Harvey Weinstein retrial begins on rape charge after previous jury deadlock
# New York
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# New York

Harvey Weinstein retrial begins on rape charge after previous jury deadlock

Apr 14th 2026, 9:40 PM 1,442 Views 0 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
# Good Evening
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# Good Evening

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Apr 14th 2026, 9:12 PM 14 Views 0 Comments

Gardaí braced for a storm outside the Dáil today - but the protest quickly fizzled out
# Protest
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# Protest

Gardaí braced for a storm outside the Dáil today - but the protest quickly fizzled out

Apr 14th 2026, 8:58 PM 1,240 Views 15 Comments

Heavy security and closed streets met a scattered, short-lived demonstration, a far cry from last week’s disruption and past flashpoints at Leinster House

Government to make Public Services Card a form of identity
# ID Please
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# ID Please

Government to make Public Services Card a form of identity

Apr 14th 2026, 8:48 PM 3,389 Views 6 Comments

From Epstein to ICE: The Trumps’ White House is in crisis management mode
# The Epstein Shadow
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# The Epstein Shadow

From Epstein to ICE: The Trumps’ White House is in crisis management mode

Apr 14th 2026, 8:30 PM 1,440 Views 0 Comments

From 'G.I Jim' to 'Timmy Doolittle', there was a lot of name-calling in the Dáil today
# Parliamentary Language
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# Parliamentary Language

From 'G.I Jim' to 'Timmy Doolittle', there was a lot of name-calling in the Dáil today

Apr 14th 2026, 8:18 PM 3,617 Views 26 Comments

And some of it made more sense than others.

Defence Forces confirms use of AI to monitor Shadow Fleet vessels in Irish waters
# Monitoring Seas
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# Monitoring Seas

Defence Forces confirms use of AI to monitor Shadow Fleet vessels in Irish waters

Apr 14th 2026, 8:00 PM 2,167 Views 0 Comments

Rare Greenland shark washes up in Sligo
# Stranding
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# Stranding

Rare Greenland shark washes up in Sligo

Apr 14th 2026, 7:21 PM 5,791 Views 9 Comments

Debunked: The PSNI was not involved with breaking up fuel protests in Cork, Galway or Dublin
# FactCheck
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# FactCheck

Debunked: The PSNI was not involved with breaking up fuel protests in Cork, Galway or Dublin

Apr 14th 2026, 7:00 PM 757 Views 0 Comments

Fiachna Ó Braonáin: I was lucky enough to know Moya Brennan - her voice brought us all home
# Irish Music
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# Irish Music

Fiachna Ó Braonáin: I was lucky enough to know Moya Brennan - her voice brought us all home

Apr 14th 2026, 7:00 PM 1,128 Views 1 Comment

Lodger who sexually assaulted teenage girl jailed for four years and three months
# Dublin
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# Dublin

Lodger who sexually assaulted teenage girl jailed for four years and three months

Apr 14th 2026, 6:33 PM 610 Views 0 Comments

Confidence levels in Irish construction sector at 'lowest point' so far this year
# Construction Costs
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# Construction Costs

Confidence levels in Irish construction sector at 'lowest point' so far this year

Apr 14th 2026, 6:04 PM 5,002 Views 8 Comments

'This government have let the people down': The moment Michael Healy-Rae quit as minister
# HEALY-RAE OUT
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# HEALY-RAE OUT

'This government have let the people down': The moment Michael Healy-Rae quit as minister

Apr 14th 2026, 5:29 PM 2,286 Views 26 Comments

Healy-Rae waved to cheering crowds gathered outside of Leinster House after resigning.

'I always knew how special it was': The Dubliner highlighting the communities in the flats
# Chats In The Flats
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# Chats In The Flats

'I always knew how special it was': The Dubliner highlighting the communities in the flats

Apr 14th 2026, 5:00 PM 11,386 Views 8 Comments

Two truck drivers accused of dangerous driving on M1 during fuel protest appear in court
# Drogheda District Court
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# Drogheda District Court

Two truck drivers accused of dangerous driving on M1 during fuel protest appear in court

Apr 14th 2026, 4:55 PM 3,305 Views 0 Comments

Fuel distribution returning to close to normal levels, government's emergency group says
# Necg
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# Necg

Fuel distribution returning to close to normal levels, government's emergency group says

Apr 14th 2026, 4:25 PM 1,396 Views 18 Comments

LIVE: Poland v Ireland, World Cup qualifier From The 42
Live Apr 14th 2026, 4:00 PM

LIVE: Poland v Ireland, World Cup qualifier

'Goodbye Viktor Orbán, hello Patrick O’Donovan': Minister under more fire for media probe idea
# Fuel Protest Fallout
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# Fuel Protest Fallout

'Goodbye Viktor Orbán, hello Patrick O’Donovan': Minister under more fire for media probe idea

Apr 14th 2026, 3:52 PM 13,058 Views 50 Comments

Unite members of the National Ambulance Service join strike action next month
# Strikes
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# Strikes

Unite members of the National Ambulance Service join strike action next month

Apr 14th 2026, 3:19 PM 1,554 Views 17 Comments

Michael Healy Rae says he will vote no confidence in government and resign as Minister of State
# No Confidence Motion
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# No Confidence Motion

Michael Healy Rae says he will vote no confidence in government and resign as Minister of State

Apr 14th 2026, 3:17 PM 4,525 Views 40 Comments

A no confidence motion in the government is up for debate in the Dáil today but government has moved to defend its actions.

Who will survive Munster? And six forwards who can define the Championship
Arrest made after man in his 70s killed in assault outside Co Waterford home
# Dungarvan
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# Dungarvan

Arrest made after man in his 70s killed in assault outside Co Waterford home

Apr 14th 2026, 8:48 AM 720 Views 0 Comments

Máire Ní Bhraonáin, comhbhunaitheoir an mórbhanna Gaeltachta, Clannad, ar shlí na fírinne
# Guth A Linne
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# Guth A Linne

Máire Ní Bhraonáin, comhbhunaitheoir an mórbhanna Gaeltachta, Clannad, ar shlí na fírinne

Updated Apr 14th 2026, 8:00 AM 1,081 Views 0 Comments