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Check-in and bag drop desks for Ryanair flights will close earlier from November
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# Hurry Up

Check-in and bag drop desks for Ryanair flights will close earlier from November

Apr 22nd 2026, 5:04 PM 6,801 Views 0 Comments

There's a new Daniel and Majella O'Donnell exhibition at Newbridge's Museum of Style Icons
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# Kildare

There's a new Daniel and Majella O'Donnell exhibition at Newbridge's Museum of Style Icons

Apr 22nd 2026, 5:02 PM 2,772 Views 15 Comments

Varadkar says rural v urban comments ‘went too far’, apologises for offence caused
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# Soz

Varadkar says rural v urban comments ‘went too far’, apologises for offence caused

Apr 22nd 2026, 4:52 PM 978 Views 7 Comments

The former Taoiseach said he didn’t mean to be divisive or to cause offence with his comments.

President Catherine Connolly will not refer International Bill 2026 to the Supreme Court
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# Signed Off

President Catherine Connolly will not refer International Bill 2026 to the Supreme Court

Apr 22nd 2026, 4:23 PM 406 Views 0 Comments

Man involved in scheme that defrauded Trinity College hardship fund of over €500k is jailed
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# Circuit Criminal Court

Man involved in scheme that defrauded Trinity College hardship fund of over €500k is jailed

Apr 22nd 2026, 4:08 PM 1,738 Views 0 Comments

Independent radio stations ask Media Minister to intervene on 'shocking' 39% levy increase
# Patrick O'Donovan
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# Patrick O'Donovan

Independent radio stations ask Media Minister to intervene on 'shocking' 39% levy increase

Apr 22nd 2026, 3:42 PM 355 Views 0 Comments

Families of people lost in road crashes say they are often 'left in the dark' about inquests
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# Road Safety

Families of people lost in road crashes say they are often 'left in the dark' about inquests

Apr 22nd 2026, 1:42 PM 258 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach says government will give consideration to stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
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# First Time Buyers

Taoiseach says government will give consideration to stamp duty relief for first-time buyers

Apr 22nd 2026, 1:37 PM 764 Views 2 Comments

Teenage boy to go on trial accused of raping a girl and making child sex abuse material
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# Courts

Teenage boy to go on trial accused of raping a girl and making child sex abuse material

Apr 22nd 2026, 1:35 PM 2,623 Views 0 Comments

Starmer under fire again from MPs, maintains he was never told Mandelson failed vetting
# Under Pressure
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# Under Pressure

Starmer under fire again from MPs, maintains he was never told Mandelson failed vetting

Apr 22nd 2026, 12:43 PM 890 Views 0 Comments

Co Down ‘gentleman’ stops in his tracks to help exhausted runner cross Boston Marathon finish line
# Aaron Beggs
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# Aaron Beggs

Co Down ‘gentleman’ stops in his tracks to help exhausted runner cross Boston Marathon finish line

Apr 22nd 2026, 11:57 AM 23,188 Views 58 Comments

Ryder Cup tickets for competition days to cost €499, as Irish fans get early access on Friday
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# Hot Ticket

Ryder Cup tickets for competition days to cost €499, as Irish fans get early access on Friday

Apr 22nd 2026, 11:35 AM 0 Views 0 Comments

Applications for home energy upgrades up 96% so far this year
# Heating Your Home
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# Heating Your Home

Applications for home energy upgrades up 96% so far this year

Apr 22nd 2026, 10:27 AM 1,269 Views 8 Comments

The UK has passed a bill introducing a generational smoking ban – should Ireland follow suit?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

The UK has passed a bill introducing a generational smoking ban – should Ireland follow suit?

Apr 22nd 2026, 10:21 AM 16,357 Views 101 Comments

Cuckoo lands in Killarney National Park after flying 9,000 km from Ghana
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# Cuach Cores

Cuckoo lands in Killarney National Park after flying 9,000 km from Ghana

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:59 AM 656 Views 1 Comment

Taoiseach tweaks party rules so backbenchers can influence upcoming Budget
# No Heave To See Here
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# No Heave To See Here

Taoiseach tweaks party rules so backbenchers can influence upcoming Budget

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:33 AM 905 Views 4 Comments

There are 11 counties with no gaelcholáiste and campaigners say the department isn't doing enough
# Second Level Education
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# Second Level Education

There are 11 counties with no gaelcholáiste and campaigners say the department isn't doing enough

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:19 AM 780 Views 0 Comments

11 chontae gan Gaelcholáiste, ní mór don Roinn Oideachais níos mó a dhéanamh - grúpa feachtais
# Fásach Ghaeloideachais
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# Fásach Ghaeloideachais

11 chontae gan Gaelcholáiste, ní mór don Roinn Oideachais níos mó a dhéanamh - grúpa feachtais

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:12 AM 347 Views 0 Comments

Maxol is getting into the food delivery game so people can get delis to their door at night
# Roll Call
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# Roll Call

Maxol is getting into the food delivery game so people can get delis to their door at night

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:03 AM 2,941 Views 11 Comments

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior faces fan fury as Blues suffer fifth straight Premier League loss
# Pressure
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# Pressure

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior faces fan fury as Blues suffer fifth straight Premier League loss

Apr 22nd 2026, 7:23 AM 781 Views 4 Comments

From optimism to gloom: There are vastly differing views on what war means for home building
# Mentioning The War
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# Mentioning The War

From optimism to gloom: There are vastly differing views on what war means for home building

Apr 22nd 2026, 12:05 AM 71 Views 0 Comments

A housing summit in Croke Park found itself dominated by the Middle East conflict.

Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'
# Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
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# Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'

Apr 21st 2026, 11:17 PM 1,162 Views 8 Comments

'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel
# Under Rated
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# Under Rated

'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel

Apr 21st 2026, 10:08 PM 5,337 Views 9 Comments

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

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Apr 21st 2026, 9:28 PM 1,350 Views 0 Comments

Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union
# One More Day
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# One More Day

Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union

Apr 21st 2026, 9:00 PM 6,834 Views 32 Comments

Top civil servant Robert Watt to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin City Taskforce
# New Job
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# New Job

Top civil servant Robert Watt to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin City Taskforce

Apr 21st 2026, 7:37 PM 5,560 Views 36 Comments

Pirate queens, powerbrokers & public servants: Anne Chambers on her life as an Irish biographer
# New Books
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# New Books

Pirate queens, powerbrokers & public servants: Anne Chambers on her life as an Irish biographer

Apr 21st 2026, 7:00 PM 1,429 Views 3 Comments

Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
# Cost Of Materials
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# Cost Of Materials

Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes

Apr 21st 2026, 6:30 PM 5,157 Views 29 Comments

TDs giving character reference letters in sentence hearings 'inappropriate', Justice Minister says
# Courts
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# Courts

TDs giving character reference letters in sentence hearings 'inappropriate', Justice Minister says

Apr 21st 2026, 6:16 PM 1,277 Views 0 Comments

Two youths charged and e-scooters seized in response to hi-jackings along Grand Canal Greenway
# Dublin
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# Dublin

Two youths charged and e-scooters seized in response to hi-jackings along Grand Canal Greenway

Updated Apr 21st 2026, 6:15 PM 11,834 Views 0 Comments

Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach
# Housing Crisis
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# Housing Crisis

Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach

Apr 21st 2026, 6:00 PM 11,456 Views 37 Comments

Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests
# Fuel Protests
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# Fuel Protests

Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests

Apr 21st 2026, 5:22 PM 3,946 Views 35 Comments

Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott
# Eurovision 2026
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# Eurovision 2026

Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott

Apr 21st 2026, 4:57 PM 4,596 Views 47 Comments

Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos
# Sulky Racing
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# Sulky Racing

Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos

Apr 21st 2026, 4:53 PM 9,462 Views 0 Comments

Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears
# Courts
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# Courts

Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears

Apr 21st 2026, 4:41 PM 10,542 Views 0 Comments

Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue
# Feelin Hot Hot Hot
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# Feelin Hot Hot Hot

Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue

Apr 21st 2026, 4:28 PM 7,214 Views 18 Comments

'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference
# Exonerated
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# Exonerated

'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference

Updated Apr 21st 2026, 3:27 PM 9,807 Views 0 Comments

Eamonn Cunnane stood with seven other gardai who were “wrongly suspended for years” from Limerick.