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Lodger who sexually assaulted teenage girl jailed for four years and three months
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Lodger who sexually assaulted teenage girl jailed for four years and three months

Apr 14th 2026, 6:33 PM 610 Views 0 Comments

Confidence levels in Irish construction sector at 'lowest point' so far this year
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Confidence levels in Irish construction sector at 'lowest point' so far this year

Apr 14th 2026, 6:04 PM 5,002 Views 8 Comments

'This government have let the people down': The moment Michael Healy-Rae quit as minister
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# HEALY-RAE OUT

'This government have let the people down': The moment Michael Healy-Rae quit as minister

Apr 14th 2026, 5:29 PM 2,286 Views 26 Comments

Healy-Rae waved to cheering crowds gathered outside of Leinster House after resigning.

'I always knew how special it was': The Dubliner highlighting the communities in the flats
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# Chats In The Flats

'I always knew how special it was': The Dubliner highlighting the communities in the flats

Apr 14th 2026, 5:00 PM 11,386 Views 8 Comments

Two truck drivers accused of dangerous driving on M1 during fuel protest appear in court
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# Drogheda District Court

Two truck drivers accused of dangerous driving on M1 during fuel protest appear in court

Apr 14th 2026, 4:55 PM 3,305 Views 0 Comments

Fuel distribution returning to close to normal levels, government's emergency group says
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Fuel distribution returning to close to normal levels, government's emergency group says

Apr 14th 2026, 4:25 PM 1,396 Views 18 Comments

LIVE: Poland v Ireland, World Cup qualifier From The 42
Live Apr 14th 2026, 4:00 PM

LIVE: Poland v Ireland, World Cup qualifier

Unite members of the National Ambulance Service join strike action next month
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# Strikes

Unite members of the National Ambulance Service join strike action next month

Apr 14th 2026, 3:19 PM 1,554 Views 17 Comments

Michael Healy Rae says he will vote no confidence in government and resign as Minister of State
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# No Confidence Motion

Michael Healy Rae says he will vote no confidence in government and resign as Minister of State

Apr 14th 2026, 3:17 PM 4,525 Views 40 Comments

A no confidence motion in the government is up for debate in the Dáil today but government has moved to defend its actions.

Tractors cause traffic disruption in Belfast with go-slow convoy protesting fuel prices
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# Northern Ireland

Tractors cause traffic disruption in Belfast with go-slow convoy protesting fuel prices

Apr 14th 2026, 2:58 PM 4,142 Views 26 Comments

Mouse and cockroach activity leads to five closure orders at Dublin's Moore Street Mall
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# Food Outlets

Mouse and cockroach activity leads to five closure orders at Dublin's Moore Street Mall

Apr 14th 2026, 2:38 PM 6,258 Views 0 Comments

Irish Rail to add extra Drogheda to Dublin morning service from next week
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# Dublin Connolly

Irish Rail to add extra Drogheda to Dublin morning service from next week

Apr 14th 2026, 2:33 PM 2,094 Views 20 Comments

State to exit Permanent TSB after Austrian bank strikes deal to buy it for €1.6bn
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# Sold

State to exit Permanent TSB after Austrian bank strikes deal to buy it for €1.6bn

Apr 14th 2026, 2:02 PM 5,561 Views 22 Comments

What do you think about cosmetic procedures?
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# Your Say

What do you think about cosmetic procedures?

Apr 14th 2026, 12:57 PM 4,010 Views 21 Comments

Debunked: Micheál Martin was not attending his daughter’s wedding while protesters faced off with Gardaí
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# FactCheck

Debunked: Micheál Martin was not attending his daughter’s wedding while protesters faced off with Gardaí

Apr 14th 2026, 11:34 AM 7,068 Views 0 Comments

Revolut rival Monzo officially launches in Ireland
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# Online Banking

Revolut rival Monzo officially launches in Ireland

Apr 14th 2026, 8:30 AM 1 View 0 Comments

Máire Ní Bhraonáin, comhbhunaitheoir an mórbhanna Gaeltachta, Clannad, ar shlí na fírinne
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# Guth A Linne

Máire Ní Bhraonáin, comhbhunaitheoir an mórbhanna Gaeltachta, Clannad, ar shlí na fírinne

Updated Apr 14th 2026, 8:00 AM 1,081 Views 0 Comments

Founding member and lead singer of Clannad Moya Brennan dies aged 73
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Founding member and lead singer of Clannad Moya Brennan dies aged 73

Apr 14th 2026, 7:12 AM 1,088 Views 1 Comment

Opinion: The protests aren't just about fuel, they're a revolt against a hollow state
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# Fuel Protests

Opinion: The protests aren't just about fuel, they're a revolt against a hollow state

Apr 14th 2026, 7:00 AM 166 Views 0 Comments

Government to face no confidence motion this afternoon
# Fuel Protests
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# Fuel Protests

Government to face no confidence motion this afternoon

Apr 14th 2026, 6:44 AM 495 Views 4 Comments

Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbers
# Ouch
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# Ouch

Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbers

Apr 14th 2026, 6:00 AM 563 Views 6 Comments

Nurses travelling to work in groups to avoid racist abuse
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# Racism Against Health Workers

Nurses travelling to work in groups to avoid racist abuse

Apr 14th 2026, 12:05 AM 251 Views 0 Comments

There were 183 reported incidents in the past five years.

Two tractor drivers arrested on the M1 Motorway in Co Louth
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# Road Traffic Act

Two tractor drivers arrested on the M1 Motorway in Co Louth

Apr 13th 2026, 10:50 PM 8,041 Views 0 Comments

Dublin City Council backs plan to phase out trucks with high blind spots from city streets
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# Cycling

Dublin City Council backs plan to phase out trucks with high blind spots from city streets

Apr 13th 2026, 10:36 PM 3,232 Views 22 Comments

Motorcyclist dies after collision with car in Ballymena
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# Co Antrim

Motorcyclist dies after collision with car in Ballymena

Apr 13th 2026, 10:16 PM 1,327 Views 0 Comments

Man who overpowered and sexually assaulted teenage girl in alleyway jailed for six years
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# Courts

Man who overpowered and sexually assaulted teenage girl in alleyway jailed for six years

Apr 13th 2026, 10:03 PM 9,729 Views 0 Comments

Luas Finglas extension back on track after Manhattan Peanuts legal challenge resolved
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# Green Line

Luas Finglas extension back on track after Manhattan Peanuts legal challenge resolved

Apr 13th 2026, 9:47 PM 2,446 Views 17 Comments

Man charged with criminal damage of US military plane at Shannon Airport denied bail
# C130 Hercules
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# C130 Hercules

Man charged with criminal damage of US military plane at Shannon Airport denied bail

Apr 13th 2026, 9:19 PM 242 Views 0 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Monday
# Good Evening
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# Good Evening

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Apr 13th 2026, 9:07 PM 308 Views 0 Comments

Petition to suspend trade between EU and Israel reaches almost one million signatures
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# Trade Agreement

Petition to suspend trade between EU and Israel reaches almost one million signatures

Apr 13th 2026, 8:54 PM 1,304 Views 10 Comments

At 91 years of age, with 220 km on the road, activist Lelia Doolan walks for Irish neutrality
# Walking For Neutrality
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# Walking For Neutrality

At 91 years of age, with 220 km on the road, activist Lelia Doolan walks for Irish neutrality

Apr 13th 2026, 8:30 PM 2,393 Views 6 Comments

'Ardú croí an tacaíocht d'ár neodracht atá léirithe ar mo shiúl ó Aerfort na Sionainne go BÁC'
# Siúlóid Na Neodrachta
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# Siúlóid Na Neodrachta

'Ardú croí an tacaíocht d'ár neodracht atá léirithe ar mo shiúl ó Aerfort na Sionainne go BÁC'

Apr 13th 2026, 8:20 PM 547 Views 1 Comment

'Extraordinary' that TD did not mention child victim in reference for convicted ex-adviser, judge says
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'Extraordinary' that TD did not mention child victim in reference for convicted ex-adviser, judge says

Apr 13th 2026, 8:02 PM 45,711 Views 0 Comments

Convicted child rapist found in company of three boys jailed for two and a half years
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Convicted child rapist found in company of three boys jailed for two and a half years

Apr 13th 2026, 7:19 PM 8,450 Views 0 Comments

Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner dies in hospital three weeks after roadside attack
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# Scarlett Faulkner

Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner dies in hospital three weeks after roadside attack

Updated Apr 13th 2026, 7:18 PM 12,630 Views 0 Comments

The young woman was on life-support after an attack on the side of a road outside the village of Birdhill, Co Tipperary, on 21 March.

Man (20s) charged with several road traffic offences after being arrested at Whitegate
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Man (20s) charged with several road traffic offences after being arrested at Whitegate

Apr 13th 2026, 7:09 PM 10,287 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach under fire over fuel protest handling in marathon four-hour long Fianna Fáil meeting
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# Backlash

Taoiseach under fire over fuel protest handling in marathon four-hour long Fianna Fáil meeting

Apr 13th 2026, 6:43 PM 16,708 Views 86 Comments

The Taoiseach was told at parliamentary party meeting today that he can come across as ‘narky’ and it doesn’t go down well with the public.

Commissioner 'appalled' as gardaí who policed protests are doxxed and threatened online
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# Threats

Commissioner 'appalled' as gardaí who policed protests are doxxed and threatened online

Apr 13th 2026, 5:50 PM 34,676 Views 0 Comments