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Air traffic controller shortage has closed areas of Irish airspace more than 10 times in six weeks
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# No Access

Air traffic controller shortage has closed areas of Irish airspace more than 10 times in six weeks

Feb 12th 2026, 4:57 PM 1,390 Views 0 Comments

American man who strangled father at Laois hotel found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
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American man who strangled father at Laois hotel found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

Feb 12th 2026, 4:13 PM 10,684 Views 0 Comments

Warning over appearance of highly poisonous flowering plant on Dublin and Meath beaches
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# Hemlock

Warning over appearance of highly poisonous flowering plant on Dublin and Meath beaches

Updated Feb 12th 2026, 3:50 PM 23,991 Views 17 Comments

Tusla to check that over 23,000 children whose cases were closed are still in school
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# Closed Case Review

Tusla to check that over 23,000 children whose cases were closed are still in school

Feb 12th 2026, 3:45 PM 2,480 Views 0 Comments

Love comes at a higher price this Valentine’s Day, with cost of a box of chocolates up 10%
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# Price Of Love

Love comes at a higher price this Valentine’s Day, with cost of a box of chocolates up 10%

Feb 12th 2026, 3:01 PM 947 Views 13 Comments

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The illusion of safety for 'undocumented Irish'
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'Such a coup to get this over Dublin': Retailer Sephora opens its first Irish shop in Belfast
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# She Is Handsome She Is Pretty

'Such a coup to get this over Dublin': Retailer Sephora opens its first Irish shop in Belfast

Feb 12th 2026, 2:55 PM 5,452 Views 12 Comments

TDs are 'sick to the teeth' of the children’s science centre saga
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# Public Accounts

TDs are 'sick to the teeth' of the children’s science centre saga

Feb 12th 2026, 2:51 PM 4,463 Views 7 Comments

Radio Nova breakfast show tops chart in Dublin, as FM104 loses out for first time in decades
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# Morning Glory

Radio Nova breakfast show tops chart in Dublin, as FM104 loses out for first time in decades

Feb 12th 2026, 2:21 PM 3,899 Views 17 Comments

Comedian PJ Gallagher and veteran presenter Jim McCabe told The Journal they’re over the moon.

Farrell makes six changes for Ireland's clash with Italy
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# Rugby

Farrell makes six changes for Ireland's clash with Italy

Feb 12th 2026, 2:01 PM 0 Views 0 Comments

Edwin Edogbo is set for his Ireland debut off the bench in Dublin.

Ratcliffe issues carefully worded apology for 'offending some people' with immigration remarks
# Heated Rhetoric
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# Heated Rhetoric

Ratcliffe issues carefully worded apology for 'offending some people' with immigration remarks

Updated Feb 12th 2026, 1:49 PM 15,411 Views 0 Comments

Breaking the grip: Can we rethink education in Ireland, north and south?
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# Northern Ireland

Breaking the grip: Can we rethink education in Ireland, north and south?

Updated Feb 12th 2026, 12:36 PM 3,675 Views 35 Comments

The new adaptation of Wuthering Heights is out tomorrow – will you be watching it?
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# The Daily Poll

The new adaptation of Wuthering Heights is out tomorrow – will you be watching it?

Updated Feb 12th 2026, 9:30 AM 7,801 Views 26 Comments

Met Éireann issues Status Yellow ice warning for all of Ireland from tomorrow
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# Below Freezing

Met Éireann issues Status Yellow ice warning for all of Ireland from tomorrow

Feb 12th 2026, 8:51 AM 14,105 Views 15 Comments

Man arrested in connection with murder of Daniel Aruebose released without charge
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# Murder Investigation

Man arrested in connection with murder of Daniel Aruebose released without charge

Feb 12th 2026, 8:50 AM 1,789 Views 0 Comments

Vigil held for victims of Canada school shooting in devastated small town
# Tumbler Ridge Mourns
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# Tumbler Ridge Mourns

Vigil held for victims of Canada school shooting in devastated small town

Feb 12th 2026, 8:36 AM 3,698 Views 0 Comments

Sean Dyche sacked by Nottingham Forest after less than four months in charge
# Time To Say Goodbye
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# Time To Say Goodbye

Sean Dyche sacked by Nottingham Forest after less than four months in charge

Feb 12th 2026, 8:00 AM 3,783 Views 0 Comments

Conor McGregor served with compliance notice for not disclosing promotional Instagram content
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# Consumer Watchdog

Conor McGregor served with compliance notice for not disclosing promotional Instagram content

Feb 12th 2026, 7:37 AM 309 Views 1 Comment

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has confirmed he'll run in the Dublin Central by-election
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# Election Bid

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has confirmed he'll run in the Dublin Central by-election

Feb 12th 2026, 7:21 AM 365 Views 0 Comments

‘The Monk’ had restarted his social media accounts and had been hinting that he might run since the by-election was announced.

Government wins late night in support of embattled Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin
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# Controversy

Government wins late night in support of embattled Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin

Feb 12th 2026, 6:52 AM 533 Views 0 Comments

'The system is broken': Our readers' stories of the 'madness' of bidding on a home in Ireland
# Your Stories
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# Your Stories

'The system is broken': Our readers' stories of the 'madness' of bidding on a home in Ireland

Feb 12th 2026, 12:05 AM 4,619 Views 20 Comments

From being asked to bid in €2,500 increments to being told to bid higher even when others have bowed out, our readers say reform is needed.

Seo í Gobnait, an naomh a spreag ceoldráma, filíocht is omós a pobal thar breis is 1,000 bliain
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# Naomh D'ár Línn

Seo í Gobnait, an naomh a spreag ceoldráma, filíocht is omós a pobal thar breis is 1,000 bliain

Updated Feb 11th 2026, 11:45 PM 2,263 Views 0 Comments

AI slop showing Brad Pitt taking selfies and drinking pints is flooding Irish social media
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# Pitt Slop

AI slop showing Brad Pitt taking selfies and drinking pints is flooding Irish social media

Feb 11th 2026, 11:10 PM 19,521 Views 6 Comments

US man thought he was 'ordained by God' to kill father during psychotic episode in Laois hotel
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US man thought he was 'ordained by God' to kill father during psychotic episode in Laois hotel

Feb 11th 2026, 10:27 PM 5,103 Views 0 Comments

Tánaiste says Irish savers are being short-changed on returns (and he wants more people investing)
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# Cash OUt

Tánaiste says Irish savers are being short-changed on returns (and he wants more people investing)

Feb 11th 2026, 10:03 PM 10,370 Views 51 Comments

'You couldn't care less': Taoiseach gets defensive as rent reforms face criticism
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# Rent Reforms

'You couldn't care less': Taoiseach gets defensive as rent reforms face criticism

Updated Feb 11th 2026, 9:32 PM 18,305 Views 77 Comments

Opposition parties have put down “a ream of amendments” to change the bill, crowds were told at a protest outside Leinster House evening.

'Captivating' but 'not sexy enough': What Irish cinemagoers made of Wuthering Heights
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# Mixed Opinions

'Captivating' but 'not sexy enough': What Irish cinemagoers made of Wuthering Heights

Feb 11th 2026, 9:00 PM 5,484 Views 5 Comments

This might just be the first adaptation of a Brontë novel to feature two sun-soaked Australian leads yearning in the English countryside.

Tensions between ministers over short-term lets amid questions over 'grace period' for owners
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# Housing Vs Tourism

Tensions between ministers over short-term lets amid questions over 'grace period' for owners

Feb 11th 2026, 8:47 PM 4,063 Views 12 Comments

Locals mount opposition over plans for €356m apartment development in south Dublin
# Milltown
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# Milltown

Locals mount opposition over plans for €356m apartment development in south Dublin

Feb 11th 2026, 8:41 PM 23,112 Views 28 Comments

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

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Feb 11th 2026, 8:00 PM 1,982 Views 0 Comments

Meet Gobnait, the warrior saint, who inspires devotion from a Cork gaeltacht community
# A Saint For Our Times
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# A Saint For Our Times

Meet Gobnait, the warrior saint, who inspires devotion from a Cork gaeltacht community

Updated Feb 11th 2026, 8:00 PM 2,147 Views 0 Comments

Man who forced woman to take pills to terminate pregancy set to be sentenced next week
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Man who forced woman to take pills to terminate pregancy set to be sentenced next week

Feb 11th 2026, 7:36 PM 16,029 Views 0 Comments

Ireland must act now to appoint counter-drone security coordinator, MEP says
# Action Plan
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# Action Plan

Ireland must act now to appoint counter-drone security coordinator, MEP says

Feb 11th 2026, 7:13 PM 3,027 Views 0 Comments

Patients could be in National Children's Hospital from December ‘if everything goes well’
# Jenifer Carroll MacNeill
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# Jenifer Carroll MacNeill

Patients could be in National Children's Hospital from December ‘if everything goes well’

Feb 11th 2026, 7:03 PM 4,880 Views 35 Comments

What will the arrival of HBO Max mean for Sky customers in Ireland?
# Explainer
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# Explainer

What will the arrival of HBO Max mean for Sky customers in Ireland?

Feb 11th 2026, 7:00 PM 18,340 Views 19 Comments

Dublin City Council unveils plans for what pedestrianised College Green could look like
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# Dublin

Dublin City Council unveils plans for what pedestrianised College Green could look like

Feb 11th 2026, 6:49 PM 7,573 Views 44 Comments

You have one more chance to have your say before the plans are lodged.

Larry Donnelly: The hard edge of Trump’s immigration policy now tests Irish America
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# SEAMUS CULLETON

Larry Donnelly: The hard edge of Trump’s immigration policy now tests Irish America

Updated Feb 11th 2026, 5:17 PM 1,585 Views 19 Comments

Pat Kenny wins long-running planning battle over nursing home scheme
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# Dalkey

Pat Kenny wins long-running planning battle over nursing home scheme

Feb 11th 2026, 12:34 PM 3,141 Views 14 Comments

Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
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# Spending And Saving

Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

Updated Feb 9th 2026, 7:00 PM 1,501 Views 0 Comments