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Friday 20 March 2026 Dublin: 1°C
Amazon moves ahead with 350 redundancies in Ireland on voluntary first basis
Meanwhile Tiktok has informed a group of under 30 workers that their jobs are at risk due to increases in automation.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran 'decimated' as Tehran keeps up retaliatory fire
Mediahuis suspends senior journalist for using fabricated quotes produced by AI
Troy Parrott scores in Prague one week out from World Cup play-off
Today's news
Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran 'decimated' as Tehran keeps up retaliatory fire
Amazon moves ahead with 350 redundancies in Ireland on voluntary first basis
Yesterday
19th March 2026
Transport minister says fuel price relief measure to be voted on and put in place next week
An elegant four-level Victorian home near the Dublin coast for €3,950,000
BEST OF THE BOX
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Review: Is Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man worth watching?
Review: Is Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man worth watching?
Quiz: How much do you know about these award-winning Irish actors?
Quiz: How much do you know about these award-winning Irish actors?
Troy Parrott scores in Prague one week out from World Cup play-off
Mediahuis suspends senior journalist for using fabricated quotes produced by AI
Tánaiste supports inquiry into string of failed cases against Limerick gardaí
Search for man missing from Co Louth stood down after body discovered
Evidence in Natalie McNally murder trial points to ‘some other killer’, defence tells court
Opinion: Modern media has a problem - just look at the Oval Office meeting
Steve Dempsey
Over 130 electric buses 'lying idle' due to a lack of charging points at depots
Gerry Adams in London court to reject allegations and assert 'legitimacy of the republican cause'
Man charged with murder of Oleksandr Zhyvytsky in Cork City
Battle of Faughan Hill: Workers erect CCTV towers at Meath house as owner mounts media blitz
‘We’re like two convicted criminals, and I’m going to be arrested for sleeping in my bed for the last 20 years.’
John McGahern: Wise voice of rural Ireland whose name is still spoken from mart to masterclass
John Connell
'Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?', Trump says when asked about surprise Iran attack
investigates

Investigations from our team this year

Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
35
Social Housing
Councils taking enforcement action against private developers over social housing
60
Suicide Prevention
Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services
Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
38
Garda Referral
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
38
Threats in Court
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
26
Brother of Daena Walsh says 'life will never return to normal' as man is jailed for life for her murder
Adam Corcoran (31) was found guilty of murdering his partner of ten years at their apartment in Midleton, Co Cork in 2024.
Man appears in court charged with St Patrick’s Day assault in Limerick
HSE says no increase in meningitis cases in Ireland following UK outbreak
Two suspect devices removed from Ballyfermot by Defence Forces bomb disposal experts
Contractors move onto site of home built 20 years ago without permission as demolition expected
Eviction notices rose 41% ahead of Government's rental changes
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Why are Claire’s Accessories staff being left without pay?
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Bua eile sna cúirteanna ag lucht na Gaeilge ó thuaidh faoi chomharthaíocht dhá theangach
Six US allies express 'readiness' to ensure safe passage in Strait of Hormuz after Trump dismissal
The US has said it may try to boost oil supply by getting it from an unlikely source, Iran.
VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Protecting kids online shouldn’t mean killing privacy
Andrea Horan
32
Low cadet pay is damaging the Defence Forces
Lt Col Conor King
24
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
83
This rainy season has nearly washed us away
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
17
Heat, cold plunges and a new kind of social ritual
Stephen O'Rourke
31
The parenting work that no one sees, mostly done by women
Niamh O'Reilly
Donating a bag to a charity shop won't fix Ireland's big clothing problem
Solene Schirrer
20
The Irish at the Oscars, over the years
Dr Eoin Kinsella
3
Leinster player Alan Spicer appears in court charged with alleged assault at Copper Face Jacks
Heimir Hallgrímsson to remain in charge of Ireland through to Euro 2028
Uncapped Harvey Vale included in Ireland squad for World Cup play-offs
Alan Browne and Robbie Brady have been drafted back into the fold, with no places for Festy Ebosele or David McGoldrick.
Taoiseach hints at energy supports as he condemns 'unacceptable' attack on Iranian gas field
Have you ever taken a pint glass from a pub?
Oil prices surge after Iran and Israel trade attacks on gasfields
Gardaí arrest teenager over hit-and-run that killed Limerick nurse Áine O'Reilly
Russia to refer women who don't want children to psychologists to address dwindling birth rate
FBI investigating former Trump-appointed counterterrorism chief who quit over Iran war this week
Today is the warmest day of the year - and it will be pretty nice over the coming days too
Kneecap's Mo Chara says labelling the group as antisemitic 'waters that term down'
Wednesday
18th March 2026
Sunday 22 March, the best Gaelic football day of the year