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Sunday 17 May 2026 Dublin: 8°C
Thailand
Irish student dies in road crash in Thailand
The man has been named locally as Dublin film student Max Hendrickson.
Road Deaths
Four killed on Irish roads in 24 hours after collisions in Donegal and Dublin
Leinster SFC final
Westmeath see off Dublin after extra time to win stunning Leinster title
new book
Barry Cummins: I shudder to think I sat in Tina Satchwell’s home while her body lay buried there
Keepers of Tradition
Family effort restoring one of Cork's most iconic clocks to air tomorrow
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Poll: Who should be the next James Bond?
Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about Wordle?
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watercooler moment
What you need to know about the hockey romance series Off Campus
2 hrs ago
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
2 hrs ago
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new book
Barry Cummins: I shudder to think I sat in Tina Satchwell’s home while her body lay buried there
Barry Cummins
3 hrs ago
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BEST OF THE BOX
Review: Is season two of Rivals worth watching?
Review: Is season two of Rivals worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: How much do you know about Stanley Tucci?
Quiz: How much do you know about Stanley Tucci?
Review: Is season two of Rivals worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: How much do you know about Stanley Tucci?
What you need to know about the hockey romance series Off Campus
Poll: What did you make of Legends?
McIlroy's back in action this weekend — here are some other sporting highlights to look out for
See all Domino’s picks
Thailand
Irish student dies in road crash in Thailand
The man has been named locally as Dublin film student Max Hendrickson.
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SPOTLIGHT

Galway West and Dublin Central go to the polls in one week

Dublin poll
Sinn Féin leading Dublin Central race while Fianna Fáil has only 4% of the vote, poll shows
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Galway poll
Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
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Hustings
Candidates clash over SNA pledge at Dublin Central by-election meeting
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Sinn Féin's campaign trail
Boylan says Dublin Central voters not raising immigration, calls Hutch remarks ‘out of order’
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The Monk
Rights group condemns Gerry Hutch comments calling for 'illegal immigrants' to be 'interned'
Dublin Central
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
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Golf
Rory McIlroy in contention - PGA Championship final round
The second Major of the year concludes at Aronimink GC in Philadelphia
5 mins ago Birdie for Rory McIlroy! 
1 hr ago Padraig Harrington finishes with a final round of one-under 69
2 hrs ago Justin Thomas is the clubhouse leader on -5.
3 hrs ago
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Keepers of Tradition
Family effort restoring one of Cork's most iconic clocks to air tomorrow
4 hrs ago
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pa daly
Supreme Court to hear Sinn Féin TD's appeal over super junior ministers at Cabinet
4 hrs ago
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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
A striking, detached red-brick home in Castleknock with gorgeous grounds for €2,200,000
Leinster SFC final
Westmeath see off Dublin after extra time to win stunning Leinster title
The 42
6 hrs ago
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Coolcotts
Man injured in shooting at home in Wexford town
6 hrs ago
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Not for turning
Ireland ‘needs to avoid' type of political leadership turmoil 'impacting UK’, Taoiseach says
6 hrs ago
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Northern Ireland
Murder investigation after man (51) dies following serious assault in east Belfast
Updated 7 hrs ago
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Thalidomide
No date for State apology for thalidomide survivors, but Taoiseach says 'good progress' being made
7 hrs ago
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Ukraine War
Russia says four killed after Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack
Updated 7 hrs ago
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investigates

Investigating the impact of Ireland's data centres

Lobby Efforts
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
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Fossil Fuel Use
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
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Data Centre Map
Where are all the data centres and why should you care?
Analysis
What happens now? Data centres being built outside Ireland may be better for the environment
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now what
Another year over – but can Eurovision go on like this?
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
Updated 8 hrs ago
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Updates
Ireland v Scotland, Women's Six Nations
Scott Bemand’s side enjoy record-breaking occasion at Aviva Stadium.
8 hrs ago
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Road Deaths
Four killed on Irish roads in 24 hours after collisions in Donegal and Dublin
Three people have died after two separate collisions in Co Donegal, while a pedestrian in her 20s died after being struck by a car in south Dublin.
Updated 9 hrs ago
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Abu Dhabi
Drone strike starts fire outside UAE nuclear plant
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Who should be the next James Bond?
12 hrs ago
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Calling 353
Have you ever stopped to think... what exactly is a parish pump?
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The article Israel is suing The New York Times over
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Bulgaria wins Eurovision, Ebola outbreak in DRC declared global health emergency and three dead following separate road traffic collisions.
13 hrs ago
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column
Richard Boyd Barrett: Sanction Israel now, the way we did Russia
Richard Boyd Barrett
13 hrs ago
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Artane
Man (60s) arrested following death of man at north Dublin house released without charge
Updated 14 hrs ago
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Hantavirus on a cruise ship
What is hantavirus and how does it spread?
Dr Catherine Conlon
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Ireland and its future energy needs
Higher energy prices aren’t a blip — they’re the future, and we need to prepare
Barry Andrews
74
From Idaho to Ireland
I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
43
Parenting
Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
34
Fitness trackers
How your fitness watch is changing how you move
Stephen O'Rourke
19
Screen free schools
We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
Olivia Relova
29
Polluters pay?
Carbon tax may be the one we love to hate, but it's the tax we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
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Motoring
The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
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Loughlinstown
Woman (20s) dies after being struck by a car in south Dublin
14 hrs ago
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world health organization
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo declared a global health emergency
14 hrs ago
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life in the west
An Spidéal in a byelection: We're caught between dereliction, development and a lack of vision
Toner Quinn
14 hrs ago
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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
15 hrs ago
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eurovision result
Bulgaria are surprise winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, as Israel finish in second place
Israel finished in 8th place after the jury votes were announced and once again received a massive public vote in the contest.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
Updated 21 hrs ago
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Yesterday
16th May 2026
Quiz
How much do you know about sheep?
16 May
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Vienna
Pro-Gaza protesters arrested near Eurovision arena as contest takes place amid heavy security
Austrian police said the protesters were repeatedly asked to remove face coverings and detained after they refused to comply.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
16 May
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moving day
Rory McIlroy puts himself right in the mix with brilliant 66 at PGA Championship
The 42
16 May
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ber in mind
Retrofitting adds €12.2k to the value of an average Dublin house
16 May
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deep dive review
Review: Is season two of Rivals worth watching?
16 May
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Birchhill
Two dead and four injured in road crash in Donegal
The crash occurred on the N15 in Birchhill.
16 May
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The week that was
'It’s going to be a dogfight': Three winners and three losers from the political week
Bertie Ahern’s blunder, Dublin Central highs and lows, and ministers for slow pace.
Christina Finn
16 May
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
16 May
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AGEING GRACEFULLY
Growing old disgracefully: The older I get, the more I understand my granny
Margaret Lynch
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