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Live Blog

SocDem Ennis leads the pack in Dublin while Independent Ireland have the edge in Galway tallies

We’re in for a long day – stay with us for updates from the two byelection counts in Dublin and Galway.

all to play for

The votes have all been cast, but when will we know the results of the two byelections?

Rescue Mission

China coal mine blast kills at least 90 as search continues for missing miners

Doctors Without Borders

An Irish doctor was due to come home from the DRC – then the Ebola outbreak hit

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Some shameful Irish attitudes take a leaf out of Israel's book

Today's news

The Daily Poll

Do you have a book in you?

I've already written one
Yes, I plan on writing one
Yes, but I don't know if I'm bothered writing it
I want to try writing one, but I'm not sure if I'll finish it
No, I have no interest
No, it seems too difficult

See Results

and it's live

Kerry v Donegal, All-Ireland senior football championship

8 mins ago

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Updates

Leinster v Bordeaux-Begles, Champions Cup final

Leo Cullen’s side are chasing an elusive fifth star in Bilbao.

23 mins ago

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global sumud flotilla

Irish flotilla activists deported from Israel land at Dublin Airport to hundreds of supporters

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18m

BEST OF THE BOX

Review: Is the series PONIES worth watching?

Review: Is the series PONIES worth watching?

What you need to know about the new Nicolas Cage series Spider-Noir

What you need to know about the new Nicolas Cage series Spider-Noir

Quiz: How much do you know about Nicolas Cage?

Quiz: How much do you know about Nicolas Cage?

Review: Is the series PONIES worth watching?

What you need to know about the new Nicolas Cage series Spider-Noir

Quiz: How much do you know about Nicolas Cage?

Massive games for Leinster and Ulster this weekend, while Spurs and West Ham battle relegation

Poll: What did you make of the new episodes of Rivals?

Our top 5 watches this weekend

See all Domino’s picks

Dublin Central

McDonald defends byelection candidate choice as tallies show Janice Boylan in second place

44 mins ago

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SPOTLIGHT

Galway West and Dublin Central go to the polls on Friday

Not looking good

Taoiseach dismisses leadership speculation amid poor Fianna Fáil polling in byelection

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One week out

'It’s going to be a dogfight': Three winners and three losers from the political week

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Dublin poll

Sinn Féin leading Dublin Central race while Fianna Fáil has only 4% of the vote, poll shows

108

Galway poll

Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll

110

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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Live Blog

SocDem Ennis leads the pack in Dublin while Independent Ireland have the edge in Galway tallies

We’re in for a long day – stay with us for updates from the two byelection counts in Dublin and Galway.

Updated 59 mins ago

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Poll

Do you have a book in you?

1 hr ago

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Test Flight

SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown

Updated 2 hrs ago

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

This awe-inspiring luxury home along the Howth coast is on the market for almost €5 million

Rescue Mission

China coal mine blast kills at least 90 as search continues for missing miners

Updated 2 hrs ago

4.7k

Road Safety

Young men from Donegal and Mayo 'disproportionately' represented in collisions, RSA says

4 hrs ago

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Voting to get underway in byelections, gas explosion in coal mine kills 82 in China and Tehran accuses US of “excessive demands”

5 hrs ago

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Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Some shameful Irish attitudes take a leaf out of Israel's book

Carl Kinsella

5 hrs ago

5.2k

Negotiations

Speculation Iran peace talks have entered sensitive stage as Trump skips son's wedding

6 hrs ago

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Road Safety

Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars?

Paddy Comyn

7 hrs ago

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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Fire Safety

IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years

Eastern Garvoge Bridge

Fears for protected species as €50m ‘Celtic Tiger’ bridge moves closer to construction

65

Lobby Efforts

How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll

57

Hospital Violence

'I had no choice but to take the beating': Surging violence and aggression in Irish hospitals

47

Private ADHD Care

‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics

Doctors Without Borders

An Irish doctor was due to come home from the DRC – then the Ebola outbreak hit

7 hrs ago

7.0k

all to play for

The votes have all been cast, but when will we know the results of the two byelections?

We should know who the two newest TDs in the Dáil are by this evening.

Jane Matthews

14 hrs ago

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Yesterday

22nd May 2026

cast your vote

Close to 50% turnout in parts of Galway West and Dublin Central for byelections

Updated 15 hrs ago

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Courts

Learner driver who ran over partner during 'horseplay' given a two-year suspended sentence

15 hrs ago

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White House

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence, citing husband's cancer diagnosis

16 hrs ago

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Dublin

Dublin Bikes scheme to come to an end next year, with plans for Council to launch new service

16 hrs ago

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Drug seizure

Two men arrested after €1.25m of cannabis seized in separate operations in Dublin and Limerick

17 hrs ago

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FactCheck

Amid outbreaks, an age-old theory is being resurrected online: viruses don’t exist

17 hrs ago

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RIP

Tributes paid to man who died after assault in Blanchardstown

Updated 17 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

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

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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The quiet death of the manual gearbox

Paddy Comyn

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

17 hrs ago

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any good recs?

Poll: What did you make of the new episodes of Rivals?

17 hrs ago

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Labour Court

RTÉ journalist with 'huge sense of self-importance' fails in bid for higher grade and extra pay

18 hrs ago

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global sumud flotilla

Fourteen Irish flotilla activists deported from Israel expected to return home on Saturday

Updated 19 hrs ago

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Minute-by-Minute

Ulster fall short against Montpellier in Challenge Cup final

19 hrs ago

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dublin central byelection

‘Number of complaints’ received over Gerry Hutch images stencilled on ground near polling station

19 hrs ago

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movements is life

The physio is in: Ireland is growing older, but are we moving enough to age well?

Stephen O'Rourke

Updated 20 hrs ago

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Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court

Judge hits out 'manosphere’ and Tate brothers as he orders man to pay €5k over sexual remarks

20 hrs ago

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

Updated 21 hrs ago

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Diplomatic Relations

Taoiseach says he asked Pope Leo for ‘every effort’ on redress for historical abuse

Updated 21 hrs ago

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Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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Castlebar District Court

Former Mayo footballer among four charged over serious assault in Castlebar

Updated 22 hrs ago

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Palestine

Who are the Irish flotilla activists detained and deported by Israel?

22 hrs ago

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Caillte san aistriúchán

Tiománaithe caillte ar an N2 idir dhá chomhairle, idir dhá chontae, idir dhá theanga

22 hrs ago

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Israel

Netherlands moves to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as McEntee pushes for EU-wide ban

Updated 22 hrs ago

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