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Record-breaking Aviva game highlights surging popularity of the Ireland Women's rugby team
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# Momentum

Record-breaking Aviva game highlights surging popularity of the Ireland Women's rugby team

May 12th 2026, 5:21 PM 1,857 Views 5 Comments

Misinformation is leading to abuse and harassment of staff and volunteers in NGOs
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Misinformation is leading to abuse and harassment of staff and volunteers in NGOs

May 12th 2026, 3:04 PM 2,518 Views 0 Comments

Banned driver who fled scene after running over bride-to-be is jailed for five years
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Banned driver who fled scene after running over bride-to-be is jailed for five years

May 12th 2026, 2:38 PM 9,826 Views 0 Comments

TG4 to follow Netflix precedent by offering Irish-language subtitles option for flagship drama
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# Language Choice

TG4 to follow Netflix precedent by offering Irish-language subtitles option for flagship drama

May 12th 2026, 12:57 PM 1,510 Views 3 Comments

Catherine Connolly criticises pollution of Irish rivers in first major speech on the environment
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Catherine Connolly criticises pollution of Irish rivers in first major speech on the environment

May 12th 2026, 12:46 PM 4,515 Views 63 Comments

The president gave her assessment of where we’re at seven years since Ireland officially declared a climate and biodiversity emergency.

‘Shocking but not surprising’: Four homes damaged after explosion in Ballymun
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‘Shocking but not surprising’: Four homes damaged after explosion in Ballymun

May 12th 2026, 12:25 PM 2,285 Views 0 Comments

PBP byelection candidate makes ethics complaint against rival and lord mayor Ray McAdam
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PBP byelection candidate makes ethics complaint against rival and lord mayor Ray McAdam

May 12th 2026, 11:31 AM 12,033 Views 0 Comments

Do you record at concerts?
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# The Daily Poll

Do you record at concerts?

May 12th 2026, 10:32 AM 11,104 Views 29 Comments

Rural pubs say they face ‘existential threat’, with over 2,220 pubs closing in past 20 years
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Rural pubs say they face ‘existential threat’, with over 2,220 pubs closing in past 20 years

May 12th 2026, 9:09 AM 10,065 Views 100 Comments

EU considering social media 'delay' for children, says von der Leyen
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EU considering social media 'delay' for children, says von der Leyen

May 12th 2026, 8:50 AM 2,898 Views 13 Comments

'Open revolt' leaves Starmer 'on the brink' - UK papers react to leadership crisis
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'Open revolt' leaves Starmer 'on the brink' - UK papers react to leadership crisis

May 12th 2026, 8:01 AM 222 Views 1 Comment

Loss of a parent: I spent 50 years preparing for my father's death, but it still came as a shock
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# LOSS OF A PARENT

Loss of a parent: I spent 50 years preparing for my father's death, but it still came as a shock

May 12th 2026, 7:00 AM 2,234 Views 0 Comments

'Significant impact' on National Ambulance Service as workers to begin 24-hour strike
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# Industrial Action

'Significant impact' on National Ambulance Service as workers to begin 24-hour strike

May 12th 2026, 6:54 AM 4 Views 0 Comments

Cabinet to discuss assistance for businesses affected by Waterford fire
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# Waterford Fire

Cabinet to discuss assistance for businesses affected by Waterford fire

May 12th 2026, 6:30 AM 260 Views 0 Comments

Harris rules out Irish-only windfall tax on energy giants over possible impact on 'investment'
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# Energy Sector Profits

Harris rules out Irish-only windfall tax on energy giants over possible impact on 'investment'

May 12th 2026, 12:05 AM 262 Views 5 Comments

The finance minister says the government prefers an EU-wide approach; however, the European Commission insists a similar initiative in 2022 had mixed results.

Micheál Martin rejects leadership comparison between himself and Keir Starmer
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# Fianna Fáil

Micheál Martin rejects leadership comparison between himself and Keir Starmer

May 11th 2026, 11:34 PM 1,107 Views 13 Comments

Body of Evidence: Why your body starts storing fat in your 50s — and how it affects your brain
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# Middle Age Spread

Body of Evidence: Why your body starts storing fat in your 50s — and how it affects your brain

Updated May 11th 2026, 10:50 PM 7,491 Views 18 Comments

Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery
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Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery

May 11th 2026, 10:30 PM 4,520 Views 0 Comments

'I'm shocked, but I'm not surprised': Dublin Rose subjected to racist comments online
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# Rose Of Tralee

'I'm shocked, but I'm not surprised': Dublin Rose subjected to racist comments online

May 11th 2026, 10:10 PM 4,736 Views 0 Comments

Cork's historic Counting House to be reborn as new city library after €35m council purchase
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# Cork City Council

Cork's historic Counting House to be reborn as new city library after €35m council purchase

May 11th 2026, 10:04 PM 2,332 Views 0 Comments

Dublin man who had sexually explicit conversations with children online jailed
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# Child Sexual Abuse Material

Dublin man who had sexually explicit conversations with children online jailed

May 11th 2026, 9:43 PM 2,082 Views 0 Comments

Wicklow man who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a sleeping woman jailed
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Wicklow man who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a sleeping woman jailed

May 11th 2026, 9:03 PM 9,915 Views 0 Comments

Cross-party anger at government over Oliver Bond flats as Dublin councillors demand U-turn
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Cross-party anger at government over Oliver Bond flats as Dublin councillors demand U-turn

May 11th 2026, 8:23 PM 4,250 Views 18 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Monday
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Here's What Happened Today: Monday

May 11th 2026, 8:15 PM 1,449 Views 0 Comments

'We are living in vile conditions': Dublin City Council housing tenants protest rent hike
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# Rent Increases

'We are living in vile conditions': Dublin City Council housing tenants protest rent hike

May 11th 2026, 7:49 PM 458 Views 2 Comments

Violent abuser who raped, urinated on and poured bleach over partner fails in appeal
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Violent abuser who raped, urinated on and poured bleach over partner fails in appeal

May 11th 2026, 5:05 PM 9,246 Views 0 Comments

Energy providers in Ireland are not making ‘excessive profit’, regulator says
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# High Prices

Energy providers in Ireland are not making ‘excessive profit’, regulator says

May 11th 2026, 4:31 PM 2,868 Views 31 Comments

Garda trainee recruitment drive gets under way, with applications closing in three weeks
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# Garda Recruitment

Garda trainee recruitment drive gets under way, with applications closing in three weeks

May 11th 2026, 3:04 PM 2,692 Views 14 Comments

Gardaí investigating 2009 murder of Liam Murray begin searching land in Rathfarnham
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Gardaí investigating 2009 murder of Liam Murray begin searching land in Rathfarnham

May 11th 2026, 2:50 PM 12,444 Views 0 Comments

Irish student takes European prize at world's largest teen environmental competition
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Irish student takes European prize at world's largest teen environmental competition

May 11th 2026, 2:18 PM 12,119 Views 30 Comments

Ireland leads push for EU-wide sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
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# Settlers

Ireland leads push for EU-wide sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

May 11th 2026, 2:04 PM 5,355 Views 35 Comments

Wicklow man who sexually abused two young cousins he was babysitting jailed for nine years
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Wicklow man who sexually abused two young cousins he was babysitting jailed for nine years

May 11th 2026, 2:01 PM 2,253 Views 0 Comments

Diageo is selling so much Guinness right now that it needs a new brewery
# Littleconnell
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# Littleconnell

Diageo is selling so much Guinness right now that it needs a new brewery

May 11th 2026, 11:00 AM 2,135 Views 8 Comments

Do you think increasing litter fines is a good idea?
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# The Daily Poll

Do you think increasing litter fines is a good idea?

May 11th 2026, 10:35 AM 3,684 Views 38 Comments

Woman seriously injured after hit-and-run collision involving car and e-bike in Co Tipperary
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# Fethard Road

Woman seriously injured after hit-and-run collision involving car and e-bike in Co Tipperary

May 11th 2026, 10:17 AM 1,527 Views 0 Comments

Around 40 businesses severely damaged after fire at Waterford city industrial estate
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# Waterford

Around 40 businesses severely damaged after fire at Waterford city industrial estate

May 11th 2026, 9:05 AM 1,953 Views 2 Comments

HSE says industrial action by ambulance service will significantly impact services
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HSE says industrial action by ambulance service will significantly impact services

May 11th 2026, 7:18 AM 351 Views 3 Comments