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Saturday 18 April 2026 Dublin: 8°C
UAE
Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai
He was arrested on foot of an warrant issued by the Irish courts.
strait of hormuz
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz 'completely open' to commercial shipping for ceasefire period
Slán leat a Mháire
Moya Brennan remembered at funeral as ‘First Lady of Celtic music’ as crowds throng church
Patrick O'Donovan
Media Minister admits he 'made a hames' of suggesting a review of fuel protest coverage
PodcastThe Candidate
Fianna Fáil Always Chickens Out
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you avoid sharing political views for fear of being ‘cancelled’?
crying wolf
At this rate, no-one will believe there's a heave against Martin unless he quits live on TV
A heave with no heat was attempted this week. It was tepid, at best.
Christina Finn
2 hrs ago
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Cabinet ministers seen as possible successors to Micheál Martin pledge support for Taoiseach
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Yesterday
17th April 2026
let's go girls
Jessie Sludds wins Late Late Show competition and earns a slot opening for Shania Twain
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BEST OF THE BOX
Review: Is the new - and final - season of Hacks worth watching?
Review: Is the new - and final - season of Hacks worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: How much do you really know about Nicola Coughlan?
Quiz: How much do you really know about Nicola Coughlan?
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Courts
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SPOTLIGHT

Fallout The latest on the rumblings within Fianna Fáil in what's been a tumultuous week for the Government. 

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Martin holds 'good discussion' with three TDs as leadership comes under renewed pressure
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On the defensive
Taoiseach says McDonald and Cairns lack 'courage' and Bacik was 'afraid' to go into government
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gone
Healy-Rae voices ‘grave reservations’ about Taoiseach's leadership as government blindsided
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Name calling
From 'G.I Jim' to 'Timmy Doolittle', there was a lot of name-calling in the Dáil
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Patrick O'Donovan
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Courts
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As it happened
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GO FOR GOLD
Almost €1.4m raised at auction of seized gold bullion
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FactCheck
Debunked: Fake images and false claims of gardaí turned away from restaurants during protests
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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz 'completely open' to commercial shipping for ceasefire period
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investigates

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Data Centre Map
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VOICES

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Petrol and diesel hikes
Government pushes the same old fix in a worsening climate crisis
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
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Playdates, parties and autism
The invitations some children never receive
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Crime and class
Who really ends up behind bars in Ireland?
Lynn Ruane
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Mama's hangover
When mummy wine culture just isn’t cute anymore
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Seven ways to de-stress
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InvestigatesData Centre Lobbying
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Environmental information on individual data centres deemed confidential by EU
Ireland has missed multiple deadlines to transpose data centre transparency legislation
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Epstein files
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Thursday
16th April 2026
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High Court
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