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Sunday 20 July 2025 Dublin: 16°C
The Daily Poll
Are you going to watch tomorrow’s All-Ireland hurling final?

Sunday 20 July

Today's Top Stories

FactCheck

FactCheck: Are families really spending €3,000 more a year on groceries than they were in 2021?

Analysis

Ireland’s young people need guarantees the state pension isn't about to get cut

Politicians 'have an obligation to give the people of Ireland a choice', according to the former Minister.
Pick Me

Fianna Fáil 'should be running a candidate' says wannabe candidate Mary Hanafin

Hannah Tyrrell top-scored for Dublin with 1-6.
Ladies Football

Dublin beat Galway after extra-time to set up All-Ireland final showdown with Meath

People were rescued from the boat.
Ha Long Bay

Dozens dead in Vietnam after tourist ferry sinks

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SPOTLIGHT

The cost of living: already high and still going up 

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the weekly shop
Cost of milk and beef sees Irish farm produce prices rise faster than anywhere in EU
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ouch
Oasis tickets for Croke Park reselling for €600 – including a hefty cut for Ticketmaster
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black stuff
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Analysis
Ireland’s young people need guarantees the state pension isn't about to get cut
The government needs to ensure auto-enrolment won’t be used as an excuse to ultimately cut the state pension, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
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Pick Me
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FactCheck
FactCheck: Are families really spending €3,000 more a year on groceries than they were in 2021?
Opposition TDs have rounded on the government over the spiralling cost of living.
As part of their criticism, the €3,000 claim has been made 18 times in the Dáil in the past few weeks.
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Ladies Football
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column
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Unbeatable
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VOICES

Parenting experiences in a modern, working Ireland 

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Child Free Zones?
It's complicated…
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End-of-term
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Analysis
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The Daily Poll
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