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Living

This week
7th June 2026 - 9th June 2026
it pays to shop around
Less for more: shrinkflation is coming for health insurance
7 Jun
15.2k
33
sea swims
Swimmers told to avoid nine south Dublin bathing spots after week of heavy rain
7 Jun
21.9k
14
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The Dublin woman who shot Mussolini
7 Jun
14.0k
11
Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
Housing Crisis
'You almost stop seeing it': How Dublin 8 is a snapshot into Ireland's wider dereliction problem
More of the capital’s derelict sites sit in Dublin 8 than in any other postcode.
6 Jun
20.0k
podcast image
PodcastThe Explainer
How do Irish contestants keep stealing the spotlight on Love Island?
15m
cash is king
Struggling to find an ATM near you? You'll be able to tell the Central Bank under new rules
4 Jun
4.1k
6
love island
'Wifey material': Galway footballer wastes no time looking for love as he makes villa debut
2 Jun
28.0k
42
The Daily Poll
When do you think summer starts?
1 Jun
25.4k
85
The Morning Lead
Irish drivers are borrowing more to buy cars. Why? And what are the risks?
1 Jun
42.9k
91
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Could 3D-printing homes solve a housing crisis? Probably not
31 May
5.4k
Last month
May 2026
The Daily Poll
Do you have any outdoor plans this bank holiday weekend?
30 May
10.1k
48
bee diligent
Check your roofs and sheds – it's swarming season for bees, and they're looking for new nests
29 May
9.8k
Raising Awareness
TD says she's been left with 20cm scar after skin cancer diagnosis
29 May
19.9k
16
The Morning Lead
'Skin cancer is not cosmetic': Calls for 23% VAT on sun cream to be scrapped
Under EU law, sunscreen is currently classed as a cosmetic product, meaning it is taxed with a VAT rate of 23%, the same as make-up or perfume.
29 May
13.7k
48
Online Safety
'He called his mother a dish pig': Warnings of 'manosphere' content surfacing in Irish families
27 May
21.2k
72
The Daily Poll
Should sunbeds be banned?
27 May
13.8k
51
Heatwave
Slushies not safe for children under ten, new guidelines say
26 May
9.8k
Connacht Amor
Galway footballer Seán Fitzgerald unveiled as Love Island contestant
26 May
26.0k
25
The Daily Poll
Are you sunburnt?
26 May
17.5k
21
The Morning Lead
Calls to extend lifeguarding season to May as temperatures soar to high 20s
The official lifeguard season covers weekends in June and every day of July and August, Ireland’s meteorological summer.
Mairead Maguire
26 May
6.7k
MV Hondius
Quarantined Spanish national evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship tests positive
25 May
12.0k
Alex Coughlan
'We are all in shock': Vigil held for man who died after assault in Blanchardstown
25 May
21.5k
The Daily Poll
Have you put on sun cream today?
25 May
12.3k
20
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Inside the hantavirus-hit cruise ship
24 May
7.5k
4
Road Safety
Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars?
Paddy Comyn
23 May
4.3k
50
RIP
Tributes paid to man who died after assault in Blanchardstown
Updated 22 May
81.7k
Catherine Bailey
'Seán deserved better': Seán Rocks' widow wants meeting with Kevin Bakhurst over pension issue
22 May
13.7k
RIP
Seanchaí and founder of Sneem Storytelling Festival Batt Burns has died
22 May
10.2k
0
The Daily Poll
Should there be a full cabinet minister for older people?
21 May
11.1k
71
At long last
Top temps of 19 today with 'warm or very warm' weather continuing into next week
21 May
11.2k
27
Dublin 7
Patients urged to avoid A&E in non-urgent cases as Mater hospital under 'extreme pressure'
19 May
8.9k
13
summer stress
Watchdog finds 'shocking' levels of problems with holiday car hire and warns drivers to take care
18 May
17.8k
24
Keepers of Tradition
Family effort restoring one of Cork's most iconic clocks to air tomorrow
17 May
14.8k
17
Analysis
Why young Irish people have much worse pensions than their parents
Private or public sector, today’s young workers are not getting the generous pensions of the past, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
Paul O'Donoghue
17 May
13.5k
38
Road Deaths
Drink-driving: If your chance of being caught is 1 in 77, where is the deterrent?
Paddy Comyn
16 May
9.5k
46
modern dating
Bumble is killing the swipe and replacing it with AI matchmaking – how romantic
15 May
9.0k
18
Nobody Needs This
Nothing is untouched by the pristine fingers of the clean-living movement, not even raves
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend but instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
Emer McLysaght
Author and journalist
15 May
13.1k
31
not great
New Dún Laoghaire baths the only 'poor' bathing spot in Ireland last year
Updated 13 May
18.3k
30
high prices
Energy providers in Ireland are not making ‘excessive profit’, regulator says
11 May
11.4k
65
Frontline staff
'I'd no money for food, the diesel light was on in my car': Student nurses on cost of living
10 May
26.5k
58
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