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March
March 2026
The Daily Poll
How do you think the Taoiseach’s Oval Office meeting went?
18 Mar
28.4k
88
Iran
Minister says government agrees with president on breaches of international law in Middle East
Jane Matthews
reports from Boston
18 Mar
7.0k
3
Academy Awards
'No to war and free Palestine': How politics took centre stage at this year's Oscars
Updated 16 Mar
24.2k
52
Iran
Trump appeals to other countries to send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz 'open and safe'
16 Mar
12.2k
83
Helen McEntee
'No reason to believe' Irish airspace being used by US as part of war on Iran, Minister says
Jane Matthews
reports from Boston
Updated 15 Mar
16.8k
113
Peace Talks
Zelenskyy says Ukraine waiting on US and Russia to set next round of talks
15 Mar
2.1k
20
Neutrality
Switzerland refuses two US overflights linked to war on Iran
15 Mar
19.3k
58
Middle East
Iran vows to 'target and kill' Netanyahu as Trump threatens more strikes 'just for fun'
The Israeli air force said yesterday that more than 200 Iranian targets were struck in a 24-hour period.
Updated 15 Mar
20.8k
87
Kharg Island
Trump says other countries that rely on oil 'must take care' of Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said every military target on Iran’s Kharg island had been ‘obliterated’ but its energy facilities had been spared in an earlier US strike.
Updated 14 Mar
18.8k
100
St Patrick's visit
Taoiseach says he will articulate 'the need for peace' in Oval Office meeting with Trump
Christina Finn
reports from Philadelphia
14 Mar
7.2k
78
Middle East
Oil exports from Iran's Kharg island continuing as normal after US bombs, Iranian official says
Updated 14 Mar
17.5k
strait of hormuz
Zelenskyy says lifting Russia sanctions will 'not help peace' as US sends more forces to Middle East
Oil prices have stayed above $100 a barrel since the US lifted sanctions on Russia.
Updated 13 Mar
26.7k
117
the cranberries
Today FM listeners vote ‘Zombie’ as greatest ever Irish song, with ‘Killeagh’ making the top 10
13 Mar
31.3k
92
Middle East
All six US crew dead after refuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq
Updated 13 Mar
21.6k
Mojtaba Khamenei
Pentagon says Iran's new supreme leader 'wounded' amid ongoing speculation over his health
13 Mar
9.9k
50
Michigan
Armed man who rammed vehicle into synagogue was naturalised US citizen, officials say
Updated 13 Mar
7.8k
Mojtaba Khamenei
Iran's new supreme leader urges Gulf states to close US bases in first statement of the war
Donald Trump dismissed concerns over fuel prices today, saying the destruction of Iranian nuclear capacity was more important.
Updated 12 Mar
30.2k
119
RELATED
British tourist in Dubai among 21 people charged in the UAE for sharing missile footage
12 Mar
‘This didn’t just happen last week’: Rising fuel prices push motorists to fill up in the North
12 Mar
Tomahawk missile
Mounting evidence that US missile struck Iran school, but Trump says he’ll 'live with' findings
Analysis of missile fragments and video footage points to a US strike on the Minab school.
Andrew Walsh
10 Mar
16.2k
101
price surge
Irish hauliers call off planned protest after last minute call with Transport Minister
Updated 9 Mar
27.5k
131
Middle East
Nato defence systems intercept Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey as US-Israeli war on Iran rages
Updated 9 Mar
16.5k
50
Middle East
Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval
Overnight Israeli strikes hit Tehran fuel depots and a Beirut hotel.
Updated 8 Mar
31.4k
133
Iran
'Shocking and numbing': President Connolly condemns 'horror of war' in the Middle East
8 Mar
13.9k
87
Strikes
Strikes in the Middle East continue as Irish Government-chartered flight departs Oman
The Middle East conflict has entered its second week.
Updated 7 Mar
19.9k
95
displaced
Leo Varadkar says US and Israel should 'accept all the migrants' from their war on Iran
7 Mar
21.4k
116
Artificial Intelligence
AI firm Anthropic vows court fight after Pentagon designates it as US national security risk
6 Mar
4.9k
7
Chicago
'Bullying masquerading as strength': Obama attacks Trump at Jesse Jackson memorial
Updated 6 Mar
21.3k
52
Straits of Hormuz
Cork sailor stranded on gas carrier in Persian Gulf as war in the Middle East escalates
6 Mar
13.6k
13
minab
Major news outlets point finger at US for deadly Iran school bombing - what are US and Israel saying?
At least 165 people were killed in the strike, most of them children.
Updated 6 Mar
14.2k
70
IRAN WAR LATEST
Israel orders people to flee Beirut as Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian navy ship
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of ‘terrorism’ and threatened retaliation for a drone attack which Iran has denied responsibility for.
Updated 5 Mar
16.3k
42
anti-war protest
US veteran dragged from Capitol Hill after protesting war in Iran at Senate hearing
5 Mar
12.1k
42
Middle East
Iran claims to have struck US oil tanker, hours after Israel launched a fresh attack on Tehran
Updated 5 Mar
13.3k
74
As it happened
87 bodies recovered as US confirms it sank an Iranian vessel in Indian Ocean
Overnight Israeli strikes in Beirut killed at least six people as Iran launched more missiles at Tel Aviv.
Updated 4 Mar
58.2k
129
RELATED
Emirates flight carrying hundreds of Irish people stuck in Dubai is en route to Ireland
4 Mar
Iran claims 'complete control' of vital oil and gas route Strait of Hormuz
4 Mar
Tom Clonan: Trump’s war on Iran is a death blow to the rules-based order
3 Mar
Pete Hegseth
The Pentagon still can't say who was responsible for the deadly bombing of an Iranian girls' school
4 Mar
9.4k
49
Pedro Sanchez
Spain's prime minister says US war risks playing 'Russian roulette' with lives of millions
4 Mar
17.2k
38
chokepoint
Iran claims 'complete control' of vital oil and gas route Strait of Hormuz
4 Mar
12.5k
66
epic fury
Tom Clonan: Trump’s war on Iran is a death blow to the rules-based order
Tom Clonan
Updated 3 Mar
19.5k
110
As it happened
Iran launches wave of missiles towards Israel as US announces charter flights for Americans
Updated 3 Mar
64.9k
159
RELATED
Tom Clonan: Trump’s war on Iran is a death blow to the rules-based order
3 Mar
'One of the happiest moments': Iranians in Ireland see Ali Khamenei's death as a reason to hope
3 Mar
Government to charter flight to evacuate Irish citizens from the Middle East in coming days
3 Mar
Trump says he ‘might have forced Israel’s hand’ and claims Iran ‘were going to attack first’
3 Mar
Trump’s Iran gamble: Could this be the war that splits MAGA?
3 Mar
Georgia
Father of teenage US school shooter found guilty of murder and manslaughter
3 Mar
27.0k
Middle East
Rubio says US attacked Iran after Israel had already decided to strike
3 Mar
13.0k
66
Sinn Féin
'This is a reckless war': Michelle O'Neill refuses to attend UK cabinet briefings on Middle East
2 Mar
10.1k
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