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Belfast-Dublin rail service gets €700m cross-border investment and eight new trains
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# Translink

Belfast-Dublin rail service gets €700m cross-border investment and eight new trains

May 7th 2026, 8:22 PM 4,404 Views 13 Comments

Seán Kyne srón chun tosaigh ar Thomas i nGaillimh Thiar de réir phobalbhreith TG4
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# Pobal Bhreith Nuacht TG4

Seán Kyne srón chun tosaigh ar Thomas i nGaillimh Thiar de réir phobalbhreith TG4

May 7th 2026, 7:30 PM 23 Views 0 Comments

Fifa is rinsing fans for its US World Cup, but could we end up with empty seats and a big dud?
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# Ticket Prices

Fifa is rinsing fans for its US World Cup, but could we end up with empty seats and a big dud?

May 7th 2026, 7:30 PM 66 Views 0 Comments

Tickets have ballooned compared to previous tournaments and there are suggestions demand isn’t what Fifa expected.

UK Supreme Court rules Troubles Legacy Bill is 'human rights-compliant' after victims' challenge
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# The Troubles

UK Supreme Court rules Troubles Legacy Bill is 'human rights-compliant' after victims' challenge

May 7th 2026, 7:30 PM 33 Views 0 Comments

Man found not guilty of stabbing his brothers after dash cam heard him say 'someone dies today'
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Man found not guilty of stabbing his brothers after dash cam heard him say 'someone dies today'

May 7th 2026, 6:38 PM 2,013 Views 0 Comments

Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
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# Pobal Bhreith Nuacht TG4

Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll

May 7th 2026, 6:00 PM 0 Views 0 Comments

Red Line Luas disrupted in both directions as emergency services attend collision near Smithfield
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# Luas Disruptions

Red Line Luas disrupted in both directions as emergency services attend collision near Smithfield

May 7th 2026, 5:49 PM 4,485 Views 0 Comments

Leavitt steps away, DJ Rubio wings it: Trump’s White House looks increasingly chaotic
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Leavitt steps away, DJ Rubio wings it: Trump’s White House looks increasingly chaotic

May 7th 2026, 5:46 PM 4 Views 0 Comments

Over 35 and paying for contraception? Don’t expect free access anytime soon
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# Free Contraception Scheme

Over 35 and paying for contraception? Don’t expect free access anytime soon

May 7th 2026, 5:12 PM 1,496 Views 10 Comments

Glow-in-the-dark sliotar for winter hurling training wins student enterprise award
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# Lovely Hurling

Glow-in-the-dark sliotar for winter hurling training wins student enterprise award

May 7th 2026, 5:07 PM 3,664 Views 4 Comments

Health minister insists recruitment freeze won't hit frontline staff amid €250m HSE overspend
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# Over Budget

Health minister insists recruitment freeze won't hit frontline staff amid €250m HSE overspend

May 7th 2026, 4:18 PM 2,025 Views 14 Comments

The pizza place with the huge queue is opening another shop in Dublin
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# Bambino

The pizza place with the huge queue is opening another shop in Dublin

May 7th 2026, 3:53 PM 5,348 Views 17 Comments

Government faces questions on hospital parking charges as amount collected soars
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# Pay And Display

Government faces questions on hospital parking charges as amount collected soars

May 7th 2026, 3:29 PM 954 Views 5 Comments

German tourist wins payout over hotel guests reserving sun loungers with towels
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# Battle Of The Sun Loungers

German tourist wins payout over hotel guests reserving sun loungers with towels

May 7th 2026, 3:08 PM 17,914 Views 24 Comments

Helen McEntee called 'tone-deaf' after defending €127k bike shed at Kerry hospital
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# Spending

Helen McEntee called 'tone-deaf' after defending €127k bike shed at Kerry hospital

May 7th 2026, 2:43 PM 15,397 Views 61 Comments

Minister says former colonial powers should return 'loot' and 'plunder' to Ireland
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# Give It Back

Minister says former colonial powers should return 'loot' and 'plunder' to Ireland

May 7th 2026, 2:38 PM 1,367 Views 12 Comments

Covalen workers vote to strike after 720 workers on Meta projects told jobs at risk
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# Tech Layoffs

Covalen workers vote to strike after 720 workers on Meta projects told jobs at risk

May 7th 2026, 12:12 PM 2,182 Views 13 Comments

Workers will protest outside the Dáil today to call on the government to bring in more protections.

Debunked: Ivermectin is not a proven cure for cancer, despite claims by famous figures in the US
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# FactCheck

Debunked: Ivermectin is not a proven cure for cancer, despite claims by famous figures in the US

May 7th 2026, 11:49 AM 2,965 Views 0 Comments

Kerry-Donegal game to be shown on GAA+ as All-Ireland SFC fixtures revealed
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# Senior Football Championship

Kerry-Donegal game to be shown on GAA+ as All-Ireland SFC fixtures revealed

May 7th 2026, 11:42 AM 1,741 Views 6 Comments

Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children in last four years were found to be adults
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# Tusla

Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children in last four years were found to be adults

May 7th 2026, 11:03 AM 1,168 Views 0 Comments

Will you be following the UK local elections?
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# The Daily Poll

Will you be following the UK local elections?

May 7th 2026, 10:33 AM 3,145 Views 54 Comments

Time to act: Animal cruelty still happens every day in Ireland – our laws must catch up
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# No Country For Animal Rights

Time to act: Animal cruelty still happens every day in Ireland – our laws must catch up

Updated May 7th 2026, 9:00 AM 1,369 Views 14 Comments

Taoiseach heads to Belfast to meet Stormont leaders and deliver lecture
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# Northern Ireland

Taoiseach heads to Belfast to meet Stormont leaders and deliver lecture

May 7th 2026, 7:08 AM 1,477 Views 29 Comments

It's a jam-packed weekend of sports – here's what to watch and where
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# Sports Listings

It's a jam-packed weekend of sports – here's what to watch and where

May 7th 2026, 7:08 AM 5,176 Views 0 Comments

Irish people are taking out more loans than ever before
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# Personal Loans

Irish people are taking out more loans than ever before

May 7th 2026, 6:00 AM 1,547 Views 6 Comments

Construction begins on temporary Adare station to service Ryder Cup goers
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# Ryder Cup

Construction begins on temporary Adare station to service Ryder Cup goers

May 6th 2026, 9:56 PM 4,633 Views 8 Comments

'The ghost of Michael Shine hangs over my home town': TDs make statements on paedophile surgeon
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# Scoping Exercise

'The ghost of Michael Shine hangs over my home town': TDs make statements on paedophile surgeon

May 6th 2026, 9:32 PM 1,431 Views 0 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
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# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

May 6th 2026, 9:09 PM 1,826 Views 0 Comments

HSE to pause some recruitment as its overspend this year 'significantly worsens' to €250m
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# Recruitment Pause

HSE to pause some recruitment as its overspend this year 'significantly worsens' to €250m

May 6th 2026, 8:48 PM 1,410 Views 6 Comments

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Taoiseach doubles down on nuclear energy comments amid heated Dáil debate
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# Heated Debate

Taoiseach doubles down on nuclear energy comments amid heated Dáil debate

May 6th 2026, 6:37 PM 6,015 Views 33 Comments

'Shameful': Regeneration of Dublin's Oliver Bond flats scrapped as government funding pulled
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# Oliver Bond Flats

'Shameful': Regeneration of Dublin's Oliver Bond flats scrapped as government funding pulled

Updated May 6th 2026, 6:35 PM 4,351 Views 37 Comments

There are around 1,200 people living in the nearly 400 flats that comprise the housing development.

‘SNAs are not a luxury’: Campaigners to press Dublin Central candidates at public meeting tonight
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# Special Education

‘SNAs are not a luxury’: Campaigners to press Dublin Central candidates at public meeting tonight

May 6th 2026, 6:19 PM 339 Views 1 Comment

Woman who drove over a cyclist twice after illegal right-hand turn given 12-month suspended sentence
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Woman who drove over a cyclist twice after illegal right-hand turn given 12-month suspended sentence

May 6th 2026, 5:43 PM 634 Views 0 Comments

Lisdoonvarna retailer remanded in custody for sexual abuse of primary school boy in 1980s
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Lisdoonvarna retailer remanded in custody for sexual abuse of primary school boy in 1980s

May 6th 2026, 5:06 PM 25,743 Views 0 Comments

Exchequer swings to deficit, but Harris calls figures 'encouraging' as tax growth remains intact
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# State Coffers

Exchequer swings to deficit, but Harris calls figures 'encouraging' as tax growth remains intact

May 6th 2026, 4:58 PM 2,644 Views 9 Comments

Applegreen in Dublin industrial estate sold Saturday's winning €8.7m Lotto ticket
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# It Could Be You

Applegreen in Dublin industrial estate sold Saturday's winning €8.7m Lotto ticket

May 6th 2026, 8:20 AM 14,277 Views 9 Comments