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Na Ranna Gaeltachta agus Tithíochta fós 'ag díospóireacht' faoi ráiteas pleanála Gaeltachta
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# Geallúint Feachtais

Na Ranna Gaeltachta agus Tithíochta fós 'ag díospóireacht' faoi ráiteas pleanála Gaeltachta

May 14th 2026, 2:06 PM 166 Views 0 Comments

The government is going to tell civil servants to 'take risks' to speed up infrastructure delivery
# Calculated Risk
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# Calculated Risk

The government is going to tell civil servants to 'take risks' to speed up infrastructure delivery

May 14th 2026, 2:05 PM 15,290 Views 27 Comments

'Totally wrong': Expenditure Minister and Tánaiste condemn Bertie Ahern's immigration comments
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# Controversy

'Totally wrong': Expenditure Minister and Tánaiste condemn Bertie Ahern's immigration comments

May 14th 2026, 12:40 PM 124 Views 0 Comments

RTÉ Radio 1 loses listeners across biggest shows as audience figures released
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# Radio Ga Ga

RTÉ Radio 1 loses listeners across biggest shows as audience figures released

May 14th 2026, 12:26 PM 1,256 Views 5 Comments

Eviction notices up 51% in first three months of the year
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# Rent

Eviction notices up 51% in first three months of the year

May 14th 2026, 11:04 AM 58 Views 0 Comments

Are you subscribed to any music streaming services?
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# The Daily Poll

Are you subscribed to any music streaming services?

May 14th 2026, 10:33 AM 11,975 Views 56 Comments

Ireland's national debt could reach €250bn by the 2030s
# A Quarter Of A Trillion Euro
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# A Quarter Of A Trillion Euro

Ireland's national debt could reach €250bn by the 2030s

May 14th 2026, 9:36 AM 1,866 Views 20 Comments

Passengers allowed to leave norovirus-hit cruise ship
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# Ambition

Passengers allowed to leave norovirus-hit cruise ship

May 14th 2026, 8:47 AM 2,533 Views 7 Comments

Social Democrats' byelection candidate slams Bertie Ahern's immigration comments as 'vile'
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# Dublin Central Byelection

Social Democrats' byelection candidate slams Bertie Ahern's immigration comments as 'vile'

May 14th 2026, 12:41 AM 130 Views 1 Comment

On the campaign trail in Dublin 7, Social Democrats byelection candidate talks Bertie, his previous work and immigration.

Have you heard of a 'quiet road'? Monaghan might be getting one
# SHH
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# SHH

Have you heard of a 'quiet road'? Monaghan might be getting one

May 13th 2026, 10:41 PM 4,698 Views 15 Comments

Labour's long knives: Starmer may be weak, but his opponents are not strong
# Keir Today Gone Tomorrow
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# Keir Today Gone Tomorrow

Labour's long knives: Starmer may be weak, but his opponents are not strong

May 13th 2026, 10:00 PM 185 Views 1 Comment

Upcoming Budget will be around €7 billion and have income tax at its heart, Harris tells party
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# Budget 2027

Upcoming Budget will be around €7 billion and have income tax at its heart, Harris tells party

Updated May 13th 2026, 9:40 PM 4,302 Views 47 Comments

Social Democrats' Bill proposing abortion law changes defeated in Dáil vote
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# Abortion

Social Democrats' Bill proposing abortion law changes defeated in Dáil vote

Updated May 13th 2026, 9:30 PM 3,026 Views 0 Comments

The bill proposed to scrap the three-day waiting period and change rules around fatal foetal abnormality cases, but ministers had raised legal concerns.

Our top 5 watches of the weekend
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# Top 5 Picks

Our top 5 watches of the weekend

May 13th 2026, 8:30 PM 4,014 Views 0 Comments

Here's what happened today: Wednesday
# News Fix
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# News Fix

Here's what happened today: Wednesday

May 13th 2026, 8:15 PM 1,607 Views 0 Comments

Former UL president's alleged involvement in €12.5m property deal can't be revisited, lawyers say
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# Kerstin Mey

Former UL president's alleged involvement in €12.5m property deal can't be revisited, lawyers say

May 13th 2026, 8:14 PM 8,734 Views 0 Comments

Short-term let register promised for this month delayed again until December
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# Tourism

Short-term let register promised for this month delayed again until December

Updated May 13th 2026, 7:55 PM 3,758 Views 36 Comments

Sex offender who befriended 'vulnerable' teen after falsely claiming to be a youth worker jailed
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# Courts

Sex offender who befriended 'vulnerable' teen after falsely claiming to be a youth worker jailed

May 13th 2026, 7:04 PM 3,455 Views 0 Comments

Life on the road: Our shared MS diagnoses forced us to finally start living
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# New Books

Life on the road: Our shared MS diagnoses forced us to finally start living

May 13th 2026, 7:00 PM 2,414 Views 3 Comments

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House prices are still going up by thousands of euros, just not quite as quickly as before
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# On The Up

House prices are still going up by thousands of euros, just not quite as quickly as before

May 13th 2026, 4:33 PM 5,238 Views 47 Comments

Ambulance workers and HSE to go to the Labour Court tomorrow for talks following strike
# AMBULANCE WORKERS' STRIKE
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# AMBULANCE WORKERS' STRIKE

Ambulance workers and HSE to go to the Labour Court tomorrow for talks following strike

May 13th 2026, 2:29 PM 458 Views 0 Comments

The development comes following a 24-hour work stoppage by ambulance service members.

One ticket from Ireland to Europe: EU seeks to simplify cross-border train travel and booking
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# One Ticket Please

One ticket from Ireland to Europe: EU seeks to simplify cross-border train travel and booking

May 13th 2026, 1:50 PM 1,591 Views 8 Comments

Irish among 1,700 passengers confined on cruise ship after suspected norovirus death
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# Bordeaux

Irish among 1,700 passengers confined on cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

May 13th 2026, 1:37 PM 5,863 Views 0 Comments

Modular homes built in back gardens will be subject to local property tax, Revenue says
# Housing
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# Housing

Modular homes built in back gardens will be subject to local property tax, Revenue says

May 13th 2026, 1:19 PM 2 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach says a disability cost payment is 'a key target' but won't commit to a figure
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# Disability

Taoiseach says a disability cost payment is 'a key target' but won't commit to a figure

May 13th 2026, 1:04 PM 406 Views 2 Comments

Taoiseach distances Fianna Fáil from immigration remarks made by Bertie Ahern in covert video
# On The Doorsteps
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# On The Doorsteps

Taoiseach distances Fianna Fáil from immigration remarks made by Bertie Ahern in covert video

May 13th 2026, 11:44 AM 6,164 Views 0 Comments

Micheál Martin defended the government’s migration policies after Bertie Ahern was filmed criticising immigration

Would you support an EU-wide social media ban for children?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Would you support an EU-wide social media ban for children?

May 13th 2026, 10:53 AM 7,171 Views 64 Comments

On-the-spot litter and dog fouling fines set to rise to €250 from September
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# LITTER FINES

On-the-spot litter and dog fouling fines set to rise to €250 from September

May 13th 2026, 10:18 AM 756 Views 12 Comments

Four people removed from Eurovision semi-final after chants during Israel's performance
# Eurovision 2026
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# Eurovision 2026

Four people removed from Eurovision semi-final after chants during Israel's performance

May 13th 2026, 8:39 AM 990 Views 6 Comments

Woman (20s) dies following two-vehicle collision in Co Tipperary
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# Nenagh

Woman (20s) dies following two-vehicle collision in Co Tipperary

May 13th 2026, 8:15 AM 1,662 Views 0 Comments

Tourist attraction Dún Laoghaire Baths the only 'poor' bathing water in Ireland last year
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# Water Quality

Tourist attraction Dún Laoghaire Baths the only 'poor' bathing water in Ireland last year

May 13th 2026, 6:30 AM 4 Views 0 Comments

'I miss my old life': Doctor severely injured in hit-and-run speaks out on road safety crisis
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# Road Safety

'I miss my old life': Doctor severely injured in hit-and-run speaks out on road safety crisis

May 13th 2026, 6:00 AM 1,028 Views 1 Comment

Seán Owens was on the way to a house call when he was hit by a car. He lost his right ear and spent nine months in hospital. He can no longer work as a GP.

Data centres 'cannibalising' renewables as Ireland warned of fossil fuel 'energy shock'
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# Climate Change Advisory Council

Data centres 'cannibalising' renewables as Ireland warned of fossil fuel 'energy shock'

May 13th 2026, 12:02 AM 653 Views 20 Comments

It’s been warned that the instability in global energy markets ‘reinforces the importance and urgency’ of the government ending Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels.

Housing Department says funding ‘remains in place’ for regeneration of Oliver Bond flats
# Oliver Bond House
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# Oliver Bond House

Housing Department says funding ‘remains in place’ for regeneration of Oliver Bond flats

May 12th 2026, 11:14 PM 49 Views 0 Comments

Two men 'off their heads' on laughing gas sentenced for unprovoked assault on woman in Dublin
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# Courts

Two men 'off their heads' on laughing gas sentenced for unprovoked assault on woman in Dublin

May 12th 2026, 10:03 PM 7,901 Views 0 Comments

How are you dealing with the cost of living? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?
# Spending And Saving
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# Spending And Saving

How are you dealing with the cost of living? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

May 12th 2026, 9:00 PM 1,544 Views 10 Comments