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Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach
# Housing Crisis
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# Housing Crisis

Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach

Apr 21st 2026, 6:00 PM 11,456 Views 37 Comments

Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests
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# Fuel Protests

Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests

Apr 21st 2026, 5:22 PM 3,946 Views 35 Comments

Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott
# Eurovision 2026
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# Eurovision 2026

Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott

Apr 21st 2026, 4:57 PM 4,596 Views 47 Comments

Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos
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# Sulky Racing

Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos

Apr 21st 2026, 4:53 PM 9,462 Views 0 Comments

Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears
# Courts
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# Courts

Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears

Apr 21st 2026, 4:41 PM 10,542 Views 0 Comments

Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue
# Feelin Hot Hot Hot
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# Feelin Hot Hot Hot

Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue

Apr 21st 2026, 4:28 PM 7,214 Views 18 Comments

Danny Healy-Rae loses Agriculture Committee seat after voting against government last week
# Booted Out
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# Booted Out

Danny Healy-Rae loses Agriculture Committee seat after voting against government last week

Apr 21st 2026, 4:24 PM 8,115 Views 15 Comments

This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild
# Free Molly
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# Free Molly

This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild

Apr 21st 2026, 4:03 PM 5,105 Views 1 Comment

Two-thirds of websites investigated by advertising watchdog breached code by promoting botox
# Advertising Standards Authority
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# Advertising Standards Authority

Two-thirds of websites investigated by advertising watchdog breached code by promoting botox

Apr 21st 2026, 4:01 PM 1,410 Views 1 Comment

'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference
# Exonerated
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# Exonerated

'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference

Updated Apr 21st 2026, 3:27 PM 9,807 Views 0 Comments

Eamonn Cunnane stood with seven other gardai who were “wrongly suspended for years” from Limerick.

Debunked: Fringe commentator from US spreads false rumour of stabbing at Connolly Station
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# FactCheck

Debunked: Fringe commentator from US spreads false rumour of stabbing at Connolly Station

Apr 21st 2026, 2:52 PM 7,236 Views 0 Comments

State’s new savings scheme should target young investors with tax-free incentives, think tank says
# Investing For Beginners
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# Investing For Beginners

State’s new savings scheme should target young investors with tax-free incentives, think tank says

Apr 21st 2026, 2:19 PM 12,022 Views 28 Comments

Man sent online messages about wanting to 'rape and kill a child', court hears
# Courts
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# Courts

Man sent online messages about wanting to 'rape and kill a child', court hears

Apr 21st 2026, 12:35 PM 10,840 Views 0 Comments

Judge refuses to reveal identity of former TD who gave reference on behalf of sex offender
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# Court Of Appeal

Judge refuses to reveal identity of former TD who gave reference on behalf of sex offender

Apr 21st 2026, 12:27 PM 154 Views 0 Comments

Clean-up operation underway after significant oil spill at Dublin port
# Dublin
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# Dublin

Clean-up operation underway after significant oil spill at Dublin port

Apr 21st 2026, 11:32 AM 862 Views 0 Comments

Move to allow garden cabins is being done to ‘remove red tape’, says Tánaiste
# Modular Homes
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# Modular Homes

Move to allow garden cabins is being done to ‘remove red tape’, says Tánaiste

Apr 21st 2026, 10:34 AM 2,159 Views 6 Comments

Concerns over the fact occupants of these new cabins will be regarded as licensees rather than tenants have been flagged.

Family of Scarlett Faulkner warn public about scam online fundraising pages
# Scarlett Faulkner
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# Scarlett Faulkner

Family of Scarlett Faulkner warn public about scam online fundraising pages

Apr 21st 2026, 10:07 AM 523 Views 0 Comments

Do you agree with the Taoiseach’s comments about renting out garden cabins?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Do you agree with the Taoiseach’s comments about renting out garden cabins?

Apr 21st 2026, 10:00 AM 1,314 Views 17 Comments

Primark and Penneys to be split from parent company Associated British Foods
# Business Change
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# Business Change

Primark and Penneys to be split from parent company Associated British Foods

Apr 21st 2026, 8:59 AM 3,232 Views 6 Comments

Helen McEntee seeks review of EU’s trade agreement with Israel at Foreign Ministers' meeting
# Israel
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# Israel

Helen McEntee seeks review of EU’s trade agreement with Israel at Foreign Ministers' meeting

Apr 21st 2026, 8:07 AM 1,210 Views 0 Comments

Irish economy expected to grow even in worst case scenario with Middle East, ministers to hear
# Cabinet
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# Cabinet

Irish economy expected to grow even in worst case scenario with Middle East, ministers to hear

Apr 21st 2026, 6:30 AM 95 Views 0 Comments

Fears for protected species as €50m ‘Celtic Tiger’ bridge moves closer to construction
# Eastern Garvoge Bridge
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# Eastern Garvoge Bridge

Fears for protected species as €50m ‘Celtic Tiger’ bridge moves closer to construction

Apr 21st 2026, 12:00 AM 1,829 Views 15 Comments
  • No clear evidence of updated environmental assessments under current EU protections
  • Locals fear ‘biggest bridge in the world’ will pose death risk to swans
  • Narrow residential streets could face up to 20,000 vehicles a day
Housing Minister urged to carry out audit of licence agreements in rental market
# Renting
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# Renting

Housing Minister urged to carry out audit of licence agreements in rental market

Apr 20th 2026, 9:38 PM 3,822 Views 15 Comments

Gardaí who investigated the Hutch/Kinahan feud in Dublin feel a sense of 'pride' for ten year probe
# Organised Crime
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# Organised Crime

Gardaí who investigated the Hutch/Kinahan feud in Dublin feel a sense of 'pride' for ten year probe

Apr 20th 2026, 9:30 PM 203 Views 0 Comments

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

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Apr 20th 2026, 8:44 PM 105 Views 0 Comments

Driver doing 217km/h on Derry road was 'heading for a Chinese takeaway'
# In A Hurry
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# In A Hurry

Driver doing 217km/h on Derry road was 'heading for a Chinese takeaway'

Apr 20th 2026, 8:22 PM 2,065 Views 0 Comments

Further job cuts planned at PayPal's Dublin office, government told
# Redundancies
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# Redundancies

Further job cuts planned at PayPal's Dublin office, government told

Apr 20th 2026, 7:24 PM 2,963 Views 8 Comments

Online threats to the children of gardaí are having a direct impact on policing, garda rep says
# GRA
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# GRA

Online threats to the children of gardaí are having a direct impact on policing, garda rep says

Apr 20th 2026, 7:08 PM 1,627 Views 0 Comments

Quit or carry on: Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
# Parenting
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# Parenting

Quit or carry on: Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?

Apr 20th 2026, 7:00 PM 2,410 Views 21 Comments

Fianna Fáil TD raises concerns about 'flatmate swaps' as a result of government's new rent laws
# House Shares
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# House Shares

Fianna Fáil TD raises concerns about 'flatmate swaps' as a result of government's new rent laws

Apr 20th 2026, 6:02 PM 5,301 Views 0 Comments

Judge slams M50 toll dodgers as he hands maximum fines of €25,000 to 16 serial evaders
# Tolls
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# Tolls

Judge slams M50 toll dodgers as he hands maximum fines of €25,000 to 16 serial evaders

Apr 20th 2026, 5:31 PM 7,509 Views 0 Comments

'Practical' to allow homeowners to rent out garden cabins, Taoiseach says
# Housing Crisis
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# Housing Crisis

'Practical' to allow homeowners to rent out garden cabins, Taoiseach says

Apr 20th 2026, 4:45 PM 9,148 Views 50 Comments

Woman who tasered security official during repossession taken into custody after court hearing
# Courts
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# Courts

Woman who tasered security official during repossession taken into custody after court hearing

Apr 20th 2026, 4:35 PM 14,477 Views 0 Comments

'There's a bit more to it': Taoiseach denies pushing Michael Healy-Rae out of government
# Fallout Boys
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# Fallout Boys

'There's a bit more to it': Taoiseach denies pushing Michael Healy-Rae out of government

Apr 20th 2026, 4:31 PM 6,904 Views 20 Comments

Decline in farming, religion and the growth of Dublin: 1926 census shows how things have changed
# 1926 Census
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# 1926 Census

Decline in farming, religion and the growth of Dublin: 1926 census shows how things have changed

Apr 20th 2026, 4:02 PM 4,129 Views 50 Comments

What did you find in the 1926 Census? Let us know
# Your Stories
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# Your Stories

What did you find in the 1926 Census? Let us know

Apr 20th 2026, 12:50 PM 400 Views 0 Comments

The Council of State meets this afternoon, less than six months since President Connolly took office
# International Protection Bill 2026
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# International Protection Bill 2026

The Council of State meets this afternoon, less than six months since President Connolly took office

Apr 20th 2026, 7:33 AM 4,317 Views 42 Comments