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Here are the 12 vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in March
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# Pretty Vacant

Here are the 12 vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in March

May 11th 2026, 12:05 AM 1,567 Views 0 Comments
  • Last month, six councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.
  • Under laws introduced in 1990, every local council keeps a Derelict Sites Register to encourage owners to bring vacant houses and land into use.
  • Councils can then attempt to force owners to sell them - but most go through the commission if an owner objects.
Quiz: How much do you know about Shrek 2?
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# Quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about Shrek 2?

May 10th 2026, 10:00 PM 6,062 Views 9 Comments

'I'd no money for food, the diesel light was on in my car': Student nurses on cost of living
# Frontline Staff
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# Frontline Staff

'I'd no money for food, the diesel light was on in my car': Student nurses on cost of living

May 10th 2026, 9:32 PM 1,256 Views 1 Comment

Money Diaries: A software engineer on €100K living in Dublin
# Spending And Saving
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# Spending And Saving

Money Diaries: A software engineer on €100K living in Dublin

May 10th 2026, 8:00 PM 17,135 Views 13 Comments

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

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

May 10th 2026, 8:00 PM 1,095 Views 0 Comments

Roscommon end Galway's Connacht reign with stunning scoring finish
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# Rossies Rising

Roscommon end Galway's Connacht reign with stunning scoring finish

May 10th 2026, 7:15 PM 4,014 Views 5 Comments

Gardaí searching for missing schoolgirl (15) believed to have flown to France
# Public Appeal
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# Public Appeal

Gardaí searching for missing schoolgirl (15) believed to have flown to France

May 10th 2026, 6:51 PM 2,152 Views 0 Comments

Belfast restaurants close after window smashed during youth disorder
# Crime
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# Crime

Belfast restaurants close after window smashed during youth disorder

May 10th 2026, 6:19 PM 616 Views 0 Comments

Offaly secure landmark draw with Kilkenny in Leinster senior hurling championship
# Shock
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# Shock

Offaly secure landmark draw with Kilkenny in Leinster senior hurling championship

May 10th 2026, 5:11 PM 2,380 Views 2 Comments

Will you watch season two of Rivals?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Will you watch season two of Rivals?

May 10th 2026, 3:31 PM 4,183 Views 6 Comments

Clifford goal proves key as Kerry come good to defeat Cork in Munster final
# Senior Football Championship
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# Senior Football Championship

Clifford goal proves key as Kerry come good to defeat Cork in Munster final

May 10th 2026, 3:30 PM 2,027 Views 0 Comments

Minister mulling plan to offer payments to Ukrainian refugees who return home
# War In Ukraine
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# War In Ukraine

Minister mulling plan to offer payments to Ukrainian refugees who return home

May 10th 2026, 3:04 PM 8,125 Views 0 Comments

Some 300,000 names removed from electoral register in the last two years
# An Coimisiún Toghcháin
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# An Coimisiún Toghcháin

Some 300,000 names removed from electoral register in the last two years

May 10th 2026, 2:56 PM 730 Views 0 Comments

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with van in Ballymena
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# Road Crash

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with van in Ballymena

May 10th 2026, 1:07 PM 586 Views 0 Comments

Some National Ambulance Service workers to begin industrial action tomorrow
# National Ambulance Service
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# National Ambulance Service

Some National Ambulance Service workers to begin industrial action tomorrow

May 10th 2026, 12:01 PM 58 Views 0 Comments

Public asked to avoid area after major fire at Waterford city industrial estate
# Tycor
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# Tycor

Public asked to avoid area after major fire at Waterford city industrial estate

Updated May 10th 2026, 11:20 AM 10,316 Views 0 Comments

Waterford City and County Council said an analysis is taking place to determine if there’s an asbestos bound cement roof on the building.

Legislation to scrap Dublin Airport passenger cap to go to Cabinet this month
# Dublin Airport
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# Dublin Airport

Legislation to scrap Dublin Airport passenger cap to go to Cabinet this month

May 10th 2026, 11:16 AM 473 Views 7 Comments

Sitdown Sunday: A cheapskate's guide to Dublin on a budget
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# 7 Deadly Reads

Sitdown Sunday: A cheapskate's guide to Dublin on a budget

May 10th 2026, 9:00 AM 3,620 Views 7 Comments

Life with a stoma: My worst nightmare became a reality, but this has given me my life back
# Recovery
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# Recovery

Life with a stoma: My worst nightmare became a reality, but this has given me my life back

May 10th 2026, 7:30 AM 5,584 Views 6 Comments

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife with passengers set to be repatriated
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# MV Hondius

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife with passengers set to be repatriated

May 10th 2026, 7:17 AM 34 Views 0 Comments

Why the share price at Ireland’s biggest gambling company has crashed by over 60%
# Flutter
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# Flutter

Why the share price at Ireland’s biggest gambling company has crashed by over 60%

May 10th 2026, 7:00 AM 598 Views 2 Comments

The stock price for Flutter, the firm behind Paddy Power, is currently tanking, and is down to a third of the price that it was at less than a year ago.

'We need clear rules': Couple charged over €1k in monthly service fees for Galway flat
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

'We need clear rules': Couple charged over €1k in monthly service fees for Galway flat

May 10th 2026, 12:05 AM 1,513 Views 0 Comments

A case that saw tenants charged close to €14,000 in one year for added-on service charges has been highlighted by renter groups.

Irish - This month May 2026

How well do you remember these May songs?
# Quiz
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# Quiz

How well do you remember these May songs?

May 9th 2026, 10:00 PM 2,239 Views 4 Comments

'Another slap in the face of workers': Four winners and two losers from the political week
# The Week That Was
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# The Week That Was

'Another slap in the face of workers': Four winners and two losers from the political week

May 9th 2026, 9:30 PM 1,156 Views 4 Comments

Government candidate frontrunner, UK politicians riding high and low and another bike shed.

Oliver Bond resident fears new plan for complex risks repeating mistakes of the past
# The Liberties
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# The Liberties

Oliver Bond resident fears new plan for complex risks repeating mistakes of the past

May 9th 2026, 9:00 PM 2,013 Views 4 Comments

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

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

May 9th 2026, 8:02 PM 2,036 Views 0 Comments

As it happened: Connacht defeat Munster 26-7 in URC From The 42
Live May 9th 2026, 7:35 PM

As it happened: Connacht defeat Munster 26-7 in URC

Summer festival supports: At PsyCare, we aim to be the calm in the chaos
# Harm Reduction
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# Harm Reduction

Summer festival supports: At PsyCare, we aim to be the calm in the chaos

May 9th 2026, 7:00 PM 2,036 Views 11 Comments

'Not what we want': Crowds protest against redesign of Stephen's Green Shopping Centre
# Dublin
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# Dublin

'Not what we want': Crowds protest against redesign of Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

May 9th 2026, 6:29 PM 6,521 Views 28 Comments

LIVE: Ireland v Wales, Women's Six Nations
# Updates
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# Updates

LIVE: Ireland v Wales, Women's Six Nations

May 9th 2026, 6:00 PM 171 Views 0 Comments

LIVE: Waterford v Cork, Munster senior hurling championship From The 42
Live May 9th 2026, 5:13 PM

LIVE: Waterford v Cork, Munster senior hurling championship

Postmortem exam of woman believed to have died in childbirth at Tipperary home completed
# Carrick-on-Suir
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# Carrick-on-Suir

Postmortem exam of woman believed to have died in childbirth at Tipperary home completed

May 9th 2026, 4:51 PM 4,805 Views 0 Comments

'A gay, single mum-to be': MEP Maria Walsh reveals she's expecting a baby through IVF
# European Parliament
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# European Parliament

'A gay, single mum-to be': MEP Maria Walsh reveals she's expecting a baby through IVF

May 9th 2026, 4:40 PM 8,883 Views 29 Comments

Amid a boycott and with past winners steering clear, what can we expect from Eurovision 2026?
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# Controversy

Amid a boycott and with past winners steering clear, what can we expect from Eurovision 2026?

May 9th 2026, 1:32 PM 2 Views 0 Comments

Motorcyclist (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Wexford
# Glenour
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# Glenour

Motorcyclist (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Wexford

May 9th 2026, 10:30 AM 1,392 Views 0 Comments

'He'd had a space cake then airport drinks': Reader stories of passengers 'hammered' on flights
# Airport Drinking
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# Airport Drinking

'He'd had a space cake then airport drinks': Reader stories of passengers 'hammered' on flights

May 9th 2026, 10:00 AM 2,768 Views 17 Comments

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary wants pre-flight morning pints banned in airports. We asked our readers for their thoughts.

Thousands take part in Darkness into Light walks across the country
# In Pictures
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# In Pictures

Thousands take part in Darkness into Light walks across the country

May 9th 2026, 9:29 AM 1,480 Views 1 Comment

Surrealing in the Years: Come on guys, we don't have it in the locker to pull off nuclear energy
# Surrealing In The Years
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# Surrealing In The Years

Surrealing in the Years: Come on guys, we don't have it in the locker to pull off nuclear energy

May 9th 2026, 9:00 AM 971 Views 0 Comments